[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of North Haledon as Ch. 160 of the 1990 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
No taxicab shall operate on the streets of the
Borough without first obtaining a license. The license shall expire
on the March 31 succeeding the date of issuance thereof, unless sooner
suspended or revoked by the Borough Council.
[Amended 5-9-1990 by Ord. No. 5-1990]
The annual license fee to be paid for each taxicab so licensed shall be the sum as provided in Chapter 275, Fees.
Application for the licenses shall be made by
the owner thereof in writing to the Borough Council. Such application
shall contain the full name and address of the owner and the type
of vehicle for which said license is to be issued, the number of persons
it is capable of carrying and the motor power, make and model of the
vehicle. The application shall be sworn to and filed with the Borough
Clerk.
The Borough Clerk, upon receipt thereof, shall
refer the same to the Chief of Police for investigation and report,
and it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to make a diligent
investigation of the application and report thereon. Upon receipt
of such report from the Chief of Police, the Borough Clerk shall present
the application and report to the Borough Council, who shall have
the power to grant or refuse all licenses.
If the Borough Council shall grant the license
to the applicant, the Borough Clerk shall issue a license therefor
on payment of the license fee. The license shall contain the name
of the applicant, the official license number of the taxicab and the
place of business or taxi station of the applicant and shall be affixed
to a conspicuous part of the interior of each taxicab so that the
same shall be open to the view of all passengers.
Every person applying for such license shall
be at least 18 years of age.
No license can be transferred from person to
person.
No vehicle shall be licensed as a taxicab in
the Borough unless it has passed the examination of the Motor Vehicle
Department of the State of New Jersey, and it shall be the duty of
the owner thereof to exhibit the taxicab to the Chief of Police at
least twice a year to show that the same has been passed by the Motor
Vehicle Department of the State of New Jersey.
In order to ensure the safety of the public,
it shall be unlawful for the owner or agent of the owner of any taxicab
to operate or permit the same to be operated, nor shall any license
hereunder be issued, until and unless the applicant shall have complied
with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 to 48:16-12, inclusive, and
any acts amendatory or supplemental thereto.
Licenses granted hereunder may be revoked or
suspended by the Borough Council after affording the licensee a hearing
for any violation of this chapter or if the vehicle so licensed shall
not be kept in a clean and safe condition.
