[Ord. No. 6-5-70]
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business
of peddler, hawker, solicitor, canvasser or itinerant vendor without
having first secured a license therefor as herein provided.
[Ord. No. 6-5-70]
As used in this section:
One engaging in or intending to engage in business as a merchant
from private premises in the Township for a period of time not exceeding
100 days.
One who sells tangible commodities from house to house, store
to store, or on the streets or in any public place; whose sales are
not made from one established spot excepting where they are made in
a street or public place and who makes delivery at the time of his
sale.
One who takes orders for future deliveries or for intangible
services, or solicits, subscriptions, in public places or from house
to house and not from an established place or private premises without
the previous consent of the person being solicited or canvassed.
[Ord. No. 6-5-70]
Any person who shall seek to engage in the business of peddler,
hawker, solicitor, canvasser or itinerant vendor within the Township
shall apply for such license to the Township Clerk or such other person
duly authorized by the Township Committee.
[Ord. No. 6-5-70]
The licensing provisions of this section shall not apply to:
a.
Any veteran or exempt fireman who holds a special state license issued
under the laws of the state of New Jersey upon presentation of the
same to the Township Clerk with an application, who after investigation,
shall then issue a license without charging any fees therefor.
b.
Any person soliciting a vote or support for any political candidate
or program.
c.
Any person soliciting for a bona fide charitable, religious, patriotic,
community service or philanthropic purpose or organization.
d.
Any person engaged in delivering wares, goods, or merchandise or
other articles or things in the regular course of business to the
premises of the person ordering or entitled to receive the same.
e.
Any person engaged in the sale, solicitation of orders for or delivery
of milk, dairy products, vegetables, poultry, eggs, other farm and
garden produce, ice, bread, cake and newspapers so far as the sale
of these commodities is now authorized by law.
f.
Any person engaged in the pursuit of and is conducting a business
having a permanently established principal or branch office in Greenwich
Township.
[Ord. No. 6-5-70; Ord. No. 2000-7]
a.
A sworn application in writing on the form approved by the Township
Committee shall be filed with the Township Clerk, together with a
fee of $25 to cover the cost of investigation of the facts set forth
therein.
b.
No license shall be issued until the Township Clerk, by consultation
with appropriate police authorities, shall have investigated the facts
set forth therein.
c.
The fee for issuance of a license shall be $5 per day per person
or $25 per person annually.
d.
The annual license shall expire at midnight of December 31 of the
year when issued and all other licenses shall expire at midnight on
the date specified in the license.
e.
The licensee shall carry his license with him at all times and exhibit
the same to any resident requesting him to do so.
[Ord. No. 6-5-70; Ord. No. 1980-10]
a.
No person shall canvass, solicit, hawk or peddle except during the
hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturdays, excepting
those engaged in soliciting or selling pursuant to Subsection 4-1.4b,
c, d and e.
b.
Upon proof of special circumstances and conditions, the hours permitted
for soliciting by peddlers, hawkers and itinerant vendors may be extended
beyond the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays.
The hours and time of soliciting, canvassing, hawking, or peddling
pursuant to this section may be waived or extended by the municipal
governing body upon good cause shown.
[Ord. No. 6-5-70]
All persons to whom such licenses are granted shall comply with
all State of New Jersey laws, this section and all other ordinances
of the Township, all Board of Health laws and rulings and conform
to all police rules and regulations.
[Ord. No. 6-5-70]
If any licensee shall be found guilty of violation of any state
law, Township ordinance, or Board of Health law or ruling, the license
granted may be revoked by the Township Committee. Notice thereof in
writing signed by the Mayor and served upon the licensee by a constable
of the Township shall be considered a revocation of the license. Any
license secured by misrepresentation or error shall be revoked by
the Township Committee and the offender shall be subject to the penalties
of this section.
[Ord. No. 6-5-70]
[Ord. No. 5-3-68; Ord. No. 2000-7]
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether as principal or
agent, clerk or employee, either for himself or any other person,
or for any body corporate, or as an officer of any corporation or
otherwise to:
a.
Engage in the operation of one or more machines or devices offered
for public use which, upon insertion of a coin, coins or token, or
by other means dispenses unit servings of food or beverages, either
in bulk or package, without the necessity of replenishing the devices
between each vending operation, without first having applied to and
procured a permit from the Board of Health of this Township, or without
complying with any and all of the provisions of the Food and Beverage
Vending Machine Code of New Jersey, N.J.A.C. 8:24-1.1 et seq.
b.
