City of Plainfield, NJ Bureau of Licenses

Other than special event licenses, the Council hereby directs the Mayor or his designee to act as the issuing agency for the following licenses pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:52-1.[2]

Auctions and Auctioneers

Automatic Amusement Devices and Distributors

Boarding Houses

Billiard Rooms

Bowling Alleys

Cannabis Business

[Added 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. MC 2021-39]

(7)

Carnivals

(8)

Cartmen and Expressmen

(9)

Dogs

(10)

Going-Out-of Business Sales

Itinerant Vendors

Junk Dealers

Lodging Houses

Pawnbrokers

Peddlers

Pool Rooms

Public Entertainment

Self-Service Laundries

(19)

Transient Merchants

(20)

Vehicles for transportation of passengers, baggage, merchandise, goods and chattels or waste matter

(21)

Wreckers

(22)

Special Event Licenses

[2]

Charter reference: As to power to delegate authority, see Charter 4.3 and 4.4.

Other than special event licenses, the Mayor shall be the issuing agency for all other licenses other than those licenses required to be issued by another agency under any other Code of the City or State.

Cross reference: As to bicycles, see Vehicles and Traffic, Chapter 16 of this Code.

[1]

State law reference: As to power to issue business licenses, see N.J.S.A. 40:52-1, et seq.

§ 9:1-3 Filing application; forms.

[MC 2012-21, December 20, 2012]

An application for a license or a renewal thereof shall be filed with the License Bureau on forms supplied by such Bureau which shall conform to the requirements of the specific license and pursuant to State law.

§ 9:1-4 Referral for investigation or inspection.

[MC 2012-21, December 20, 2012]

Upon filing of the application, the head of the License Bureau shall refer such application, if required, to the:

Chief of Police or his designee, for an investigation of the applicant; or,

Chief Building and Housing Inspector, Health Officer or Fire Chief, or their respective designees, for an inspection of the premises.

§ 9:1-5 Issuance of license.

[MC 2012-21, December 20, 2012; amended 9-11-2023 by Ord. No. MC 2023-32]

After referral as provided in Section 9:1-4 and approval thereof, the investigating agency or its designee shall refer the application with any recommendations to the issuing agency for action.

If the issuing agency approves the application, the license shall be issued upon payment of the prescribed fee to the License Bureau.

(c)

The schedule of fees for all activities licensed under this chapter is set out in Article 17 of this chapter.

(d)

A refundable $250 cleaning deposit will be required for the following types of licenses applications as specified in: § 9:1-2(a)(7), (17), and (22).

If the City’s Department of Public Works becomes responsible for cleaning up after the event, the $250 deposit shall be forfeited.

If the applicant satisfactorily cleans up after their event, the $250 deposit shall be returned within five (5) business days.

§ 9:1-6 Workmen's compensation.

[MC 2012-21, December 20, 2012]

Where applicable, an applicant for a license under this chapter must furnish proper certificates of workmen's compensation.

§ 9:1-7 Expiration.

[MC 2012-21, December 20, 2012]

A license issued by the License Bureau shall expire on the date specified in the license.

§ 9:1-8 Renewal.

[MC 2012-21, December 20, 2012]

An application for renewal of a license shall be filed with the License Bureau at least two (2) weeks prior to its expiration date.

§ 9:1-9 Replacement of license.

[MC 2012-21, December 20, 2012]

Whenever a license is lost or destroyed, a duplicate license may be issued by the License Bureau if the applicant:

Requests the same; and

Pays a replacement fee of One Dollar ($1.00]

§ 9:1-10 Suspension or revocation.

[MC 2012-21, December 20, 2012]

Other than special event licenses, the licenses issued pursuant to this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the Mayor after notice and hearing for any of the following causes:

Any fraud, misrepresentation or false statement contained in the application for license;

Any fraud, misrepresentation or false statement made in connection with the selling of goods, wares and merchandise;

(3)

Any violation of this chapter;

(4)

Conviction of the licensee of any crime, or a violation of any disorderly person provisions having a reasonable relationship to the purpose and scope of the license;

(5)

Conducting the activity licensed under this chapter in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals or general welfare of the public.

Notice of hearing for the suspension or revocation of a license shall be given in writing, setting forth specifically the grounds of the complaint and the time and place of the hearing. Such notice shall be by registered mail to the licensee at the last known address, at least five (5) days prior to the date set for the hearing.

(c)

In case of revocation of any license as herein provided, no portion of the license fee shall be reimbursed to the licensee.

(d)

Any suspension or revocation may be either in addition to or instead of the penalties prescribed in Section 1:1-14 of this Code.

§ 9:1-11 Appeals.

[MC 2012-21, December 20, 2012]

Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Mayor in regard to the denial of application for a license or in connection with the suspension or revocation of a license as provided in this chapter shall have the right to appeal to the Council unless otherwise provided by law.