[Added 11-18-1987 by Ord. No. 1987-26]
A. No limousine shall be operated upon, over or along the streets or the highways of the Township of Maple Shade, nor shall any limousine stand upon any public street or other public places or on private premises within the limits of the Township of Maple Shade waiting for employment without first having been licensed by the Township of Maple Shade. The duration of the license, the fee and the number of licenses allowed shall be the same as for taxicabs as set forth in §
183-2. A condition to the issuance of a limousine license shall be that all parking of limousines shall be off-street.
B. Sections
183-4 through
183-32 shall apply to limousines, except for §§
183-19 and
183-25 which shall not apply to limousines, and the reference in said sections to taxicabs shall be construed to mean limousines as well.
No person, either individually or as a stockholder,
holding or owning an interest of 10% or more in a taxicab company
licensed under this chapter, shall hold or own any interest, either
individually or as a stockholder, in any other taxicab company licensed
under this chapter.
Every application for a taxicab license or taxicab
driver's license shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of the
applicant or applicants, if an individual, association or copartnership,
and, if a corporation or joint-stock company, shall be verified by
the oath or affirmation of an officer thereof.
No license fee payable under this chapter shall
be prorated nor shall any part thereof be refunded for any reason.
All applications for both taxicab licenses and
drivers' licenses shall be filed with the Township Clerk at least
30 days prior to the date of issuance of said license. In the case
of the original application, a temporary thirty-day license may be
issued without charge, provided that all information required under
this chapter is supplied by the applicant.
[Amended 11-18-1987 by Ord. No. 1987-26]
Each applicant for a taxicab owner's license
or a taxicab driver's license shall possess a reasonable knowledge
of the contents of this chapter and of the geographical layout of
the township.
Any change of address of any owner of a taxicab
or a licensed driver under the provisions of this chapter must be
submitted in writing to the Township Clerk within a period of 48 hours
of such change of address, and the taxicab license or driver's license
will be subject to a revocation for any violation thereof.
No license issued hereunder shall be assigned
or transferred.
A. Taxicab licenses shall be issued to a specific vehicle,
and in the event that such vehicle is removed from service, the license
issued thereto shall be surrendered to the Township Clerk within 15
days of such removal from service. Each new vehicle put into service,
whether purchased new or used, shall require a new license, and application
for such license shall be made and the license issued prior to said
vehicle's being put into service.
B. Taxicab drivers' licenses shall be issued to a specific
person, and said license shall be surrendered to the Township Clerk
within 15 days of the driver's termination of service with a company.
Any driver who switches companies shall be required to apply for and
be issued a new taxicab driver's license prior to beginning service
for the new employer.
There shall be posted in a conspicuous place
on the inside of each taxicab the taxicab license and the taxicab
driver's license.
Every taxicab licensed under this chapter shall
be put into bona fide use and service as a taxicab. No taxicab license
shall be obtained and held by the owner thereof on a standby basis.