[Adopted 4-30-1985 by Ord. No. 85-12 (Art. X of Ch. 88 of the 1979 Code)]
[Amended 7-23-1985 by Ord. No. 85-27]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
MOBILE VENDOR
A person who goes from place to place or from house to house
by traveling on public streets by vehicle or pushcart and carries
with him or her, whether with or without other products, ice cream
products, frozen dessert products, water ices, beverages, frozen confectionery
products, food and foodstuffs which, prior to service, require only
limited preparation or are prepackaged, all for the purpose of selling
or attempting to sell them to customers from such vehicle or pushcart.
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership or corporation to directly or indirectly sell or offer to sell ice cream products, frozen dessert products, water ices, beverages, frozen confectionery products, food and foodstuffs, which, prior to service, require only limited preparation or are prepackaged, through the parking, standing or location of any truck, wagon, cart or other mobile unit upon public lands, streets or highways within the township or in close proximity thereto without first obtaining a license to do so, said license to be obtained from the Municipal Clerk pursuant to §
337-3 hereof.
[Amended 3-31-1987 by Ord. No. 87-12; 8-6-1991 by Ord. No. 91-38; 6-13-2006 by Ord. No. 06-26; 7-7-2009 by Ord. No. O-032-09]
All licenses required under the provisions of this article shall be applied for as set forth in §§
238-3 through
238-15 of Chapter
238, Peddling and Soliciting, except that the fee for the same shall be $125 per vehicle licensed, and the one-day license fee shall be $25.
[Amended 5-23-2000 by Ord. No. 00-19; 4-10-2007 by Ord. No.
07-17; 4-29-2014 by Ord. No. O-14-014]
A. Any person
who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment
in the county/municipal jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or
a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination
thereof as determined by the Municipal Court Judge. Each day on which
a violation of an ordinance exists shall be considered a separate
and distinct violation and shall be subject to imposition of a separate
penalty for each day of the violation as the Municipal Court Judge
may determine.
B. The permit authorized by this article may be revoked as follows:
(1) The Clerk shall revoke the permit of any person who has been convicted three times for violating Chapter
337 within a two-year period commencing with the first conviction. A person whose permit is revoked may appeal to the Manager no more than 15 days after the date of revocation. The appeal must be in writing and shall set forth reasons why the revocation should be rescinded, supported by pertinent facts.
(2) The Clerk shall revoke the permit of any person who has been convicted
of a crime of the fourth degree or worse.
[Adopted 1-19-2016 by Ord. No. O-15-040]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FOOD CART
A cart or other movable device used on the public sidewalks
or in public places, in which ready to eat food is cooked, wrapped,
packaged, processed or portioned for sale or distribution, and which
is not licensed as a food truck or food trailer.
FOOD TRAILER
A nonmotorized vehicle designed to be towed by a motorized
vehicle that is registered and is able to be operated on the public
streets of the State of New Jersey, in which ready to eat food is
cooked, wrapped, packaged, processed or portioned for sale or distribution.
FOOD TRUCK
A motorized vehicle that is registered and is able to be
operated on the public streets of the State of New Jersey, in which
ready to eat food is cooked, wrapped, packaged, processed or portioned
for sale or distribution.
FOOD VEHICLE
Collectively, a food truck, food trailer and a food cart.
FOOD VENDOR
The owner or operator of a food truck, food trailer or food
cart or the owner's agent; hereinafter referred to as "vendor."
A vendor operating at a special event, party, fair, festival
or movie production where there will be a food vehicle is required
to comply with this article. The application must be filed no later
than two weeks before the event. Applications made less than two weeks
before the event may be accepted up to the day of the event at the
discretion of the Fire Official. A late service fee may be charged
not to exceed double the standard fee. In no case may a food vehicle
operate without approval by the Fire Official.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000,
imprisonment in the county/municipal jail for a term not exceeding
90 days, or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or
any combination thereof as determined by the Municipal Court Judge.
Each day on which a violation of this article exists shall be considered
a separate and distinct violation and shall be subject to imposition
of a separate penalty for each day of the violation as the Municipal
Court Judge may determine.