Editor's Note: The general power to license and prescribe license fees is contained in N.J.S.A. 40:52-1 et seq. Licensing is also a part of the general police power granted by N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.
Editorial Comment: Ordinance 731-2015 reorganized certain Divisions within the Department of Administration. The Division of Licenses and Inspections was abolished in favor of the Bureau of Licenses within the Division of Construction Code Enforcement.
[2000 Code §§  10:1-1.1 through 10:1-1.4; amended 4-24-2019 by Ord. No. 785-2019]
This chapter shall be administered by the Bureau of Licenses and the Licensing Clerk unless otherwise designated herein.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide a uniform set of procedures for administering the issuance, renewal and revocation of all licenses and permits issued by the Borough, except alcoholic beverage licenses, dog licenses, fishing and hunting licenses, and bingo and raffle licenses. All applications for licenses and permits except those otherwise designated herein shall be issued by the Bureau of Licenses, unless expressly prohibited by state and federal law.
The Clerk of the Bureau of Licenses shall be known and designated as the "Licensing Clerk" and shall keep a record of all licenses and permits issued hereunder. All moneys collected for licenses and permits hereunder shall be receipted by the Clerk of the Bureau and turned over to the Chief Financial Officer daily. A monthly report shall be prepared at the end of the month and submitted to the Borough Council, the Borough Clerk and the Chief Financial Officer.
The Borough Council may make rules and regulations which interpret or amplify any provision of this chapter or for the purpose of administering the provisions of this chapter or making them more effective.
Editor's Note: Unless otherwise provided for , the provisions of §10-2 shall apply to all licenses and permits issued by the Borough.
[2000 Code § 10:5-1]
All applications for licenses accompanied by the required fee shall be made to the Licensing Clerk or other Borough official as designated in this chapter a minimum of three weeks prior to the proposed effective date of the license, upon forms provided by the Borough, and shall contain the following information:
a. 
Name and permanent and local address of the applicant. If the applicant is corporation, the name and address of its registered agent.
b. 
If a vehicle is to be used, its description, including the license number.
c. 
If the applicant is employed by another, the name and address of the employer, together with credentials establishing the exact relationship.
d. 
The days of the week and hours of the day during which the licensed activity will be conducted.
e. 
A description of the nature of the business, and the goods, property or services to be sold or supplied.
f. 
A statement as to whether the applicant has been convicted of any crime, or the violation of any municipal ordinance other than traffic offenses, and, if so, the date and place of conviction, the nature of the offense, and the punishment or penalty imposed.
[2000 Code § 10:5-2]
Each applicant shall be referred to the Chief of Police or a Police Officer designated by the Chief who shall immediately institute an investigation of the applicant's business responsibility, moral character and ability to properly conduct the licensed activity he considers necessary for the protection of the public. He shall communicate his findings in writing to the Licensing Clerk within a reasonable time after the application has been filed. If the investigator decides that the applicant's character, ability or business responsibility are unsatisfactory, or the products, services or activity are not free from fraud, he shall disapprove the application and the Clerk shall refuse to issue the license and shall so notify the applicant. Otherwise, the Licensing Clerk shall issue the license immediately, provided the required license fees have been paid. In the event of the refusal of the issuance of a license, the applicant may appeal to the Borough Council for hearing. The appeal must be filed, in writing, with the Borough Clerk within 14 days after notification of the refusal. The Council shall hold its hearing within 30 days thereafter. The decision of the Council shall be final.
[2000 Code § 10:5-3]
Licenses shall be in a form provided by the Office of the Licensing Clerk, and shall contain the following information:
a. 
The name and address of the licensee.
b. 
The number and type of the license and the nature of the licensed activity.
c. 
If the licensed activity is conducted from a vehicle, the make, model and license number of the vehicle.
d. 
The expiration date of the license.
e. 
Any other appropriate information which the Mayor or the Council may, by Resolution, require.
f. 
The Licensing Clerk shall keep a record of all licenses issued and shall cause monthly reports to be filed with the Borough Clerk.
[2000 Code § 10:5-4]
Each license shall apply only to the person to whom it was issued and shall not be transferable to another person.
[2000 Code § 10:5-5; Ord. No. 720-2015 § 4]
Unless a different expiration date is established with respect to a particular license, all licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year of issue, at 12:00 midnight.
[2000 Code § 10:5-6]
Any license or permit issued by the Borough may be revoked by the Borough Council after notice and a hearing for any of the following causes:
a. 
Fraud or misrepresentation in any application for a permit or license.
b. 
Fraud, misrepresentation of other dishonesty in the conduct of the licensed activity.
c. 
Violation of any provision of this chapter.
d. 
Conviction of the licensee for any felonry or high misdemeanor, or any misdemeanor or disorderly persons offense involving moral turpitude.
e. 
Conduct of the licensed activity, whether by the licensee himself or his agents or employees, in an unlawful manner, or in a manner that constitutes a breach of the peace or a menace to the public health, safety or general welfare.
[2000 Code § 10:5-7; Ord. No. 720-2015 § 5]
Except for licenses for which a specific hearing procedure is established herein, notice of a hearing for the revocation of a license or permit shall be given in writing by the Borough Clerk. The notice shall specifically set forth the grounds upon which the proposed revocation is based and the time and place of the hearing. It shall be served by mailing a copy to the licensee at his last known address by certified mail, return receipt requested, at least five days prior to the date set for the hearing.
[2000 Code § 10:5-8]
At the hearing, the licensee shall have the right to appear and be heard, to be represented by an attorney, to prevent witnesses in his own behalf, to cross examine opposing witnesses, and to have a permanent record made of the proceedings at his own expense. The Borough Council shall revoke or suspend the license if they are satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the licensee is guilty of the acts charged.
[2000 Code § 10:5-9]
The Borough Council may issue another license to a person whose license has been revoked or denied as provided in this section, if, after hearing, it is satisfied by clear and convincing evidence that the acts which led to the revocation or denial will not occur again, otherwise, no person whose license has been revoked or denied, nor any person acting for him, directly or indirectly, shall be issued another license to carry on the same activity.
[2000 Code § 10:3-1; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 2; repealed by Ord. No. 773-2018]
[2000 Code § 10:3-2; repealed by Ord. No. 773-2018]
[2000 Code § 10:3-3; repealed by Ord. No. 773-2018]
[2000 Code § 10:3-4; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 2; repealed by Ord. No. 773-2018]
[2000 Code § 10:3-5; Ord. No. 655-2012; repealed by Ord. No. 773-2018]
[2000 Code § 10:3-6; repealed by Ord. No. 773-2018]
[2000 Code § 10:3-7; repealed by Ord. No. 773-2018]
[2000 Code § 10:3-8; Ord. No. 655-2012; repealed by Ord. No. 773-2018]
[2000 Code § 10:3-9; Ord. No. 773-2018]
[2000 Code § 10:3-10; Ord. No. 655-2012; Ord. No. 695-2014 § 3; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 2; repealed by Ord. No. 773-2018]
[2000 Code § 10:3-11; Ord. No. 655-2012; repealed by Ord. No. 773-2018]
[2000 Code § 10:3-12; repealed by Ord. No. 773-2018]
[2000 Code § 10:3-13; repealed by Ord. No. 773-2018]
[Ord. No. 773-2018]
a. 
The Borough has a permanent year-round population of approximately 2,000 residents which, during the period from Memorial Day through mid-September increases to over 30,000 inhabitants. This increase in population because of summer residents and visitors greatly increases traffic congestion, demands for on-street parking, as well as bicycle and pedestrian traffic. Vending trucks which sell ice cream, ice cream products, and bottled water and soda add to the vehicular and pedestrian traffic congestion by parking to sell products and thereby also creating safety concerns. In the exercise of its judgment and discretion, and in the exercise of the authority granted to all municipal governments pursuant to State Statute (N.J.S.A. 45:24-9 et seq.), Borough Council has determined that it is in the interest of public safety and welfare to restrict peddling to those vending or food trucks engaged in the sale of ice cream and ice cream products in keeping with a long-standing policy of the Borough. By restricting vending trucks to those selling ice cream products will serve to lessen congestion on Borough streets and promote public safety.
[2000 Code § 10:3.1; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 2; Ord. No. 773-2018]
The definitions set forth in Chapter 1, §1-2 of the Code of the Borough of Avalon, 2013 ("Code" or "Borough Code") shall apply to this chapter and section together with the definitions which follow.
Cross Reference: See § 9-6.3 of the Code of the Borough of Avalon, 2013.
As used in this section:
BOROUGH
shall mean the Borough of Avalon in the County of Cape May and State of New Jersey.
CONVEYANCE
shall mean a food truck, ice cream truck or vending truck as defined herein.
DELIVERY TICKET
shall mean a written or digital order form which shall be in the possession of the delivery person and produced on demand of any Police Officer or the Code Enforcement Official and which shall contain the information required by this chapter.
FOOD TRUCK OR ICE CREAM TRUCK OR VENDING TRUCK
shall mean a motor vehicle validly registered in the State of New Jersey and bearing a current valid certificate of inspection from the Cape May County Department of Health and from which is sold only ice cream, ice cream products, bottled water and soda intended for immediate or reasonably prompt consumption. Other than these specific and designated products no other type food or food products may be sold or distributed from such vehicle.
HAWKER
shall mean a person who sells by outcry.
ICE CREAM TRUCK
see definition of Food Truck.
PEDDLER
shall mean a person who travels about with ice cream, ice cream products, and bottled water and soda for sale or distribution from a motor vehicle or other means of conveyance. The term shall not mean or include the delivery of food, goods, wares or merchandise that has been pre-ordered and is being delivered to a specific destination or location within the Borough and with a delivery ticket in the possession of the delivery person.
PERSON
shall mean any individual, natural person, partnerships, joint ventures, societies, associations, clubs, trustees, trusts, corporations, limited liability companies or unincorporated groups; or any officers, agents, employees, servants, factors or any kind of personal representatives of any thereof in any capacity, acting either for himself or for any other person, under either personal appointment or pursuant to law.
SALE
shall mean and include any sale, rental or distribution, offer for sale, rental or distribution or an attempt, directly or indirectly, to sell, rent, or distribute. [N.J.S.A. 56: 8-1(e)]
[Ord. No. 738-2016 § 2]
VENDING TRUCK
shall mean a Food Truck or Ice Cream Truck or Conveyance as defined herein.
WARE OR WARES
shall mean and include both merchandise and services. The term(s) shall include any piece or kind of goods that a store, merchant, peddler or other vendor or seller has to sell, rent or distribute and shall include any skill or service that one seeks to sell, rent or distribute.
[Ord. No. 738-2016 § 2]
[Ord. No. 773-2018]
Hawking, as defined herein (selling by outcry), is prohibited within the Borough.
[Ord. No. 773-2018]
a. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in peddling without first obtaining a permit and license as provided by this section.
[2000 Code § 10:3.2]
b. 
As a condition for being granted a license under this chapter, each license applicant and each driver or other employee engaged in selling or vending shall consent to a full criminal history background check, including fingerprints, annually prior to the issuance or renewal of any license to peddle. The applicant and employee shall follow the same procedure set forth in Chapter 5 of this Code pertaining to employees and volunteers having contact with minors.
[Ord. No. 773-2018]
a. 
The license fee for a peddler shall be $750 per year. The fee shall cover the entire business entity and shall include the use of one vehicle. Any additional vehicle used in the operation of the business shall require an additional license fee of $150.
It is the intention of this subsection to license the business with an additional fee to be charged for each vehicle in excess of one. Each individual peddler does not have to pay an individual fee, but each such individual must submit the required information and must otherwise comply with the provisions of all subsections thereof.
b. 
The term of the license shall correspond with the calendar year and all such licenses shall expire at midnight on December 31 of each year. No portion of the fee shall be pro-rated for any part of the year.
[Ord. No. 773-2018]
a. 
Peddler's licenses are restricted to the owner/operator of an ice cream truck and shall be issued upon the filing of a completed license application, and following the completion of a satisfactory criminal history background check and compliance with other requirements and conditions of this chapter.
b. 
Such ice cream trucks (sometimes referred to as food trucks or vending trucks) are restricted to the sale of only ice cream, ice cream products, and bottled water and soda which are intended for immediate or reasonably immediate consumption by a consumer or customer. No other food or food products nor any other wares, goods, merchandise or service shall be sold or distributed from such vehicle(s).
[2000 Code § 10:3-4; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 2; Ord. No. 773-2018]
An ice cream truck may stop in the public streets only for the time necessary to vend, sell or solicit to and from people in the immediate vicinity and subject to the provisions and restrictions of this section as follows:
a. 
Any such vehicle shall park for such stops near the curb of the street and on the right hand side in the direction it is proceeding, and shall not impede, obstruct or otherwise interfere with normal traffic in the immediate area.
b. 
Any such vehicle shall be permitted to remain in any given location for a maximum period of as follows:
1. 
Thirty minutes at street ends or intersection; and
2. 
Ten minutes at locations other than street ends or intersections, except for those areas specially designated where the time period does not apply, or those areas where such sales are absolutely prohibited.
Once having remained in a given location for the maximum permissible time, the ice cream truck shall move to a new location, which shall not be within one city block of such location or within 250 feet of such location, whichever is greater, for at least one hour.
c. 
No peddler shall have any exclusive right to any location, nor shall a peddler be permitted to operate in any area where his operations might create a threat to the health, safety or welfare of the general public. For the purpose of this subsection, the judgment of a Police Officer, exercised in good faith, shall be deemed conclusive.
[Ord. No. 655-2012 § 1; Ord. No. 773-2018]
No person shall peddle in the Borough before 11:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, daily including Sundays and holidays. No person or business entity shall utilize more than two vehicles at any given time to engage in the conduct permitted under this section.
[2000 Code § 10:3-6; Ord. No. 773-2018]
It shall be the duty of any Borough Police Officer and Code Enforcement Official to require any person seen peddling, and who is not known by such Officer to be duly licensed, to produce his peddler's license and to enforce the provisions of this section against any person found to be violating the same.
[2000 Code § 10:3-7; Ord. No. 773-2018]
a. 
Any veteran or volunteer firefighter who holds a special license issued pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:24-9 shall be exempted from application for a license, but shall be required to comply with all other applicable provisions of this section. Specifically, veterans and exempt firefighters shall not be required to file a license application with the Borough or pay any license fee. All other requirements of this section shall be complied with and such veteran or exempt firefighter shall produce a valid license issued by the County Clerk upon demand of the Police or Code Enforcement Officer. Each veteran and exempt firefighter shall file the required insurance certificate with the Borough Licensing Clerk before vending in the Borough.
Cross reference: See § 10-4.28.
b. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any individual or entity that has applied for and received a "Special Event Permit" issued by the Borough for a specific event and date(s).
c. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to the delivery of any pre-ordered product in accordance with the provisions of § 10-4.27 herein.