Maintain or permit to be maintained on or in any location in this
Township, one or more machines or devices offered for public use which,
upon insertion of a coin, coins or token, or by other means dispenses
unit servings of food or beverages either in bulk or package, without
the necessity of replenishing the devices between each vending operation,
without first having applied to and procured a license for each such
machine or device from the Board of Health of this Township or without
complying with any and all of the provisions of the Food and Beverage
Vending Code of New Jersey, N.J.A.C. 8:24-1.1 et seq.
[Ord. No. 5-3-68]
a.
The fees for permits and licenses as required by Subsection 4-2.1, for the purpose of raising revenue, for regulation and control to be paid annually to this Township, are hereby fixed as follows:
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Permit fee $10 per year.
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License fee none per machine, per year.
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b.
All permits and licenses issued under authority of this section shall
expire on December 31 of each year.
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Permit and license fees shall be paid to the Board of Health.
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[Ord. No. 5-3-68]
Application for and issuance of the permits and licenses referred to in Subsection 4-2.1 shall be made in conformity with the provisions of the Food and Beverage Vending Code of New Jersey (1961) as adopted or amended by the Township Board of Health. Such permits and licenses are not transferable.
[Ord. No. 5-3-68]
Revocation or Reinstatement of Permits and Licenses. Permits
and licenses issued under authority of this section may be suspended,
revoked, or reinstated by the Township Board of Health pursuant to
the provisions of the Food and Beverage Vending Code of New Jersey
(1961) as adopted or amended by the Board of Health.
[Ord. No. 5-3-68]
No provision of this section shall be applied so as to impose
any unlawful burden on either interstate commerce or any activity
of the state or federal government.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
Any person who shall be convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties as stated in § 3-1.
[Ord. No. 5-3-68; Ord. No. 2000-7]
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether as principal or
agent, clerk or employee, either for himself or any other person,
or for any body corporate, or as an officer of any corporation, or
otherwise to engage in the operation of an establishment where one
or more machines or devices offered for public use which, upon insertion
of a coin, coins or token, or by other means, provide self-service
dry-cleaning facilities without first having applied to and procured
a permit from the Township Board of Health.
[Ord. No. 5-3-68]
a.
The fees for permits as required by Subsection 4-3.1, for the purpose of raising revenue, for regulation and control to be paid annually to this Township is hereby fixed at $10 per year.
b.
All permits issued under authority of this section shall expire annually
on December 31.
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Permit fees shall be paid to the Board of Health.
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[Ord. No. 5-3-68; Ord. No. 2000-7]
Application for any permit referred in Subsection 4-3.1 shall be made to the Township Board of Health. Such permits are not transferable.
[Ord. No. 5-3-68; Ord. No. 2000-7]
Permits issued under authority of this section may be suspended,
revoked, or reinstated by the Township Board of Health.
[Ord. No. 5-3-68]
No provision of this section shall be applied so as to impose
any unlawful burden on either interstate commerce or any activity
of the state or federal government.
[Ord. No. 2000-7]
Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties stated in § 3-1.
[Ord. No. 1986-15 § 1]
Includes individuals, partnerships, voluntary associations,
and corporations.
Any sale of used merchandise not conducted as part of a continuing
business venture, or any casual sale of tangible personal property
which is advertised by any means whereby the public at large is or
can be made aware of said sale. The term "yard sale" shall include
all types of sales such as but not limited to "yard sale," "lawn sale,"
"attic sale," "rummage sale," "garage sale" or "flea market sale."
[Ord. No. 1986-15 § 2; Ord. No. 1996-15; Ord.
No. 2000-7]
a.
No person shall conduct a yard sale within the Township of Greenwich without first filing with the Township Clerk the information required by Subsection 4-4.3 hereof and obtaining a yard sale permit from said Clerk.
b.
A yard sale permit shall be issued to any applicant who complies
with the terms and conditions of this section, except that such shall
not be issued to the same applicant or for the same property more
than twice within any calendar year. The annual Community Day sale
which is established by the Greenwich Township Historical Commission
shall not count towards an applicant's two yard sale permit limit
per year.
c.
