[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Dover 11-13-2013 by Ord. No. 2013.10.09-013 as Ch. 35 of the 2013 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.01.08-001; 8-26-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.07.22-008]
A Licensing Board for the City of Dover is hereby constituted under the provisions of RSA 286:3 as well as other functions stated in this chapter, to consist of the City Manager, Chief of Police, and such other person as shall be appointed by the City Council, and all licenses issued by said Board shall be in accordance with the applicable provisions of RSA chapter 286, RSA chapter 31, RSA chapter 287-A, and/or Chapter 109, Peddlers and Vendors, of the Code of the City of Dover.
No theatrical or dramatic representation shall be performed
or exhibited, and no parade or procession upon any public street or
way and no open-air public meeting upon any ground abutting thereon
shall be permitted, unless a license therefor shall have first been
obtained from said Licensing Board.
[Amended 2-12-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.01.08-001]
Every licensee shall pay in advance for such license, for the
use of the City, such sum or sums as the City Council may determine,
but in no case shall such license fee be in excess of the maximum
sum fixed in RSA 286.
Revocable blanket licenses may, at the discretion of the Licensing
Board, be issued to fraternal and other like organizations, to regularly
organized bands of music, other than itinerant or vagrant companies,
to theaters and to undertakers without the imposition of the fee herein
imposed.
The Licensing Board established in § 97-1 above shall have the power and authority to regulate the operation of taxicabs and valet parking operations within the City of Dover.
[Added 8-26-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.07.22-008]
The Licensing Board shall have authority in the first instance to consider and, if appropriate, issue licenses or permits pursuant to RSA 31:100 (entitled “Street Fairs”), RSA 31:91 (entitled “Soliciting Funds”), RSA chapter 287-A (entitled “Raffles”), and/or Chapter 109, Peddlers and Vendors, of the Code of the City of Dover, as applicable.
[Added 8-26-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.07.22-008]
With the exception of licenses issued pursuant to RSA chapter
286:3, for which the Licensing Board shall issue a final decision,
any person aggrieved by any other action of the Licensing Board may
appeal to the City Council for de novo review within thirty days of
the Licensing Board’s decision or notice of decision if issued
in writing, whichever is later. Such appeal shall be submitted to
the City Clerk and shall state the date of the Licensing Board’s
action appealed and a brief description of the basis for the appeal
and issues presented.
[Added 8-26-2020 by Ord. No. 2020.07.22-008]
The City Manager or designee shall, on a monthly basis, keep
the City Council informed of licenses or permits issued pursuant to
this Chapter and other activity by the Licensing Board.
