It is the legislative intent of the Township
Committee of the Township of Pennsauken to require the payment of
delinquent taxes as conditioned for the issuance or renewal of any
license or permit issued by the Township of Pennsauken.
[Amended 12-30-2002 by Ord. No. 02-32]
No license or permit issued by or requiring
approval by the Township of Pennsauken shall be issued to any applicant
if the aforesaid applicant, whether said applicant be a person, partnership,
sole proprietorship or corporation, is delinquent in any property
taxes or assessments on the property wherein the business or activity
that is the subject of the license or on which a licensed activity
or business is or will be conducted for which license or permit is
sought or wherein the business or activity is to be conducted within
the Township of Pennsauken, unless said delinquent taxes are paid
to current date prior to the issuance or renewal of any aforesaid
license or permit.
In addition, in the event that any licensee
or permittee of any license issued by the Township of Pennsauken,
or any licensee owning any license or permit in the Township of Pennsauken,
has failed to pay the taxes due on the property for at least three
consecutive quarters, wherein the licensed business or activity is
conducted, shall, upon a hearing consistent with due process standards,
have the aforesaid license or permit revoked for nonpayment of property
taxes pursuant to this article.
This article shall not apply nor include any
alcoholic beverage license or permit or permit issued pursuant to
the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq.).