A yard sale permit shall not be issued for more than three consecutive
calendar days.
d.
A yard sale permit must be prominently displayed on the premises
upon which the yard sale is conducted throughout the entire period
of the sale.
e.
Upon filing of the application set forth in Subsection 4-4.3 hereof and the same required by the Clerk and found complete and accompanied by a permit fee of $5, the Clerk is hereby authorized to issue said permit. Applications which are received on the day of the yard sale shall be $10 and may be issued by the Clerk or the Clerk's designee.
[Ord. No. 1986-15 § 3]
a.
The following information must be filed with the Township Clerk on
a form provided therefor before a yard sale permit may be issued:
1.
Name of the person conducting the sale.
2.
Written consent of owner, if the applicant is a tenant in possession
of the property on which the sale is to be conducted.
3.
Location at which the sale is to be conducted.
4.
Number of days of the sale.
5.
Date and nature of any past sale.
6.
Whether the applicant is conducting the sale together with, for,
or on behalf of any other person, firm, group, organization, association
or corporation, and, if so, the name of said person, firm, group,
organization, association or corporation, and the date or dates of
any past sale held by the same.
7.
Whether or not the applicant has within the last 12 months been issued
any other vendor's license by any local, state or federal agency.
8.
Sworn statement or affirmation by the person signing that the information
therein given is full and true and known to him to be so.
[Ord. No. 1986-15 § 4]
All signs advertising a yard sale shall have a space allotted
thereon upon which shall be placed the name and address of the person
to whom the permit has been issued. No signs for advertising are to
be posted on any place other than the premises of the applicant. The
sign is not to exceed four square feet in size and shall not be placed
on the premises earlier than one week prior to the sale and shall
be removed within 24 hours after the sale has terminated.
[Ord. No. 1986-15 § 5]
All yard sales shall be conducted between the hours of 9:00
a.m. and dusk only.
[Ord. No. 1986-15 § 6]
The provisions of this section shall not apply to or affect
the following persons or sales:
a.
Persons selling goods pursuant to an order or process of a court
of competent jurisdiction.
b.
Persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties as public
officials.
c.
Any person selling or advertising for sale of item or items of personal
property which are specifically named or described in the advertisement
and which separate items do not exceed five in number.
[Ord. No. 1986-15 § 7; Ord. No. 2000-7]
Upon application by any bona fide charitable, nonprofit civic,
educational, cultural or governmental institution or organization,
the Township Committee may waive any or all of the requirements of
this section; provided, however, that the burden of establishing eligibility
for waiver shall be on the organization or institution applying for
such waiver. It is specifically allowed that a general waiver shall
apply to the annual Community Day which is established by the Greenwich
Township Historical Commission.
[Ord. No. 1986-15 § 8; Ord. No. 2000-7]
Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties as stated in § 3-1.
[Ord. No. 1993-9 § 1]
The purpose of this section is to establish standards and regulations
concerning the installation, operation and maintenance of certain
alarm systems within the Township of Greenwich.
[Ord. No. 1993-9 § 2]
a.
Any person who desires to own, operate, lease or maintain an alarm
system in the Township shall file a registration permit annually.
The permit shall contain the location of the alarm system, the installer's
name and address, the type of device, information relating to false
alarms and testing procedures, a list of names and addresses and telephone
numbers of persons to be contacted in the event of an alarm and such
other information as may be required by the Police Department.
b.
The Police Department shall issue a registration permit for the ownership,
operation or maintenance of an alarm system to any person desiring
to own, operate, lease or maintain an alarm system, if the Police
Department is satisfied that the registration information is complete
and that the alarm system is capable of being operated in conformance
with this section. The registration permit may be granted subject
to any special conditions stated thereon, if this is deemed necessary
by the Police Department.
c.
A registration permit shall be valid only for the calendar year in
which it is issued, provided that all required amendments thereto
have been filed. A registration permit shall automatically terminate
upon a change in occupancy for the premises for which the permit was
issued.
d.
Any permit granted hereunder shall be accepted upon the express condition
that the registrant shall indemnify and hold the Township harmless
from and on account of any and all damages arising out of the activities
of the registrant, its alarm contractor or the alarm console licensee
of the Township.
e.
The permit application shall be submitted no later than January 31
of each year or within 30 days of installation of the system.
