No person, firm, corporation, partnership or other entity shall
engage in, conduct or operate any business, profession or trade within
the limits of the Township of Eagleswood unless a license as herein
provided shall have first been obtained. This requirement to obtain
a license shall apply only in the following zones: C-1, C-2, C-2V,
C-3 and LB.
Licenses shall be in a form which the Township Committee prescribes
by resolution and shall contain the following information:
A. The name and address of the licensee;
B. The number and type of license and the nature of the license activity;
C. The address at which the license activity is conducted;
D. The expiration date of the license;
E. Any other appropriate information which the Mayor and Committee may
require by resolution.
[Amended 7-24-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-04]
No license shall be issued hereunder unless the licensee:
A. Complies with all ordinances/laws of Eagleswood Township, the County
of Ocean and the State of New Jersey. This includes, but is not limited
to, operating the business after obtaining the appropriate site plan
approval and complying with all zoning requirements of Eagleswood
Township;
B. Shall maintain a liability insurance policy for negligent acts and
omissions in the amount of no less than $500,000 for combined property
damage and bodily injury to or death of one of more persons in any
one accident or occurrence and present a certificate of insurance
evidencing such coverage.
The Clerk shall keep a record of all licenses issued under this
chapter and it shall also indicate the amount of the fee paid, the
date upon which the payment was received, the date the issuance of
the new license or the renewal license.
When a license has been issued, the license shall be promptly
displayed at the location in which the activity is being conducted.
The annual fee for the mercantile license as required herein
shall be $25, payable to the Township of Eagleswood. All licenses
shall be due and payable to the Township Clerk at the office of the
Township Clerk on January 1 in each year, and such license shall expire
and become invalid on December 31 next ensuing. Any business commencing
original operation in the Township on or after July 1 of any year
shall be permitted to pay one half of the normal license fee in such
first year license shall expire on December 31 next ensuing.