For the purposes of this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
APPLICANT
Any operator of any motion-picture theater.
DIRECTOR
The Director of the Department of Community and Economic Development in the City of Orange Township or his designee.
DIVISION
The Division of Inspections and Licensing in the Department of Community of Economic Development, City of Orange Township.
LICENSED PREMISES
The location, store or building or auxiliary buildings, structures or appurtenant structures owned or controlled by the applicant.
MINOR
Refers to any person under the age of sixteen (16).
MOTION-PICTURE THEATER
Any building wholly or partly within the city within which motion pictures, cinematograph, sound pictures or videos are shown.
OPERATOR
Any owner or lessee of a motion-picture theater.
PERSON
Any corporation, association, syndicate, joint-stock company, partnership, club or society or individual.
PROPRIETOR
The person in whose place of business a motion-picture theater is located.
SCHOOL
Any educational institution, public, private, secular or parochial, which offers instruction of high-school grade or below.
A. 
The purpose of this Article is to license, regulate and control the licensing and use of motion-picture theaters.
B. 
The purpose of this Article is to further regulate motion-picture theaters so as to prevent nuisances to patrons and the public, hazards of overcrowding or the promotion of gambling, loitering or the creation of an unhealthy atmosphere to the public and the youth of this community and to review the applicants seeking to maintain and operate such use and to inspect the premises where the same will be located.
No person shall show, exhibit or cause to be shown or exhibited in any building wholly or partly within the city and to which such building an entry or admittance fee is charged or exacted from the patrons any motion pictures, cinematograph, sound pictures or videos without first having obtained a license for that purpose from the Director.
The applicant for this license under the provisions of this Article shall obtain and file with the Division a written application on the form provided for that purpose, which shall be subscribed and sworn to by the applicant. A separate application must be filed for each location sought to be licensed. No application will be accepted unless accompanied by an application fee, payable in good funds, in the sum set forth in § 88-1, Schedule of fees. The application may be obtained from and the fee paid to the Director. The application shall include the following:
A. 
The name, address and telephone number of the applicant, whether proprietor, operator or both, including the trade name by which the applicant does business and the street address of the premises and, if incorporated, the name registered with the Secretary of State.
B. 
The name and address of the registered agent of the applicant or person upon whom service of process is authorized to be made.
C. 
Whether a previous license or permit of the applicant or, if applicable, corporate officer of the applicant has been revoked within two (2) years of filing the application and whether the applicant or any partner, officer, director or stockholder owning any more than ten percent (10%) of the outstanding shares thereof has been convicted of:
(1) 
A crime defined in the Criminal Code of the State of New Jersey.
(2) 
A violation of any ordinance involving gambling.
(3) 
A violation of this Article or its predecessor.
D. 
The number and type of alcoholic beverage licenses, where applicable.
E. 
Relevant and material information as may be deemed or reasonably necessary by the Chief of Police for the full protection of the interests of the patrons or the public in the operation and maintenance of the premises and machines.
A. 
Upon the filing of an original application and/or renewal, the Police Department shall make an investigation of the premises and the applicant to determine the truth of the facts set forth in the application as well as the applicant's business responsibility and moral character as is deemed necessary for the protection of the public good.
B. 
Prior to the issuance of any license or permit, the Police Department, Fire Department, Inspections and Licensing Division or such other subcode officials, where applicable, as may be deemed necessary shall conduct an investigation of the premises to determine whether the applicant fully complies with the pertinent ordinances and regulations of the City of Orange Township.
C. 
The recommendation or denial of each appropriate municipal official in the Police Department, Fire Department and Inspections and Licensing Division, as the case may be, must be submitted, in writing, to the License Clerk, Inspections and Licensing Division, within twenty (20) days of the date the application was filed.
All licensed premises shall be subject to inspection during normal business hours by the members of the Police Department and other representatives of the city.
A. 
The Director shall review the application and investigation report of each applicant. Based upon the recommendations of the appropriate municipal officials and all relevant facts, the Director shall approve or deny the application.
B. 
If the applicant is approved, the Director shall issue the necessary license upon the receipt of a license fee as herein provided in § 88-1, Schedule of fees, of the Code of the City of Orange Township. The appropriate fee shall be paid to the Division prior to issuance of a license.
C. 
If the applicant is disapproved, the Director shall set forth the reasons for the denial. In the event of an appeal from a denial or disapproval, the applicant shall give written notice to the City Clerk of his intention to appeal, which must be made within fifteen (15) days of the notice of the denial. The appeal shall be by written request by the applicant to the City Council and shall set forth the basis for the applicant's objection to the denial and reasons why the license should be approved. Any municipal official recommending denial shall then submit a written report to the City Council to be considered as evidence with respect to the hearing.
D. 
Upon hearing, the City Council may reverse, modify, in whole or in part, or may affirm the decision. The hearing shall be in the nature of an administrative proceeding, and the applicant shall bear the requisite burden of proof to overcome the denial or disapproval of issuance of the license.
A. 
The license for the operation of a motion-picture theater as defined in this Article shall be issued to and in the name of the proprietor of the premises where the motion-picture theater is located and shall expire on December 31 next following the issuance thereof. The fee for the issuance of such license shall be as provided in § 88-1. Schedule of fees.
