[Amended 11-4-1971 by Ord. No. 685]
A. 
The Mayor and Council shall have the sole authority and responsibility to determine and license the number of taxicabs necessary to serve the convenience of the citizens of the Borough of Paramus on a twenty-four-hour basis, taking into consideration the population of the Borough, the traffic patterns and other methods of public transportation.
[Amended 10-28-1980 by Ord. No. 80-29]
B. 
The Mayor and Council shall make reasonable regulations respecting the use of vehicles licensed hereunder; of public hack stands; the number of licensed vehicles which may stand in any one place at the same time; for the inspection of vehicles licensed and to be licensed hereunder; for the inspection of drivers licensed hereunder and such other regulations as may promote the public convenience and safety.
All vehicles required to be licensed under this Part 1 shall be automobile sedans with a minimum of three doors, at least two of which doors shall be for the exclusive use of the passengers. All such vehicles shall be clean at all times, and shall be in good repair.
A. 
The charge for carrying passengers shall not exceed the rates set out in the application for the taxi owner's license.
B. 
Every taxicab driver, when requested, shall give to the passenger a receipt for the fare.
C. 
Any dispute as to the fare shall be determined by the officer in charge of the police station at the time of the dispute.
A. 
Every vehicle licensed under this Part 1 shall have fastened in a conspicuous place therein a printed card showing:
(1) 
The rates provided for in the approved license application, in letters not less than 1/2 inch in height.
(2) 
The taxi owner's license number of the vehicle, as provided by § 285-14.
(3) 
The name of the owner of the taxicab.
B. 
The charging of any fares in excess of the rates referred to in Subsection A(1) of this section shall constitute a violation of this Part 1 by the owner or driver or both.
A. 
Unless there shall be one uniform flat rate charged at any point within the corporate limits of the Borough for the transportation of passengers, every taxicab operating in the Borough shall have installed therein a taximeter, or the equivalent thereof, of standard make, by which the fare or charge for hire of said taxicab is mechanically and accurately registered and on which said taximeter said fare or charge is plainly indicated. The taximeter shall be so placed in the taxicab that the charge thereon may be plainly seen by the passengers.
B. 
No person shall use or permit to be used upon any taxicab a taximeter which shall be in such condition as to be more than 5% incorrect, to the prejudice of any passenger.
C. 
After sundown, the face of every taximeter shall be illuminated by a suitable light so arranged as to throw a continuous steady light thereon while in operation and carrying a passenger so that the meter will be clearly discernible and can be read by a passenger in the rear seat.
D. 
Said taximeter shall be sealed and a colored paster, different in color at each inspection, shall be placed on the taximeter after inspection.
E. 
No person shall use or permit to be used nor drive for hire a taxicab equipped with a taximeter the case of which is unsealed or the seal of which is broken.
No person other than the licensed driver of a taxicab and one passenger shall ride or sit in the compartment of the taxicab reserved for the driver.
No driver or other person interested in or connected with any licensed taxicab shall solicit customers in a noisy or offensive manner, nor at any place other than taxicab stands referred to in § 285-32 of this Part 1 in any manner whatsoever.
[Amended 11-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-23]
No driver of any licensed taxicab which is disengaged shall refuse to carry any orderly person upon the payment of the rate of fare duly fixed.
No driver of a licensed taxicab shall permit such vehicle, when disengaged, to stand in any public street or place other than at a taxicab stand; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prevent such driver from waiting for a passenger in front of any building or place.
A. 
Taxicab stands are hereby established at such places as may be designated by resolution from time to time by the Mayor and Council. It may designate the character of vehicles which may stand at such taxicab stands and may exclude all other vehicles therefrom. The location and capacity of such stands shall be indicated by a sign substantially as follows: "PUBLIC TAXICAB STAND. CAPACITY ____________."
B. 
No vehicle other than a taxicab licensed under this Part 1 and prepared to accept passengers upon request shall stand at any public taxicab stand.