[Adopted 5-19-2003 by Ord. No. 10-2003]
A. 
As defined in New Jersey Statutes, any limousine owner, whose principal office or place of business is located within the City of Gloucester City, must file with the City Clerk an insurance policy issued by a company duly licensed to transact business under the insurance laws of this state in the sum of $1,500,000 against loss by reason of the liability imposed by law upon every limousine owner for damages on account of bodily injury or death suffered by any person as the result of an accident occurring by reason of the ownership, maintenance or use of the limousine upon any public street or highway throughout the municipalities of the State of New Jersey and obtain from said Clerk a license for such operations. Such owner shall carry $50,000 in property damage insurance coverage and such policy shall state that the insurances clearly state the vehicle(s) are insured as limousines. Each vehicle licensed under this section shall be registered as a limousine with the State of New Jersey.
[Amended 6-18-2015 by Ord. No. O14-2015]
B. 
Limousine shall mean large passenger vehicle used to transport customers. The vehicle must separate the passenger compartment from the driver's compartment. The vehicle must be capable of carrying no less than four passengers, none of whom may be in the front seat. The time of service shall be not less than three hours. Any transporting vehicle not meeting this definition shall be considered a taxi, and must be licensed as such, under the Code of the City of Gloucester City.
[Added 7-6-2015 by Ord. No. O24-2015]
[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.
A. 
Fees. The fee to be paid to the City Clerk for the issuance of a limousine license after compliance with the above-stated requirements shall be $100 annually for the first vehicle operated by a livery/limousine service provider. Each additional vehicle shall be charged $100 annually per vehicle. Licenses heretofore issued shall expire March 1 of the following year. Licenses shall be issued in sufficient number for the placement in each limousine and for filing with the Motor Vehicle Commission. Each license shall recite the name of the insurance company, the number and date of expiration of the policy, a description of each limousine insured thereunder and the registration number of the same.
[Amended 6-18-2015 by Ord. No. O14-2015]
B. 
Maximum number of licenses. The maximum number of licenses to be issued in any year shall be 10.
[Added 6-18-2015 by Ord. No. O14-2015]
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.