[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Norwich 5-11-1915 (Ch. 52 of the 1967 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 383.
Solid waste and recycling — See Ch. 364.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 486.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 525.
Vehicles for hire — See Ch. 533.
All applications for licenses shall be made to the City Chamberlain. Every application shall be signed by the applicant and shall contain a statement of the facts hereinafter required for the various licenses. Except as herein otherwise provided, the City Chamberlain shall make out and deliver all licenses upon the payment to him of the license fee, as hereinafter provided, for the various licenses and when the applicant shall have performed any other acts or duties imposed upon him as condition precedent to the granting of said license, by the Common Council or by any provision of statute or the City Charter and ordinances of this City and the provisions of all acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. Every license so issued shall be dated and numbered and shall also clearly state the object for which it is granted.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 52-2, Vehicles to be licensed, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). See now Ch. 533, Vehicles for Hire.
[Amended 10-26-1920[1]]
Every person, firm or corporation being a nonresident of the City of Norwich, New York, desiring to operate a motortruck or other vehicle regularly for the transportation of merchandise into, through and out of the City of Norwich, New York, shall obtain a license therefor from the City Chamberlain and shall pay an annual license fee for such license, as set by the Common Council, on each truck or vehicle so operated.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[2]
Editor's Note: Original § 52-4, Transportation of passengers, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). See now Ch. 533, Vehicles for Hire.
All wagons, carts or other vehicles to be used in the licensed business of hawking and peddling, as hereinbefore provided,[1] shall, in a conspicuous place on the outside of the vehicle, bear the number designated in the license under which such business is carried on.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 383, Peddling and Soliciting.
[Amended 4-10-1923[1]]
No person or persons shall engage in what is termed "junk business" within the corporate limits of the City of Norwich, New York, unless having first procured a license for that purpose from the City Chamberlain, and such license shall only be issued upon the payment of the license fee hereinafter provided. The license fee is hereby affixed at the sum as set by the Common Council. Upon issuing such license, the City shall furnish therewith a brass number plate having thereupon the words "License No. _____, Norwich, New York." That such plate shall be fixed in a conspicuous place upon each and every wagon or conveyance of every name and nature used in the junk business within the limits aforesaid, and the absence of such plate shall be regarded as conclusive evidence of a violation of this chapter. Said plate or license is not transferable, and upon expiration of the license, said plate upon request shall be returned to said City.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[2]
Editor's Note: Original § 52-7, Public vehicles to procure licenses, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
No person shall sell or expose for sale upon any of the streets or parks of the City, in stands or stationary wagons, any popcorn, peanuts or other merchandise, without first obtaining a license from the City to so sell or expose for sale. Such license shall be obtained from the City Chamberlain upon the payment of an annual license fee as set by the Common Council, and a written license shall be obtained therefor.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[2]
Editor's Note: Original § 52-9, Fortune tellers, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I). Original § 52-10, Auctioneers, which immediately followed this section, as amended 3-11-1919, was repealed 8-8-1978.
[Amended 1-13-1950[1]]
No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of handling, moving or hauling garbage, ashes, trash[2] or other form of waste material within the City of Norwich, New York, unless having applied for and obtained a license for that purpose from the City Chamberlain, and such license shall be issued only upon the payment of an annual license fee as set by the Common Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[2]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 474, Solid Waste and Recycling, Art. I, Handling and Removal.
[Added 1-9-1948[1]]
No person, firm or corporation shall engage in the business of operating a coffee shop, cafeteria, short-order cafe, luncheonette, tavern, diner, sandwich stand, soda fountain or any other eating or drinking establishment catering to the general public wherein food or drink is offered for sale, except bakeries and boardinghouses, within the corporate limits of the City of Norwich, unless having first applied for and procured a licenses for that purpose from the City Chamberlain, and such license shall only be issued upon the payment of an annual license fee as set by the Common Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be for a period of one year commencing on the first day of January and ending on the 31st day of December next. Any license granted at any time during the year shall expire on the 31st day of December following.
[Amended 1-23-1940[1]]
Any person violating any of the foregoing provisions of this chapter, for which punishment is not therein otherwise provided, shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty of not more than $250 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both, and in addition thereto any license then issued to such person as hereinbefore provided may be revoked by the Common Council at its discretion.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Upon the granting of any license or permit by the Common Council or any officer having the power to grant the same, the Common Council or such officer may impose, in addition to those imposed by the Charter and ordinances of the City, such further limitations and conditions as the Common Council or such officer may deem necessary for the preservation of order, peace and health and the safety and welfare of the City, provided such additional limitations and conditions are not contrary to any provision of the Charter and ordinances of the City or the laws of New York State. Such limitations and conditions shall include the right to require a bond indemnifying the City against all loss or damage which it may suffer or be caused by reason of any act committed or omitted or other thing done as a result of the issuing of such permit or license. All such bonds shall be approved by the Common Council or person requesting the same as to amount and the sufficiency of the surety. The City Chamberlain shall keep a copy of all permits granted by any officer or department of the City.