[Amended 8-15-1995 by Ord. No. 95-34]
No person shall:
A. Open or conduct any theater, cinema and show house, concert hall,
dance hall, pool or billiard parlor, bowling alley, exhibition grounds
or any other place of public amusement to which any admission fee
or fee for playing is charged without first obtaining a license therefor
from the Township Clerk.
B. Hold, give or conduct any circus, traveling or other show, play,
dance, exhibition, concert or theatrical performance or street parade
in connection therewith to which an admission fee is charged without
first obtaining a license therefor from the Township Clerk.
Every license shall specify its serial number, the place or
places of such exhibition or performance, the time or term during
which the license shall be valid, the purpose for which it is granted,
the fee collected and the name and residence of the licensee or the
responsible agent thereof.
All licenses issued under this article shall expire on December
31 next following the date of their issue, unless an earlier expiration
date appears thereon.
No place or performance within the scope of this article shall
operate between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. of any day.
Any license issued under the provisions of this article may
be suspended or revoked, without rebate of fee, by the Township Committee
or, when it is not in session, by its Chairperson for any of the following
reasons:
A. Failure to maintain a good standard of conduct in and about the place
licensed.
B. Permitting gambling or loud or raucous noise.
C. Any other reason considered by the Township Committee to be detrimental
to the public health, safety or general welfare of the community.
[Added 5-18-1993 by Ord.
No. 93-27]
No person or organization shall conduct any parade, foot race
or other activity in the public streets of the Township of Cranford
which impedes or prevents vehicular traffic without first obtaining
a permit therefor from the Chief of Police.
[Added 5-18-1993 by Ord.
No. 93-27]
A. No permit for any activity described in §
147-8 shall be applied for by or granted to any person or organization other than a nonprofit, charitable, religious or educational organization.
B. Applications for permits pursuant to §
147-8 et seq. shall be obtained from the Chief of Police and shall be submitted to the Chief of Police for approval by and issuance of a permit by said Chief of Police. The Chief of Police may cause such investigation to be made as may be deemed necessary. There shall be no fee for such permit.
[Amended 6-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-19]
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in Chapter
1, Article
I, of this Code.
[Amended 8-15-1995 by Ord. No. 95-34]
No person shall maintain, operate or possess in any store, building
or other place wherein the public is invited or where the public may
enter or in any building or other place wherein any club or organization
meetings are held, within the Township, any coin-operated amusement
device, including but not limited to pinball, bowling, shuffleboard,
video games and jukeboxes, without first obtaining a license therefor.
No licenses shall be granted for electric crane machines, and no person
shall maintain, operate or possess an electric crane machine in any
store, building or other place where the public is invited or where
the public may enter or in any building or other place wherein any
club or organization meetings are held within the Township.
[Amended 11-23-1976 by Ord. No. 76-52; 1-27-1981 by Ord. No. 81-2; 2-24-1981 by Ord. No. 81-5; 5-28-1991 by Ord. No. 91-12; 8-15-1995 by Ord. No. 95-34; 2-26-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-2]
A. The license fee for each such coin-operated amusement device shall
be $200, except that for those solely used for the purpose of rendering
music (jukeboxes), the fee shall be $50.
B. All licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year. The Police
Department shall be responsible for the enforcement of this section.
C. There shall be a limit of three coin-operated amusement devices to
a single premises. There shall be no limit for those used solely for
the purpose of rendering music (jukeboxes).
D. Premises which are owned and/or operated solely by a nonprofit corporation or charitable, religious or educational organization shall be exempt from the fees set forth in Subsection
A above.
[Amended 8-15-1995 by Ord. No. 95-34]
A. The Township Clerk shall refer the application to the Chief of Police.
B. The Chief of Police shall make or cause to be made an inspection
of the premises described in said application. The Chief shall attach
to the application his report thereon, in writing, which shall also
state his approval or disapproval and the reasons therefor.
C. Upon receipt of said application and inspection report, the Township
Clerk shall either approve or disapprove the issuance of a license
to said applicant.
D. No license shall be issued by the Township Clerk if it appears that:
(1) The applicant or any partner or any officer, director or stockholder
of a corporate applicant shall have been convicted of:
(b)
A violation of the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice (N.J.S.A.
2C:1-1 et seq.).
(c)
A violation of any ordinance of the Township involving gambling
or morals.
(2) The premises in which the games or machines to be licensed are to
be placed does not comply with the applicable requirements of the
laws of New Jersey and the building, zoning and fire prevention ordinances
of the Township or otherwise constitutes a hazard to the safety or
morals of the public.
E. If the application is approved, the license shall be issued by the
Township Clerk and affixed to the game or machine covered by the license.
Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit the holder
of a license herein provided for from substituting another game or
machine at the location set forth in said license, but at no time
shall more than one game or machine be operated under one license.
Any person holding a license herein provided for who shall knowingly
or willfully use or permit to be used any of the machines or games
herein described for the purpose of gambling shall be deemed guilty
of a violation of this article, and the applicable license shall be
revoked without rebate.
[Amended 6-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-19]
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in Chapter
1, Article
I, of this Code.