[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Vineland as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Taxation — See Ch. 647.
[Adopted 6-13-1989 by Ord. No. 89-35 (Ch. 305, Art. I, of the 1990 Code)]
A.
Every person applying for the issuance or the renewal
of any license or permit issued by or requiring the approval of the
municipality shall provide proof that there are no delinquent property
taxes or assessments due on the property wherein or upon which the
business or activity for which the license or permit is sought is
to be conducted.
B.
If the applicant is the owner of the property where
the business or activity for which the license or permit is sought
or where the business or activity is to be conducted, then the municipality
or the municipal officer charged with issuing or renewing the license
or permit shall condition the issuance or renewal of said license
or permit upon the payment by the applicant of any delinquent property
taxes or assessments on the subject property.
In the event that any permit holder or licensee
who is the owner of the property upon which the licensed activity
or business is conducted fails to pay property taxes on the property
for at least three consecutive quarters, a notice shall be sent by
the City of Vineland to said property owner advising that if his taxes
are not brought current within 90 days, then any and all licenses
or permits issued by the municipality shall immediately be suspended.
Said suspension shall become effective immediately and automatically
upon failure of the property owner to bring his taxes current within
90 days from the issuance of the notice by the City set forth herein.
Upon payment by the licensee or permit holder
of all delinquent taxes or assessments on the property on which the
licensed activity or business is conducted, said license or permit
shall automatically be restored.
A.
The provisions of § 437-2 of this article shall only apply in the event that the licensee or permit holder is also the owner of the property upon which the licensed business or activity is conducted.
B.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to
nor include dog licenses or any alcoholic beverage license or permit
issued pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, N.J.S.A. 33:1-1
et seq.
C.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to
properties with code violations that threaten the health, safety and
welfare of the occupant, said determination to be made by the appropriate
City official or his designated subcode officials; said authorization
for exemption is limited to correction of the code violation only.
[Added 4-9-1991 by Ord. No. 91-30]
D.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to
nor include any permits or any certificates issued pursuant to the
Uniform Construction Code, Chapter 23 of the New Jersey Administrative
Code, promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department of Community
Affairs pursuant to the authority of the State Uniform Construction
Code Act (P.L. 1975, c.217,[1] as amended).
[Added 9-28-1993 by Ord. No. 93-82]
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-119 et
seq.