[2000 Code § 10:3-8; Ord. No. 655-2012; Ord. No. 773-2018]
The equipment, including vehicles, used by peddlers of ice cream, ice cream products, and bottled water and soda, shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner at all times and shall be subject to inspection at any time. All such equipment shall satisfy all applicable health code requirements and be licensed and/or inspected by the appropriate regulatory authority. Any violation found and not immediately corrected, shall be grounds for such provider to be prohibited from doing business in the Borough of Avalon until such violations are abated. Any certification issued by the County Health Department, or other agency having jurisdiction, shall be prominently displayed and shall be produced for inspection upon demand of the Police or Code Enforcement Official.
[Ord. No. 773-2018]
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 10-4.26 hereof, peddling shall be permitted in certain designated areas without regard to the time limitations hereinabove imposed. Such areas are hereby designated as follows:
a. 
From 9th Street to 12th Street on Dune Drive (Avalon Recreation Field) and west on 12th Street for a distance of 100 feet from the curbline on Dune Drive.
[2000 Code § 10:3-10; Ord. No. 655-2012; Ord. No. 695-2014 § 3; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 2; Ord. No. 773-2018]
Peddling shall be absolutely prohibited in certain areas of the Borough, in addition to those areas hereinabove set forth, which areas are defined as follows:
a. 
Dune Drive from 20th Street to 34th Street.
b. 
Ocean Drive, also known as Third Avenue, from 20th Street to 34th Street.
c. 
Within 75 feet of any corner or intersection of Dune Drive and Ocean Drive also known as Third Avenue, between 20th Street and 34th Street.
d. 
All peddling within 250 feet or within one city block, whichever is greater, of any church, commercial building or school is hereby prohibited.
e. 
In addition to the prohibitions contained in the beach regulations, as pertaining to peddling, it shall be unlawful to solicit or canvass on the beach, boardwalk and approaches thereto. This prohibition does not apply to street ends subject to the time limitations contained in this section.
f. 
The Borough has determined that the negative impacts on the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Borough of Avalon require the prohibition of peddling in the R-M (Hotel-Motel) District as described in the Borough's Zoning Ordinance. Such activities are not suited to these R-M (Hotel-Motel) District areas and the use of public streets and rights-of-way in these areas for such purposes represents a risk to pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
[Ord. No. 655-2012 § 1]
g. 
The Borough has determined that the negative impacts on the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Borough of Avalon require the prohibition of peddling in the area of the emergency access point to the beach, from the beach entrance westwardly to the nearest perpendicular intersecting street. These locations are 9th Street; 15th Street; 20th Street; 32nd Street; 38th Street; 60th Street and 79th Street. Such activities in these areas have the potential to interfere with or block these emergency access points to the beach.
[Ord. No. 655-2012 § 1]
h. 
On the beach and boardwalk and on the approaches thereto.
Cross Reference: § 9-6 of the Code of the Borough of Avalon, 2013.
[Ord. No. 773-2018]
a. 
The term "peddler" or "peddling" shall not apply to the delivery of food and other merchandise and wares to any location or destination within the Borough, including the beach and bay, by any established business located within or without the Borough provided that:
1. 
The food or other merchandise has been pre-ordered; and
2. 
The delivery of such food or other merchandise is accompanied by a "delivery ticket" as defined herein and containing all of the required information which delivery ticket shall be in the possession of the delivery person;
3. 
The absence of a delivery ticket shall constitute presumptive evidence that the delivery is the result of peddling and shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
b. 
"Delivery ticket," as defined herein, shall be in the possession of the delivery person and produced on demand of any Police Officer or the Code Enforcement Official and shall include the following information:
1. 
Proof that the product was pre-ordered for delivery within the Borough;
2. 
Delivery slip in possession of the driver indicating:
(a) 
The date and time of order;
(b) 
Name of vendor;
(c) 
Name of patron ordering product;
(d) 
Address of patron;
(e) 
Phone number of patron;
(f) 
List of all items ordered;
(g) 
Total cost of items being delivered;
(h) 
Name or initials of the employee taking the order for such items.
c. 
The vehicle used for the delivery of such items shall not be equipped for any on-board food preparation of any type or description.
[Ord. No. 655-2012; Ord. No. 773-2018]
a. 
Every person seeking to engage in peddling in the Borough shall produce evidence of insurance coverage as follows:
Type of Coverage
Minimum Limits of Liability
General Liability Insurance
$1,000,000 for injury to one person; $2,000,000 for injury to more than one person; $100,000 for property damage
Automobile Liability Insurance
$1,000,000
b. 
The Borough shall be designated as an additional insured in said policy or policies.
c. 
A Certificate of Insurance demonstrating compliance with this subsection shall be provided to the Licensing Clerk before the issuance of a license. Failure to provide such Certificate shall be cause for the denial of a license.
[Ord. No. 773-2018]
Borough Council reserves the right to adopt rules and regulations pertaining to the administration and enforcement of this chapter and section.
[2000 Code § 10:3-13; Ord. No. 773-2018]
Any person or entity violating this section or any agent, servant or employee of such person or entity having been issued a license pursuant to this section, who violates any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, in the Municipal Court be subject to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, § 1-5. The aforesaid penalties may be imposed in addition to any other penalty provided elsewhere herein, including, but not limited to, the revocation of a license. The penalties imposed by this section shall be exclusive of any penalty which may be imposed as a result of any revocation proceeding and such revocation proceeding is exclusive from any penalty imposed pursuant to this section.
[2000 Code § 10:4-1]
As used in this section:
SOLICITOR OR CANVASSER
shall mean a person, whether resident of the Borough or not, traveling either by foot, automobile, or any other type of conveyance, from place to place, from house to house, or from street to street, taking or attempting to take orders for sale of goods, wares and merchandise, personal property of any nature whatsoever for further delivery, or for services to be furnished or performed in the future, whether or not the individual has, carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of the sale, with or without accepting an advance payment for the goods.
[2000 Code § 10:4-2]
It shall be unlawful or any solicitor or canvasser as defined in this section to engage in any such business within the Borough without first obtaining a license.
[2000 Code § 10:4-3]
This section shall not apply to:
a. 
Any person who has obtained a charitable solicitor's permit in accordance with § 10-5.6 hereof;
b. 
Any person distributing literature or handbills on behalf of a candidate for public office;
c. 
Any person who has been licensed by the State of New Jersey to engage in an activity described in this section, when so engaged; including without limitation, real estate, insurance or securities, brokers and salesmen.
[2000 Code § 10:4-4]
In addition to the information required on an application provided pursuant to this chapter, the application for solicitor's license shall indicate the place where the goods or property proposed to be sold, or orders taken for the sale thereof, are manufactured or produced, where such goods or products are located at the time the application is filed, and the proposed method of delivery.
[2000 Code § 10:4-5]
The license fee that shall be charged by the Licensing Clerk for such license shall be $150.
[2000 Code § 10:4-6]
No soliciting or canvassing activities shall be conducted before 9:00 a.m. or later than 5:00 p.m., nor on Sundays or holidays.
[2000 Code § 10:4-7]
Religious organizations and nonprofit organizations as defined by the Internal Revenue Service shall not be required to pay any fee, but shall otherwise comply with all other applicable provisions of this section.
[2000 Code § 10:6-1]
It is hereby determined that the Borough of Avalon is a seashore resort municipality containing an amusement and entertainment area according to the customary understanding of such terms, which area is more particularly bounded and described as extending from a point 160 feet north of the northwesterly corner of 27th Street, southwesterly to a point 110 feet from the northerly side of 30th Street.
[2000 Code § 10:6-2]
No person without first having obtained a license as herein prescribed, shall own or operate within the Borough any amusement game or games, as those terms are defined by the Amusement Games Licensing Law (N.J.S.A. 5:8-100 et seq.), whether the games are games of skill or chance, or both, and whether the games are placed and operated with or without numbers or figures. All applications for a license under this section shall be issued by the Borough Council pursuant to the provisions of the above cited law.
[2000 Code § 10:6-3]
Each applicant for an amusement games license or any person having an interest therein if the applicant is a partnership, association or corporation, and every employee thereof, shall be required to register with the Borough Clerk by completing such application as the Borough Council shall require, submitting to being fingerprinted, and paying a registration fee of $2.50 for an amusement games registration certificate as a prerequisite to the holding, operating, conducting or assisting in the holding, operation and conducting of amusement games in the Borough.
[2000 Code § 10:6-4]
The annual license fee for the holding, operating or conducting of any of the several classes of permissible amusement games as fully described in Regulation No. 7 of the Amusement Games Licensing Law, whether as a single form of game or combination of games, shall be $25, and shall accompany the application for license.
[2000 Code § 10:6-5]
No licensee shall hold, operate, conduct or allow the holding, operation or conducting of any amusement game on a licensed premises between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. the following day, prevailing time.
[2000 Code § 10:6-6]
The regulations promulgated by the State Commissioner of Amusement Games Control insofar as they relate to the holding, operation and conducting of amusement games in the Borough of Avalon shall govern the operation of such games in the Borough.
[2000 Code § 10:6-7]
In the event that any licensee shall violate any of the provisions of this section, the Amusement Games Licensing Law or the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Amusement Games Control Commissioner, or the terms of such license, such licensee shall be a disorderly person and if convicted as such shall, in addition to suffering any other penalties which may be imposed by law or any other provision of this chapter, forfeit any license issued hereunder.
[2000 Code § 10:6A]
The Borough of Avalon has become an ever more popular location for civic and charitable events held mainly during the summer season. Many of those events take place entirely or partially upon Borough property. Other events require that the Borough provide extraordinary services from certain Departments including Public Works and the Police Department. The Borough Council finds that it is in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Borough to create this section as a mechanism for regulation of any and all events that utilize or enter upon Borough property, waterways and/or other facilities and/or necessitate the provisions of extraordinary services.
[2000 Code § 10:6A-1; Ord. No. 720-2015 § 6]
As used in this section:
COMPLETED
shall mean a preliminary complete application which has been commented upon by the appropriate Borough officials or deemed complete by the Division of Recreation Director in accordance with § 10-7.2
PRELIMINARILY COMPLETE
shall mean an application which has been completely filled out to the satisfaction of the Division of Recreation Director by the applicant.
SPECIAL EVENT
shall mean an activity open to public display and/or participation which requires access to or enters upon public land and/or Borough equipment, beaches, parks, grounds, waters, buildings, rights-of-way or other property, and/or requires or would result in the utilization of the services of Borough personnel.
[2000 Code § 10:6A-2; Ord. No. 720-2015 § 7]
No person(s) or entities shall, conduct any special event within the Borough of Avalon without first completing an application for permit for same. A form of application can be obtained from the Division of Recreation Director. Any such application shall be submitted at least 90 business days in advance of the proposed special event. Once deemed preliminarily complete by the Division of Recreation Director, copies of the application shall be delivered to the Chief of Police, the Director of Public Works; and the Borough Safety Officer for review and comment. Such comments shall be received in writing by the Division of Recreation Director within 30 business days of provision of the completed application from the Division of Recreation Director. If no comments are received within this time period, the Division of Recreation Director shall deem the application complete and follow the provisions of § 10-7.3. Nothing herein shall preclude the Mayor and Council from receiving appropriate comments from Borough officials at the time the application is finally reviewed. The fee for processing of such applications shall be as established after review of the event; shall minimize as much as possible the costs to the taxpayers of the Borough of Avalon and shall be nonrefundable and payable in advance. Such fee may be waived as deemed appropriate by the Mayor in the case of a charitable event.
[2000 Code § 10:6A-3; Ord. No. 720-2015 § 8]
A copy of the completed application shall be delivered to all members of the Governing Body for their review and the application shall be formally reviewed by the Mayor and/or his designee(s). The application shall be deemed approved only upon the approval of the Mayor and/or his designee(s), who shall, thereafter at the next meeting of Borough Council, report such approval to the Council. Any application which includes the proposed consumption of alcoholic beverages as part of the event shall not be deemed approved until submitted to Borough Council and approved by way of motion at a public meeting. Approval of the application shall be under and subject to any and all reasonable conditions deemed appropriate by the Mayor and/or his designee(s) and shall be accompanied by adequate proof of insurance and a fully executed Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement in favor of the Borough. Upon approval by the Mayor and/or his designee(s) of an application, the Division of Recreation Director shall issue a permit for the special event limited to and consistent with the application and the conditions imposed by the Mayor and/or his designee(s).
[2000 Code § 10:6A-4]
To the greatest practical extent, the provisions of this section shall not apply to any special event conducted by or on behalf of the Borough of Avalon and/or its municipal agencies. The Mayor and/or Borough Council shall retain the discretion to waive any conditions of this section as deemed appropriate under the circumstances.
[2000 Code § 10:6A-5]
This section may be enforced by any member of the Avalon Police Department and/or by the Code Enforcement Official. Any person found guilty by the Judge of the Municipal Court shall be liable for the penalty stated in Chapter 1, §1-5, and may be declared ineligible to obtain a Special Events Permit in the Borough of Avalon for a period of time as ordered by the Court.
[2000 Code § 10:7-1]
As used in this section:
BOARD
shall mean the Board of Health of the Borough of Avalon.
JUVENILE CAMP
shall mean one or more buildings or structures, together with the tract of land appurtenant thereto, conducted, operated or maintained as living quarters for temporary occupancy for a period of five or more days of a group of 10 or more persons under the age of 18 years, not accompanied by a parent or guardian of each. All juvenile camps must be in permanent quarters and no tents or trailers will be permitted in any part of the Borough of Avalon.
[2000 Code § 10:7-2]
No person shall conduct, operate or maintain a juvenile camp within the Borough until a license has been issued by the Board of Health.
[2000 Code § 10:7-3]
Application for a license to operate a juvenile camp shall be made to the Board on forms prescribed thereby, and shall contain the following information:
a. 
The name of the camp.
b. 
The exact location of the camp.
c. 
The name of the person to be in charge of the camp.
d. 
The name and address of the owner.
e. 
The proposed number of persons to be accommodated.
f. 
The date the camp will be open for occupancy.
g. 
Such other information as may be determined necessary by the Board.
[2000 Code § 10:7-4]
The fee for issuing a juvenile camp license shall be $150 per year.
[2000 Code § 10:7-5]
To secure the proper sanitation of juvenile camps and protect the health and safety of occupants thereof the Board is authorized to make, amend and repeal rules and regulations pertaining to such camps concerning site and location, surface drainage and water supply, collection and disposal of excremental matter, sewage, waste liquids, garbage and other wastes, insect control, storage, preparation and serving of foods, health of food handlers and other occupants of such camps, cleanliness of buildings and grounds, overcrowding of quarters, and similar subjects related to health. Violation of any such rule or regulation shall constitute a violation of this section.
[2000 Code § 10:8-1]
It shall be unlawful for the operator of any kind of dredging equipment to operate such equipment within the Borough without first obtaining a license therefor in compliance with the provisions of this section.
[2000 Code § 10:8-2]
As used in this section:
DREDGING EQUIPMENT
shall mean any kind of equipment used, inter alia, to remove material from beneath or near any water surfaces, or to in any manner alter the contours of land under or near water.
