Application for a taxicab license shall be made
by the owner of the taxicab upon forms furnished by the Town Clerk.
Such application shall contain:
A.
The name, age, residence, and business address of
the person applying for the license, and what, if any, previous experience
he has had in the taxicab business. If the applicant be a corporation,
the names and addresses of the officers of said corporation and the
stockholders, together with the names and addresses of the person
or persons who will actually manage the business; whether previously
convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor.
B.
The type of motor vehicle to be used by make, model
and serial number, the factory number, the state license number, the
number of years the vehicle has been driven and the seating capacity
according to its trade rating.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. IV)]
C.
Whether previously licensed to operate as a taxicab,
and, if so, where.
D.
Whether license to operate a taxicab has ever been
suspended or revoked and, if so, for what cause.
E.
Such other information as the Town Clerk may deem
necessary.
F.
Such application shall be accompanied by the appropriate
fee.
A.
No vehicle shall be licensed until it has been thoroughly
and carefully inspected and examined by the Police Department and
found to be in a thoroughly safe condition for the transportation
of passengers. The approval by the Police Department shall be in writing
and shall accompany the application.
B.
Each vehicle shall be examined at least once each
year within 30 days prior to making application for renewal of a license.
The Police Department may inspect a vehicle licensed hereunder at
any time.
C.
The Town Board may revoke or suspend a license at
any time whenever it is determined that a vehicle is unfit for use
as a taxicab.
A.
If, upon inspection, a taxicab is found to be of lawful
construction and in proper condition, in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter, and upon the approval of the application and the
payment of the license fee hereinafter set forth, the same shall be
licensed by delivering to the owner a card of such size and form as
may be prescribed by the Town Clerk, and a medallion to be affixed
to the front bumper, for which a fee as shall be set from time to
time by resolution of the Town Board shall be paid per vehicle.
[Amended 5-12-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009; 5-11-2010 by L.L. No.
7-2010]
B.
The card shall contain the official license number
of the taxicab, together with the date of inspection of the same and
a statement to the effect that, in case of any complaints, the Town
Clerk shall be notified, giving the license number of the taxicab.
Such card shall be signed by the Town Clerk.
C.
The license number assigned hereunder shall, in each
case, be the same as the registration number assigned to the vehicle
for that year by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles pursuant to law.
D.
The licensee shall also affix to a conspicuous and
indispensable part of each taxicab, a small card which shall bear
the license number of the vehicle.
E.
Any licensee who defaces, obliterates or changes any
official entry made upon his license or card shall have his license
revoked.
F.
If a taxicab shall be disabled, disqualified for service,
or sold, the licensee thereof shall promptly notify the Town Clerk
in writing of said fact. In the event that a licensed taxicab is to
be replaced by a new taxicab, the Town Clerk may, upon payment of
a fee as shall be set from time to time by resolution of the Town
Board, transfer the license to the new taxicab upon proof submitted
by the owner in the form of an affidavit that such licensed taxicab
has been taken out of service and will not be used in connection with
his operation.[1]
G.
Should the state registration plates of a taxicab
be changed during the life of the taxicab license, such change and
number shall be immediately reported by the licensee to the Town Clerk.
[Amended 6-19-1979 by Ord. No. 79-2002; 4-17-1985 by Ord. No. 85-2002; 3-18-1986 by Ord. No. 86-2001][1]
For each taxicab license issued, the applicant
shall pay to the Town Clerk a fee as shall be set from time to time
by resolution of the Town Board.
[Amended 6-19-1979 by Ord. No. 79-2002; 12-17-1985 by Ord. No. 85-2002; 3-18-1986 by Ord. No.
86-2001][1]
A.
Every license issued as herein provided shall expire
on April 30 following the granting and issuing thereof. However, any
holder of such license may make application to the Town Board prior
to such time, for the renewal of such license for the ensuing year
and each ensuing year thereafter. In the event that such holder of
a license fails to make application for renewal of same by April 30
following the granting and issuing thereof, or by April 30 following
any such successive renewal thereof, said license shall thereupon
become null and void and of no effect. In no event shall the renewal
application required under this article be submitted to the Town Board
earlier than the first day of March or later than the 30th day of
April in any year.
[Amended 5-12-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
