[Adopted 7-11-2000 by Ord. No. 677]
As used in this article the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
HEALTH OFFICER
Appointed by Borough Council, said officer shall have experience
or training in public health work in accordance with rules and regulations
established by the Advisory Health Board of the State Department of Health.
Any person owning or operating or desiring to operate a public eating
or drinking place within the borough shall submit an application to said borough,
which shall include the name and address of the applicant, together with all
the other information deemed necessary. Before granting any license, the Health
Officer shall visit and inspect the restaurant or premises in which the applicant
conducts or proposes to conduct his business. The Health Officer may refuse
to issue a license if the premises on which the applicant conducts or proposes
to conduct his business or his equipment does not meet the appropriate state
standards. The Health Officer shall state, in writing, to the applicant the
reason for such refusal.
Licenses shall be granted for a period of one year from the date of
issuance. Application for renewal shall be made one month before the expiration
of the existing license.
Licenses issued hereunder shall not be transferable.
The Health Officer of the Borough of Trafford may, on his/her own motion
or on complaint, after an investigation and hearing at which the licensee
shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard, suspend or revoke any license
for any violation by the licensee or his partner, agent, servant or employee
of the provisions of this article. Notice of suspension or revocation and
the reasons therefor, as well as notice of the hearing, shall be given, in
writing, to the licensee. Suspension of the license shall be terminated when
the violation has been corrected. Whenever a license is suspended or revoked,
no part of the fee paid therefor shall be returned.
]Amended 5-10-2005 by Ord. No. 702]
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this article shall, upon
conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000
and costs of prosecution. Each day's failure to comply with any such provisions
shall constitute a separate violation. The imposition of the penalties herein
prescribed shall not preclude the solicitor representing the borough from
initiating, and she is hereby authorized to initiate, appropriate actions
or proceedings at law or in equity to effect the purposes of this Code.