No taxicab shall occupy any public taxicab stand
other than the stand designated in the license issued for the occupation
by such taxicab. Such licensee shall not permit his taxicabs to stand
in any other place in said Borough.
No driver of any taxicab shall refuse to transport
any orderly person applying for a taxicab who agrees to pay the proper
rate of fare.
The licensee shall file with the Borough Clerk
a schedule of fares to be charged and the district boundaries or zones
to and within which such fares apply, including waiting time. Upon
approval of the schedule by the Council, the schedule shall remain
effective until changed, with the consent and approval of the Council.
No fare in excess of the approved schedule shall be permitted or charged.
In addition to the fare for carrying said passengers,
the licensee shall have the right to charge $0.50 for each trunk or
other chattels of unusual weight or girth; no charge, however, shall
be made for ordinary handbags and suitcases.
Said taxicab driver shall have the right to
charge for waiting time at the rate of $3 per hour. This provision
shall not apply to taxicabs hired by the hour.
No person shall sell, loan or otherwise dispose
of any license issued under the provisions of this chapter, nor any
badge, card, plate or other thing delivered by the Borough Clerk with
any said license.
No person shall make any repairs on any taxicab
or paint any such vehicle while occupying space in any such public
taxicab stand.
No driver of any taxicab shall solicit employment
in the transportation of passengers by driving upon or along any street
or highway or other such places within the Borough of Park Ridge.
Every driver of any taxicab shall, within a
reasonable time after termination of any hiring or employment, carefully
search such taxicab for any property lost or left within, and, unless
any such property shall be sooner delivered to the owner thereof,
shall, within 24 hours after finding any such property, deliver such
property to the Police Department of the Borough of Park Ridge.
As provided by Chapter 16 of Title 48 of the
Revised Statutes (N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 et seq.), each licensee shall file
with the Borough Clerk an insurance policy acceptable to the Council
as to form and sufficiency, with proof of premium prepaid, in amounts
required by the Council, but not less than those fixed by law.
There is hereby reserved to the governing body
of the Borough of Park Ridge the right to make such rules and regulations
in relation to the operation of taxicabs and the conduct of the operators
thereof as it may from time to time determine to be necessary and
proper in the best interest of the citizens of the Borough of Park
Ridge.
Any violation of such rules and regulations
as made by the governing body of the Borough of Park Ridge shall constitute
a violation of this chapter, punishable as hereinafter provided.
A.
The Council, after due notice and hearing, may revoke
or suspend any taxi license upon the following grounds:
(1)
If the taxi becomes unfit or unsuited for the transportation
of passengers for hire.
(2)
For failure to operate the taxi regularly within the
limits of the Borough as a taxi.
(3)
For violation by the licensee of any provision of
this chapter or of any state law relating to the use or operation
of such vehicles.
(4)
For failure to provide and keep in force the insurance
required by law or by this chapter.
(5)
For failure to observe all the terms and conditions
under which the license is granted.
Every licensee shall be entitled to five days'
notice in writing of the intended action of the governing body to
suspend or revoke such license. Such notice shall state the reasons
for such intended revocation or suspension. The hearing on such intended
revocation or suspension shall be conducted by the governing body
of the Borough of Park Ridge at the Municipal Building. Every licensee
affected shall have the right to be heard in person or by counsel.
Every applicant for any of the licenses to be
granted under this chapter shall attach a written consent to the application
for such license whereby the applicant agrees to abide by all of the
provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations to be established
hereunder, agreeing that the issuance of such license is a privilege
and that the same is subject to revocation or suspension for any violation
of the terms of this chapter or the rules and regulations thereunder.
