No person shall hire out or keep or use for hire or pay, or cause to be kept or used for hire or pay, any taxicab, limousine or livery without first having obtained a license for that purpose from the Municipal Clerk. A separate license shall be required for each taxicab, limousine or livery.
A. 
Each application for a taxicab, limousine or livery license shall be in writing and filed with the Municipal Clerk, in duplicate, on forms provided by the Police Department. The application shall contain:
(1) 
The name and address of the owner.
(2) 
The name and address of the lessee, if any.
(3) 
The business or trade name, if any, under which the owner or lessee will operate the taxicab, limousine or livery.
(4) 
The serial number, make, model, year and color of the taxicab, limousine or livery.
(5) 
The automobile registration number issued for said vehicle by the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles.
(6) 
The maximum number of persons it is to carry.
B. 
In the event that, after the filing of said application and before the expiration of the license issued thereunder, any change in circumstances shall occur with respect to any information submitted on the application, the applicant shall, no later than 10 days following the occurrence of such change, give written notice thereof to the Municipal Clerk, indicating the nature thereof and the manner in which the information set forth on the original application should be amended, modified or corrected to conform to such change in circumstances.
No taxicab, limousine or livery shall be licensed until a policy of insurance shall have been filed with the Municipal Clerk in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 to 48:16-22, inclusive, as now or hereafter amended or supplemented. Such policy of insurance shall not be filed unless it is approved by the Law Department of the Township.
No taxicab, limousine or livery license shall be approved or issued until the vehicle has been thoroughly inspected and found to be in a clean and sanitary condition and mechanically safe for the transportation of passengers, to be evidenced by a current inspection sticker issued by the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles, Each vehicle shall also contain a first aid kit, fire extinguisher and some sort of equipment allowing for emergency contact.
No taxicab license shall be approved or issued until the taxicab has been inspected in the manner provided in § 313-6 and is found to meet the following requirements:
A. 
There shall be displayed on the exterior of the two front doors of each taxicab the name or trade name of the owner. The height of the lettering shall be at least three inches. Each taxicab shall be equipped with a dome light on the roof of each vehicle, and said light shall be in working order. No taxicab shall bear a name, monogram, insignia or color scheme in conflict with the name, monogram, insignia or color scheme used by any other person licensed hereunder in such a manner as to mislead or deceive the public. Taxicabs operated by one owner must be identical in color.
B. 
The taximeter of every taxicab operating on a meter shall be in proper condition and accurate. The face of the taximeter shall be illuminated by suitable light after sundown. No taximeter shall be approved unless the case thereof is sealed and gears are enclosed. All taxicabs acquired after the effective date of this amendment must be equipped with a taximeter.
Licenses for taxicabs, limousines and liveries shall be issued by the Municipal Clerk and shall be signed by him or her, in the name of the Township.
[Amended 3-8-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-007]
Upon issuance of a taxicab license, the Municipal Clerk shall issue to the licensee a card containing the name of the owner, the license number of the vehicle, year of issue and the rates of fare as provided in § 313-27 hereof. The card shall be inserted in a card rack or frame provided by the owner and attached on the inside of the taxicab on the front dashboard. Each taxicab is also required to carry a medallion issued by the Police Department bearing the name of the Township, expiration date of license, and taxi medallion number to be affixed to the hood of each taxi vehicle. Medallions will be bolted to the vehicle by representatives of the Montclair Police Department; however, the taxi owner is required o provide the necessary hole to mount the medallion. Once mounted on the vehicle, the medallion can only be removed by a representative of the Montclair Police Department. Medallions are transferable only with the consent and approval of the Chief of Police and Township Manager and may only be transferred together with the taxi license. Medallions are issued for a period of one year concurrent with the taxi license required by § 313-3.
Upon issuance of a livery or limousine license, the Municipal Clerk shall issue to the licensee a card containing the name of the owner or lessee, the license number of the vehicle and year of issue. The card shall remain in the livery or limousine for which issued. It shall be exhibited by the owner or lessee or driver thereof upon request.
[Amended 3-8-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-007]
All taxicab, limousine and livery licenses shall expire April 30 and must be renewed by May 1 next succeeding the date thereof, unless sooner suspended or revoked. Any application filed for renewal after May 15 will be subject to a renewal assessment of $500 per vehicle.
Each taxicab, limousine or livery license shall apply only to the person to whom granted and shall not be transferable to any other persons. With the approval of the Chief of Police, the holder of a taxicab, limousine or livery license applicable to a particular taxicab, limousine or livery may transfer the same to another taxicab, limousine or livery owned or leased by him or her upon payment of a transfer fee of $15.
A. 
The number of taxicab licenses and medallions outstanding shall not at any time exceed 45. The number of livery and limousine licenses outstanding shall not at any time exceed 50.
[Amended 3-8-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-007]
B. 
Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the renewal of licenses in existence on the effective date of this section. For the purpose of this section, any license for a new license term which is issued to replace a license which expired on the last day of the license term immediately preceding the commencement of the new license term, or which is issued to replace a license which will expire on the last day of the license term immediately preceding the commencement of said new license term, shall be deemed to be a renewal of the expired or expiring license; provided, however, that said new license is of the same type as the expired or expiring license, is issued to the holder of the expired or expiring license and is issued pursuant to an application therefor which shall have been filed prior to the expiration of the expiring license. Licenses issued otherwise than herein provided shall be deemed to be new licenses.
[Amended 7-7-2009 by Ord. No. O-032-09; 3-8-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-007]
The license and medallion fee for each taxicab shall be $150. The license fee for limousines and livery cars shall be $150. For licenses issued after November 1 of each year, the fee shall be $80.