[Adopted 8-4-1997 by Ord. No. 97-2479 (Ch. 240, Art. V, of the 1996 Township Code)]
As a condition for the issuance or renewal of any license or permit issued by or requiring the approval of the Township of Middletown, the owner-applicant shall pay any delinquent property taxes or assessments on the property wherein the business or activity for which the license or permit is sought or wherein the business or activity is to be conducted.
Whenever a property owner has failed to pay the taxes due on the property for at least three consecutive quarters, the Township may, upon notice to the licensee and property owner, revoke or suspend any license or permit until the payment of the delinquent taxes and assessments is made. Upon payment of the delinquent taxes or assessments, the license or permit shall be restored.
Prior to the issuance of licenses and permits by the various departments or agencies of the Township of Middletown, said owner-applicant shall ascertain from the office of the Tax Collector that taxes and assessments have been paid to a current basis for the property on which the activity or business in question is to take place. In the event that property taxes or assessments are unpaid to a current basis, no permits or licenses shall be issued until all such payments have been made by the property owner.
The provisions of this article shall not apply to or include any alcoholic beverage license or permit issued pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.[1] The provisions of this article shall apply to all other permits and licenses issued by or requiring approval of the Township of Middletown.
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq.