[Amended 6-23-1981 by Ord. No. 81-14]
As used in this Part 1, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
TAXICAB
Includes any automobile, limousine or motor vehicle commonly
called "taxi," engaged in the business of carrying passengers for
hire which is held out, announced or advertised to operate or run
over the public streets or highways in the Borough and particularly
accepts and discharges passengers who may offer themselves for transportation
from points or places within the Borough to points or places within
or without the Borough, but not operated over a fixed route. Nothing
in this definition or Part 1 shall apply to omnibuses.
[Amended 11-4-1971 by Ord. No. 685]
No taxi owner's license shall be issued to any
person who has not been a resident of Bergen County, New Jersey, for
at least 90 days prior to the date of making application.
No taxi owner's license shall be sold, assigned,
mortgaged, pledged or otherwise transferred without the consent of
the Mayor and Council. No taxi driver's license shall be transferable.
The taxicab vehicle listed on the taxi owner's
license may be replaced by another vehicle only after the vehicle
sought to be substituted shall have been inspected and written approval
given by the Chief of Police that such vehicle complies with the provisions
of this Part 1. The Borough Clerk shall show the change of vehicle
on the license.
[Amended 11-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-23; 3-14-2006 by Ord. No. 06-2]
A. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties provided by §
1-15 of this Code. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
B. The penalty specified in Subsection
A of this section shall not be deemed to be in lieu of any provision of this Part
1 for revocation or suspension of any license issued hereunder.