It shall be unlawful for any person to engage
any vehicle in the business of transportation for hire within the
Town of Huntington without first having secured a certificate for
each vehicle used in and by said business from the Town Clerk.
Business owners are responsible for ensuring
that all vehicles possessing certificates are outfitted with such
equipment as may be prescribed, from time to time, by the State of
New York, County of Suffolk and/or Town of Huntington. Evidence of
the presence of such equipment in a vehicle shall be filed with the
Town Clerk with the certificate application. Current certificate holders
shall file with the Town Clerk proof of satisfactory installation
of such equipment.
The regulations set forth herein are mandatory
and are the responsibility of the owner as to themselves and their
vehicles, operators and/or employees during all times and operations
of the business and of the operator while in possession of a vehicle.
A. Compliance, generally. Each vehicle must be in compliance
with all requirements of this chapter, all ordinances, local laws,
codes, laws, rules and regulations, including but not limited to those
concerning vehicles, traffic and parking, of the Town of Huntington,
County of Suffolk and State of New York.
B. Compliance, owners. Each vehicle must specifically
be in compliance with all business owner regulations set forth in
this chapter, as they may apply to vehicles.
C. Compliance, operators. Each vehicle must specifically
be in compliance with all vehicle operator regulations set forth in
this chapter, as they may apply to vehicles.
D. Accident reports. All accidents involving any vehicle
must be reported to the appropriate Police Department having jurisdiction
thereof within seven days of the occurrence thereof
E. Identification devices. Each vehicle must have posted
therein any and all identification devices required in this chapter.
F. Maintenance. Each vehicle must be kept clean, sanitary,
fit, of good appearance and in a safe condition for the transportation
of passengers, including repair of all malfunctions and/or damages
and must comply with all alterations and/or additions that may be
required.
G. Omnibus plates. Each vehicle having a seating capacity
for passengers of not more than seven, in addition to the driver,
and equipped with handles or other devices which shall permit the
door or doors to the passenger compartment to be readily opened from
the interior of the vehicle must bear omnibus registration plates
issued by the State of New York.
H. Taxicab identification. Each vehicle used as a cab,
as defined hereinabove, must be equipped with a permanent raised dome
light affixed to the roof, with "taxi," "taxicab" or the business
name imprinted thereon, and must have "taxi" or "taxicab" and the
business telephone number permanently affixed to each side of the
exterior, not less than four inches in height, and the business name
and address must be permanently affixed to the lower portion of the
front door, on each side of the exterior, not less than one and one-fourth
(1 1/4) inches in height.
I. Car top
advertising. Each vehicle used as a taxicab may, upon annual application
to the Town Clerk, be equipped with a car top advertising device no
greater in size than forty-nine (49) inches long by fifteen (15) inches
high.
[Added 2-1-2011 by L.L. No. 3-2011]
The activities set forth herein are unlawful,
are therefore prohibited and are the responsibility of the owner as
to themselves and their vehicles, operators and/or employees during
all times and operations of the business and of the operator while
in possession of a vehicle:
(A) Noncompliance, generally. Each vehicle may not be
in violation of any requirements of this chapter, as they may apply
to vehicles.
(B) Noncompliance, owners. Each vehicle may not specifically
be in violation of any prohibited business owner activities, as they
may apply to vehicles.
(C) Noncompliance, operators. Each vehicle may not specifically
be in violation of any prohibited vehicle operator activities, as
they may apply to vehicles.
(D) Attention-seeking devices. No vehicle may be operated
with the use of loudspeakers, noisemaking devices and/or any other
attention-seeking devices upon any street, road, highway, alley, park
or other public place within the town for the purpose of attracting
attention to solicitation of passengers or for any other purpose.
(E) Invalid documents. No vehicle may be operated while
its certificate of operation, or any appropriate New York State issued
registration or inspection certificate, is not in effect, has expired
or has been suspended or revoked.
(F) Liveries as taxis. No vehicle bearing private livery
registration plates may be used as a taxicab within the Town of Huntington.
(G) Signs and/or displays. No vehicle may be operated
with the use of signs and/or displays, except as required by this
chapter.
(H) Trailers. No vehicle may be operated to transport
passengers while a trailer or semitrailer is attached or secured thereto.
(I) Temporary identification devices. No taxicab may be
operated with the use of magnetic or removable raised domes and/or
required identification markings on its exterior.