[Added 6-18-2015 by Ord.
No. O14-2015]
A. Owners application. The owner shall make application to the City
Clerk in a form provided by the Clerk and provide the following information:
(1) The full name and address of each person or entity who has an ownership
interest in the vehicle. If the vehicle is owned by an entity, the
full name and address of all persons having an ownership interest
in the entity.
(2) The year, make, model, ID number and registration number of each
vehicle.
(3) The place of business and location where the vehicles are stored.
(4) The location where applicant will maintain an office where customers
may call or correspond and where process can be served.
(5) The name and address of the insurance company, the policy number
and the declaration page.
(6) A list of other municipalities where the applicant operates.
(7) A statement regarding any criminal convictions of the applicant,
whether the applicant has ever had a license revocation and the details
of such revocation.
B. Owners and operators background checks and provide:
(1) The operator(s) of the vehicle(s) shall apply for an operator's license
to the City Clerk in a form provided by the Clerk.
(2) Applicants for both owner's and operator's licenses shall undergo
a criminal background check and a fingerprint check to be conducted
under the direction of the Gloucester City Police Department, at the
applicant's expense.
(3) Neither an owner's nor operator's license shall be issued to anyone
who does not prove to the Clerk that they hold a valid New Jersey
drivers license, properly endorsed to operate a limousine and that
they have not been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude.
The owner of a limousine shall execute and file a power of attorney
with the Motor Vehicle Commission of the State of New Jersey concurrently
with the filing of the above stated insurance policy, prior to the
Clerk issuing a license.
All limousines must be equipped with:
A. A two-way communications system for communication with a person outside
of the vehicle for a distance not less than 100 miles. This requirement
may be satisfied by a mobile telephone.
B. A removable first-aid kit and an operable fire extinguisher, which
shall be placed in an accessible place within the vehicle.
C. Sideboards attached to the permanent body construction of the vehicle
if the height of the vehicle floor is 10 inches or more above ground
level.
D. In accordance with N.J.S.A. 48:16-22.2, the operator and owner, as
the case may be, must inspect and examine the limousine to ascertain
its fitness to operate and shall record the date and time of such
examination.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall pay a fine on conviction thereof
of not less than $100 and not more than $500 or be imprisoned for
not more than 90 days, or both.