[Ord. 10-21-30, § 3; Ord. #1276,
§ 1, 12-9-1997, amended]
a.
No person who is based in the Township, as that term is defined in Subsection 4-8.2 below, shall operate or drive a taxicab or cause any taxicab to be operated or driven in the Township without having first obtained a license, issued by the Township Clerk with the consent of the Township Committee, for every operator and every vehicle to be so operated.
b.
No person who is not based in the Township shall operate or drive a taxicab or cause any taxicab to be operated or driven in the Township without first having obtained the license or certificate, if any, that is issued to or required of persons wishing to engage in such activities by the municipality in which such person is based, as that term is defined in Subsection 4-8.2 below.
c.
This section shall not be construed to prohibit the
operation of a taxicab within the Township solely for the purpose
of bringing passengers from points outside the Township to destinations
within the Township.
d.
The obtaining of a license under this section shall not relieve the licensee of the obligation to comply with any applicable provisions of Chapter XXI, Land Development, of these Revised General Ordinances, including but not limited to Section 21-19.1, regarding parking or storage of commercial vehicles in a residential zone, and Section 21-10.4a1(g), regarding home offices (exempt) in residential zones.
[Ord. 8-20-68; Ord. #1276, § 1, 12-9-1997, amended;
Ord. #1949, 4-24-2007, amended]
As used in this section:
A person who operates or drives for a taxicab or limousine
business or causes such business to be operated is based in a municipality
if the business:
Shall mean and include any automobile or motor car used in
the business of carrying passengers for hire to provide prearranged
passenger transportation at a premium fare on a dedicated, nonscheduled,
charter basis that is not conducted on a regular route and with a
seating capacity in no event of more than 14 passengers, not including
the driver, provided that such a vehicle shall not have a seating
capacity in excess of four passengers, not including the driver, beyond
the maximum passenger seating capacity of the vehicle, not including
the driver, at the time of manufacture. It shall not be construed
to include taxis.
Shall mean and include the business of carrying passengers
for hire by limousines.
Shall mean any automobile or motor car engaged in the business
of carrying passengers for hire which is held out, announced or advertised
to operate or run, which is operated or run over any of the streets
or public highways of this state, and particularly accepts and discharges
such persons as may offer themselves for transportation from points
or places to points or places within or without the state.
Shall mean and include any motor vehicle used in the business
of transporting persons for hire, from or to points within the Township,
including taxicabs, limousines and other vehicles hired by call, charter
or special contract, whether the fare or price is agreed upon in advance.
[Ord. 8-20-68]
Before the Township Committee shall issue any
license for a taxicab, other than the renewal of an existing license,
it shall be satisfied that public convenience and necessity so require.
[Ord. 8-20-68; Ord. #1276, § 1, 12-9-1997, amended;
Ord. #2414, 4-23-2019, amended]
Every application for a license shall be filed with the Township Clerk on a form to be furnished by the Township, and no application shall be considered unless the same is fully and completely filled out and is accompanied by the required fee. Every application shall include a statement, to be signed by the applicant, consenting to the Township's obtaining copies of the applicant's driving record and/or record of criminal and disorderly persons convictions and domestic violence proceedings from the official public agencies which maintain such records. If the Chief of Police determines fingerprints are necessary for proper identification, the applicant shall be fingerprinted pursuant to the provision of Section 4-1.2, which fingerprint record shall be immediately processed for classification and identification.
[Ord. 10-21-30, § 6; New; Ord.
#1276, § 1, 12-9-1997, amended; Ord. #1949, 4-24-2007, amended; Ord. #2414, 4-23-2019, amended]
a.
An applicant for a taxicab license shall be the owner of the vehicle
and shall be at least 18 years of age. In passing upon any application
for a taxicab license, the Township Committee may consider any information
which has relevance to the applicant's moral character, business reputation,
including but not limited to records relating to the applicant's driving
history, convictions for any moving violation and convictions for
any crime or disorderly persons offense involving any matter which
reflects upon such matters, and whether the applicant has been subject
to a restraining order in any domestic violence matter, or ability
to properly conduct a taxicab business in an honest and responsible
manner or which may reflect upon the safety of the proposed vehicle
for use as a taxicab. Approval of any application for a taxicab license
shall not be given unless at least one proposed driver named in the
application holds a current Township taxicab driver's license or is
approved for such license at the same time the application for the
taxicab license is ordered. Before a license is issued or renewed,
the applicant must file with the Township Clerk an insurance policy
and power of attorney, as required by N.J.S.A. 48:16-3 through 48:16-5
(taxis) or N.J.S.A. 48:16-14 and 48:16-16 (limousines), as amended
from time to time.
[Ord. 10-21-30, § 5; New; Ord.
#1276, § 1, 12-9-1997, amended; Ord. #2414, 4-23-2019, amended]
Every applicant for a license under this section
shall pay to the Township for the use of the Township annual license
fees as follows:
[Ord. 8-20-68; Ord. #1276, § 1, 12-9-1997, amended]
a.
Every person when operating a taxicab shall have a
valid taxicab driver's license or certificate and the name of the
issuing municipality in his possession and shall exhibit the same
upon request to any public officer, taxicab passenger or other duly
authorized agent of the Township.
b.
Any police officer of the Township may inspect any
taxicab at any time.
c.
Every licensed taxicab shall exhibit a card containing
the name of the owner of the vehicle, the number of the owner's license
and the rates of fare to be charged.
d.
Every licensed operator shall, on demand, give to
any passenger a receipt indicating the name of the owner, the driver's
license number and the fare charged.
[Ord. 10-21-30, § 7; Ord. #1276,
§ 1, 12-9-1997, amended]
If at any time, in the opinion of the Township
Committee, it becomes advisable, the Committee may adopt a schedule
of rates which may be charged by the owners or drivers of taxicabs
as in its judgment may seem fair and reasonable.
[Ord. #1949, 4-24-2007, added; Ord. #2414, 4-23-2019, amended]
a.
Where applicable, any person who owns a limousine service as defined in § 4-8.2 is required by the Township to comply with the provisions found within N.J.S.A. 48:16-22.1 (entitled "Limousine Licensing"), 48:16-22.2 (entitled "Examination of limousine by operator; check list"), 48:16-22.3a (entitled "Limousine service to require certain applicant information") and 48:16-22.3b (entitled "Limousine service to require drug testing of applicants"). Failure to do so may result in a denial or revocation of a license.
b.
The term of a license granted for limousines herein shall coincide
with the vehicle registration term for said limousine.
c.
Upon the filing of the required insurance policy, every applicant
for a license for a limousine service shall pay to the Township a
fee of $50 for each limousine servicer plus $10 for each limousine
which is covered under the required insurance policy.