[Ord. No. 1993-9 § 3]
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The console or control panel of devices giving a visual or
audio response, or both, and located within the confines of the Police
Department.
Any device employed to call attention to or provide warning
of intrusion by any person or by fire, smoke, flood or other peril,
whether the same provides a visual or audio response, alarm or warning.
An alarm system which, when actuated, emits a sound which
can be heard beyond the boundaries of the premises on which it is
located.
The type of automatic telephone dialing service using the
telephone system to transmit an alarm of intrusion, fire, smoke, flood
or other peril to the Police Department or any third party.
An alarm device which has a direct line to an alarm console.
Any alarm or signal of an alarm actuated by the inadvertence,
negligence or intentional or unintentional act of a person other than
an intruder, and including alarms caused by mechanical failure, malfunction
or improper installation of the alarm system and related equipment.
"False alarms" shall not include activations caused by power or phone
line interruptions where such interruptions have been reported to
the Police Department.
Any alarm device, other than a direct or dial alarm, which,
when actuated, produces an external emergency signal.
Any individual, person, firm, association, partnership, corporation,
organization or club.
Any person owning, operating, leasing or maintaining an alarm
system within the scope of this chapter who has been issued a registration
permit to operate maintain such alarm system.
[Ord. No. 1993-9 § 4]
The provisions of this section shall apply to any person who
owns, operates, leases or maintains any alarm system situated in the
Township if the alarm system has an audible signaling device or a
device which requires a response by the Police Department, Fire Department,
Emergency Squad or other Borough Agency. The provisions of this section
shall in no way prohibit service by a private source to persons within
or without the Township so long as such activity is not in violation
of this section, and provided further that any person owning, operating,
leasing or maintaining a premises protected by an alarm system shall
be responsible for the registration thereof in accordance with this
section.
[Ord. No. 1993-9 § 5]
Any connection to the police alarm console shall be of a type
inspected and approved by the Chief of Police or his designated representative.
[Ord. No. 1993-9 § 6]
All components of an alarm system shall be maintained in good
repair and shall operate in a proper manner. When evidence exists
that there has been failure to comply with the maintenance and operation
requirements of this section, the Police Department shall then be
authorized to demand that such alarm system be disconnected until
such time as compliance with the provisions of this section has been
established. The Police Department shall have the right to disconnect
any malfunctioning equipment from any alarm system until such time
as the malfunction has been corrected and the alarm system is operating
in accordance with the provisions of this section.
[Ord. No. 1993-9 § 7]
All audible signaling devices shall be equipped with a timing
device to limit the sounding of the signaling device to 15 minutes
or less.
[Ord. No. 1993-9 § 8]
a.
In the case of a false alarm or of improper maintenance or operation
of an alarm system, any person having knowledge thereof shall immediately
notify the Police Department. The Police Department shall cause an
investigation to be made of all false alarms and of all improper maintenance
or operation of alarm systems and shall keep a record of such false
alarms on file. For such alarms, the following penalties shall prevail:
1.
For the first and second false alarm in the same calendar year, a
warning will be issued.
2.
For the third and fourth false alarm in the same calendar year, a
service fee of $25 per false alarm shall be paid to the Township.
3.
For the fifth or all subsequent false alarms in the same calendar
year, a service fee of $50 per false alarm shall be paid to the Township.
b.
Where the investigation of the Police Department discloses a continued
disregard by the owner for taking remedial steps for avoiding false
alarms or for continued failure to maintain or operate an alarm system,
the Police Department shall have the right to require the disconnection
of the alarm system for a limited or permanent time, giving the owner
an opportunity to show cause to the Police Department why such action
should not be taken. A person aggrieved by the decision of the Police
Department shall have the right to appeal said decision of the Township
Committee within 10 days of the decision.
[Ord. No. 1993-9 § 9]
[Ord. No. 1998-8]
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 5:8-24 et seq. and N.J.S.A. 5:8-50 et seq.,
bingo licenses and raffle licenses may be issued to any organization
or association of veterans of any war in which the United States was
engaged, churches or religious congregations and religious organizations,
charitable, educational and fraternal organizations, civic and service
clubs, senior citizen associations and clubs, officially recognized
volunteer fire companies and officially recognized volunteer first
aid or rescue squads to hold and operate games of chance of and restricted
to bingo or raffles.