WATERWAY
shall mean any waters, waterway, lake, river, tributary, canal, lagoon, harbor or connecting waters within the Borough.
[2000 Code § 10:8-3]
Applicants for a license under this section shall file a written application with the Licensing Clerk signed by the applicant if an individual; by a partner, if a partnership; and by the president of a corporation. The application shall contain the following information:
a. 
The name or names of a person or persons having the management or supervision of the dredging operation.
b. 
An accurate description of the location where the dredging is to take place.
[2000 Code § 10:8-4]
Licensees under this section shall pay an annual fee of $100. Each license shall contain a description of the area to be dredged.
[2000 Code § 10:8-5]
Every time an area is to be dredged which is not covered by an existing license, another license with appropriate description of the additional area must be obtained. The fee for any additional license, after the first in any given year, shall be $2 each.
[2000 Code § 10:8-6]
a. 
No dredging equipment shall be operated in any fashion prior to 8:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m., on any given day, except that hours other than those stated may be allowed upon application to the Borough Council.
b. 
No dredging equipment shall be operated without a license or in any area not described or covered in any existing license.
c. 
No dredging shall be conducted which in any way removes any kind of sand, silt, fill or dirt which is part of or supports land, publicly or privately owned, which is above the mean low water mark as determined by the Borough Engineer.
[2000 Code § 10:9-1]
As used in this section:
CATAMARAN
shall mean a water craft of twin pontoon construction, propelled wholly by sails.
[2000 Code § 10:9-2]
Every owner of a catamaran shall be required to obtain a license to be issued by the Licensing Clerk prior to bringing or permitting to be brought or using any said craft upon any public beach adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean or in the surf in the Borough. The license shall not be transferable. Application for said license shall be received no earlier than March 1 of the year of issue.
[2000 Code § 10:9-3]
Each owner shall submit, together with the license application, proof of liability insurance in effect and in an amount no less than $100,000 single limit.
[2000 Code § 10:9-4]
The annual fee for a catamaran license shall be established by resolution adopted by the Borough Council who shall fix a pre-season rate and a season rate, the rate date to be May 1. Payment in full shall accompany the application for a license. The fee will not be refundable after June 1.
[2000 Code § 10:9-5]
No more than 100 licenses shall be issued for catamaran sailboats during any year. Borough Council may, by resolution, amend this number.
[2000 Code § 10:9-6]
Every owner or operator of any catamaran shall display on the right hand front hull of the vessel the official descriptive decal license issued by the Borough Clerk.
[2000 Code § 10:9-7]
The Borough Council shall adopt such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary for, including but not limited to, the proper control of catamarans for the designation of beaches on which catamaran sailboats may be stored, launched and operated and for the detail of license decals. Licensees shall comply with all rules and regulations and shall also comply with the requirements of this section.
[2000 Code § 10:9-8]
The applicant for a license shall sign a waiver and indemnification from when making application for a license, which shall indemnify and hold harmless the Borough of Avalon with respect to any damages or liability claims or claims of any manner arising from the use of the vessel for which the license is issued and also waives any claims against the Borough of Avalon with respect to any damage incurred by the vessel.
[2000 Code § 10:9-9]
The Chief of Police, or any member of the Police Department designated by him, is hereby authorized to remove or have removed any vessel left unattended on the beach, dunes or surf, and/or on which is not displayed the official license. Such vessel shall be impounded until lawfully claimed. The Chief of Police, or any member of the Police Department acting for him, shall notify the legal owner, where the owner is known or can reasonably be ascertained, in writing, by personal service or by certified mail, at the last known address of the owner, of the removal of such vessel and the reason for the same and the location of the vessel. Such vessel shall be retained and impounded until the owner shall have paid the cost of such taking and removal, the charge to be $50, together with a garage charge of $5 for each and every day such vessel is retained and impounded. Said charge may be amended by resolution of Borough Council.
a. 
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, §1-5 and/or suspension or revocation of any license issued pursuant to this section. Additionally, the license may be suspended or revoked as to any vessel licensed under this section if the owner or operator of the vessel operates same or causes or permits the operation of same in a manner that constitutes a danger to the safety of said owner, operator or others.
[2000 Code § 10:9-10]
b. 
Whenever a person is required to obtain a license from the Borough of Avalon pursuant to Chapter 5 of the Borough Code and such person fails to obtain such a license then, in addition to any other penalty provided in §§ 10-10.1 through 10-10.10, inclusive, such person shall upon conviction, be liable for the penalty stated in Chapter 1, §1-5.
[2000 Code § 10:10]
[2000 Code § 10:11-1.1]
a. 
General Regulation.
1. 
In order to prevent disease and thereby protect the public health for those using the territorial waters of the Borough of Avalon, the following rules and regulations concerning the use of such waters are hereby adopted:
(a) 
Prior to March 1 of each calendar year, qualified marinas that rent live-aboard dock space shall apply for a permit in the office of the Construction Official of the Borough of Avalon, which office shall approve or deny such an application within 10 business days.
(b) 
The permit application shall include two site plans showing all docks and building marking location of those docks to be used by live-aboard boats.
(c) 
The applicant shall indicate and prove to the satisfaction of the Construction Official that the grounds of the marina are in a neat and orderly condition free of trash, refuse and all debris and inflammable materials and operated in a safe and orderly fashion.
(d) 
The applicant shall show proper amount of parking spaces, one for each slip, plus ingress and egress of docks and parking area for the public to the nearest public way; said parking area shall be free and clear of any and all debris, garbage, trash or any other refuse of any nature or kind; and the parking spaces shall comply with all Borough ordinances.
(e) 
This site plan shall note the location of restrooms and showers in the marinas.
(f) 
The application for site plan shall show the owner, person in charge, and emergency phone numbers, business hours and business phone of that person in charge.
(g) 
The showers and restrooms shall be provided by the marina owner 24 hours per day and shall be connected to the Borough sewer system and within the confines of the subject marina.
(h) 
Docks to be used by live-aboards shall be in a safe structural condition and shall be free of all hazards from risks of fire or to life and safety.
(i) 
The dumping of garbage, food waste, offal, gray water, sewerage materials, or any other waste into the water is hereby prohibited.
2. 
In order to assist in the enforcement of the provisions of this section with respect to certain utilization made of the waters of the Borough of Avalon, it is hereby declared that no person shall live aboard any vessel within the territorial waters of the Borough of Avalon except as provided herein:
(a) 
A person may live aboard any vessel provided that said vessel is moored or harbored at one of the existing licensed marinas.
(b) 
The restriction upon the period of time for such a live-aboard shall be from April 1 to December 15 of each calendar year; and only 38% of the slips in any of the marinas currently existing in the Borough may be utilized as vessels for living aboard.
[2000 Code § 10:11-2]
Any permit for a marina to permit live-aboard vessels may be revoked by the Construction Official after written notice to the operator of such marina and an opportunity to be heard before the Borough Council. Such written notice shall be mailed to the operator of the marina at the address shown on the permit and shall state the date and time the Borough Council will consider the proposed revocation.
The grounds for revocation shall be:
a. 
The marina no longer meets the conditions under which the permit was granted.
b. 
The marina has become a source of pollution of the harbor.
c. 
The facilities of the marina have fallen into a state or disrepair.
[2000 Code § 10:12-1]
No person shall own or operate within the Borough of Avalon any games of chance, as defined by N.J.S.A. 5:8-1 et seq., without obtaining a license therefor as issued by the Borough of Avalon. The license shall be issued pursuant to pertinent sections of N.J.S.A. 5:8-24 et seq., known as the Bingo Licensing Law, and N.J.S.A. 5:8-50 et seq., known as the Raffles Licensing Law, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
[2000 Code § 10:12-2; Ord. No. 639-2011]
a. 
Each applicant for a license pursuant to this section shall file a written application with the office of the Borough Clerk as prescribed by statute in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission of the Department of Law and Public Safety of the State of New Jersey.
b. 
In accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 13:47-1.1 et seq., the Borough Clerk is hereby delegated the authority to act as the "Issuing Authority" to approve the granting of bingo and raffle licenses in accordance with the Bingo Licensing Law and Raffle Licensing Law, as administered by the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission. The Borough Clerk shall only have the authority to approve licenses for applicants who had applied for and received the same license from the Borough in the preceding calendar year.
c. 
For applicants who have not applied for and received the same license from the Borough in the preceding calendar year the Governing Body of the Borough shall have the exclusive authority to grant raffle and bingo licenses.
[2000 Code § 10:12-3]
In addition to the State fees, the fees payable to the Borough are as follows:
Bingo
$5 for each occasion on which any games of bingo are to be conducted under the license.
On-Premises Draw Raffle:
$5 for each day on which the same is to be conducted under the license.
Non-Draw Raffle:
$5 for all raffles concurrently held on any one day or any series of consecutive days, not exceeding six , in any one week at one location.
Off-Premises Draw Raffle:
$5 for each $1,000 of retail value of the prizes to be awarded or any part thereof.
Special Door Prize Raffle for under $50 worth of merchandise and for which no license is required.
No fee is payable.
[2000 Code § 10:12-4]
The aforesaid activities may be conducted from 12:00 noon until 12:00 midnight on the same day and may be conducted on Sunday.
[2000 Code § 10:12-5]
a. 
In the event that any person violates any provisions of this section of the aforementioned statutes or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Legalized Games of Chance Control Commission thereunder or the terms of any license, such person shall be deemed a disorderly person. For the purpose of this section, persons shall include any individual, group of individuals, association, partnership, corporation or any other entity.
b. 
Upon conviction, in addition to the imposition of any penalties set forth subsequently herein, the license may be forfeited.
c. 
Any person who violates any provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter 1, §1-5.
[2000 Code § 10:10-13]
The Borough Council finds and declares that:
a. 
The provisions contained in this section are intended to prohibit the infringement of any businesses in any areas by regulating the term and frequency of yard sales so as not to disturb or disrupt the residential environment of the area.
b. 
The provisions of this section do not seek control of sales by individuals selling a few of their household or personal items.
c. 
The provisions and prohibitions hereinafter contained are enacted not to prevent but to regulate garage sales for the safety and welfare of the Borough's citizens.
[2000 Code § 10:13-1; Ord. No. 598-2008]
YARD SALE
shall mean: all general sales open to the public conducted from or on a premises for the purpose of disposing of personal property, including but not limited to all sales entitled yard, lawn, garage, attic, porch, room, flea market, tag, trunk, estate or rummage sale, at that residence pursuant to a permit and under conditions set forth under the Zoning chapter. Official, governmental or charitable sales are excluded.
[2000 Code § 10:13-2]
No yard sale shall be conducted except in conformance with the provisions of this section.
[2000 Code § 10:13-3]
No yard sale shall be conducted unless and until the individuals desiring to conduct such sale shall obtain a permit therefor from the Zoning Officer.
[2000 Code § 10:13-4]
Prior to the issuance of any yard sale permit, the individuals conducting such sale shall file a written statement with the Zoning Officer at least five days in advance of the proposed sale, setting forth the following information:
a. 
Full name and address of the applicant.
b. 
The location at which the proposed yard sale is to be held.
c. 
The date or dates upon which the sale shall be held.
d. 
The date or dates of any other yard sales within the current calendar year.
e. 
An affirmative statement that the property to be sold was owned by the applicant as his own personal property and was neither nor consigned for the purposes of resale.
[2000 Code § 10:13-5; amended 1-10-2024 by Ord. No. 870-2024]
There shall be an administrative processing fee of $20 for the issuance of such permit. The fee may be waived for any sale or combination of sales conducted by or for any organization, the proceeds of which shall be used for charitable, education, or philanthropic purposes.
[2000 Code § 10:13-6]
The permit shall set forth and restrict the time and location of such yard sale. No more than two such permits may be issued to one residence during any calendar year, nor in less period than 30 days. No permit shall be issued for more than two consecutive days.
[2000 Code § 10:13-7]
Any permit in possession of the holder of a yard sale shall be posted on the premises in a conspicuous place so as to be seen by the public and the Zoning Officer.
[2000 Code § 10:13-8]
No directional signs are permitted. One advertising sign may be posted on the premises of the applicant, and on no other place, not to exceed five square feet in size. No sign shall be exhibited for more than five days prior to the day of the sale and must be removed immediately upon the close of the sale.
[2000 Code § 10:13-9]
The individual to whom such permit is issued and the owner or tenant of the premises on which such sale is conducted shall be jointly and severally responsible for the maintenance of good order and decorum on the premises during all hours of such sale. No such individual shall -permit any loud or boisterous conduct on the premises or permit vehicles to impede the passage of traffic on any streets in the area of such premises. All such individuals shall obey the reasonable orders of any member of the Police Department or Fire Department of the Borough in order to maintain the public health, safety and welfare.
[2000 Code § 10:13-9.1]
Any person conducting any such sale or similar activity without being properly licensed therefor or who shall violate any of the other terms of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $25 nor more than $500 or be imprisoned for a period not to exceed five days for each violation.
[Ord. No. 636-2010; Ord. No. 666-2012; amended 3-11-2020 by Ord. No. 799-2020]
ARTICLE 1
Taxicabs
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
APPLICANT
An individual over 18 years of age who seeks to be licensed as a taxicab owner and/or driver, with a valid New Jersey driver's license, applying in compliance with the terms of this section.
AUTOCAB
Includes any automobile or motor car, commonly called "taxi," engaged in the business of carrying passengers for hire, which is held out, announced or advertised to operate or run or which is operated or run over any of the streets or public highways of this state, and particularly accepts and discharges such persons as may offer themselves for transportation from points or places to points or places within or without the state. (Source: N.J.S.A. 48:16-1)
AUTOMOBILE
Includes all motor vehicles except motorcycles. (N.J.S.A. 39:1-1)
BOROUGH
The Borough of Avalon, in the County of Cape May and the State of New Jersey.
DRIVER
Any person licensed by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to operate within the State of New Jersey who drives a registered taxicab within the Borough of Avalon.
GOVERNING BODY
The Borough Council or Council of the Borough of Avalon.
LICENSING CLERK
The individual who is designated to accept applications for licensing and to issue licenses in accordance with this section.
LOW-SPEED VEHICLE
A four-wheeled low-speed vehicle, as defined in 49 CFR 571.3(b), whose attainable speed is more than 20 miles per hour but not more than 25 miles per hour on a paved level surface and which is not powered by gasoline or diesel fuel and complies with federal safety standards as set forth in 49 CFR 571.500. (N.J.S.A. 39:1-1)
MOTOR VEHICLE
Includes all vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular power, excepting such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks and motorized bicycles. (N.J.S.A. 39:1-1)
OPERATION OF A TAXICAB
Consists of transporting one or more persons for hire in a taxicab. Accepting a passenger to be transported for hire from a point of departure within the Borough to a designation within or out of the Borough shall be considered operation of a taxicab within the Borough. Such term shall not include accepting a passenger from outside the Borough to be transported to a destination within the Borough. The transportation of any person other than the owner or driver in any motor vehicle bearing a designation using the words "taxi," "taxicab" or "cab" shall be prima facie evidence of operation.
