During the November 26 meeting, the council unanimously adopted the amendment to the taxicab ordinance to allow taxi owners to transfer their licenses for a fee of $1,”000.##M:[more]##The amendment also increases the number of taxicab licenses given by the township to five. Previously, there were only 39 licenses given out by West Windsor, but that number will increase to 44. The amendment also allows taxicab drivers to pay the township a fee of $1,”000 to transfer their licenses to another person, which was not permitted by the previous ordinance.
There is one exemption to the fee. When a taxicab owner wants to transfer his or her business to an immediate family member, there is no $1,”000 fee, but the person would have to prove – in writing, through a deed or will – that they have transferred the business to that family member. Owners must live in New Jersey, New York, or Pennsylvania to hold a license in the township.
