No person shall keep, hire or use for hire or pay, or cause
to be kept or used for hire or pay, any motor vehicle or limousine
utilizing the Township of East Brunswick as a place of business or
place of garaging as expressed in N.J.S.A. 48:16-13 et seq. without
having first obtained a license for that purpose from the Township
Clerk for such limousine or livery, which license shall be known as
"limousine license". Such license shall be for a term of one (1) year
and shall be renewable annually and shall be non-transferable.
[Amended 3-8-10 by Ord. No. 10-04]
A. The fee for a limousine license shall be $50.00 for each limousine
service plus $10.00 for each limousine covered under the limousine
service owner's insurance policy.
[Amended 3-8-10 by Ord. No. 10-04]
B. The Township Zoning Officer shall inspect the place of business to
verify parking area before signing off on the limousine license. The
Township Clerk shall issue a limousine license only upon satisfactory
compliance by the limousine service owner with the provisions of N.J.S.A.
48:16-13 through 22, the payment of the fee described above, the submission
of a current certificate of insurance and a signed statement from
the Township Zoning Officer certifying that the limousine service
is not operating in a residential zone.
[Amended 8-14-89 by Ord. 89-52; 3-8-10 by Ord. No. 10-04 ]
[Amended 3-8-10 by Ord. No. 10-04]
The limousine license shall be in writing, numbered, in triplicate,
signed by the Township Clerk on a form provided by the Municipality,
and shall contain the following information:
1. Name, business address, and business telephone number of the limousine
service owner.
2. Make, model, year, registration number, and license plate number
of each vehicle owned or controlled by the applicant.
3. The name of the company providing insurance coverage, the number,
and the expiration date of the policy.
Licenses for limousines and liveries or any renewal thereof
shall be issued by the Township Clerk and no approval of the Township
Council shall be required.
[Amended 3-8-10 by Ord. No. 10-04]
One copy of the limousine license shall be retained by the Township
Clerk, and one copy shall be filed with the New Jersey Motor Vehicles
Commission. The limousine service owner shall receive the original
license which shall be displayed at the business address of the limousine
service at all times.
Any person or persons, firms, corporations, or other organizations
found to be in violation of any of the provisions of this article
shall upon conviction thereof in Municipal Court, in addition to the
penalties provided by N.J.S.A. 48:16-22, pay a fine of not less than
$50.00 and no more than $100.00 for the first offense and for each
subsequent offense shall, upon conviction, pay a fine not to exceed
five hundred ($500.00) dollars. Upon failure to pay such fine, such
person shall be liable to imprisonment for a term not to exceed thirty
(30) days.