No person shall engage in or carry on the business of motor
vehicle junk dealer or dealer in secondhand motor vehicles or parts
thereof in the Township without obtaining a license as provided in
this chapter. Each license shall expire on December 31 of the year
in which it was issued and shall be renewed annually.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Every applicant for a license shall make a separate application
for the granting of a separate and distinct license for each separate
and distinct location where the business is to be maintained and operated.
The application shall include the following:
A. The name of the person or entity making such application and business
address; the name of any individual holding any interest in an entity
making an application, including the addresses of all persons holding
an interest.
B. In the case of an application for a newly established location, the
application must be accompanied by a site plan duly approved by the
Planning Board of the Township of Mine Hill.
C. In the case of an application for an existing location which existed
prior to the enactment of this chapter, the application must be accompanied
by a zoning permit indicating that the existing use is a legal use
or a certificate of nonconformity as well as a location survey map
of the premises giving the street frontage and delineating the exact
area of the premises upon which the business is to be conducted.
D. A statement of any criminal convictions of the applicant or any person
holding any interest in any applicant which is not an individual,
including a statement of any indictments, presentments or complaints
against the applicant which did not lead to conviction.
E. A statement of any judgments against the applicant or any individual
who holds any interest in any applicant which is not an individual,
including a statement of any proceeding as to insolvency, receivership
or bankruptcy involving the applicant.
F. A copy of any state-issued licenses or permits.
G. A copy of the most recent site plan approved by the Planning Board
or, if there is no approved site plan, a reasonably comprehensive
detailed plan showing the current conditions of the site.
[Added 9-3-2015 by Ord.
No. 24-15]
An applicant for a license under this chapter shall pay an annual fee for such license as set forth in Chapter
235, Fees. The license fee shall be due annually, and there shall be no proration of the fee for licenses issued after January 1.
The Health Officer, the Zoning Officer, or any other authorized
agent of the Township are hereby authorized and directed during reasonable
business hours to make reasonable periodic inspections of all said
premises and buildings for the purpose of ascertaining that said business
is being conducted upon the licensed premises in accordance with the
provisions hereof.
Any person, partnership or corporation violating the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties set forth in §
1-3 of this Code.