[HISTORY: 1968 Code Chapter 73 §§ 73-1 —
73-20; as amended through 4-13-2022 by Ord. No. 1380. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Sections
73-1 through 73-9 were relocated into Article
I by Ord. No. 1380
[3-31-2021 by Ord. No.
1348]
No automobile, motor vehicle, jitney, auto bus, auto cab, more
commonly known as and hereafter referred to as "taxicab," as regulated
by N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 et seq. shall be operated for the purpose of transporting
persons for hire within the Borough of Wildwood Crest unless the owner
or party in interest therein shall have obtained a license or Borough
consent as provided herein.
[3-31-2021 by Ord. No.
1348]
A. Any taxicab owner or party in interest who is the holder of a valid
taxicab license issued by the City of North Wildwood, City of Wildwood,
or Borough of West Wildwood will be deemed to have obtained the consent
of the Borough to operate a taxicab within the Borough of Wildwood
Crest pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:16-2, provided that the licensee files
with the Borough Clerk and Chief of Police a copy of a valid taxicab
license certifying the owner or party in interest has filed with the
issuing municipality the insurance policy or bond required by N.J.S.A.
48:16-3 and N.J.S.A. 48:16-4 and has complied with all other terms
and conditions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 et seq.
B. Municipal consent granted pursuant to this section shall automatically
expire or terminate at the same time the issuing municipal taxicab
license expires or terminates and shall be suspended or revoked in
the event the licensee's issuing municipal taxicab license is suspended
or revoked, and such consent shall remain suspended or revoked so
long as the licensee's municipal taxicab license is suspended or revoked.
C. Any licensee shall immediately notify the Borough Clerk and Chief
of Police in writing of any suspension, revocation or any other change
of status of an issuing municipality's taxicab license.
[3-31-2021 by Ord. No.
1348]
A. Number of taxicab licenses. The number of taxicab licenses issued
by the Borough for operation within the Borough shall be limited to
and shall not exceed eight.
B. License fee and term. The annual fee for each license issued pursuant
to this article shall be $75, payable upon the granting or renewal
thereof, and all licenses shall expire on March 31 of each year unless
previously revoked or suspended.
C. Application for issuance or transfer of license. All applications
for issuance or transfer of taxicab licenses shall be made to the
Borough Clerk upon such application forms as may be required by the
Borough Clerk, who shall either approve or disapprove the issuance
or transfer. No license shall be transferred unless application for
permission to transfer shall have been made to the Borough and a transfer
fee of $75 paid to the Borough. A license shall be granted or denied
within 30 days of receipt by the Borough of a completed application,
and licenses shall be granted in the order in which applications have
been made.
D. Insurance required. All taxicabs licensed hereunder must have and
exhibit to the Clerk of the Borough of Wildwood Crest a general liability
insurance policy with limits of not less than $100,000 in the event
of bodily injury or death to one person, and not less than $300,000
in the event of bodily injury or death to any number of persons, in
any one accident, and with limits of not less than $25,000 for property
damage or as required by law.
E. Operator's certificate registration requirements. No person shall
operate a taxicab in the Borough without first obtaining a taxicab
operator's certificate. All taxicabs licensed hereunder shall be operated
by a licensee or an employee thereof. No person shall operate or drive
a taxicab unless licensed by the State of New Jersey to operate a
motor vehicle. All taxicab operators or drivers shall register in
the Police Department of the Borough, complete such registration forms,
including questionnaires as the Police Department may require, provide
any photographs as may be required, submit to fingerprinting and background
check pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:16-3(b) and pay the requisite fingerprinting
fee pursuant to the Code of the Borough of Wildwood Crest, and registration
fee of $25.
F. Vehicle or operator substitution. A licensee may be permitted to
substitute a vehicle or operator in the place of the licensed vehicle
or operator. During the period of such substitution, the Borough identification
number shall be transferred to and upon the substituted vehicle. Prior
to the substitution, written notice of substitution of the vehicle
or driver shall have first been filed with the Chief of Police, setting
forth:
(1) The Borough license number of the vehicle replaced.
(2) The date and time of replacement.
(3) The reasons for replacement.
(4) The insurance coverage of the vehicle substituted.
(5) In the case of substitute operator, his or her name, address, age
and New Jersey license number.
