The fees for a transient retail business shall be in such amount
as shall be established, from time to time, by resolution of the Board
of Supervisors.
Any person applying for a permit for either commercial solicitation
or transient retail business shall complete the application form provided
by the Township during normal business hours. If the application is
not fully completed, a permit will not be issued. Applicants must
have written permission from the property owner or tenant on whose
property they intend to locate and must demonstrate that there is
adequate parking for their business. Applicants must also present
a certificate that they carry a minimum of $500,000 single-limit general
liability insurance, naming the property owner or tenant as an additional
insured. The applicant must be prepared to show proof of identity
in a form satisfactory to the Township when applying for the permit,
together with a valid Warwick business privilege license for each
place of business within Warwick Township where the merchant intends
to operate. Upon completing the permit application, presenting a business
privilege license, and paying the required fee, a permit will be issued.
Each transient merchant or person or entity engaged in door-to-door solicitation must display the identification badge issued pursuant to §
135-1D on their person at all times when engaged in activities, including door-to-door solicitation, under this chapter. Each transient retail merchant must also prominently display his or her permit, together with his or her business privilege license, while engaged in the activities of a transient retail merchant.
The Township may suspend or revoke any license issued under
this chapter when such suspension is deemed beneficial to the public
health, safety, morals and/or welfare or for violation of any of the
provisions of this chapter or for giving false information upon any
application for a license hereunder. Any request for reinstatement
of a license must be heard before the Board at a regular or special
meeting.
Permits shall be issued for the day, week, or month. Upon expiration
of the permit, each permittee shall be required to submit a new application
to renew a permit previously issued. No permit shall be automatically
renewed. Accordingly, any applicant wishing to continue to operate
pursuant to a permit shall submit an application for renewal prior
to expiration of an existing permit.
Each transient retail merchant shall be responsible to pay all
earned income taxes, business privilege taxes, and occupational privilege
taxes which are due on the business which he or she conducts within
Warwick Township.
A person committing any of the prohibited acts shall, upon conviction
in a summary proceeding, be fined not less than $375 and not more
than $1,000 per offense and, in default of payment of said fine, shall
be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not exceeding 90 days
per violation.