OWNER
Any person in whose name title to any taxicab is registered with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, or who appears in the Commission's records, or otherwise, to be a conditional vendee or lessee of such motor vehicle, or who has any other proprietary interest in a taxicab. Such term shall include an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, corporation or limited liability company.
PERSON
Includes any individual, copartnership, association, corporation or joint-stock company, their lessees, trustees or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever. (Source: N.J.S.A. 48:16-1)
STREET
Includes any street, avenue, park, parkway, highway or other public place. (Source: N.J.S.A. 48:16-1)
TAXICAB, TAXI or CAB
See definition of "autocab."
TNC or TNC COMPANY
See "transportation network company."
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY
A corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity that is registered as a business in the state or operates in this state, and uses a digital network to connect a transportation network company rider to a transportation network company driver to provide a prearranged ride. A transportation network company shall not include an individual, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other entity arranging nonemergency medical transportation for individuals qualifying for Medicaid under P.L. 1968, c. 413 (N.J.S.A. 30:4D-1 et seq.) or Medicare under Pub. L. 89-97 (42 U.S.C. § 1395 et seq.) pursuant to a contract with the state or a managed care organization, whereby Medicaid or Medicare funding is used to pay for the nonemergency medical transportation services. (See N.J.S.A. 39:5H-1 et seq.)
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY DRIVER or DRIVER
A person who receives connections to potential riders and related services from a transportation network company in exchange for payment of a fee to the transportation network company, and uses a personal vehicle to offer or provide a prearranged ride to a rider upon connection through a digital network controlled by a transportation network company in return for compensation or payment of a fee. (See N.J.S.A. 39:5H-1 et seq.)
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY RIDER or RIDER
A person who uses a transportation network company's digital network to connect with a transportation network company driver to receive a prearranged ride from the driver using the driver's personal vehicle. (See N.J.S.A. 39:5H-1 et seq.)
VEHICLE
Every device in, upon or by which a person or property is or may be transported upon a highway, excepting devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks or motorized bicycles. (N.J.S.A. 39:1-1)
a. 
No autocab shall be operated along any street in the Borough until the owner thereof shall obtain the consent of the Borough Council, the governing body of the Borough, the authority having control of the public streets in the municipality. (Source: N.J.S.A. 48:16-2, amended by L. 1977, c. 218, § 1, eff. September 13, 1977)
b. 
No person shall operate a taxicab within the Borough unless both the owner and the driver of the taxicab are licensed pursuant to this section. The Borough Council shall be the issuing authority of all such licenses. A separate license shall be required for each owner and each driver.
a. 
Application information. An application for a taxicab owner's license shall be filed with the licensing clerk of the Borough upon forms provided by the Borough for that purpose. The application shall require disclosure of the following information:
1. 
Name, address and date of birth of the applicant.
(a) 
If the applicant is a corporation, its name, address of its principal place of business and the name and address of its registered agent must be supplied. In addition, a copy of the certificate of incorporation shall be filed with the application.
(b) 
If the applicant is a limited liability company, its name, address of all members and address of the registered agent shall be submitted in addition to a copy of the certificate of formation of the limited liability company and a current operating agreement.
(c) 
If the applicant is a partnership, the same information required of an individual applicant shall be required for each of the partners.
2. 
The applicant will cooperate with any agency authorized by the Borough to complete a background check of the applicant, including any history of commission or violation of any criminal or quasi-criminal statutes, including, but not limited to, traffic laws and municipal ordinances.
(a) 
In the event that the applicant is a corporation, the background investigation shall include all officers of the corporation and, if practical, the shareholders.
(b) 
In the event that the applicant is a limited liability company, such background investigation shall include all members.
(c) 
In the event that the applicant is a partnership, such investigation shall be required with respect to each of the partners, whether full partners or limited partners.
3. 
The number of vehicles to be operated or controlled by the applicant and the address of the principal place of business and the telephone number. The application shall also describe the make, model, year, and vehicle identification number (VIN) of each vehicle that is to be operated as a taxicab.
4. 
The previous experience of the applicant in the transportation of passengers for hire, including the name of any other state or municipality where the applicant has ever been licensed, or is currently licensed, to operate a taxicab and whether said license was ever suspended or revoked or whether an application for the issuance or renewal of a license was ever denied and the reasons for the denial, suspension or revocation.
5. 
The names and addresses of three individuals who are not members of the applicant's immediate family, who can verify the applicant's good character and business and financial responsibility to operate a taxicab.
6. 
Any other facts that the applicant believes would have any effect on the decision to grant or deny the license applied for.
7. 
A description of the insignia to be placed upon the taxicab, as defined in this section, the location of such insignia and an identification of all other permanent markings that are to be affixed to the motor vehicle designating the same as a taxicab. An applicant may aid in this requirement by submitting, with the application, a color photograph of each vehicle to be used as a taxicab.
8. 
The names and addresses of all drivers (other than owners).
9. 
Any other information which the Borough Council may prescribe.
b. 
Applications to be verified. All applications shall be verified by oath or affirmation. Applications by a partnership shall be verified by all partners; applications by a corporation shall be verified by the president or vice president; and applications by a limited liability company shall be verified by any member.
c. 
Procedure. Once an application is complete, and the nonrefundable application fee defined in this section is paid, the licensing clerk shall transmit the completed application to the Chief of Police, or the approved agency for investigations responsible for the conduct of investigations for each applicant, to be submitted to the police when completed.
All taxicab drivers shall be licensed in accordance with this section by filing an application with the licensing clerk on forms provided by the Borough and complying with the background check procedures set forth in this section. Upon receiving an approval, the taxi driver license card will be issued as set forth in this section.
a. 
The holder of a license covering a licensed vehicle and a licensed driver thereof shall be responsible for any violations of this section and of the laws of the State of New Jersey. Every licensed driver is the agent, servant and employee of the holder of the license of the vehicle being operated by the licensed driver.
b. 
The Chief of Police or his designee or investigating agency shall be responsible for the conduct of an investigation into each applicant for an owner's or driver's taxicab license. Each such applicant shall submit to fingerprinting by the investigating agency. The investigation shall concern all matters stated in the application and shall determine whether the applicant for such license has any criminal record and, if so, the circumstances of such record, including the date, place of such conviction and the nature of the conviction. A report containing the results of such investigation, together with the recommendations by the Chief of Police as to whether such license should be granted or denied supported by the reason(s) for such recommendation, shall be forwarded to the licensing clerk, who shall in turn make such report available to the individual members of Borough Council. A copy of the report shall also be sent to the applicant.
As a condition of conducting the investigation referred to in this section, each applicant, by submitting an application for a taxi owner's license or taxi driver's license, authorizes the Chief of Police and the Avalon Police Department to release the results of such investigation to the Borough Council, Mayor, Business Administrator, Borough Clerk, Code Enforcement Officer, Borough Solicitor and licensing clerk. No such investigation shall be undertaken without such written authorization by the applicant.
The Borough Council shall, by resolution, act upon the owner's license application within 30 days of the receipt of the investigation report from the Chief of Police. If the Chief of Police recommends granting the license and if the report discloses no reason which would justify denying the license, the Borough Council may proceed to issue the license without a hearing as defined in this section. The applicant owner shall pay the applicable fees, to be collected by the licensing clerk upon the issuance of the license to the applicant owner.
If the recommendation of the Chief of Police is to deny the license, or if Borough Council is satisfied that there are reasons which would justify the denial of the issuance of the license separate and apart from the recommendation of the Chief of Police, the applicant owner shall be granted a hearing before Borough Council prior to final determination. The applicant owner shall receive notification of the date and time for such hearing, which shall be scheduled within such 30 days from the denial date, and such hearing shall be commenced and concluded within the immediately succeeding 30 days. If the applicant owner refuses the opportunity to appear for a hearing, then Borough Council shall proceed to grant or deny the license in the exercise of its discretion.
a. 
An owner may be permitted to substitute a vehicle or driver in the place of the duly licensed vehicle or driver; provided, however, written notice of substitution of the vehicle or driver shall have first been filed with the licensing clerk and approval given by the licensing clerk, which written notice shall consist of the following:
1. 
The Borough license number of the vehicle which is replaced;
2. 
The time and date of replacement;
3. 
Reasons for replacement;
4. 
The insurance coverage of the vehicle substituted;
5. 
In case of a substituted driver, his/her taxicab driver license card issued by the Code Enforcement Officer of the Borough of Avalon.
b. 
If such substitution is approved for a vehicle, the Borough-issued identification number shall then be identified with the vehicle.
a. 
Initial license term. The term of a taxicab license under this section shall be from May 1 through April 30 of the following year. A license issued after May 1 shall be valid for the balance of the license term, and the fee for that term shall not be prorated. This term shall be applicable to both owners and drivers and the respective licenses issued to each.
b. 
Fees; amendment by resolution.
1. 
The annual license fee for an owner's license shall be $50 per year or fraction thereof per vehicle, plus a nonrefundable application fee for initial application and all subsequent renewals which shall be $10 per application for an applicant owner.
2. 
The annual taxi driver license fee for each driver shall be $35 per year or fraction thereof.
3. 
These license fees may be amended by resolution of the governing body.
c. 
Renewal.
1. 
A renewal license may be issued upon the applicant owner and applicant driver completing and filing renewal applications and verifying by oath or affirmation that there have been no changes in the information contained in the issuance of the initial applications and that they have continued to comply with all laws of the State of New Jersey relating to the operation of taxicabs and are not in violation of any provision of this section.
2. 
A criminal history background check shall be required on renewals of owners and drivers identical to that required of jitney operators pursuant to Subsections 10-17.5 and 10-17.6 of this Code.
3. 
Renewal applications of owners will not require approval by Borough Council.
No ownership of a license shall be transferred unless an application for permission to transfer shall have been made to the licensing clerk of the Borough of Avalon, a transfer fee of $25 is paid to the Borough of Avalon, and approval of such transfer is first obtained from Borough Council.
Each owner and driver seeking to be licensed to operate or drive a taxicab shall produce a statement from a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of New Jersey; said certificate shall attest that the person driving the taxicab does not suffer from any vision or hearing impairment or from any other mental or physical condition which would interfere with his ability to operate a taxicab in a safe and effective manner. Such certificate shall be dated within 90 days of the initial application or any renewal application.
The taxi driver's license card issued to a taxi driver shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer of the Borough of Avalon after the applicant driver has successfully completed the approval process. The taxi driver's license card shall at all times be prominently displayed and adequately protected in the interior of any taxicab operated by the licensee so that the face thereof shall be at all times in full view and plainly legible to any passenger seated in the rear seat of such taxicab. The taxi driver's license card shall at all times be, and remain, the property of the Borough of Avalon. No taxi driver's license card, other than that of the person actually operating the taxicab at the time, shall be displayed therein.
The owner of an autocab shall cause to be displayed on the body of the vehicle the taxi license number issued to that vehicle. The number shall be three inches in height and located in the center of the rear quarter panels on the driver and passenger sides and the rear center line of the trunk of the vehicle. Each autocab shall display on each rear door of the autocab the name of the municipality or municipalities which have issued the autocab a taxi license in letters three inches in height. (Source: N.J.S.A. 48:16-2.4, Display of taxi license number, L. 2011, c. 135, § 4)
The Borough Council reserves the right to establish by resolution the maximum fares for taxi service provided within the Borough. Initially, no provision will be made in this section to set maximum fares. Every taxicab shall have displayed in it, in a manner so as to be easily read by all passengers, a card giving the maximum fares for services provided. The fares may be established from time to time by resolution of Borough Council.
As a condition for the issuance of a license hereunder, the owner of a taxicab shall file with the Borough Clerk an insurance policy attesting that the taxicab business, owner and/or driver is insured under a policy of comprehensive, general liability insurance with limits of not less than $300,000 per occurrence. The Borough Clerk shall issue the certificate of compliance, in duplicate, to be filed with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission in accordance with N.J.S.A. 48:16-6. The insurance policy, or an accompanying document, shall obligate the liability insurer to notify the Borough Clerk and Business Administrator of the Borough if any change occurs in the policy or if the policy is terminated or canceled for any reason.
The Borough Council may adopt rules and regulations by resolution pertaining to the licensing of taxicabs, owners and drivers.
Any license issued under this section may be revoked or suspended or any application for renewal may be denied for cause. Before taking any such action, the aggrieved party shall be entitled to a hearing before Borough Council. Cause shall be deemed to be any reason set forth in the Code of the Borough of Avalon for the suspension or revocation of any license as well as for any one or more of the following:
a. 
Failure to maintain liability insurance required by this section;
b. 
Failure to comply with the motor vehicle laws of the State of New Jersey;
c. 
Failure to comply with the Code of the Borough of Avalon;
d. 
Suspension or revocation of the applicant's driving privileges in the State of New Jersey;
e. 
Operating a taxicab in a reckless or grossly negligent manner within the Borough or habitually operating a taxicab in a negligent manner within the Borough of Avalon;
f. 
Violation of criminal laws of the State of New Jersey, other states and federal laws.
The provisions of Article 1 of this section shall not apply to transportation network companies or transportation network company drivers (such as Uber and similar such companies) as defined in P.L. 2017, c. 026, providing a prearranged ride; a limousine as defined in N.J.S.A. 48:16-13 or Section 2 of P.L. 1997, c. 356 (N.J.S.A. 48:16-13.1), an autobus or jitney as defined in N.J.S.A. 48:16-23, or a motor bus as defined in Section 1 of P.L. 1991, c. 154 (N.J.S.A. 17:28-1.5).
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties set forth in Subsection 1-5.1 of this Code. Such penalty or penalties shall be in addition to any other penalty set forth in this section.
This section shall be enforced by any of the following:
a. 
Code Enforcement Officer;
b. 
The Chief of Police or any member of the Avalon Police Department, as well as any other official authorized by resolution of the Borough Council to enforce this Code and ordinances of the Borough.
ARTICLE 2
Low-Speed Vehicles
The Borough Council hereby makes the following factual determinations:
a. 
Low-speed vehicles, or LSVs, sometimes and frequently referred to as "golf carts," are being used with increased frequency as personal means of transportation within the Borough.
b. 
LSVs are vehicles within the meaning of the motor vehicle statutes of the State of New Jersey and are required to be registered with the Motor Vehicle Commission in order to be operated on the public streets and thoroughfares.
c. 
LSVs do not meet the definition of "autocabs" as defined in N.J.S.A. 48:16-1 and, therefore, are incapable of being licensed as autocabs with all of the attendant safeguards that are applicable to autocabs for the health, safety and welfare of the public. As a result, LSVs are not permitted to be used to transport passengers for hire.
d. 