[Ord. No. 1998-8]
A senior citizen association or club desiring to hold, operate
and conduct bingo games or raffles solely for the purpose of amusement
and recreation of its members shall be exempted from the licensing
requirements of this section, provided as follows:
a.
The entire net proceeds are to be devoted to support of such organization;
b.
The game or raffle shall be held, operated and conducted where no
player or other person furnishes anything of value for the opportunity
to participate;
c.
The prizes to be awarded are nominal in value;
d.
No person other than a bona fide member of the association or club
participates in the conduct of the game or raffle; and
e.
No person is paid for conducting or assisting in the conduct of the
game or raffle.
[Ord. No. 1998-8]
Each applicant for a license shall file with the Township Clerk
a written application therefor in the form prescribed by the New Jersey
Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission.
[Ord. No. 1998-8]
The Township Committee of the Township of Greenwich shall make
an investigation of the qualifications of each applicant and the merits
of each application. The Township Committee may delegate the responsibility
of such investigation to the Chief of Police who shall make a report
in writing to the Township Committee.
[Ord. No. 1998-8]
No application for the issuance of a license shall be refused
by the Township Committee until after a hearing is held on due notice
to the applicant, at which hearing the applicant shall be entitled
to be heard on the qualifications of the applicant and the merits
of the application.
[Ord. No. 1998-8]
Each license shall be in the form as prescribed by the New Jersey
Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission. No license shall be
issued for a period of more than one year. No license may be issued
for the holding, operation or conduct of any game of chance other
than bingo or raffles as permitted by N.J.S.A. 5:8-24 et seq. and
N.J.S.A. 5:8-50 et seq.
[Ord. No. 1998-8]
The governing body may permit a bingo game or raffle to be conducted
on a Sunday, which permission shall be indicated upon the license
issued by the municipality.
[Ord. No. 1998-8]
License fees for bingo shall be $10 for each occasion upon which
any game or games are to be conducted under such license.
[Ord. No. 1998-8]
License fees for raffles shall be:
a.
Ten dollars for each day upon which a raffle is held with respect
to which all tickets or rights to participate are sold only to persons
present at the time of the drawing or allotment of prizes; and
b.
Ten dollars for each $1,000 of the value of prizes awarded in each
raffle with respect to which tickets or rights to participate may
be sold in advance of the occasion or the drawing or allotment of
prizes.
c.
For a one-year license to sell or offer instant raffle tickets during
the year, the license fee shall be $500.
d.
For carnival games or wheels, the license fee shall be $10 per game
or wheel on any single day, not exceeding six.
[Ord. No. 1998-8]
All license fees shall become the property of the municipality.
[Ord. No. 1998-8]
No person under the age of 18 years of age shall be permitted
to participate in any bingo game or raffle or other game of chance
held, operated or conducted pursuant to any license issued by this
municipality.
[Ord. No. 1998-8]
No person, organization, club, company or squad shall conduct,
operate, run, participate in or attend any unlicensed raffle or bingo
game within the Township of Greenwich.
[Ord. No. 1998-8]
No person, organization, club, company or squad shall violate
any of the terms or provisions of any one or more of the following.
[Ord. No. 1998-8]
Any person, organization, club, company or squad convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties as set forth in § 3-1 of the General Ordinances of the Township of Greenwich. In addition, any applicant convicted of a violation of the provisions of this section shall be subject to suspension or revocation of any license issued pursuant to this section.
[Ord. No. 2007-11 § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
conduct, engage in or carry on any business, trade, occupation or
activity as enumerated in this section within the Township of Greenwich,
New Jersey, without having first complied with the provisions of this
section and obtained a license therefor as is herein provided.
[Ord. No. 2007-11 § 1]
Applications for all licenses required by this section shall
be made, in writing, to the Township Clerk on a form provided by the
Township.
a.
Each application shall contain the following information:
1.
The name under which the business is to be conducted.
2.
The name of the applicant. (If a corporation, give the names and
addresses of the President and the Secretary; if a partnership, give
the names and addresses of all parties.).
3.
The address of the business to be conducted.
4.
The nature of business.
5.
The residence of the applicant during the past five years (if individual)
or the principal place of business during the past five years (if
a corporation or partnership).
6.
