[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Verona as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-7-1986 by Ord. No. 7-86 (Ch. 61 of the 1981 Code)]
[Amended 7-14-2008 by Ord. No. 10-08]
A. 
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the opening and closing hours of retail and commercial business establishments in order to avoid noise, inconvenience and disturbance of residential areas within the Township which are caused when retail and other commercial establishments remain open during late hours. It is further the determination of the Township of Verona that certain retail, commercial and business establishments open during late evening and early morning hours affect police facilities, the crime rate, public disorder, public safety, public health, physical and mental health, public welfare, noise pollution, littering, sanitation and local motor vehicle traffic. It is hereby determined and declared to be in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Township of Verona that the retail and commercial businesses regulated by this chapter conduct their business under the following rules and provisions.
B. 
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to restaurants/taverns that are governed by the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control or pharmacies, medical centers, hospitals or other like places of business which primarily engage in providing products or services related to the health and well-being of the public.
A. 
Every retail business and commercial establishment located within the Township, excluding restaurants and/or businesses that are regulated by the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control and medical centers, hospitals, pharmacies or other similar places of business whose main purpose is to provide medical products or medical services to the public, shall be closed to the public and business with the public therein shall be and is hereby prohibited between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m. No such business whose hours of operation are regulated by this chapter shall accept deliveries of supplies and or equipment during any hours other than hours during which the business is open to the public.
[Amended 7-14-2008 by Ord. No. 10-08; 12-15-2008 by Ord. No. 17-08[1]]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded Ord. No. 14-08, adopted 10-20-2008.
B. 
In addition thereto, the business or commercial establishment shall employ a security officer at the premises or the premises shall have in operation a security device approved by the Chief of Police of the Township of Verona. Such security device may consist of a silent and/or audible burglar alarm connected to a central security monitoring system designed to activate police response or such other device which can be activated instantaneously to notify law enforcement officers that a crime or disorderly persons activity is in progress.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, of the Township Code.