No person shall operate or drive a taxicab, or permit or cause any taxicab owned or controlled by such person to be operated or driven, within the Village of Larchmont (except to deliver passengers from outside the Village of Larchmont) unless the driver shall have in full force and effect a taxicab driver's license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
A. 
Application for a taxicab driver's license shall be made by the driver upon a form supplied by the Village Clerk and shall be submitted to the Chief of Police for approval. Every application shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:
(1) 
The full name, current address and telephone number(s) of the applicant driver, and the length of time the applicant has resided at the current address.
(2) 
The applicant's place of residence for five years prior to the current address, and the length of time the applicant resided at each address.
(3) 
The applicant's date and place of birth and whether the applicant is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
(4) 
The applicant's hair and eye color and height.
(5) 
The applicant's full employment history, including current employer.
(6) 
A list of all violations of any motor vehicle laws or ordinances (excluding parking violations) of which the applicant has been convicted (including guilty pleas) or on account of which he or she has forfeited bond or collateral during the preceding 24 months, and, if applicable, all relevant details.
(7) 
Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of (including guilty pleas) a crime or an offense involving alcohol or drugs.
(8) 
Whether the applicant has ever been issued any kind of driver's licenses by any municipality, state or public authority and whether said licenses have been revoked or suspended, and the details thereof.
(9) 
A statement that the applicant does not use any illegal drugs and is not addicted to or does not abuse any other drugs or alcohol.
(10) 
The full name, current address and telephone number(s) of the owner and/or operator for whom the applicant driver will operate the taxicab.
(11) 
Proof that the applicant driver holds a New York State Class A, B, C or E driver's license or a driver's license of similar class from the applicant's state of residence which gives the applicant legal authority to drive a taxicab within New York State.
(12) 
A physician's certificate of recent date certifying that the applicant is not subject to epilepsy, vertigo, heart trouble or any other infirmity of the body or mind which might render the applicant unfit for safe operation of a taxicab.
(13) 
On forms provided by the Chief of Police, affidavits of the applicant's good character from three persons, excluding relatives, who have known the applicant personally and have observed the applicant's conduct during, at a minimum, one year immediately preceding the date of the application.
(14) 
On a form provided by the Chief of Police, a testimonial from the applicant's last employer, unless, in the Chief of Police's opinion, sufficient reason is given for its omission.
(15) 
The name and address and telephone number(s) of the operator for whom the applicant will be driving the taxicab.
B. 
All applicant drivers shall be fingerprinted by the Village Police Department, and such fingerprints and any information obtained therefrom shall be considered to be part of the application.
C. 
All applicant drivers shall file photographs with their applications of the size and quantity required by the Chief of Police.
D. 
In his or her discretion, the Chief of Police may require any additional information.
A. 
Upon payment of the fee set by the Board of Trustees pursuant to § 255-23, a taxicab driver's license may be licensed when, in the Chief of Police's discretion, the applicant driver meets the following qualifications:
(1) 
The applicant is of good moral character;
(2) 
The applicant is at least 20 years of age and a citizen or permanent resident of the United States;
(3) 
The applicant is not subject to any infirmity of the body or mind which might render the applicant unfit for the operation of a taxicab;
(4) 
The applicant is able to speak, read and write the English language;
(5) 
The applicant does not use any illegal drugs and/or is not addicted to or does not abuse drugs or alcohol;
(6) 
The applicant does not have a record of violations of motor vehicle laws and ordinances demonstrating that the applicant may be an unsafe driver;
(7) 
The applicant has not been convicted of a felony; and
(8) 
Adequate proof of any requirement or condition set forth in § 255-12 has been received by the Chief of Police.
B. 
Every taxicab driver's license shall be approved in writing by the Chief of Police or his/her designee and shall be countersigned by the Village Clerk, who shall keep a record thereof and the amount of the license fee paid for same. All such licenses shall have endorsed thereon "This license is revocable."
A. 
Taxicab driver's licenses shall expire on April 15 in each year, unless suspended or revoked prior to such date.
B. 
The holder of a current taxicab driver's license may apply to renew such license not less than 30 days preceding its expiration upon a form supplied by the Village Clerk and submitted to the Chief of Police for approval, as long as said license has not been suspended or revoked and has not expired. Such application shall contain such information as the Village may require, including a list of all violations of law (other than violations involving only parking) of which the applicant has been convicted (including guilty pleas). At the direction of the Chief of Police or his/her designee and the payment of the fee prescribed for renewal, the Village Clerk may renew the taxicab driver's license.
A. 
The form of the taxicab driver's license shall be on a form prescribed by the Village and shall contain, at a minimum, the driver's picture, name and signature and year of expiration, signed by the Village Clerk or his/her designee.
B. 
No licensed taxicab driver shall operate any taxicab unless said driver's taxicab driver's license is conspicuously displayed in the interior of the taxicab, clearly visible, legible, readable and, in the case of the picture, discernable to all passengers. The license shall not be defaced or obliterated.
A. 
The holder of a taxicab license shall advise the Village Clerk in writing of any other change of a fact stated in the corresponding application or accompanying documents within 10 calendar days after such change occurs.
B. 
Taxicab driver's licenses are nontransferable.
A. 
In his/her discretion, the Chief of Police may revoke or suspend a taxicab driver's license at any time for cause. Cause for revocation or suspension may include a finding by the Chief of Police that:
(1) 
The taxicab driver has used a taxicab for any immoral or illegal business or purpose, or during any activity inconsistent with the intent of this chapter;
(2) 
Any statement in the application is false;
(3) 
Any change in the information contained in the taxicab driver's license application causes noncompliance with the requirements and standards of this chapter; or
(4) 
The taxicab driver used the taxicab during the violation of any provision of this chapter, the Code of the Village of Larchmont, or any other state or federal law.
B. 
Such list is not exhaustive.