Source: https://ecode360.com/8202809
Timestamp: 2019-04-19 04:38:04+00:00

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§ 209-2 Contents of application.
§ 209-4 Preparation and filing of forms.
§ 209-6 Investigations and inspections.
§ 209-7 Approval standards; time limit.
§ 209-9 Disposition of fees; fee for more than one activity.
§ 209-10 Termination of licenses.
§ 209-11 Lawful compliance required for building and premises.
§ 209-12 Change of location.
§ 209-14 Right of entry for inspection.
§ 209-15 Revocation of license; notice of hearing; counsel.
§ 209-16 Posting of license.
§ 209-18 Relationship of fees to municipal costs.
§ 209-21 Violations and penalties.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to conduct, engage in or carry on any business, trade, occupation or activity within the Borough of South River, New Jersey, without having first complied with the provisions of this chapter and obtained a license therefor as is herein provided.
Name under which business is to be conducted.
Address within the Borough of business to be conducted and addresses of said business for the past five years.
Residence of applicant during past five years (if individual).
Whether the applicant has ever had a license to conduct the business herein described denied or revoked, except as noted.
Business telephone number of applicant.
Name and address of attorney, if applicable.
Name and address of registered agent if applicant is a corporation.
The undersigned makes these statements above to induce the Borough of South River to issue the license herein applied for and agrees to comply with all laws and ordinances of the Borough applicable to the subject matter thereof.
Whenever in this Code a license is required for the maintenance, operation or conduct of any business or establishment or for doing business or engaging in any activity or occupation, any person or corporation shall be subject to the requirement if, by himself or through an agent, employee or partner, he holds himself forth as being engaged in the business or occupation or solicits patronage therefor, actively or passively, or performs or attempts to perform any part of such business or occupation in the Borough of South River, New Jersey.
Forms for all licenses and permits, and applications therefor, shall be prepared and kept on file by the Borough Clerk.
Each license or permit issued shall bear the signature of the Borough Clerk in the absence of any provision to the contrary.
Upon receipt of an application for a license or permit, the Borough Clerk shall refer such application to the following departments for the purpose of making an investigation or inspection, and said departments shall make a report thereon, favorably or otherwise, within seven business days after receiving the application or a copy thereof. If said report shall recommend a denial, the reasons for said denial must be set forth.
Health Department (with respect to such licenses in connection with the care and handling of food and preventing of nuisances and spread of disease).
Zoning Officer (to determine solely whether the proposed business conforms to the zone in which the property is located).
Chief of Police (to determine whether the applicant has been convicted of a criminal or disorderly persons offense or whether or not there are any outstanding warrants).
Fire Prevention Department (to determine whether or not the building or structure in which the business is intended to operate complies with the fire safety codes).
In the event that the departments' investigation or inspection produces an unfavorable decision, that department must set forth specifically why the applicant is being given the unfavorable decision in writing.
Within five business days of receipt of the investigations or inspections as set forth, the Borough Clerk shall issue a written approval or denial of the license. An approval shall be issued if all investigations or inspections are favorable. In the event that any investigation or inspection is not favorable, the Borough Clerk shall issue a denial of such application and forward a copy of the report or reports denying the license. The written denial and accompanying reports shall be forwarded via certified mail, return receipt requested, to the applicant within the five-business-day time period.
In the event that a license is denied by the Borough Clerk, the applicant shall have 10 days from receipt of the denial to file an appeal of said decision directly with the Borough Council. The applicant must file the appeal by forwarding a written notice to the Borough Clerk advising that the applicant wishes to appeal the denial of the license and setting forth the specific reasons for the appeal and attaching copies of any and all reports produced by the investigations and inspections upon which the denial was issued.
Zoning Ordinance and Master Plan of the Borough of South River.
Editor's Note: See Ch. 169, Fire Prevention.
The reports of all municipal officers required under this chapter and the general laws and public health and statutes and codes of the State of New Jersey applicable to this community.
The license history of the applicant regarding past violations, rejections or suspensions and the timeliness of past applications for licenses and the applicant's continued compliance with license requirements.
In the absence of provisions to the contrary, all fees and charges for licenses or permits shall be paid in advance at the time application therefor is made to the Borough Clerk. Except as otherwise provided, all license fees shall become a part of the general Borough treasury.
Where the licensee is engaged in more than one activity, as enumerated in this chapter, at the same location, which may be subject to more than one fee, said licensee shall be required to pay that fee which would be charged for the activity assessed the highest fee.
All licenses shall terminate when the licensee ceases operating within the Borough of South River.
No license shall be issued for the conduct of any business, and no permit shall be issued for any thing or act, if the premises and building to be used for the purpose do not fully comply with the laws of the Borough, county, state or federal government.
The location of any licensed business or occupation or of any permitted act may be changed, provided that 10 days' notice thereof is given to the Borough Clerk and approval is granted by the governing body and provided that the requirements of all Borough ordinances are complied with and payment of a license transfer fee is made in accordance with this chapter.
Whenever inspections of the premises used for or in connection with the operation of a licensed business or occupation are provided for or required by ordinance, or are reasonably necessary to secure compliance with any ordinance provision or to detect violations thereof, it shall be the duty of the licensee or the person in charge of the premises to be inspected to admit thereto, for the purposes of making the inspection, any officer or employee of the Borough who is authorized or directed to make such inspection, at any reasonable time that admission is requested.
The Mayor and Council of the Borough shall have the right to revoke any license whenever the holder thereof or any of the licensee's agents or servants violate any provision of this chapter, the laws of the State of New Jersey or any rules or regulations promulgated as herein provided. Prior to the revocation of a license, a notice of the contemplated action of the Mayor and Council of the Borough shall be served upon said licensee, setting forth such charges as may be the reason for said proposed revocation and the place, date and hour when the Mayor and Council of the Borough will hear the matter. The licensee may be represented by counsel at such hearing.
Licenses issued under this chapter shall be posted at the place of business shown on said license in a conspicuous place. Said license shall remain posted for the duration of the licensing year when issued and so long as the licensed business is in operation.
The license fees to be paid, as hereinbefore provided, to the Borough of South River for conducting or engaging in business, trades or activities at the place designated in the license certificate shall be as provided in Chapter 155, Fees.
The fees herein imposed for business and mercantile licenses are revenue-producing in nature, but said fees are used primarily in an attempt to cover the cost of inspections of such businesses to ensure compliance with the laws of the state and the ordinances of this municipality. It is the legislative intent of this chapter to ensure that all businesses of whatsoever kind and wheresoever located in this Borough shall be inspected periodically to ensure compliance with the laws as aforesaid. In certain instances, there are those businesses which warrant additional police surveillance and inspection and there are also those businesses which attract unusual amounts of vehicular traffic, necessitating additional regulation and enforcement. The fees herein set forth provide a reasonable relationship to the costs of the regulation of these businesses and the administration of this chapter.
This chapter shall not apply to any business or occupation licensed under those various laws of this state which prohibit licensing by municipalities.
The proper enforcement of the provisions of this chapter dealing with mercantile licenses shall be within the jurisdiction of the Police Department of this Borough and additionally within the jurisdiction of those officers charged with providing the necessary inspections and regulations.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-5, any person, firm, association or corporation violating any section of this chapter shall, upon conviction in the Municipal Court having jurisdiction, be subject to the penalties provided in Chapter 1, Article I, General Penalty.
The court before which any person is convicted of violating this chapter shall have power to impose any fine or term of imprisonment, or suspension thereof, not exceeding the maximum fixed by this chapter.

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