G. Suspension or revocation of licenses or operator certificates. Licenses
or operator certificates may be suspended temporarily or revoked by
the Chief of Police at any time in case:
(1) The licensee's or operator's past criminal record is found to be
unsatisfactory.
(2) The operator's New Jersey driving privileges have been suspended,
revoked or expired.
(3) The licensee or operator fails to operate the taxicab or taxicabs
in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(4) The licensee shall cease to operate any taxicab or taxicabs for the
period of one year without first having obtained permission for cessation
of said operation from the Chief of Police.
(5) Any taxicab which is incapable of being moved under its own power
from place to place stored or permitted to be stored on land owned
by the operator or under his control, except within the confines of
a garage, and is not immediately removed upon receiving notice from
the Police Department, or any taxicab that is stored on any public
street for more than 30 days when not in regular use by the licensee.
(6) Suspension or revocation shall be in writing, and any aggrieved party
may have the right of appeal to the Board of Commissioners of the
Borough of Wildwood Crest. Any licensee or operator shall immediately
cease operation upon receipt of said written notice, and not resume
operation until the license or certificate is restored or the suspension
expires.
[3-31-2021 by Ord. No.
1348]
Every taxicab operating in the Borough shall be sufficiently
identified as a taxicab on the exterior thereof, and the municipal
license number allocated to such taxicab and the taxicab operator's
registration certificate shall be prominently and plainly visible
for purpose of easy and prompt identification. The display of the
license number on the vehicle's body shall be as stated in N.J.S.A.
48:16-2.4.
[3-31-2021 by Ord. No.
1348]
Every taxicab operating in the Borough shall have displayed
prominently and plainly visible for its passengers a schedule of rates
for the hire of such taxicab either for fixed rates or based on mileage
or zone. Every taxicab not charging a fixed rate for distance traveled
shall be equipped with a meter fastened in front of the passengers,
visible to them at all times day and night. Each meter shall have
thereon a flag or other indicator to denote when the vehicle is employed
and when it is not employed.
[3-31-2021 by Ord. No.
1348]
All licensees, operators and the holders of any valid City of
Wildwood, City of North Wildwood or Borough of West Wildwood taxicab
license who has obtained municipal consent pursuant to this article
shall comply with the provisions of this article, the laws of this
state and the traffic rules and regulations of the Borough and the
Police Department now existing or hereafter adopted, and a violation
thereof may be cause for suspension or revocation of that license,
operator's certificate or municipal consent in addition to any fines
or penalties which may be imposed in the Municipal Court of the Borough.
[3-31-2021 by Ord. No.
1348]
Any person, firm or corporation violating this article or any
part thereof shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment
not exceeding 90 days, or both.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
JITNEY
An autobus for hire and shall include any motor vehicle for
hire engaged in carrying individual passengers, which is operated
over and upon the streets of the Borough. A jitney shall be constructed
and intended to accommodate 13 passengers on routes established wholly
within the limits of the Borough 20 passengers on routes established
within not more than four contiguous municipalities, including the
Borough.
LICENSING CLERK
The Borough Clerk, or other individual designated to accept
applications for licenses and to issue licenses in accordance with
this article.
PERSON
An individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited
partnership, corporation, or limited-liability company.
STREET
Any street, avenue, land or public place in the Borough utilized
for vehicular jitney traffic.
ZERO-EMISSIONS VEHICLE (ZEV)
Any motor vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions of
all criteria pollutants under any and all possible operational modes
and conditions.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
A. The Borough determines that it is in the best interest of the Borough
to recognize a jitney association to serve and address needs and issues,
both present and future, that are of interest to both the Borough
and jitney licensees; to monitor jitney service; to identify transit
routes and stops; to improve safety for riders and drivers on the
Borough roads by identifying vehicles and drivers and to ensure compliance
with Borough ordinances and requirements; to coordinate and provide
information for users of the jitney services; to maintain ongoing
communication between the Borough and the association; and efficiently
provide information for users of the jitney services, which would
lead to decreasing traffic congestion throughout the Borough and facilitate
public transportation for Borough residents and tourists. With a localized
association, the jitney route system can be established and revised
through ongoing, collaborative planning to ensure widespread access
and effective allocation of resources rather than operating simply
where there may be economic opportunity.