Nonetheless, LSVs are being utilized for the very purpose of transporting, as passengers, members of the general public. Generally, such use is secondary to the operation of another business which is the principal or primary endeavor, such as the advertisement of other third-party businesses, products, or services. In the operation of the principal or primary enterprise, such operators of LSVs offer free transportation to nonpaying passengers wishing to be transported to a designated destination. Operators of such LSVs also frequently station such vehicles in the vicinity of bars and restaurants as well as other high-traffic areas for the purpose of offering transportation services to passengers who request the service. The transportation services are provided free of charge, with the primary revenue being generated through ads that are placed upon the LSV.
e. 
Some LSVs are equipped with lighted tops or canopies, sometimes with flashing or rotating lights, advertising particular products, businesses, or services. These vehicles pose an imminent danger as they act to distract other motorists as well as pedestrians and others. As such, they pose a danger to the safety of persons and property.
f. 
LSVs which are operated for the purpose described herein are for all intents and purposes a public means of transportation similar to the type of service provided by autocabs and TCNs. The fact that the LSV operator does not charge a fee for the transportation service provided is the principal, if not the sole, distinguishing feature. In other words, by eliminating a fee for service, the LSV operator is able to avoid all of the other safeguards that the state demands of autocabs and TNC companies for the protection of the public.
g. 
This governing body is of the firm conviction that the public safety demands that, to the extent that LSVs are operated in conjunction with, or incidental to, any commercial business or enterprise and offer to transport passengers, even free of charge, the same safeguards that are applicable to autocabs and TCNs must be made applicable to LSVs engaged in activities described herein. The public health, safety, and welfare demand nothing less.
h. 
Accordingly, every business operation engaged in any business activity which involves the transportation of members of the general public from any location within the Borough to a destination either within or without the Borough, and offers to do so without fee or other consideration ("business activity" or "activity"), shall comply with the requirements of this section. Those requirements, by way of overview, require obtaining municipal consent to use the streets of the Borough; the licensing of the business activity; the licensing of both owners and drivers of low-speed vehicles engaged in the business activity; mandatory insurance for the business activity and each driver-operator of an LSV; appropriate investigation by the Chief of Police similar to the type of investigation required of autocab owners and drivers; medical certificates attesting to the fitness of all driver-operators; criminal history background checks; and other requirements as set forth in this section.
a. 
Before any owner of a low-speed vehicle ("LSV") shall operate any such vehicle, with the intention of transporting members of the general public as passengers, along any street within the Borough, such owner shall first obtain the required municipal consent of the Borough Council, the elective governing body of the Borough. Such consent shall be granted only after a written application is submitted to the Borough Council requesting municipal consent and describing the nature of the business enterprise to be conducted. The applicant shall provide the information to the extent applicable and follow the procedure set forth in Subsection 10-14.3 of this section. Municipal consent shall be granted only by resolution of Borough Council.
b. 
No municipal consent shall be granted by Borough Council until such time as the applicant has submitted an appropriate application to the licensing clerk in accordance with said section and the required referral to the Chief of Police and submits to an investigation by the Chief of Police to the same extent as required of other business enterprises engaged in the transportation of passengers.
All owners of LSVs engaged in any business activity described in this section shall be licensed by the Borough in accordance with this section before commencing the business activity. The licensing of owners shall, to the extent applicable, follow the same procedure established for the licensing of owners of autocabs as set forth in Subsection 10-14.3 of this chapter. The owner shall undergo a criminal history background check; and if the owner is also to be a driver-operator, the owner shall be subject to the same requirements applicable to driver-operators and shall be subject to the same eligibility and disqualification factors for driver-operators as set forth in Subsection 10-14.29 hereof.
a. 
All driver-operators of LSVs engaged in the business activity described in this section shall be licensed by the Borough Council before operating an LSV in furtherance of the business activity. To become licensed, such driver-operator shall:
1. 
File a written application with the licensing clerk on forms provided by the licensing clerk;
2. 
Produce a medical certification similar to that required by Subsection 10-14.12;
3. 
Produce a valid driver's license issued by the State of New Jersey or another state and submit to a driving record check;
4. 
Submit to a criminal history background check.
b. 
The licensing clerk shall not recommend to Borough Council the issuance of a municipal license to any driver-operator under any of the following circumstances:
1. 
Conviction of crimes.
(a) 
The applicant or driver has been convicted of one or more of the following crimes:
(1) 
In New Jersey, any crime as follows: aggravated assault, arson, burglary, escape, extortion, homicide, kidnapping, robbery, aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, or endangering the welfare of a child pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4, whether or not armed with or having possession of any weapon enumerated in Subsection r of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-1, a crime pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 2C:39-3, N.J.S.A. 2C:39-4, or N.J.S.A. 2C:39-9, or other than a disorderly persons or petty disorderly persons offense for the unlawful use, possession or sale of a controlled dangerous substance as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:35-2.
(2) 
In any other state, territory, commonwealth, or other jurisdiction of the United States, as a result of a conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, a crime which in that other jurisdiction is comparable to one of the crimes enumerated in Subsection b1 of this section.
(b) 
If an applicant or driver who has been convicted of one of the crimes enumerated in Subsection b1 or 2 of this section produces a valid certificate of rehabilitation issued pursuant to Section 2 of P.L. 2007, c. 327 (N.J.S.A. 2A:168A-8) or, if the criminal offense occurred outside the state, an equivalent certificate from the jurisdiction where the criminal offense occurred, the criminal offense shall not disqualify the applicant or driver from accessing the transportation network company's digital network as a transportation network company driver or from providing prearranged rides as a transportation network company driver. A transportation network company, or a third party designated by the transportation network company, shall take reasonable measures to confirm the validity of the certificate, such as contacting the relevant court or government agency.
2. 
The applicant's or driver's driving record check reveals more than three moving violations in the prior three-year period, or one of the following violations in the prior three-year period:
(a) 
Driving under the influence pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-50;
(b) 
Resisting arrest; eluding an officer pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:29-2;
(c) 
Reckless driving pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:4-96;
(d) 
Driving with a suspended or revoked license pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:3-40; or
(e) 
A violation committed in any other state, territory, commonwealth, or other jurisdiction of the United States that is comparable to one of the violations enumerated in Subsection b1, 2, 3, or 4 of this section.
3. 
The applicant or driver is a match in the United States Department of Justice's Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website.[1]
[1]
"The Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website (NSOPW) provides an opportunity for jurisdictions to participate in an unprecedented public safety resource by sharing public sex offender data nationwide, working collaboratively for the safety of our vulnerable adults and one of our most precious resources — our children" (quoted from website).
4. 
The applicant or driver is not a holder of a valid basic driver's license.
5. 
The applicant or driver is under 18 years of age.
c. 
Upon the driver-operator complying with the requirements of this section, the licensing clerk shall recommend to Borough Council the issuance of a municipal license.
a. 
The holder of a license pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be responsible for the truthfulness and accuracy of all matters set forth in the application and for any violation of the laws of the State of New Jersey or of any other state. Every licensed driver is the agent, servant and employee of the holder of the license of the vehicle being operated by said licensed driver.
b. 
The Chief of Police or his designee or investigating agency shall be responsible for the conduct of an investigation into each applicant for a license hereunder. Initial applicants for a license shall submit to a fingerprint background check by the investigating agency. For each of the three years following the initial year that an applicant obtains an LSV license from the Borough, the Borough will conduct a computer-based background check of the applicant through the New Jersey State Police if the applicant applies for another LSV license from the Borough. For example, an initial applicant in 2020 will be required to undergo a full fingerprint background check. In 2021, 2022 and 2023, the applicant's background check will be conducted through the State Police through the computer check. In 2024, the applicant will again undergo a fingerprint background check.
c. 
If the applicant is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership, then the following individuals shall be subject to a background check:
1. 
In the event that the applicant is a corporation, the background investigation shall include all officers of the corporation and, if practical, the shareholders.
2. 
In the event that the applicant is a limited liability company, such investigation shall include all officers of the limited liability and, if practical, the members.
3. 
In the event that the applicant is a partnership, such investigation shall be required of each partner, whether full or limited partners.
d. 
The investigation shall concern all matters stated in the application and shall determine whether the applicant for such license has any criminal record and, if so, the circumstances of such record, including the date, results of such investigation, together with recommendations by the Chief of Police as to whether such license should be granted or denied supported by the reason(s) for such recommendation and shall be forwarded to the licensing clerk, who shall deliver the report to the Borough Clerk. The Borough Clerk shall, in turn, make such report available to the individual members of Borough Council. A copy of the report shall also be sent to the applicant.
a. 
As a condition of conducting the investigation referred to in Subsection 10-14.29, each applicant, by submitting an application for an LSV license, authorizes the Chief of Police and the Avalon Police Department to release the results of such investigation to the Borough Council, Mayor, Business Administrator, Borough Clerk, Code Enforcement Officer, Borough Solicitor and licensing clerk.
b. 
No such investigation shall be undertaken without such written authorization by the applicant.
Each owner and driver seeking to be licensed to operate or drive an LSV to engage in the business activity described in this section shall produce a statement from a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of New Jersey; said certificate shall attest that the person driving the LSV does not suffer from any vision or hearing impairment or from any other mental or physical condition which would interfere with his/her ability to operate an LSV in a safe and effective manner. Such certificate shall be dated within 90 days of the initial application or any renewal application.
As a condition for the issuance of a license hereunder, the owner of an LSV shall file with the licensing clerk an insurance policy attesting that the business, the owner and/or driver is insured under a policy of comprehensive, general liability insurance with limits of not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence. The insurance policy shall name the Borough of Avalon, its elected and appointed officials, as additional insureds and shall obligate the liability insurer to notify the licensing clerk and Business Administrator of the Borough with 30 days' prior notice of the cancellation, nonrenewal, or any change in coverage of the policy of insurance.
The Borough Council may adopt rules and regulations, by resolution, pertaining to the licensing of LSVs, owners and drivers.
a. 
Every LSV shall be equipped with the equipment mandated by 49 CFR 571.500.
b. 
The LSV shall not be equipped with or utilize any flashing or rotating lights anywhere on the interior or exterior thereof, which are, or may be, used to attract attention in order to advertise any business, product, or service.
c. 
The LSV operator/owner shall comply with all the laws and provisions of Title 39 of the New Jersey Statutes while such vehicle is in operation.
Any license issued under this section may be revoked or suspended or any application for renewal may be denied for cause. Before taking any such action, the aggrieved party shall be entitled to a hearing before Borough Council or its designee. Cause shall be deemed to be any reason set forth in the Code of the Borough of Avalon for the suspension or revocation of any license as well as for any one or more of the following:
a. 
Failure to maintain liability insurance required by this section;
b. 
Failure to comply with the motor vehicle laws of the State of New Jersey;
c. 
Failure to comply with the Code of the Borough of Avalon;
d. 
Suspension or revocation of the applicant's driving privileges in the State of New Jersey;
e. 
Operating an LSV in a reckless or grossly negligent manner within the Borough or habitually operating such a vehicle in a negligent manner within the Borough;
f. 
Violation of criminal laws of the State of New Jersey, other states and federal laws.
a. 
Each LSV operating under this section shall have permanently affixed a permanent insignia which shall be prominently displayed designating such LSV as licensed under this section.
b. 
Each LSV shall be equipped with seat belts for the operator and each passenger. Each passenger must have his/her own individual seat and shall have the seat belt affixed when the LSV is moving.
c. 
The operator shall not operate the LSV until all passengers are properly seated and secured with seat belts properly affixed.
a. 
License term. The term of a license under this section shall be from May 1 through April 30 of the following year. A license issued after May 1 shall be valid for the balance of the license term, and the fee for that term shall not be prorated.
b. 
Renewal.
1. 
A renewal license may be issued upon the applicant owner and applicant driver completing and filing renewal applications and verifying by oath or affirmation that there have been no changes in the information contained in the initial applications and that they have continued to comply with all laws of the State of New Jersey relating to the operation of vehicles and that the applicant, whether owner or applicant, is not in violation of any provision of this section.
2. 
A criminal history records check shall be required on renewals of owners and drivers as specified in this section.
3. 
A driving history background check shall be required for all applicants on any renewal application.
4. 
Renewal applications of owners will require approval by Borough Council.
c. 
Fees. The annual license fee for each application shall be $250 plus $50 for each LSV registered and licensed under this section. Each driver-operator shall pay a license fee of $25. The owner or the driver-operator shall be responsible for the cost of all background checks required under this section.
The provisions of Article 2 of this section shall not apply to the following:
a. 
The noncommercial use of an LSV for personal use and transportation, including the use by the owner, the owner's permissive user and guests.
b. 
The commercial use of an LSV by any business or commercial enterprise for deliveries or otherwise, and provided that such use does not involve the transportation of one or more passengers who are not employees of or otherwise affiliated with the business or commercial enterprise.
c. 
The use of an LSV by a hotel, motel, condominium or other multiple dwelling to transport registered guests or unit owners to or from the beach or any other location within the Borough, provided that such service is provided free of charge and included within the amenities offered and provided by such property.
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties set forth in Subsection 1-5.1 of this Code. Such penalty or penalties shall be addition to any other penalty set forth in this section.
The provisions of this Article 2 of this section shall be enforced by the same individuals or agencies specified in Article 1, Subsection 10-14.21, hereof.
[2000 Code § 10:15; Ord. No. 602-2008]
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful to drive a motorcycle, bicycle, motor vehicle or any motor-operated or horse-driven vehicle of any kind or to ride or have a horse, upon the beach or under the boardwalk or approaches thereof.
[2000 Code § 10:15-1; Ord. No. 602-2008]
Any person desiring to operate a permitted vehicle on the beach shall make application to the Licensing Department to do so. The applicant shall furnish to the Licensing Department his/her name, address, driver's license number, make, model and year of the vehicle, license plate number, state vehicle is registered in and the reason for the operation of the vehicle on the beach for which the permit is being sought.
[2000 Code § 10:15-2; Ord. No. 602-2009]
a. 
Permits shall only be issued for four-wheel or all-wheel drive vehicles which have passed inspection by the Motor Vehicle Commission of the State of New Jersey for the current year or by the equivalent department or agency of the state in which the vehicle is licensed.
b. 
Each vehicle to which a permit is to be issued shall be in good working order and carry equipment consisting of a tow rope, jack with a board upon which it may be placed while in use, inflated spare tire, shovel, fire extinguisher with the necessary material and supplies, supplied first aid kit and a flashlight.
c. 
The applicant shall sign a completed application and by sighing the application agrees to have the aforementioned required equipment maintained in their vehicle while it is being operated on the Avalon Beach. The applicant also agrees to allow spot inspections of their vehicle for his equipment by the Avalon Police Department while it is being operated on the beach in Avalon. Failure to maintain the equipment while in operation on the beach in Avalon may result in a fine.
[2000 Code § 10:15-3; Ord. No. 602-2009]
The fee for a Beach Vehicle Permit shall be $40.
[2000 Code § 10:15-4; Ord. No. 602-2009]
Permits shall be issued for the period from September 15 until March 31 of the following year or any portion thereof. All such permits shall expire at midnight, prevailing time, on March 31 following the date of issuance. Application for renewal shall be made in the same manner as an original application.
