No person shall hire out or keep or use for
hire or pay, or cause to be kept or used for hire or pay, any taxicab,
limousine or livery without first having obtained a license for that
purpose from the Municipal Clerk. A separate license shall be required
for each taxicab, limousine or livery.
A.
Each application for a taxicab, limousine or livery
license shall be in writing and filed with the Municipal Clerk, in
duplicate, on forms provided by the Police Department. The application
shall contain:
(1)
The name and address of the owner.
(2)
The name and address of the lessee, if any.
(3)
The business or trade name, if any, under which the
owner or lessee will operate the taxicab, limousine or livery.
(4)
The serial number, make, model, year and color of
the taxicab, limousine or livery.
(5)
The automobile registration number issued for said
vehicle by the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles.
(6)
The maximum number of persons it is to carry.
B.
In the event that, after the filing of said application
and before the expiration of the license issued thereunder, any change
in circumstances shall occur with respect to any information submitted
on the application, the applicant shall, no later than 10 days following
the occurrence of such change, give written notice thereof to the
Municipal Clerk, indicating the nature thereof and the manner in which
the information set forth on the original application should be amended,
modified or corrected to conform to such change in circumstances.
No taxicab, limousine or livery shall be licensed
until a policy of insurance shall have been filed with the Municipal
Clerk in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 to 48:16-22,
inclusive, as now or hereafter amended or supplemented. Such policy
of insurance shall not be filed unless it is approved by the Law Department
of the Township.
No taxicab, limousine or livery license shall
be approved or issued until the vehicle has been thoroughly inspected
and found to be in a clean and sanitary condition and mechanically
safe for the transportation of passengers, to be evidenced by a current
inspection sticker issued by the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles,
Each vehicle shall also contain a first aid kit, fire extinguisher
and some sort of equipment allowing for emergency contact.
No taxicab license shall be approved or issued until the taxicab has been inspected in the manner provided in § 313-6 and is found to meet the following requirements:
A.
There shall be displayed on the exterior of the two
front doors of each taxicab the name or trade name of the owner. The
height of the lettering shall be at least three inches. Each taxicab
shall be equipped with a dome light on the roof of each vehicle, and
said light shall be in working order. No taxicab shall bear a name,
monogram, insignia or color scheme in conflict with the name, monogram,
insignia or color scheme used by any other person licensed hereunder
in such a manner as to mislead or deceive the public. Taxicabs operated
by one owner must be identical in color.
B.
The taximeter of every taxicab operating on a meter
shall be in proper condition and accurate. The face of the taximeter
shall be illuminated by suitable light after sundown. No taximeter
shall be approved unless the case thereof is sealed and gears are
enclosed. All taxicabs acquired after the effective date of this amendment
must be equipped with a taximeter.
Licenses for taxicabs, limousines and liveries
shall be issued by the Municipal Clerk and shall be signed by him
or her, in the name of the Township.
[Amended 3-8-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-007]
Upon issuance of a taxicab license, the Municipal Clerk shall issue to the licensee a card containing the name of the owner, the license number of the vehicle, year of issue and the rates of fare as provided in § 313-27 hereof. The card shall be inserted in a card rack or frame provided by the owner and attached on the inside of the taxicab on the front dashboard. Each taxicab is also required to carry a medallion issued by the Police Department bearing the name of the Township, expiration date of license, and taxi medallion number to be affixed to the hood of each taxi vehicle. Medallions will be bolted to the vehicle by representatives of the Montclair Police Department; however, the taxi owner is required o provide the necessary hole to mount the medallion. Once mounted on the vehicle, the medallion can only be removed by a representative of the Montclair Police Department. Medallions are transferable only with the consent and approval of the Chief of Police and Township Manager and may only be transferred together with the taxi license. Medallions are issued for a period of one year concurrent with the taxi license required by § 313-3.
Upon issuance of a livery or limousine license,
the Municipal Clerk shall issue to the licensee a card containing
the name of the owner or lessee, the license number of the vehicle
and year of issue. The card shall remain in the livery or limousine
for which issued. It shall be exhibited by the owner or lessee or
driver thereof upon request.
[Amended 3-8-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-007]
All taxicab, limousine and livery licenses shall
expire April 30 and must be renewed by May 1 next succeeding the date
thereof, unless sooner suspended or revoked. Any application filed
for renewal after May 15 will be subject to a renewal assessment of
$500 per vehicle.
Each taxicab, limousine or livery license shall
apply only to the person to whom granted and shall not be transferable
to any other persons. With the approval of the Chief of Police, the
holder of a taxicab, limousine or livery license applicable to a particular
taxicab, limousine or livery may transfer the same to another taxicab,
limousine or livery owned or leased by him or her upon payment of
a transfer fee of $15.
A.
The number of taxicab licenses and medallions outstanding
shall not at any time exceed 45. The number of livery and limousine
licenses outstanding shall not at any time exceed 50.
[Amended 3-8-2011 by Ord. No. O-11-007]
B.
Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the
renewal of licenses in existence on the effective date of this section.
For the purpose of this section, any license for a new license term
which is issued to replace a license which expired on the last day
of the license term immediately preceding the commencement of the
new license term, or which is issued to replace a license which will
expire on the last day of the license term immediately preceding the
commencement of said new license term, shall be deemed to be a renewal
of the expired or expiring license; provided, however, that said new
license is of the same type as the expired or expiring license, is
issued to the holder of the expired or expiring license and is issued
pursuant to an application therefor which shall have been filed prior
to the expiration of the expiring license. Licenses issued otherwise
than herein provided shall be deemed to be new licenses.
[Amended 7-7-2009 by Ord. No. O-032-09; 3-8-2011 by Ord. No.
O-11-007]
The license and medallion fee for each taxicab
shall be $150. The license fee for limousines and livery cars shall
be $150. For licenses issued after November 1 of each year, the fee
shall be $80.