A statement that the applicant has never had a license to conduct
the business herein described denied or revoked, except as noted.
7.
Details of any arrests or convictions for misdemeanors and crimes
(if an individual) or of principal officers (if a corporation or partnership),
including the nature of the offenses for which arrested or convicted,
the date of conviction and the place where said conviction was obtained.
8.
The business telephone number of the applicant.
9.
The name and address of their attorney if applicable.
10.
The name and address of the registered agent, if the applicant is
a corporation.
11.
An emergency contact number where the owner and/or his agent may
be reached in the event of emergency.
12.
The undersigned makes the statements above to induce the Township
of Greenwich to issue the license applied for and agrees to comply
with all laws and ordinances of the Township applicable to the subject
matter thereof.
[Ord. No. 2007-11 § 1]
a.
Whenever in this Code a license is required for the maintenance,
operation or conduct of any business or establishment or for doing
business or engaging in any activity or occupation, any person or
corporation shall be subject to the requirement if by himself or through
an agent, employee or partner he holds himself out as being engaged
in the business or occupation or solicits patronage therefor, actively
or passively or performs or attempts to perform any part of such business
or occupation in the Township of Greenwich, New Jersey. The use of
any kind of a sign advertising the nature of the business being conducted
and visible to the public will be prima facie evidence that a business
is being conducted at said location.
b.
The only exception to the requirement that all businesses within
the Township be required to obtain a license for their maintenance,
operation or conduct shall apply to package goods stores within the
Township, which sell only alcoholic beverages and have no other ancillary
sales, including but not limited to food or entertainment. Additionally,
the exception shall only apply to those package goods stores described
previously, which shall have been licensed by the Township and by
the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control for the year
in question and from which stores the information required in connection
with the licenses described in this section shall have been furnished.
[Ord. No. 2007-11 § 1]
Forms for all licenses and applications therefor shall be prepared
and kept on file by the Township Clerk.
[Ord. No. 2007-11 § 1]
Each license issued shall bear the signature of the Township
Clerk in the absence of any provision to the contrary.
[Ord. No. 2007-11 § 1]
Upon receipt of an application for a license, the Township Clerk
shall refer such application to the proper officers for making such
investigation. The officers charged with the duty of making the investigation
or inspection shall make a report thereon, favorable or otherwise,
within 15 days after receiving the application or a copy thereof.
The Health Officer shall make or cause to be made an inspection in
regard to such licenses in the connection of the care and handling
of food and the preventing of nuisances and the spread of disease,
for the protection of health. The Construction Code Official, if applicable,
shall make or cause to be made any such inspections relative to the
construction of buildings or other structures. The Zoning Officer
shall make the appropriate zoning inspection. The Fire Chief or his
designee shall make the appropriate fire safety inspection. All other
investigations, except where otherwise provided, shall be made by
the Chief of Police or his designee.
[Ord. No. 2007-11 § 1]
All licenses shall be approved by motion of the Township Committee.
The Committee shall examine the qualifications of any applicant for
a license or renewal thereof to determine whether said applicant or
licensee has complied with the general laws and statutes of the state
and the ordinances of the Township of Greenwich, and said Township
Committee shall be guided in making its determination by the following
standards:
a.
The Zoning Ordinance of the Township of Greenwich.
b.
The Building and Housing Ordinance.
c.
The Sanitary Code.
d.
The Uniform Fire Safety Act.
e.
The reports of all municipal officers required under this section.
f.
Other general laws and public health statutes and codes of the State
of New Jersey applicable to this municipality.
g.
The license history of the applicant regarding past violations, rejections
or suspensions and the timeliness of past applications for licenses
and the applicant's continued compliance with license requirements.
[Ord. No. 2007-11 § 1]
a.
In the absence of provisions to the contrary, all fees and charges
for licenses shall be paid in advance at the time application is made
to the Township Clerk. Except as otherwise provided, all license fees
shall become a part of the general Township treasury.
b.
Where the licensee is engaged in more than one activity as enumerated
in this section, at the same location, which may be subject to more
than one fee, said licensee shall be required to pay that fee which
would be charged for the activity assessed at the highest fee.
[Ord. No. 2007-11 § 1]
All annual licenses shall terminate and expire on the 31st day
of December each year.
