[Adopted 5-14-2007 by Ord. No. 380]
Definitions provided for in N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 shall apply to this article.
Application for a license required by this article shall be made to
the Borough Clerk using forms provided by the Borough Clerk and shall contain
the following information:
A. The name and address of the applicant. If the applicant
is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business
entity, the name and address of its registered agent.
B. A description of the taxicab(s) sought to be licensed,
including the type of motor vehicle, the name of the manufacturer, the serial
number, license number and seating capacity.
C. A copy of applicant's insurance certificate for
all vehicles sought to be licensed shall be attached to the application, and
the certificate shall include, at a minimum, the policy number, the policy
expiration date, the vehicle(s) make and models, vehicle identification numbers
and insurance policy limit information.
License fees, to cover the administrative costs associated with processing the application, are nonrefundable. License fees are as set forth in Chapter
66, entitled "Fees."
The owner of the taxicab shall, concurrently with the filing of the insurance policy pursuant to §
123-6, execute and deliver to the Borough Clerk a power of attorney, wherein and whereby the owner shall appoint the chief fiscal officer of the Borough of Andover as his, her or its true and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging service of any process out of a court of competent jurisdiction to be served against the insured by virtue of the indemnity granted under the insurance policy or bond filed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:16-3 and 48:16-4.
A taxicab license issued pursuant to this article cannot be transferred
or assigned by the licensee to any other person or entity.
A license issued pursuant to this article may be revoked or suspended,
or any application for the issuance or renewal of a license denied, for any
of the following reasons:
A. Failure to render reasonable, prompt, safe and adequate
taxicab service.
B. The existence of a judgment unsatisfied of record against
the licensee or applicant in any suit arising over the operation of a motor
vehicle.
C. The permitting of any taxicab owned or driven by the
licensee to become unsafe, unsanitary or dirty.
D. Failure to comply with all applicable laws of the State
of New Jersey and/or with any requirements of this article.
E. Failure to comply with any terms or conditions imposed
by the Borough Council on granting approval of the application.
F. If the licensee is the driver of the taxicab, the revocation
or suspension of his New Jersey motor vehicle operator's license.
G. For any reason set forth in Chapter
91, entitled "Licensing Procedures."
Any person who shall operate a taxicab in the Borough of Andover without
a valid taxicab license and any person who shall permit such operation of
a taxicab in violation of this article shall be guilty of a civil violation
and shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $500 per violation or imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate offense shall be deemed
committed on each day during or on which a violation continues.
In order to insure the safety of the public, it shall be unlawful for
the owner or lessee of any taxicab to operate or cause or permit a taxicab
to be operated, nor shall any license be issued hereunder, until and unless
the applicant has complied with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 et seq.
and the acts amendatory or supplemental thereto, except that in any case where
the requirements of this article are more stringent than the requirements
of the aforesaid statute, the provisions and requirements of this article
shall be controlling.