§ 52-9. Issuance.

A. 

If the Town Clerk shall find that further taxicab, limousine or private livery van service in the Town, and particularly in the area in which the applicant proposes to operate, is required by and will serve the public convenience and necessity, the Town Clerk, upon certification of each vehicle proposed to be operated by the applicant pursuant to § 52-11, shall issue a vehicle license which shall state the number of the license assigned to each owner. The Town Clerk shall issue, for each vehicle licensed as a taxicab, a license card bearing the words "licensed taxicab," an assigned number and the date of expiration of such license, together with a license medallion, bearing a like number and the words "licensed taxicab," which shall be affixed to the vehicle by the Town Clerk.

B. 

Before making any finding as to whether public convenience and necessity justify the issuance of an owner's license, the Town Clerk shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of North Hempstead, at the expense of the applicant, a notice stating that an application has been made for the licensing of a vehicle or vehicles as taxicabs, limousines or private livery cars or vans, the number of vehicles for which such application has been made and a statement that written comments as to whether public convenience and necessity require the licensing of such vehicles may be filed with the Town Clerk on or before the date fixed therein, which date must be not less than eight days after the date of such publication. Any comments so filed must be considered by the Town Clerk in making his findings as to public convenience and necessity.

Amended 6-13-2006 by L.L. No. 8-2006