B. Upon enactment of this article, the Board of Commissioners shall
designate, by resolution in its discretion, an association of jitney
owners and operators as an approved association. Such designation
as an approved association shall be at the will of the Board of Commissioners
and remain until such time as the designation as an approved association
may be revoked at the discretion of the Board of Commissioners. Upon
the revocation of consent and designation of an approved association,
all licenses issued to members of that association shall be deemed
revoked simultaneously and shall be null and void. Nothing in this
article shall be interpreted as a prohibition on more than one association
of jitney owners and operators being designated as an approved association.
Any association of jitney owners and operators seeking designation
as an approved association shall file a written request, along with
a copy of its internal rules of operation and a listing of its members
in good standing, with the Borough Clerk, who shall transmit that
request to the Board of Commissioners and Chief of Police for review.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
A. License and consent required. No person shall operate a jitney within
the Borough of Wildwood Crest, and no person who owns a jitney shall
permit it to be operated within the Borough of Wildwood Crest, without
obtaining consent of the Borough as required by N.J.S.A. 48:16-24.
Such consent shall be evidenced by issuance from the Borough Licensing
Clerk of a license pursuant to this article.
B. License term. The term of a jitney license shall be for one year,
from January 1 through December 31. A license issued after January
1 shall be valid for the balance of the calendar year in which it
is issued and the fee for that year shall not be prorated.
C. Renewal. A renewal jitney license may be issued upon the applicant
completing and filing a renewal application and verifying by oath
or affirmation that there have been no changes in the information
contained in the issuance of the initial applications and that they
have continued to comply with all laws and regulations of the State
of New Jersey relating to the operation of jitneys and is not in violations
of any provisions of this article, or other ordinances of the Borough
of Wildwood Crest. All applications for license renewal shall be made
in writing and filed with the Borough Licensing Clerk.
D. Annual fee. A nonrefundable fee of $100 shall be imposed for the
initial license and an annual renewal fee of $100 shall be imposed
for each license thereafter.
E. Nontransferable. It shall be unlawful for the holder of any license
issued under this section to transfer the license to any person.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
A. The Licensing Clerk may grant a license to any person who is a member
in good standing of an approved association and is the holder of a
valid jitney license issued by the City of North Wildwood, City of
Wildwood, Borough of Stone Harbor, Borough of Avalon, or Sea Isle
City. Such Borough license shall only be issued, and shall be conditioned
upon the person supplying the Licensing Clerk with the following:
(1) A copy of the valid jitney license from a municipality listed in §
73-13A above.
(2) A copy of a valid license certificate of insurance naming the Borough
of Wildwood Crest as an insured as provided for this article in compliance
with N.J.S.A. 48:16-24.
(3) Proof of membership in an approved association by a municipality listed §
73-13A above.
B. Such consent shall be further conditioned upon the licensee executing
the power of attorney required by N.J.S.A. 48:16-24 and by payment
of the required annual license fee.
C. Municipal consent and Borough license granted pursuant to this section
shall automatically expire or terminate at the same time the issuing
municipal license expires or terminates and shall be suspended or
revoked in the event the licensee's issuing municipal license is suspended
or revoked and such consent shall remain suspended or revoked for
so long as the licensee's municipal license is suspended or revoked.
D. Any licensee shall immediately notify the Borough Clerk and Chief
of Police, in writing, of any suspension, revocation or any other
change of status of an issuing municipality's license.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
A. Application information. An application for a jitney owner-operator's
license shall be filed with the Licensing Clerk upon forms provided
by the Borough for that purpose. The application shall require disclosure
of the following information:
(1) The name, address, and date of birth of the applicant.
(a)
If the applicant is a corporation, its name, address of its
principal place of business and the name and address of its registered
agent must be supplied. In addition, a copy of the certificate of
incorporation shall be filed with the application.
(b)
If the applicant is a limited-liability company, its name, addresses
of all members and address of the registered agent shall be submitted
in addition to a copy of the certificate of formation of the limited-liability
company and a current operating agreement.
(c)
If the applicant is a partnership, the same information required
of an individual applicant shall be required for each of the partners.