B. 
A license may be renewed annually by filing such renewal application on or before November 1 of the following year on a form prescribed by and directed to the Division. Such renewal application shall not be filed with the Division until payment has been made of the appropriate fee for the renewal thereof. The Police Department shall investigate the renewal application and make a recommendation on reissuance or denial.
C. 
The applicant is responsible for maintaining compliance with all city codes and regulations. Any changes in ownership, use or other element as noted in this Article as affecting motion-picture theaters shall be immediately reported, in writing, to the Division.
D. 
The fee for filing a renewal application shall be as provided in § 88-1, Schedule of fees, of the Code of the City of Orange Township.
A. 
Each proprietor shall, at all times, display the license granted herein, which shall be conspicuously posted at the location of the motion-picture theater and shall not be removed from that location during the period for which said license is issued. The license shall set forth the name and address of the proprietor and the license number to be assigned by the Division.
B. 
Motion-picture entertainment may be given in school buildings in the city, in churches and in the Young Men's Christian Association, Young Women's Christian Association and the Knights of Columbus buildings and in the buildings of other similar organizations without payment of any license fee, provided that a written license for each special premises shall first be obtained from the Director.
A. 
Every license issued under this Article shall be subject to the conditions that the license is not transferable or assignable, the business or occupation shall be conducted only at the place therein specified and the license shall be subject to revocation or suspension for any cause at any time by the Director and shall expire on December 31 of each year.
B. 
Every license issued under this Article shall apply to only one (1) motion-picture theater, and not more than one (1) license shall be issued to any one (1) person, firm or corporation.
A. 
No license shall be issued under this Article unless the premises to be used for such motion-picture theater is properly ventilated and is supplied with sufficient toilet conveniences.
B. 
No license for a motion-picture theater shall be issued except to a person of good moral character.
C. 
All motion-picture theaters shall be at all times kept in a clean, healthful and sanitary condition, and all rooms connected therewith, as well as all stairways and other passages, shall be kept open and well lighted, kept clean and free from dust and dirt and shall be ventilated as directed by the building official.
D. 
A license shall be issued under this Article only if, in the judgement of the Police Department, Fire Department, Inspections and Licensing Division and any other municipal officials, it is determined that the premises to be licensed is a safe and proper place for the purpose for which it is to be used.
It shall be the duty of the Fire Chief and Chief of Police or their designees to order and cause any motion-picture theater to be vacated whenever, in his judgement, any provisions of this Article are being violated therein or whenever any indecent act shall be permitted or whenever any disorder shall take place therein. When such an action occurs, a full written report shall be made and submitted to the Division by the appropriate municipal official.
It shall be unlawful for any proprietor or operator or his agent, servant or employee to knowingly permit or allow a person under the legal age for purchasing alcoholic beverages, as established by the laws of the State of New Jersey, to attend a motion-picture theater show. For the purpose of this section, this prohibition shall not apply to restaurants or a business where the sole or primary use is other than the on- or off-premises sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages.
No proprietor or operator, by himself, directly or indirectly, or by any servant. agent or employee, shall permit gambling or the use, possession or presence of gambling in the operation of a motion-picture theater.
A. 
Any time after granting said license, the Director, in the reasonable exercise of his discretion and for good cause, may cause the suspension or revocation of any license or permit, including but not limited to misrepresentation of the information supplied in the application for such license or renewal thereof, conviction of a crime or violation of any ordinance or regulation affecting the health, welfare and safety of the patrons and the public, or the conduct and maintenance of the licensed premises fostering gambling, obscene and loud language disturbing to the public or to other patrons of the premises or creating public nuisance, excessive noise, litter, traffic or rowdiness by patrons, or violation of a statute involving gambling or a violation of this Article.
B. 
A person whose license is revoked or suspended shall be afforded the right to a hearing before the City Council and the right to be represented by counsel and to call witnesses at such hearing. The Police Chief, Fire Chief and other appropriate municipal officials shall present written reports and testimony as evidence against the licensee. The governing body shall render its decision by a majority vote in the form of a resolution within thirty (30) days after completion of the hearing unless there is an extension of time agreed to by both the appellant and the City Council.
Any proprietor owning or operating a business lawfully in existence upon the effective date of this Article shall be deemed to have been issued a license hereunder, provided that such proprietor and/or operator, within thirty (30) days after said effective date, submits on a form prescribed by the Division a record of information of such existing business.
The Division shall be responsible for collection of application and license fees and renewals thereof. Payment by an applicant upon the filing of an application with the Division shall be so noted, and the application shall be routed to the appropriate city departments for review and recommendation or denial.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or clause of this Article or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Article or of any part thereof.
Neither this Article nor any provision therein contained shall include or apply to any act which is made a public offense by the Criminal Code of the State of New Jersey or by any of the laws of the State of New Jersey or of the United States; nor shall this Article or any provision therein contained authorize or permit or be construed as authorizing or permitting the keeping, maintaining, possessing, using or operating in this municipality of any contrivance or device prohibited by law.
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.) or imprisonment for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days, or both.