[2000 Code § 10:15-5]
The provisions of this section shall not apply to Borough employees who may be required to enter upon the beaches in the performance of their municipal duties or functions or to any governmental agency, its employees, agents, contractors and subcontractors who may be engaged in beach restorations or protection work.
[2000 Code § 10:15-5.1; Ord. No. 602-2009]
Upon issuance of a permit, the permittee shall receive a descriptive decal which shall be affixed to any corner of the rear window of the vehicle. The permit shall be carried on the vehicle at all times and made available for inspection to any member of the Police Department when the vehicle is on the beach or about to enter thereon.
[Ord. No. 602-2009 § 10:15-5.2]
The Borough reserves the right to revoke any beach privileges granted under this section for any violations of its provisions, or of other rules and regulations and to retake and impound any permit which has been improperly used or obtained. Such revocation shall not preclude the imposition of any other penalties provided for such violation or entitle the holder of the permit to a refund of all or any part of the permit fee.
[Ord. No. 602-2009 § 10:15-5.3]
Permittees shall comply with all the rules, regulations and requirements herein set forth and as shall subsequently be amended or adopted.
a. 
No vehicles with sleeping or eating accommodations shall be issued a permit or operated on the beach at any time.
b. 
No vehicles shall be operated on the beach in Avalon at a speed in excess of 15 miles per hour.
c. 
Vehicles for which permits have been issued shall be permitted on the beach during the period from September 15 to March 31 and be operated thereon only by the person to whom the permit was issued.
d. 
In all cases where the permit is issued, the location or locations for entry to and exit from the beaches shall be designated by the Borough Council. The permitted locations for entry to and exit from the beach by beach vehicles are 9th Street (if this path is available), 20th Street, 32nd Street, 38th Street, 60th Street, and 79th Street.
e. 
Private vehicles are not allowed on the beach between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.
f. 
No permit issued hereunder shall be construed to authorize the right to operate a vehicle over private property without the permission of the owner of the property.
[Ord. No. 602-2009 § 10:15-5.4]
The Borough Council is authorized and empowered to adopt such other rules, regulations and requirements as it may deem necessary for the proper control, operation and removal of vehicles on the beach, including a requirement that such vehicles shall contain equipment for the purpose as shall be specified in the regulations, also, the power and authority to change the fee or charge for the permit, the hours when authorized vehicles shall be permitted on the beach, the issuance of special permits and the place or places of entry to and exit from the beach.
[Ord. No. 602-2009 § 10:15-5.5; New]
Any person violating any provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties established in Chapter 1, §1-5.
[2000 Code § 16:6-1]
ALARM SYSTEM
shall mean a system containing automatic detecting device(s) which actuate an alarm signal requiring a response by the Department of Police and/or the Fire Department.
DESIGNATED PHONE LINES
shall mean specific phone lines as approved by the Chief of Police.
SECURITY BOX
shall mean a secured, locked device that is located on the exterior of the premises at or near the main entrance which can be accessed only by the Avalon Police Department in the event that an alarm is activated and it is or becomes necessary to gain access to the premises to investigate the reason for the activation of the alarm. The security box shall contain keys to provide access to the premises. The security box shall be of the type that is commonly known as a "Knox-Box®" or the substantial equivalent thereof. The type of security box and its precise location shall be subject to approval by the Chief of Police and the Construction Code Official.
[2000 Code § 16:6-2]
All fire, police or other alarms in the Borough of Avalon shall comply with this section.
[2000 Code § 16:6-3]
All installation and service of alarm system shall be performed by a qualified and licensed alarm installer, subject to approval by the proper subcode official.
[2000 Code § 16:16-3.1]
Every alarm system hereafter installed, as well as all presently existing alarm systems, shall be equipped with a security box as defined in this section. New alarm systems shall be equipped with a security box at the time of installation. Alarm systems in existence on the effective date of this section shall comply within the time periods set forth in this section. (§10-16 originally adopted by Ordinance No. 179-85 and amended by Ordnance No. 414-96.)
[2000 Code § 16:6-3.2]
The provisions of § 10-16.4 shall not apply to any commercial bank, savings bank, savings and loan or other banking institution licensed or regulated by the United States of America or any of its agencies or by the New Jersey Department of Banking.
[2000 Code § 16:6-4]
No alarm system shall be installed without proper permit, which shall be secured from the Construction Department. The permit application shall be completed and include the owner of record, installer and designated maintenance person.
[2000 Code § 16:6-5]
No automatic protection devices installed after the effective date of this section shall be keyed to a primary phone line of the Avalon Police Department, except for designated alarm lines.
[2000 Code § 16:6-6]
Any such alarm to be received by the police communications shall on an annual basis be serviced and tested once within each calendar year by a qualified alarm person, approved by the proper subcode official.
[2000 Code § 16:6-7]
Automatic protection devices that utilize voice recordings are prohibited from being keyed to any primary line at the Borough of Avalon Police Department, except for designated alarm lines.
[2000 Code § 16:6-8]
Within 120 days from the effective date of this section existing automatic protection devices in the Borough shall be disconnected from primary phone lines at the expense of the owner or lessee and placed on designated lines.
[2000 Code § 16:6-8.1]
Any alarm system installed on or after the effective date of Ordinance No. 414-1996 shall have a security box installed at the time of installation. Said security box shall, in all respects, satisfy the requirements of this section. Alarm systems already in existence on the effective date of Ordinance No. 414-1996 shall have 120 days from such date to install a security box satisfying the requirements of this section.
[2000 Code § 16:6-9]
Automatic protection devices that use the services of intermediaries (live voice central dispatch) are prohibited from using any primary line at the Avalon Police Department, except for designated lines. All persons who desire alarm service from the Avalon Police Department must make proper application to the proper subcode official and receive a permit to be connected to the master alarm or designated alarm line.
[2000 Code § 16:6-10]
All owners or lessees shall equip audible alarms with a timing mechanism that will disengage the audible alarm after a maximum period of 15 minutes. Audible alarms without such timing mechanism shall be unlawful in the Borough of Avalon and must be disconnected by the owner or lessee within 120 days from the effective date of this section.
[2000 Code § 16:6-11]
FALSE ALARM
shall mean any burglary, fire or other alarm causing direct notification to the Borough of Avalon Police Department through its master alarm panel and/or designated alarm lines, caused by misuse, accidental activation, inadvertence, negligence, lack of proper maintenance or any unintentional act of someone other than an intruder or by malfunctions of the alarm device or other relevant and related equipment, to which police and/or firemen respond which is not the result of a fire or burglary, or attempted burglary.
[2000 Code § 16:6-12]
The Police Department and/or Fire Department shall investigate all alarms and shall maintain a log as to each owner or lessee and record therein, the date and time of the alarm, nature thereof, and department responding.
[2000 Code § 16:6-13]
Any person, corporation, partnership or other entity who owns or controls a fire, burglary, or other similar alarm or device in the Borough of Avalon which causes two false alarms in one year following the first false alarm shall be deemed in violation of the provisions of this section for each false alarm thereafter.
[2000 Code § 16:6-14]
No person shall conduct any test or demonstration of any alarm without having first obtained approval from the Avalon Police Department.
[2000 Code § 16:6-15]
a. 
False Alarms. Any person, corporation, partnership or entity violating this section for a first offense (third false alarm in one year) shall pay a fine of $100; for the second offense (fourth false alarm in one year) shall pay a fine of $200; for a third offense (fifth false alarm in one year) shall constitute a mandatory court appearance and upon conviction a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $500, penalties for first and second violations may be paid through the Violations Bureau.
b. 
Violation of Regulations. Any person, corporation, partnership or entity violation any other provision of this section shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $500, or be imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both.
c. 
Continuing Offense. Upon conviction, a violator shall have seven days to either remove the alarm or bring it into compliance with this section. Failure to do so, shall constitute a new and subsequent offense.
[Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
Borough Council hereby makes the following finding of fact:
a. 
The Borough of Avalon, in conjunction with the Avalon Chamber of Commerce, instituted a jitney service in the Borough of Avalon which operates during the summer season and generally between May and September.
b. 
The first year of operation was 2013 and such service has continued each year thereafter.
c. 
This jitney service has proven to be most beneficial to the Borough, its businesses, residents and visitors not only as a public convenience but such service has had a direct and beneficial impact on the public health, safety and welfare.
d. 
By way of example, in 2013, the first year of operation, the number of Driving While Intoxicated ("DWI arrests") Arrests declined from the previous year by 46%. Overall, between 2012 (the year immediately preceding the start of jitney service) and 2015 the number of DWI arrests declined by 89.6%.[1] This factor alone indicates that the Borough streets are safer because of the reduced number of drivers operating motor vehicles while intoxicated. The Avalon Police Department has stated that there is a direct correlation between the availability of the jitney service and the decline in DWI arrests.
[1]
DWI Arrests by year: 2012: 48; 2013: 26; 2014: 18; and 2015: 5.
e. 
Each jitney operating in the Borough must accommodate either 13 or 20 passengers; and are regularly inspected and equipped with security cameras for the safety and convenience of the public passengers and jitney operators. The fact that the jitneys operate on a fixed route and schedule, charge fares which are non-premium and regulated by the Borough and the fact that such service is readily and conveniently available encourages public use of the jitney service, reduces motor vehicle operation by impaired drivers, and serves to lessen traffic congestion in the Avalon Business District thereby alleviating, in some measure, the demand for parking by patrons visiting restaurants and other businesses.
f. 
The jitneys also benefit the environment because they operate Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles ("CNG") and are required by Borough Ordinance to be Zero-Emissions Vehicle ("ZEV") which produces zero exhaust emissions of all critical pollutants under any and all possible operational modes and conditions.
g. 
For these and other reasons, it is in the interest of the Borough of Avalon to promote and encourage the continuation of the jitney services in the Borough and to continue the benefits of such program. By eliminating the annual license fee per jitney, while continuing the requirement of an application fee and the practice of Criminal History Background Checks, the cost of which will continue to be the sole responsibility of the jitney operator, the Borough hopes and expects to promote the continuation of the jitney service and all of the positive benefits derived therefrom while relieving the Avalon Chamber of Commerce of the responsibility of subsidizing the jitney operation which has proved to be beneficial to the entire community at large and to neighboring communities as well.
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 1; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
As used in this section:
COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS VEHICLES (CNG)
shall mean any motor vehicle fueled with clean-burning compressed natural gas, gasoline permitted only as a backup fuel source
JITNEY
shall mean an autobus for hire and shall include any motor vehicle for hire engaged in carrying individual passengers, which is operated over and upon the streets of the Borough. A jitney shall be constructed and intended to accommodate 13 passengers on routes established wholly within the limits of the Borough. A jitney shall be constructed and intended to accommodate 20 passengers on routes established within not more than four contiguous municipalities, including the Borough.
LICENSING CLERK
shall mean the individual designated to accept applications for licenses. For purposes of this section only, "Licensing Clerk" shall also mean such Borough employee or employees as may, from time to time, be designated by the Business Administrator to assist or participate in the administration of this program.
[Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3; amended 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 784-2019]
PERSON
shall mean and include an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership. corporation, or limited liability company or other similar legal entity.
[Amended 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 784-2019]
STREET
shall mean and include any street, avenue, land or public place in the Borough utilized for vehicular jitney traffic.
ZERO-EMISSIONS VEHICLES (ZEV)
shall mean any motor vehicle that produces zero exhaust emissions of all criteria pollutants under any and all possible operational modes and conditions.
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 2; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3; amended 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 784-2019]
a. 
No person shall operate a jitney within the Borough of Avalon without obtaining a license issued by the Borough Council in accordance with the provisions of this chapter upon the recommendation of the Licensing Clerk. The Borough Council is the issuing authority of all jitney licenses.
b. 
A license shall be valid from the date of issue and until the expiration of the license term (April 30 next). No jitney shall be operated after the expiration of the existing license unless renewed in accordance with this chapter. All applications for license renewal shall be made in writing and filed with the Licensing Clerk.
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 3; Ord. No. 698-2014 § 1; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
a. 
Application Information. An application for a jitney owner-operator's license shall be filed with the Licensing Clerk upon forms provided by the Borough for that purpose. The application shall require disclosure of the following information:
1. 
The name, address, and date of birth of the applicant.
(a) 
If the applicant is a corporation, its name, address of its principal place of business and the name and address of its registered agent must be supplied. In addition, a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation shall be filed with the application.
(b) 
If the applicant is a limited liability company, its name, address of all members and address of the registered agent shall be submitted in addition to a copy of the Certificate of Formation of the limited liability company and a current Operating Agreement.
(c) 
If the applicant is a partnership, the same information required of an individual applicant shall be required for each of the partners.
2. 
The applicant will cooperate with an agency authorized by the Borough of Avalon to complete a background check of the applicant in accordance with the provisions of § 10-17.5 of this section, including any history of commission or violation of any criminal or quasi-criminal statutes including, but not limited to, traffic laws and municipal ordinances.
3. 
The type of motor vehicle, the name of the manufacturer, the New Jersey vehicle registration number, vehicle insurance policy particulars, and a valid New Jersey driver's license of the owner-operator of the jitney.
4. 
Proof that the vehicle must meet all requirements to make it a CNG or ZEV vehicle, as defined herein.
5. 
Proof that the seating capacity of the vehicle, according to its trade factory rating, is intended to accommodate 13 passengers or 20 passengers, as permitted by N.J.S.A. 48:16-23.
6. 
A complete description of the vehicle, both inside and out, including whether the vehicle has been converted for jitney use and, if so, the name and place of business of the individual doing the conversion.
7. 
The previous experience of the applicant in the transportation of passengers for hire, including the name of any other state or municipality where the applicant has ever been licensed, or is currently licensed, to operate a jitney and whether said license was ever suspended or revoked or whether an application for the issuance or renewal of a license was ever denied and the reasons for the denial, suspension or revocation.
8. 
The names and addresses of three individuals who are not members of the applicant's immediate family, who can verify the applicant's good character and business and financial responsibility to operate a jitney.
9. 
Any other facts that the applicant believes would have any effect on the decision to grant or deny the jitney license.
10. 
Any other information which the Borough Council may prescribe.
b. 
Application to Be Verified by Oath or Affirmation. All applications shall be verified by oath or affidavit before a notary public or some other person fully authorized to administer oaths. Applications by a partnership shall be verified by all partners, applications by a corporation shall be verified by the President or Vice-President, and applications by a limited liability company shall be verified by any member.
c. 
Procedure. Once an application is complete and the applicant pays a nonrefundable application fee in the amount of $10, the Licensing Clerk shall transmit the completed application to the Chief of Police, or the approved agency for investigations responsible for the conduct of investigations for each applicant, to be submitted to the Avalon Police Department when completed.
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 4; Ord. No. 698-2014 § 2; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
a. 
The holder of a jitney license pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be responsible for the truthfulness and accuracy of all matters set forth in the application and for any violation of the laws of the State of New Jersey or of any other state. Every licensed driver is the agent, servant and employee of the holder of the license of the vehicle being operated by said licensed driver.
[Amended 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 784-2019]
b. 
