It shall be unlawful for any person or any body
corporate to conduct a retail food establishment as defined in and
governed by the applicable sections of Chapter 12 of the New Jersey
State Sanitary Code, N.J.A.C. 8:24-1 et seq., adopted by the Ocean
County Board of Health, without first having procured a license from
the Ocean County Board of Health to do so or without complying with
any or all of the provisions concerning operation and maintenance
of the same as contained in Chapter 12 of the New Jersey State Sanitary
Code.
[Amended 12-3-1997 by Ord. No. 97-15]
A. Fee. The following fees are hereby established for
the license of retail food establishments for each retail food establishment
so licensed:
(1) Businesses located off the boardwalk: $100.
(2) Businesses fronting private property on the boardwalk:
$100.
(3) Businesses fronting public property on the boardwalk:
$250.
B. Term. The term of the license shall be from July 1
through June 30 of the following year.
C. Any person requesting a license prior to January 1 shall pay the full fees as shown in Subsection
A. If the license is applied for between January 1 and March 31, the fee shall be 1/2 of those shown in Subsection
A, and if applied for between April 1 and June 30, the fee shall be 1/4 of those shown in Subsection
A.
[Added 2-7-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-4]
No provision of this chapter shall be applied
so as to impose an unlawful burden on either interstate commerce or
any activity of the state or federal government.
[Added 5-20-1998 by Ord. No. 98-13]
Holders of retail food establishment licenses
and whose businesses are operated on the Boulevard in that section
of the Boulevard bordered by Sheridan Avenue on the north and Porter
Avenue on the south may provide outdoor sidewalk seating in accordance
with the standards adopted by resolution of the Mayor and Council.
A copy of such standards may be obtained in the Borough Clerk's office.
No outdoor sidewalk seating in seating area shall extend closer to
the street than 11 feet from the curbline. Failure to maintain the
outdoor seating area in accordance with the eleven-foot setback from
the curbline and the standards adopted by the Mayor and Council shall
subject the license holder to the violations and penalties set forth
in this chapter.