(2) The type of motor vehicle, the name of the manufacturer, the New
Jersey vehicle registration number, vehicle insurance policy particulars,
and a valid New Jersey driver's license of the owner and operator
of the jitney.
(3) Proof that the vehicle shall meet all requirements to make it a CNG
or ZEV vehicle, as defined herein.
(4) Proof that the seating capacity of the vehicle, according to its
trade factory rating, is intended to accommodate 13 passengers, or
20 passengers if operating in more than one contiguous municipality
as permitted by N.J.S.A. 48:16-23.
(5) A complete description of the vehicle, both inside and out, including
whether the vehicle has been converted for jitney use and, if so,
the name and place of business of the individual doing the conversion.
(6) The previous experience of the applicant in the transportation of
passengers for hire, including the name of any other state or municipality
where the applicant has ever been licensed, or is currently licensed,
to operate a jitney and whether said license was ever suspended or
revoked or whether an application for the issuance or renewal of a
license was ever denied and the reasons for the denial, suspension
or revocation.
(7) Any other facts that the applicant believes would have any effect
on the decision to grant or deny the jitney license.
(8) Each person operating a jitney in the Borough shall submit a valid
and current commercial driver's license ("CDL"), with a Passenger
(P) endorsement, issued by the State of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission.
If the CDL license is scheduled to expire prior to the expiration
of the jitney license, the jitney license issued in accordance with
this provision will terminate upon the expiration of the CDL license
unless the holder of the CDL provides proof to the Borough that the
CDL license was renewed.
(9) A description of the insignia to be placed upon the jitney, as hereinafter
defined, the location of such insignia and an identification of all
other permanent markings that are to be affixed to the jitney designating
the same as a jitney. An applicant may aid in this requirement by
submitting with the application a color photograph of the vehicle
to be used as a jitney.
(10)
Any other information which the Board of Commissioners or Licensing
Clerk may prescribe.
B. Application to be verified by oath or affirmation. All applications
shall be verified by oath or affidavit before a notary public or some
other person fully authorized to administer oaths. Applications by
a partnership shall be verified by managing partner; applications
by a corporation shall be verified by the president or vice president;
and applications by a limited-liability company shall be verified
by the managing member.
C. Procedure. Once an application is complete, and the nonrefundable
application/license fee is paid, the Licensing Clerk shall transmit
the completed application to the Chief of Police for investigation.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
A. The Chief of Police or his or her designee shall be responsible for
the conduct of an investigation into each applicant for a jitney license
hereunder. Initial applicants for a jitney license shall submit to
a fingerprint background check by the investigating agency. For each
of the three years following the initial year that an applicant obtains
a jitney license from the Borough, the Borough will conduct a computer-based
background check of the applicant through the New Jersey State Police.
If the applicant is a corporation, limited-liability company or partnership,
then the following individuals shall be subject to a background check:
(1) In the event that the applicant is a corporation, the background
investigation shall include all officers of the corporation and, if
practical, the shareholders.
(2) In the event that the applicant is a limited-liability company, such
investigation shall include all officers of the limited liability
and, if practical, the members.
(3) In the event that the applicant is a partnership, such investigation
shall be required of each partner, whether full or limited partners.
B. The investigation shall concern all matters stated in the application
and shall determine whether the applicant for such license has any
criminal record and if so the circumstances of such record, including
the date, results of such investigation together with recommendations
by the Chief of Police as to whether such license should be granted
or denied supported by the reason(s) for such recommendation, shall
be forwarded to the Licensing Clerk.
C. As a condition of conducting the investigation referred to in this
article, each applicant, by submitting an application for a jitney
license, authorizes the Chief of Police and the Borough of Wildwood
Crest to release the results of such investigation to the Licensing
Clerk and Board of Commissioners, Borough Administrator, Borough Clerk,
Code Enforcement Officer, and Borough Solicitor. No such investigation
shall be undertaken without such written authorization by the applicant.