The Chief of Police or his designee, or investigating agency shall be responsible for the conduct of an investigation into each applicant for a jitney license hereunder. Initial applicants for a jitney license shall submit to a fingerprint background check by the investigating agency. For each of the three years following the initial year that an applicant obtains a jitney license from the Borough, the Borough will conduct a computer-based background check of the applicant through the New Jersey State Police if the applicant applies for another jitney license from the Borough. For example, an initial applicant in 2014 will be required to undergo a full fingerprint background check. In 2015, 2016 and 2017, the applicant's background check will be conducted through the State Police through the computer check. In 2018, the applicant will again undergo a fingerprint background check.
If the applicant is a corporation, limited liability company or partnership, then the following individuals shall be subject to a background check:
1. 
In the event that the applicant is a corporation, the background investigation shall include all officers of the corporation and, if practical, the shareholders.
2. 
In the event that the applicant is a limited liability company, such investigation shall include all officers of the limited liability and, if practical, the members.
3. 
In the event that the applicant is a partnership, such investigation shall be required of each partner, whether full or limited partners.
c. 
The investigation shall concern all matters stated in the application and shall determine whether the applicant for such license has any criminal record and if so the circumstances of such record including the date, results of such investigation together with recommendations by the Chief of Police as to whether such license should be granted or denied supported by the reason(s) for such recommendation shall be forwarded to the Licensing Clerk who shall deliver the report to the Borough Clerk. The Borough Clerk shall in turn make such report available to the individual members of Borough Council. A copy of the report shall also be sent to the applicant.
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 5; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
As a condition of conducting the investigation referred to in § 10-17.4, each applicant, by submitting an application for a jitney license, authorizes the Chief of Police and the Avalon Police Department to release the results of such investigation to the Borough Council, Mayor, Business Administrator, Borough Clerk, Code Enforcement Officer, Borough Solicitor and Licensing Clerk. No such investigation shall be undertaken without such written authorization by the applicant.
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 6; Ord. No. 680-2013; Ord. No. 698-2014 § 3; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
Each person seeking to obtain a license to operate a jitney in the Borough of Avalon shall submit a valid and current commercial driver's license ("CDL"), with a Passenger (P) endorsement, issued by the State of New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission. If the CDL license is scheduled to expire prior to the expiration of the jitney license, the jitney license issued in accordance with this provision will terminate upon the expiration of the CDL license unless the holder of the CDL provides proof to the Borough that the CDL license was renewed.
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 7; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
The Borough Council shall, by resolution, act upon the owner-operator's license application within 30 days of receipt of the investigation report from the Chief of Police. If the Chief of Police recommends granting the license and if the report discloses no reason which would justify denying the license, the Borough Council may proceed to issue the license without a hearing as defined hereafter in § 10-17.9. The applicant shall pay the applicable fees to be collected by the Licensing Clerk upon the issuance of the license to the applicant.
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 8; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
If the recommendation of the Chief of Police is to deny the license, or if Borough Council is satisfied that there are reasons which would justify the denial of the issuance of the license separate and apart from the recommendation of the Chief of police, or the revocation of an existing license, the applicant owner-operator shall be granted a hearing before Borough Council prior to final determination. The applicant shall receive notification of the date and time for such hearing which shall be scheduled within 30 days from the denial date or notice of revocation, and such hearing shall be commenced and concluded within the immediately succeeding 30 days. If the applicant refuses the opportunity to appear for a hearing, then Borough Council shall proceed to grant or deny the license, or revoke an existing license, in the exercise of its discretion.
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 9; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
a. 
The holder of a jitney license may be permitted to substitute a vehicle in place of a duly licensed vehicle provided, however, written notice of substitution of the vehicle shall have first been filed with the Licensing Clerk and approval given by the Licensing Clerk, which written notice shall consist of the following:
1. 
The Borough license number of the vehicle replaced.
2. 
The time and date of replacement.
3. 
Reasons for replacement.
4. 
The insurance coverage of the vehicle substituted.
b. 
If such substitution is approved for a vehicle the Borough issued identification number shall then be identified with the vehicle.
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 10; Ord. No. 698-2014 § 4; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
a. 
License term. The term of a jitney license shall be from May 1 through April 30 of the following year. A license issued after May 1 shall be valid for the balance of the license term and the fee for that term shall not be prorated.
[Amended 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 784-2019]
b. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection b, Fees, was repealed by Ord. No. 738-2016.
c. 
Renewal. A renewal jitney license may be issued upon the applicant completing and filing a renewal application and verifying by oath or affirmation that there have been no changes in the information contained in the issuance of the initial application and that they have continued to comply with all laws of the State of New Jersey relating to the operation of jitneys and is not in violation of any provisions of this section. A criminal records check shall be required of renewals.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 10-17.12, Display of Jitney License Card, as amended, was repealed 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 784-2019.
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 12; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
Each motor vehicle operating as a jitney in the Borough of Avalon shall have permanently affixed a permanent insignia designating such motor vehicle as a jitney licensed by the Borough of Avalon. The insignia shall be located on the rear bumper.
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 13; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3; amended 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 784-2019]
Fares to be charged by jitneys shall be fixed by resolution of Borough Council. Such fares shall be agreed upon by the jitney operators and the Borough and once agreed upon shall not be changed in any way without the express consent and approval of the Borough which shall be expressed through the adoption of a formal resolution by Borough Council.
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 1; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3; amended 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 784-2019]
a. 
The Borough Council shall establish, by resolution, all routes to be utilized by owner-operators. All owner-operators shall operate their jitneys on the route designated by Borough Council. In the event of a detour that prevents the owner-operator from following the designated route, the owner-operator may take the shortest, safest alternate route that will permit the owner-operator to resume operating on the designated route. The designated route or routes shall not be changed in any way without the express consent and approval of the Borough which shall be expressed through the adoption of a formal resolution by Borough Council.
b. 
The current designated route is Southbound on Dune Drive, also known as Second Avenue, and Northbound on Ocean Drive, also known as Third Avenue.
c. 
Nothing contained herein is intended nor shall it be construed as to prohibit owner-operators from contracting with individual persons or businesses to provide customized or special transportation services; provided, however, that any such special contract or arrangement shall not interfere with the service to be provided on the designated routes and schedule.
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 15; Ord. No. 698-2014 § 5; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
a. 
Insurance. As a condition for the issuance of a license hereunder, the applicant for a jitney license shall, in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-24, file with the Borough Clerk a valid certificate of liability insurance (ACORD sheet) attesting that the person and/or owner-operator is insured under a policy of comprehensive, general liability insurance. The limits of said insurance shall be not less than $300,000 per occurrence, or such greater amount as may be required by law, against loss from the liability imposed by law upon the jitney owner for damages on account of bodily injury or death suffered by any person as a result of an accident occurring by reason of the ownership, maintenance, or use of such jitney upon the public streets of the Borough, and such consent shall continue effective and such operation be permitted only so long as such insurance to the full and collectible amount shall remain in force, during the entire term of the policy. Such insurance policy shall provide for the payment of any final judgment recovered by any person on account of the ownership, maintenance, and use of such autobus or any fault in respect thereto and shall be for the benefit of any person suffering loss, damage or injury as aforesaid. The certificate of liability insurance (ACORD sheet), or an accompanying document, shall be submitted with the license application and shall obligate the liability insurer to notify the Borough Clerk and Business Administrator of the Borough of Avalon if any change occurs in the policy or if the policy is terminated or canceled for any reason.
b. 
Power of Attorney. In accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 48:16-24, each owner-operator shall execute and deliver to the Borough's Chief Financial Officer concurrently with the filing of the policy referred to above, a power of attorney wherein and whereby the said owner-operator shall nominate, constitute and appoint the Chief Financial Officer as the owner-operator's true and lawful attorney for the purpose of acknowledging service of any process out of a court of competent jurisdiction to be served against the insured by virtue of the indemnity granted under the insurance policy filed.
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 16; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
a. 
Any license issued hereunder may be revoked or suspended or any application for renewal may be denied for cause. Cause shall be deemed to be any reason set forth in the Code of the Borough of Avalon for the suspension or revocation of any licenses as well as for any one or more of the following reasons:
1. 
Failure to provide complete and truthful information on the application for a jitney license or on any documentation or information required to be provided as part of the license application process;
2. 
Failure to maintain liability insurance required by this section
3. 
Failure to comply with the motor vehicle laws of the State of New Jersey;
4. 
Failure to comply with the ordinances of the Borough of Avalon;
5. 
Suspension or revocation of the applicant's driving privileges in the State of New Jersey;
6. 
Operating a jitney in a reckless or grossly negligent manner within the Borough of Avalon or habitually operating a jitney in a negligent manner within the Borough of Avalon;
7. 
Violation of the criminal laws of the State of New Jersey, other states and federal laws.
b. 
Before taking any such action to revoke or suspend a license or deny an application for renewal, the applicant, license holder, licensee or other responsible party in interest shall be notified in writing of the reasons for the revocation, suspension or denial of renewal and is entitled to a hearing before Borough Council in accordance with the provisions of § 10-17.9. Notice of revocation or suspension shall be provided by personal service or by certified mail, return receipt requested, sent to the address in the licensee's application or such other address as may be provided by the licensee.
[Amended 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 784-2019]
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 17; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
a. 
Licensees. The following rules and regulations shall be applicable to all licensees:
1. 
Driver's License Requirement. No license to own or operate any jitney shall be granted to any person who is not a licensed driver in the State of New Jersey, or any other State of the United States.
2. 
Conviction of a crime. Where a licensee has been convicted of a crime in any city, county, state or federal court, in this state, or any other state, then, upon conviction, the Licensing Clerk shall recommend to Borough Council that such license be revoked or suspended. Upon notice of such conviction, Borough Council shall then schedule a hearing, on notice to the licensee, in accordance with the procedure established in § 10-17.17g of this chapter.
[Amended 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 784-2019]
3. 
Misconduct. The Licensing Clerk, the Chief of Police and the Enforcement Official, or their designee, shall take official cognizance of any and all misconduct, deceit, fraud, subterfuge or actions of any jitney licensee which are against the best interest of the public or the jitney industry itself, regardless of whether or not such actions are specifically covered in this section. It shall also be the direct responsibility of all departments to bring such actions to the notice of the Borough Chief of Police and the Borough Code Enforcement Official.
[Amended 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 784-2019]
4. 
Transfer of License. It shall be unlawful for the holder of any license issued under this section to transfer the license to any person.
5. 
False Statements. It shall be unlawful for any person making application for any license or identification card to willfully make any false statement as to any of the matters required to be stated in such application. False statements are grounds to deny or revoke a license.
6. 
Passengers.
(a) 
It shall be unlawful to drive or operate any jitney while that jitney is carrying more than 13 passengers or more than 20 passengers, as applicable, in accordance with N.J.S.A. 48:16-23. Each passenger must be seated while the jitney is in motion. Passengers must be treated with courtesy and respect; repeated complaints against owner-operators will be grounds for disciplinary action initiated by the Code Enforcement Officer or the Avalon Police Department. For purposes of this section, children in arms shall not be considered as passengers.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for the owner-operator of any jitney to bypass any prospective customer when there is space available on the jitney. Any complaints concerning the bypassing of a prospective customer by a jitney owner-operator shall be processed and handled by the Avalon Police Department or the Code Enforcement Official.
[Amended 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 784-2019]
7. 
Additional Rules and Regulations. Borough Council may also establish by resolution such additional rules and regulations as it may be deemed necessary to further the purposes of this ordinance.
b. 
Operation of Jitneys. The following rules shall apply to the operation of jitneys:
1. 
There shall be no smoking on jitneys.
2. 
Only licensed jitney owner-operators can drive an authorized vehicle.
3. 
Only a licensed jitney can be used on a prescribed jitney route.
4. 
Unsanitary, inadequate, unclean, or unsafe jitneys will not be permitted to operate.
5. 
It shall be illegal to use profanity or engage in physical violence either on jitneys or in areas on or near jitney stops.
6. 
All accidents must be reported to the Avalon Police Department as soon as possible after the occurrence.
7. 
Jitney owner-operators must notify the Licensing Clerk in accordance with § 10-17.10 when a change of license number or registration number occurs.
8. 
Jitney license card must be displayed in accordance with the provisions of § 10-17.12.
9. 
It shall be unlawful for any person operating a jitney for hire to drink intoxicating liquors or be under the influence of drugs of any kind while engaged in transporting passengers.
10. 
Drivers must be neat and clean at all times. No shirts without collars are permitted. Bare feet are prohibited. Exterior tops and bottoms must be worn.
11. 
If a jitney breaks down and is unable to continue, passengers must be refunded their fares in full.
12. 
It shall be unlawful for any jitney to stop for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers within 10 feet from the intersection of streets.
13. 
Each jitney shall be equipped with an operational security camera which shall be in use at all times during jitney operation. The security camera tape or other recording device shall be made available to the Avalon Police Department or other law enforcement agency, upon request.
[Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
[Ord. No. 673-2013 § 18; Ord. No. 738-2016 § 3]
The Enforcement Official shall mean and include any of the following:
a. 
The Code Enforcement Officer;
b. 
The Chief of Police or any member of the Avalon Police Department, as well as any other official authorized by resolution of the Borough Council to enforce this Code and section.
[Added 3-13-2019 by Ord. No. 784]
Borough Council may, by resolution, make rules and regulations which interpret or amplify any provision of this section, for the purpose of administering the provisions of this chapter or making them more effective.
[Ord. No. 527-04; Res. No. 57-2005]
a. 
The placement of newspaper vending machines, newsracks or honor boxes on the public rights-of-way or other Borough property within the Borough of Avalon shall be permitted only at the following locations, with a maximum of four per corner.
Location
Number of Boxes
7th and Ocean Dr., NE corner
4
8th and Ocean Dr., NW, NE corners
8
14th and Ocean Dr., SE corner
4
21st and Boardwalk, NE corner
4
21st and Dune Dr., NW, SE corners
8
22nd and Dune Dr., NE corner
4
23rd and Dune Dr., SE, SW
8
24th and Dune Dr., SE corner
2
25th and Dune Dr., SE, SW, NW corners
12
27th and Dune Dr., SE, SW, NW, NE corners
16
28th and Dune Dr., NW corner
4
29th and Dune Dr., NE corner
4
29th and Boardwalk, NW corner
4
30th and Avalon, SE corner
4
31st and Dune Dr., NE, SE corners
8
32nd and Dune Dr., NE, NW corners
8
33rd and Dune Dr., NE, NW, SW corners
12
39th and Dune Dr., SW corner
4
40th and Dune Dr., NW
4
42nd and Ocean Dr., NE corner
4
49th and Dune Dr., NW corner
4
50th and Ocean Dr., SE corner
2
54th and Ocean Dr., SE corner
2
68th and Ocean Dr., NW corner
4
71st and Dune Dr., SW corner
4
78th and Dune Dr., SW corner
4
79th and Dune Dr., SW corner
4
80th and Dune Dr., NE corner
4
Note: With respect to the Dune Drive locations, newspaper vending machines, newsracks or honor boxes may be placed not less than 20 feet and not more than 30 feet from the intersection of Dune Drive and the side street. For purposes of measurement, at those Dune Drive intersections at which there are bump outs for parking, the twenty-foot distance shall begin 39 feet from the projected intersection of the curbline of the side street curbline of the street with the curbline of the Dune Drive bump out so that they will be set back at least 20 feet extended mid-block curbline of the Dune Drive parking areas. At those Dune Drive intersections at which there are not bump outs for parking those distances shall be measured from the intersection of the curbline of the side street with the curbline of Dune Drive so that they will be set back at least 20, but not more than 30, feet from the curbline in front of the parking areas along Dune Drive.
b. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association, partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business association or business entity including any agent, servant or employee of any such person or entity to place or locate a newspaper vending machine, newsrack or honor box on the public rights-of-way or other Borough property within the Borough of Avalon which violates any of the following:
1. 
