[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Union 9-10-2002 by Ord. No. 4744 (Ch. 354 of the 2004
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to establish
a fee for the preparation of a license to operate, for each limousine:
All persons licensed under this chapter must
comply with N.J.S.A. 48:16-13 to 48:16-22.7, which sets forth all
regulations for limousines in the State of New Jersey, and the Municipal
Land Use Code of the Township of Union which regulates the location
of limousines in the Township of Union.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
An owner of a (one) limousine who stores his limousine at
his home in the Township of Union, works for another company located
outside of the Township of Union and who does not operate a limousine
service within the Township of Union as a private business.
Limousines providing transportation for funeral services.
Includes 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.
The location of the main place of business of the limousine
company in the Township of Union where limousine service is conducted,
where limousines are dispatched and where limousine drivers report
for duty.
[Amended 2-25-2014 by Ord. No. 5293]
The fee for the preparation of the license to
operate, for each limousine, shall be set at $50 per vehicle.
The Clerk of the Township of Union, upon the
filing of the required insurance policy in the amount of $1,500,000
and payment of the fifty-dollar fee, shall issue, in duplicate, a
license to operate, showing that the owner of the limousine has complied
with the terms and provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-13 to 48:16-22.7.
The license to operate shall recite the name
of the insurance company, the number and date of expiration of the
policy, a description of every limousine insured thereunder and the
registration number of same. In lieu of recital of insurance information
required on the license, the owner of a limousine may affix to the
original license retained within the limousine a notarized letter
from an insurance company containing the same insurance information
required in the recital, which shall constitute proof of insurance
coverage, and which shall also be available for inspection by any
police officer in the state. A copy of the notarized letter shall
constitute proof to the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles
that the applicant has complied with the insurance provisions.
[Amended 10-26-2004 by Ord. No. 4842; at time of adoption
of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to one or more
of the following: imprisonment in the county jail or in any other
place provided by the municipality for the detention of prisoners
for any term not exceeding 90 days or by a fine not exceeding $2,000
or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, to become
effective on the effective date of this chapter.
