[Amended 12-8-1983 by Ord. No. MC-1994; 6-12-2025 by Ord. No. MC-5565]
The Chief License Inspector shall examine the qualifications of each applicant for a license or renewal thereof to determine that such applicant or licensee would conduct the licensed activity in a lawful manner and shall be guided in making such determination by the following factors:
A. 
The existence of any convictions for a violation of any law of the United States, the State of New Jersey or any other state substantially related to the subject matter of the license or to the premises, if any, occupied by the applicant or licensee in connection with the license and the demeanor of the applicant or licensee subsequent thereto.
B. 
The license history of the applicant, whether such person, in previously obtaining a license in the City of Camden or any other City, has had such license rejected or suspended, the reasons therefor and the demeanor of the applicant subsequent to such actions, the timeliness of past applications for licenses and the applicant's continued compliance with all license requirements after having been granted any previous licenses.
C. 
Such other factors relevant to the general personal history of the applicant as may be necessary for a fair determination of the eligibility of the applicant to conduct the licensed activity.
D. 
For "retail sale of tobacco license" and "retail sale of tobacco license - nonconforming" applications, § 870-38.1 shall also apply. In case of inconsistency between the provisions of Chapter 485 and § 870-38.1, then § 870-38.1 shall take precedence.
[Amended 12-8-1983 by Ord. No. MC-1994]
Every person required to procure a license under the provisions of this chapter or any other ordinance of the City of Camden shall submit an application for such license to the Bureau of Licenses and Inspections, which application shall be a written statement upon forms provided by the Bureau of Licenses and Inspections. Any application shall be valid only for the calendar year in which it is filed. If a license is not issued during the calendar year in which the license application is filed, a new application shall be required.
[Amended 12-8-1983 by Ord. No. MC-1994]
All applications for licenses shall require the disclosure of all necessary information for compliance with § 485-10 and any other information which the Chief License Inspector shall find necessary in the administration of this chapter.
[Amended 3-12-2019 by Ord. No. MC-5182]
Any fee in connection with any license shall be paid to the City of Camden at the time the license application has been submitted. Any application submitted without the appropriate fee will be rejected and returned to the applicant.
A. 
No person shall carry on any business named in this chapter without first having obtained a license therefor and having paid the requisite fee based upon the Schedule of Fees.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Fees is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B. 
Unless otherwise provided, the terms of the licenses set forth in the above-mentioned Schedule and the fees to be charged shall be on an annual basis.
C. 
Pro rata fees.
(1) 
For any new business commenced after July 1 of any calendar year, the license fee shall be determined on a pro rata basis as follows:
Application Date
Percentage of Annual Fee
January 1 through June 30
100%
July 1 through September 30
50%
October 1 through December 31
25%
(2) 
This pro rata fee shall be available only to new business and shall not apply to existing businesses that fail to apply for a license or a renewal in a timely manner, nor shall it apply to new businesses which have received a notice of violations by the Bureau of Licenses and Inspections for failure to apply for a license.
[Amended 12-8-1983 by Ord. No. MC-1994]
D. 
No license fee shall be required under this section where the proceeds are to be devoted exclusively to nonprofit, religious, educational or charitable purposes. All nonprofit organizations seeking such exemptions shall submit copies of New Jersey State nonprofit incorporation documents and bylaws, an internal revenue nonprofit exemption certificate, a statement outlining the project, what the proceeds shall be used for and any other data required by the Chief License Inspector to determine validity of nonprofit status. The exemptions in this section as to license fees shall not exempt any person from any of the other licensing requirements or other applicable provisions of this chapter.
E. 
Application fees.
[Added 4-13-2006 by Ord. No. MC-4162]
(1) 
Where less than the entire license fee is required to be paid at the time that a person applies for a license, the applicant shall pay a nonrefundable application fee in an amount equal to 1/2 of the annual license fee.
(2) 
When a license application is approved, the application fee shall be applied to the balance of the license fee due for the current license year. However, if the application fee exceeds the balance of the license fee no refund shall be due. The Chief License Inspector may waive the application fee when the full amount of the license fee is tendered at the time the application is filed.
[Amended 12-8-1983 by Ord. No. MC-1994]
Information required for each license shall be on a form prescribed by the Chief License Inspector and shall contain the following:
A. 
The name of the licensee and any other name under which such business is to be conducted.
B. 
The name and address of each business so licensed.
C. 
The amount of the license fee and the receipt number.
D. 
The date of issuance and expiration of the license.
E. 
The name and address of the agent appointed pursuant to § 485-4.
F. 
The type of license.
G. 
Such other information as may be determined necessary by the Chief License Inspector.
A. 
The applicant for the renewal of a license shall submit an application for such license to the issuing officer on forms provided by the issuing officer. The application for a renewal license shall require the disclosure of such information concerning the applicant's demeanor and conduct and the operation of applicant's business during the preceding licensing period and such other information as is reasonably necessary to the determination by the Chief License Inspector.
[Amended 12-8-1983 by Ord. No. MC-1994]
B. 
An inspection of the subject matter of licensing shall be conducted for each renewal application where required or directed by the Chief License Inspector.
[Amended 12-8-1983 by Ord. No. MC-1994]
C. 
The fee for renewal of any license, unless otherwise provided by this chapter or other City ordinance, shall be the same as the original fee for such license pursuant to § 485-14.
D. 
For those businesses upon which the City of Camden has imposed a maximum number of licenses to be issued, failure to renew such license within 10 days after the renewal date shall result in forfeiture of the license.
E. 
All persons whose business or enterprise is regulated under the licensing authority of the Bureau of Licenses and Inspections shall make timely renewal of their license. Any person failing to make a timely renewal of his/her license within 10 days after the renewal date shall be assessed an administrative charge as follows: 20% of the license fee after 10 days; 30% after 30 days; 35% after 60 days.
[Amended 5-27-2008 by Ord. No. MC-4392]
Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 758, Article II, § 758-20, Transfer of taxicab license; transfer fee, of the City of Camden Code, no license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be transferable, unless explicitly provided in this chapter or in the chapter regulating the specific licensed business. No license issued by the City of Camden shall be transferable as to persons or locations unless otherwise expressly permitted by the provisions governing such license.
Unless otherwise provided by regulation, a license shall be required, in the manner prescribed herein, for each branch establishment or location of the business engaged in as if each such branch establishment or location were a separate business, provided that warehouses and distributing plants used in connection with and incidental to a business licensed under this chapter shall not be deemed to be separate places of business or branch establishments.