§ 123.00. Establishment; purpose.  


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  • There shall be a Westchester County Taxi and Limousine Commission, the purposes of which shall be the continuance, further development and improvement of taxi and limousine service in the County of Westchester. It shall be the further purpose of the commission, consonant with the promotion and protection of the public comfort and convenience to adopt and establish an overall county-wide intermunicipal public transportation policy governing taxi and limousine services as it relates to the overall public transportation network of the county, to reserve the right to establish certain rates, standards of service, standards of insurance and minimum coverage, standards for driver safety, standards for equipment safety and design and standards for noise and air pollution control; and to set standards and criteria for the licensing of vehicles, drivers and chauffeurs, owners and operators engaged in such services; all as more particularly set forth herein.

(Added by L.L. No. 16-1993)