D. The Licensing Clerk shall act upon the owner-operator's license application
within 30 days of receipt of the investigation report from the Chief
of Police. If the Chief of Police recommends granting the license
and if the report discloses no reason which would justify denying
the license, and all other conditions and requirements of this article
have been satisfied, including the payment of all applicable fees,
the Licensing Clerk may proceed to issue the license.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
If the recommendation of the Chief of Police is to deny the
license, or if the Licensing Clerk denies the license for any other
reason, or in the event of a revocation or suspension of an existing
license, the applicant may appeal the denial, revocation or suspension
of the license, in writing, to the Licensing Clerk. The applicant
owner-operator shall then be granted a hearing before Board of Commissioners.
The applicant shall receive notification of the date and time for
such hearing which shall be scheduled within 30 days from the denial
date or notice of revocation, and such hearing shall be commenced
and concluded within the immediately succeeding 30 days. The Board
of Commissioners may grant, deny, revoke or suspend such, in the exercise
of its discretion.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
A. The holder of a license may be permitted to substitute a vehicle
in place of a duly licensed vehicle; provided, however, that written
notice of substitution of the vehicle shall have first been filed
with the Licensing Clerk and approval given by the Chief of Police
and Licensing Clerk, which written notice of substitution shall consist
of the following:
(1) The Borough license number of the vehicle replaced.
(2) The time and date of replacement.
(4) The insurance coverage of the vehicle substituted.
B. If such substitution is approved for a vehicle, the Borough-issued
identification number shall then be identified with the vehicle.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
The applicant's license and owner's shall at all times be prominently
displayed and adequately protected in the interior of any jitney operated
by the licensee so that the face thereof shall be at all times in
full view and plainly legible to any passengers seated on the jitney.
The license card shall at all times be and remain the property of
the Borough.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
Each jitney operating in the Borough shall have permanently
affixed, at the cost of the jitney owner, a permanent insignia approved
by the Borough designating such vehicle as a jitney servicing the
"Wildwoods" which shall be approved by the Borough. The insignia shall
be located on the rear of the vehicle.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
Fares to be charged by jitneys shall be fixed by resolution
of the Board of Commissioners. Such fares shall be agreed upon by
the jitney operators and the Borough and, once agreed upon, shall
not be changed in any way without the express consent of the Borough
and approved by resolution.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
The routes and stops shall be established, by resolution of
the Board of Commissioners. Such routes and stops shall be agreed
upon by the jitney operators and the Borough and, once agreed upon,
shall not be changed in any way without the express consent of the
Borough and approved by resolution. Signage for jitney stops shall
be provided by the Jitney Association.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
A. Insurance. As a condition for the issuance of a license hereunder,
the applicant for a jitney license shall, in accordance with the provisions
of N.J.S.A. 48:16-24, file with the Borough Clerk a valid certificate
of liability insurance attesting that the person and/or owner-operator
is insured under a policy of comprehensive, general liability insurance.
The limits of said insurance shall be not less than $300,000 per occurrence,
or such greater amount as may be required by law, against loss from
the liability imposed by law upon the jitney owner for damages on
account of bodily injury or death suffered by any person as a result
of an accident occurring by reason of the ownership, maintenance,
or use of such jitney upon the public streets of the Borough, and
such consent shall continue effective and such operation be permitted
only so long as such insurance to the full and collectible amount
shall remain in force, during the entire term of the policy. Such
insurance policy shall provide for the payment of any final judgment
recovered by any person on account of the ownership, maintenance,
and use of such autobus or any fault in respect thereto and shall
be for the benefit of any person suffering loss, damage or injury
as aforesaid. The certificate of liability insurance, shall be submitted
with the license application and shall obligate the liability insurer
to notify the Borough Clerk and Borough Administrator if any change
occurs in the policy or if the policy is terminated or canceled for
any reason.
B. Power of attorney. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A.
48:16-24, each owner-operator shall execute and deliver to the Borough's
Chief Financial Officer concurrently with the filing of the policy
referred to above, a power of attorney wherein and whereby the said
owner-operator shall nominate, constitute and appoint the Chief Financial
Officer as the owner-operator's 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 filed.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
A. Any license issued hereunder may be revoked or suspended or any application
for renewal may be denied for cause. Cause shall be deemed to be any
reason set forth in the Code of the Borough of Wildwood Crest for
the suspension or revocation of any licenses as well as for, but not
limited to, any one or more of the following reasons:
(1) Failure to provide complete and truthful information on the application
for a jitney license or on any documentation or information required
to be provided as part of the license application process;
(2) The licensee's or operator's past criminal record is found to be
unsatisfactory.
