[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of South
River 3-25-1982 by Ord. No. 1982-8 (Ch.
155 of the 1977 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The purpose of this chapter is the regulation of the
opening and closing hours of all business and commercial establishments to
which the public is invited in the interest of the protection of the employees,
patrons and law enforcement officers. It has been determined that unprotected
and understaffed business and commercial enterprises are prey to the criminal
element in our society during the late night and early morning hours and that
certain security devices must be provided in order to protect the general
public who use these establishments.
B.
The provisions and requirements of this chapter shall
not apply to nor include any business or commercial establishment issued a
license or permit for on-the-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages or
permitted to carry on a business or commercial activity under the laws of
the United States, the State of New Jersey or other municipal ordinance not
inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter. The provisions and requirements
of this chapter shall not apply to the establishment and operation of automated
teller machines.
[Amended 1-25-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-1]
No business or commercial establishment to which the public is invited
shall be open between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Eastern standard
time (2300 and 0500 hours) unless:
A.
There are two employees on continuous duty in that part
of the business or commercial establishment to which the public is invited;
and
B.
In addition thereto, the business or commercial establishment
shall employ a security officer or the premises has in operation a security
device approved by the Chief of Police of the Borough of South River which
may consist of a silent and/or audible burglar alarm connected to a central
security monitoring system designed to activate police response; a closed
circuit television 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.
