No person shall maintain, operate, conduct or pursue the business
or occupation of keeping any public place or establishment as a roller-skating
rink without having first obtained a license therefor from the Township
Council.
As used in this chapter:
ROLLER-SKATING
Skating or performing on roller skates or other wheeled devices
attached to the feet.
ROLLER-SKATING RINK
Any public place or establishment in which roller-skating
is conducted or carried on.
SKATEBOARD
A short narrow board with two small wheels fixed to the bottom
of either end, on which as a recreation or sport, a person can ride
in a standing or crouching position, propelling themselves by occasionally
pushing one foot against the ground.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. III)]
An application for a license shall be filed with the Township
Clerk, on forms to be furnished by him, which forms shall require
to be included the following information:
A. The name and address of the applicant;
B. In the case of a partnership it shall state the names and addresses
of all partners;
C. In the case of a corporation it shall state the names and addresses
of the officers, directors and all stockholders presently holding
stock and all who for six months prior to the making of the application
have been officers, directors, or stockholders;
D. In the case of clubs or associations it shall state the names and
address of all officers;
E. Whether or not the person or persons named in the application have
ever been convicted of a violation of any federal state or municipal
law;
F. The location of the premises to be licensed.
All licenses herein provided for shall be issued by the Township
Clerk only after a resolution of the Township Council shall have been
adopted approving the application and only after the payment of the
license fee herein provided for.
All such licenses shall be valid from the January 1 in the year
of which the license is issued until December 31 next after the same
is issued, unless sooner revoked.
Such license shall bear the date of issue, the name of the licensee,
the purpose for which issued and the location of the public place
or establishment wherein the licensee is authorized to conduct and
carry on the business or occupation hereby licensed. Such license
shall not be transferable by the holder to any other person but such
license may be transferred by the holder to another address provided
that the licensee shall make written application for the transfer
to the Township Clerk and such transfer is approved by resolution
of the Township Council.
The Township Council may suspend or revoke the license of any
licensee on any one or more of the following grounds:
A. Violation of any of the laws of the State of New Jersey upon the
licensed premises by the licensee or its agents, servants, employees
or representatives.
B. Violation of any ordinance of the Township upon the licensed premises
by the licensee, or its agents, servants, employees or representatives.
C. If the license was procured by fraudulent conduct or false statement
of a material fact or if a fact concerning applicant was not disclosed
at the time of filing where such fact would have constituted just
cause for refusing to issue the license.
D. Permitting any activity upon the licensed premises which is or may
be detrimental to the public health, safety, welfare or morals.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. III)]
The annual fee to be paid for such license will be set forth in Chapter
245, Fees, Rates and Charges.
Licenses issued hereunder shall be renewed annually and prior
to renewal thereof the licensed premises shall be inspected by the
Building Inspector and by the Fire Marshal who shall issue their written
reports to the Township Council. Any unsafe conditions found by the
Building Inspector or the Fire Marshal shall be corrected in a satisfactory
manner before a license hereunder shall be renewed. Applications for
license renewal shall be received by the Township Clerk on and after
December 1 annually and licenses shall be issued only upon resolution
of the Township Council and only upon receipt of the annual license
fee thereof.
The hours of operation of such roller-skating rinks shall be
between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and between
2:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. on Sundays.
The license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be conspicuously
posted and displayed in any premises licensed hereunder.