[Ord. No. 2007-11 § 1]
In the event of a termination or closing of a business or a
moving of the business to a location outside the Township of Greenwich,
the holder of the license shall notify the Township Clerk of such
termination or relocation no less than 30 days prior to the effective
date of the termination or change of location. The change of location
as set forth in this section is to apply only to those changes of
location whereby the business is moving beyond the boundary lines
of the Township of Greenwich. Yearly business license fees are nonrefundable
or subject to proration.
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No license shall be issued for the conduct of any business if
the premises and building to be used for the purpose do not fully
comply with the requirements of the Township.
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The location of any licensed business or occupation or of any
permitted use may be changed, provided that 10 days' notice is given
to the Township Clerk and approval is granted by the governing body,
and provided that the requirements of this section are complied with.
[Ord. No. 2007-11 § 1]
No business, licensed or not, shall be so conducted or operated
as to amount to a nuisance in fact.
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Whenever inspections of the premises used for or in connection
with the operation of a licensed business or occupation are provided
for or required by ordinance or are reasonably necessary to secure
compliance with any ordinance provision or to detect violations thereof,
it shall be the duty of the licensee or the person in charge of the
premises to be inspected to admit thereto for the purpose of making
the inspection any officer or employee of the Township who is authorized
or directed to make such inspection at any reasonable time that admission
is requested.
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The Greenwich Township Committee has the right to revoke any
license whenever the holder thereof or any of the licensee's agents
or servants violate any provision of this section or any other appropriate
ordinance of the Township of Greenwich, the laws of the State of New
Jersey or any rules or regulations promulgated as herein provided.
Prior to the revocation of a license, a notice of the contemplated
action of the Township Committee shall be served upon said licensee,
setting forth such charges as may be the reason for said proposed
revocation and the place, date and hour when the Township Committee
will hear the matter. The licensee may be represented by counsel at
such hearing.
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Licenses issued under this section shall be posted at the place
of business shown on said license in a conspicuous place. Said license
shall remain posted for the duration of the licensing year when issued
and so long as the licensed business is in operation.
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a.
The license fees to be paid annually, unless otherwise specified,
as herein provided, to the Township of Greenwich, for conducting or
engaging business, trade, or activity at the place designated in the
license certificate shall be as follows:
|
Building Size
(square feet)
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Up to 1,000
|
$50
|
|
1,000 to 4,000
|
$100
|
|
4,000 to 8,000
|
$150
|
|
8,000 to 12,000
|
$200
|
|
Over 12,000
|
$250
|
b.
The number of square feet for the purposes of this section shall
be determined by the exterior measurements of the building or buildings
being utilized for the commercial purpose and any and all activities
related thereto. For any business being conducted pursuant to a sublease
or license within an existing building, including but not limited
to retail kiosks, the fee shall be established at the minimum set
forth in paragraph a.
c.
Any license that is not renewed for a continuing business by January
10 shall be subject to a late fee of $75. Any license required for
a new business that is not obtained within 30 days of the commencement
of the business shall be subject to a late fee of $25.
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The fees herein imposed for business and mercantile licenses
are revenue-producing in nature, but said fees are used primarily
in an attempt to cover the costs of inspections of such businesses
to ensure compliance with the laws of the state and the ordinances
of this municipality. It is the legislative intent of this section
to ensure the fact that all businesses of whatsoever kind and wheresoever
located in the Township shall be inspected periodically to ensure
compliance with the laws aforesaid. In certain instances, there are
those businesses which attract unusual amounts of vehicular traffic,
necessitating additional regulation and enforcement. These fees provide
a reasonable relationship to the costs of regulation and administration.
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This section shall not apply to any business or occupation licensed
under those various laws of this state which prohibit licensing by
municipalities.
[Ord. No. 2007-11 § 1]
This section shall be enforced by the Greenwich Township Police
Department and any member of the Greenwich Township Committee designated
by resolution of the Council as a Code Enforcement Officer.
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In addition to a late fee to be imposed pursuant to Subsection
4-7.17c, any individual or entity that conducts business without a
license after being noticed of the requirement to obtain the same
shall be subject to a minimum fine of $100 and a maximum fine not
to exceed $1,000. Any person or entity convicted of violating the
provisions of this section within one year of a previous violation
shall be sentenced by the Court to an additional fine as a repeat
offender which said fine shall be calculated separately from the fine
imposed for the violation of the section.