(3) Suspension, revocation or expiration of the applicant's driving privileges
in the State of New Jersey or any other state;
(4) Failure to maintain liability insurance required by this article
or other applicable law or regulation;
(5) The licensee or operator fails to operate the jitney in accordance
with, or fails to comply with all of the provisions of this article,
or any other ordinances of the Borough of Wildwood Crest, law, rule
or regulation of the State of New Jersey or federal government;
(6) Operating a jitney in a careless manner within the Borough;
(7) The licensee shall cease to operate any jitney for the period of
one year without first having obtained permission for cessation of
said operation from the Chief of Police or Licensing Clerk.
B. Before taking any such action to revoke or suspend a license or deny
an application for renewal, the aggrieved party shall be notified,
in writing, of the reasons for the revocation, suspension or denial
of renewal entitled to a hearing before Board of Commissioners in
accordance with the provisions of this article. Notice of revocation
or suspension shall be provided by personal service or by certified
mail, return receipt requested, sent to the address in the licensee's
application or such other address as may be provided by the licensee.
C. All licenses of members of an approved association shall be revokable
at will, without a hearing and without cause in the event of revocation
of the association as an approved association by the Board of Commissioners.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
The following rules and regulations shall be applicable to all
licensees:
A. Minimum license requirement. No license to own or operate any jitney
shall be granted to any person who is not a licensed driver in the
State of New Jersey, or any other state of the United States.
B. Conviction for a crime. Where a licensee has been convicted of a
crime, disorderly persons, petty disorderly persons offense, or misdemeanor
offense, in any city, county, state or federal court, upon conviction,
the Borough Licensing Clerk may revoke the license of the jitney owner-operator
upon notice and hearing.
C. Misconduct. The Borough shall take official cognizance of any and
all misconduct, deceit, fraud, subterfuge or actions of any jitney
licensee which are against the best interest of the public or the
jitney industry itself, regardless of whether or not such actions
are specifically covered in this article. It shall also be the direct
responsibility of all departments to bring such actions to the notice
of the Borough Administrator.
D. The Mayor, Borough Administrator, Chief of Police and/or Emergency
Management Coordinator, as appropriate, in the case of actual or impending
natural disaster, state of emergency or other emergency situation
or public necessity, shall have authority to temporarily suspend the
operation of all jitney service in the Borough. As a condition of
operation within the Borough, all permitted jitneys shall comply with
such suspension order and shall not be entitled to any compensation
from the Borough for such period of suspended operations.
E. Unsanitary, inadequate, unclean, or unsafe jitneys will not be permitted
to operate.
F. Jitney operators shall wear a uniform shirt and optional hat approved
by the Borough at the operator's expense.
G. All marketing materials in all media forms shall be approved by the
Borough prior to release to the public.
H. All accidents involving persons or property must be reported to the
Police Department as soon as possible after the occurrence.
I. Jitney owner-operators must notify the Police Department when a change
of driver's license number or registration number occurs.
J. If a jitney breaks down and is unable to continue, passengers must
be refunded their fares in full.
K. It shall be unlawful for any jitney to stop for the purpose of receiving
or discharging passengers at any location other than an approved jitney
stop.
L. No jitney shall carry more than 13 passengers operated in a single
municipality or 20 passengers if operated in more than one contiguous
municipality. Each passenger must be seated while the jitney is in
motion. Passengers must be treated with courtesy and respect; repeated
complaints against drivers will be grounds for disciplinary action,
including, but not limited to, revocation or suspension of a license.
For purposes of this section, children in arms shall not be considered
as persons.
M. No jitney shall bypass any prospective customer when there is space
available on the jitney.
N. Additional rules and regulations. The Board of Commissioners may
also establish by resolution such additional rules and regulations
as it may be deem necessary to further the purposes of this article.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
The enforcement official shall mean and include the Borough
Administrator, Borough Clerk, Code Enforcement Officer, Chief of Police
or any member of the Wildwood Crest Police Department, or any other
person who may be authorized by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
[Added 4-13-2022 by Ord.
No. 1380]
In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person
violating this article or any part thereof shall be subject to a fine
not exceeding $2,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 90 days, or both.