A newspaper vending machine, newsrack or honor box shall not be used or maintained which projects onto, into or over any part of the roadway or any public street.
2. 
A newspaper vending machine, newsrack or honor box shall not be permitted to rest upon, in or over any public sidewalk when such installation, use or maintenance:
(a) 
Endangers the safety of persons or property; or
(b) 
Interferes with or impedes the flow of pedestrian or vehicular traffic, including any legally parked or stopped vehicle; or
(c) 
Interfere with the ingress or egress from any residence or places of business; or
(d) 
Interferes with the use of traffic signs or signals, hydrants or mailboxes permitted at or near said location.
[Ord. No. 527-04]
The chaining or securing of newspaper vending machines or newsracks to public property is hereby prohibited. For purposes of this section, public property is defined as all public buildings and structures owned by the Borough, street signs, stop signs, trash receptacles, utility poles and other similar devices.
[Ord. No. 527-04; Res. No. 57-2005]
Any newsrack which in whole or in part rests upon or over any public sidewalk shall comply with the following standards:
a. 
Each newsrack shall be equipped with a coin return mechanism to permit a person using the newsrack to secure an immediate refund in the event he is unable to receive the publication paid for. The coin return mechanism shall be maintained in good working order;
b. 
Each newsrack shall have affixed to it, in a readily visible place so as to be seen by anyone using it, a notice setting forth the name and address of the owner and distributor or other applicable number to call to report a malfunction or to secure a refund in the event of a malfunction of the coin return mechanism; and
c. 
Each newsrack shall be maintained in a neat and clean condition and in good repair at all times, Specifically, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each newsrack shall be serviced and maintained so that:
1. 
It is reasonably free of chipped, faded, peeled and cracked paint in the visible painted areas thereof;
2. 
It is reasonably free of rust and corrosion in the visible unpainted metal areas thereon;
3. 
The clear plastic or glass parts hereof, if any through which the publications therein are viewed, are unbroken and reasonably free of cracks, dents, blemishes and discolorations; and
4. 
The paper or cardboard parts of inserts thereof, if any, are reasonably free of tears, peeling or fading.
d. 
Newspaper vending machines, newsracks or honor boxes shall not be permitted to be placed on Borough property or in the Borough right-of-way prior to March 15 and shall be removed no later than October 31 of each year. Each registered newspaper vending machine, newsrack or honor box must be placed at its registered location no later than June 30 of each year. Any newspaper vending machine, newsrack or honor box not removed by October 31 shall be such to impoundment by the Borough and the owner of the newspaper vending machine, newsrack or honor box shall be subject to a fine as provided in Chapter 1, §1-5.
[Ord. No. 527-04; Res. No. 57-2005]
a. 
Registration. Each newspaper vending machine, newsrack or honor box shall be registered through the office of the Borough Clerk. Such registration shall be in writing and on the approved form to be provided by the Borough Clerk. The following information shall be given:
1. 
Name of owner of newsrack.
2. 
Address of owner of newsrack.
3. 
Name of registrant if different from owner.
4. 
Address of registrant if different from owner.
5. 
The specific location of the newsrack by street number, address or by corner identification, e.g., N.W. corner of 25th Street and Dune Drive.
6. 
Description of the newsrack, which shall include:
(a) 
External dimensions; and
(b) 
Name of publication to be sold or distributed in the newsrack.
b. 
All applications for placement of newspaper vending machines, newsracks or honor boxes shall be submitted no later than March 1 of each year.
c. 
An annual registration fee of $25 shall be paid to the Borough by any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity who places newspaper vending machines, newsracks or honor boxes on Borough property or in a Borough right-of-way. In addition, an annual fee in the amount of $10 shall be paid by any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity for each newspaper vending machine, newsrack or honor box placed on Borough property or in a Borough right-of-way.
[Ord. No. 527-04]
The installation of all newspaper vending machines, newsracks or honor boxes shall be accomplished by the owner or his agent and installed in accordance with a uniform specification to be supplied by the Borough of Avalon.
[Ord. No. 527-04]
The Borough Council reserves the right to adopt rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section. Such rules and regulations shall be adopted by resolution of the Borough Council.
[Added 1-11-2023 by Ord. No. 854-2023]
This section shall be known as the "Compulsory Liability Insurance and Business Registration Ordinance."
a. 
On June 29, 2022, the Legislature passed S-1368 which was signed by the Governor on August 5, 2022, as P.L. 2022, c. 92. This supplements Title 40A pertaining to municipalities. This legislation requires all business owners and rental unit owners to maintain certain liability insurance policies with designated limits of coverage as follows:
1. 
The owner of a business or the owner of a rental unit or units shall maintain liability insurance for negligent acts and omissions in an amount of no less than $500,000 for combined property damage and bodily injury to or death of one or more persons in any one accident or occurrence.
2. 
The owner of a multifamily home which is four or fewer units, one of which is owner- occupied, shall maintain liability insurance for negligent acts and omissions in an amount of no less than $300,000 for combined property damage and bodily injury to or death of one or more persons in any one accident or occurrence.
b. 
The Landlord Registration Act (N.J.S.A. 46:8-27 to 46:8-37) requires that the owners of certain rental properties or units register those properties or units with the Municipal Clerk or the Clerk's designee and provide certain required information as specified in the statute.
c. 
The Borough also requires, and has required since 1988, the annual registration, inspection, and licensing of all rental properties, and this includes one- and two-family owner-occupied properties pursuant to Chapter 22 of the Borough Code. The Borough rental license application requires disclosure of the very same information required by the state pursuant to the Landlord Registration Act, N.J.S.A. 46:8-27 to 46:8-37. Thus, the annual municipal registration also serves the dual purpose of fulfilling the requirements of Chapter 22 of the Borough Code as well as the requirements imposed on landlords for those properties subject to the Landlord Registration Act. The Borough rental license application requires, among other things, the following:
1. 
Each property containing one or more rental units must, in addition, be registered in accordance with the Landlord Registration Act, N.J.S.A. 46:8-27 to 46:8-37, as follows:
(a) 
Owner-occupied one- or two-rental units: No registration is required under state law (NOTE: N.J.S.A. 46:8-27 to 46:8-37). Such units must, however, be registered, licensed and inspected under Chapter 22 of the Avalon Borough Code on an annual basis.
(b) 
Non-owner-occupied one- or two-rental units must be registered with the Municipal Clerk or designee and, in addition, must be registered, licensed, and inspected by the Borough on an annual basis.
(c) 
Properties containing three or more rental units must be registered with the State of New Jersey. All such rental units must also be licensed by the Borough and shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 22 of the Borough Code. In addition, and without limiting the foregoing, and pursuant to P.L. 2022, c. 92, the owner of a multifamily home which is four or fewer units, one of which is owner-occupied, shall maintain liability insurance for negligent acts and omissions in an amount required by such Act as hereinafter provided.
d. 
Currently, the Borough also enforces, through the Bureau of Fire Prevention, the Uniform Fire Safety Act,[1] and the codes and regulations adopted under it, in all buildings, structures and premises within the established boundaries of the Borough of Avalon other than owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings in accordance with Chapter 21, § 21-1.5, of the Borough Code and conducts inspections upon the sale of property, including one- and two-family dwellings, prior to settlement for the purpose of determining compliance with the Uniform Fire Safety Act pursuant to Chapter 21, § 21-1.7 of the Borough Code. (Owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings are inspected and licensed under the licensing provisions of Chapter 22 of the Borough Code.)
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27d-192 et seq.
e. 
In addition to those inspections under paragraphs c and d hereof, the Borough conducts other property inspections on both a periodic and nonscheduled basis to determine compliance with Chapter 19 (Flood Damage Prevention); Chapter 20 (Building and Construction); Chapter 26 (Subdivision and Site Plan Review); and Chapter 27 (Zoning), among others.
f. 
The Borough does not have a mercantile license ordinance which would require the registration and licensing of all businesses and commercial enterprises, although some commercial activities are required to obtain a municipal license and pay an annual license fee. These include, by way of example, the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages, ice cream trucks, jitneys, taxicabs, and some other businesses.
g. 
Since state law now mandates that all business owners and owners of rental unit(s) must carry liability insurance with minimum coverage limits as specified in P.L. 2022, c. 92 ("Act"), and requires such owners to file a certificate of insurance with the municipality where such business or unit is located, the Borough will be required to establish a central registry for filing and maintaining such information and for enforcement purposes. And since the Legislature failed to define the term "business" in the Act, and since the Act provides for no exclusions of any type of business or profession, including those which are licensed and regulated by the state, the Borough must assume the Legislature intended to include all businesses, trades, occupations, and professions and to require all such to file a certificate of insurance coverage with the municipality demonstrating coverage in the required minimum limits. Had the Legislature intended to exclude any business or profession, it could easily have done so. Since the Legislature did not do so, the omission must be presumed to have been intentional. Furthermore, there are many businesses, particularly building contractors and subcontractors, who do not maintain a place of business within the Borough but nonetheless transact significant business activity within the Borough in the demolition, construction, alteration, improvement, and maintenance of properties within the Borough. Other businesses operating within the Borough without a physical location or place of business therein include craftsmen, trade professions, and other service providers. The Borough concludes that the intent of the Legislature is to require such businesses to comply with the Act.
h. 
In order for the Borough to comply with the provisions of this new legislation (P.L. 2022, c. 92), it is necessary for the Borough to establish a central registry of all businesses and commercial enterprises operating or conducting business within the Borough and require all such businesses and commercial enterprises to register with the Borough as herein provided. The creation of such a central registry will result in the listing of all businesses, commercial enterprises, and all rental units in a unified central registry that will aid the Borough in enforcement of its ordinances and facilitate compliance with applicable state laws. It will also allow for the merger of existing specialized registers into a single, unified central registry which can be used for multiple purposes and which is in the public interest. The proposed central registry will also provide the Borough with a comprehensive system that will integrate the listing of all businesses to include both those that require a municipal license and those which do not together with all rental properties which are licensed by the Borough. This central registry will also provide a mechanism for the Borough to monitor registrations for compliance and enforcement purposes.
i. 
The Act further provides that a municipality may impose an administrative fee for services involved in the receipt, filing, and indexing of certificates of liability insurance, and the administrative and enforcement measures associated therewith. In full recognition of the financial hardship suffered by businesses due to the mandated closings caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the lingering hardships associated therewith, it is the intent of the Borough Council to exempt from the payment of any fee imposed by this section any business or commercial enterprise that currently pays a license fee to the Borough or which pays an inspection fee either annually or on some other periodic basis. Only those businesses that are not licensed by the Borough, or which do not pay any other inspection fee to the Borough, shall be subject to the administrative fee imposed hereunder, except as may otherwise be specifically provided herein. Cross reference § 10-19.5c. [NOTE: Resolution No. 177-9-1998, approved September 9, 1998, adopted pursuant to Ordinance Nos. 426-1997 (Rental Properties) and 386-1994 (Fire Protection Program), established a fee of $65 for all commercial/business inspections. That fee has remained unchanged since 1998 and is continued under this section.]
a. 
For purposes of this chapter and section, the term "business and commercial enterprise" shall mean:
1. 
"Business" shall mean each and every commercial activity of any nature whatever involving an occupation, trade, or profession, including the sale or exchange of property, real and personal, goods, merchandise, and services. It shall include restaurants and food service establishments including those licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages. It shall mean and include any and all services which may be transacted either on premises or at a remote location including the delivery of any goods, products, merchandise, or food.
(a) 
The term shall include not only those businesses operating from a physical location within the Borough but also those that transact business within the Borough and with a place of business located outside the Borough.
(b) 
The term shall include building contractors and subcontractors, licensed plumbers, licensed electricians, landscape contractors, property maintenance contractors, home improvement contractors, repair services, and other craftsmen, whether or not they maintain an office or place of business within the Borough, shall be subject to municipal registration if they construct or alter any building or structure within the Borough, or install, service, or repair any product or perform any service, or otherwise operate within the geographical boundaries of the Borough. Such entities shall also file required certificates of insurance with the Borough on an annual basis in accordance with this chapter as herein provided.
(c) 
The term shall also include those businesses which are licensed by the state and which maintain either a principal or satellite office within the Borough, including professions such as lawyers, accountants, insurance professionals, real estate offices, title insurance agencies and all such similar type businesses.
(d) 
Vendors, contractors, or other businesses that do business directly with the Borough within the context of a contract or other mutual agreement shall be exempt from the insurance administrative fee but shall not be exempt from the business registration requirement. Such businesses shall nonetheless comply with the liability insurance requirements specified in the contract. Cross reference § 10-19.5.
(e) 
Exceptions. The term "business" shall not include any of the following:
(1) 
Delivery services such as Federal Express and United Parcel Services and similar type delivery or messenger services without a place of business within the Borough.
(2) 
Common carriers engaged in the transportation of passengers and under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
(3) 
Wholesale distribution services or trucking companies making deliveries to local businesses or residences.
(4) 
Public utility companies including mobile phone carriers.
(5) 
Any mail order business or online business unless such business has a physical business location within the Borough.
(6) 
A transportation network company as defined in N.J.S.A. 39:5H-1 et seq., and Avalon Borough Code § 10-14.1.
(7) 
The federal government and any of its agencies.
(f) 
Any commercial enterprise or activity which is not explicitly exempted shall be included and subject to the provisions of this chapter.
b. 
"Rental unit." For definition, see Chapter 22 of the Avalon Borough Code.
a. 
Each business operating in the Borough of Avalon shall be required to register such business with the Borough commencing May 1, 2023, and on or before May 1 annually thereafter. New businesses or commercial activities started on or after May 1, 2023, shall register the same in accordance with this chapter prior to commencing any business or commercial activity. Such registration shall be made on forms provided by the Borough.
b. 
Owners of one or more rental units shall cause same to be registered, inspected, and licensed in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 22 of the Borough Code, and such annual registration of rental units shall conform to the requirements of said chapter.
c. 
Whenever a change occurs in the ownership, location, type of business activity, type of business entity or other similar type change after registration with the Borough, such change shall be reported by way of an amended registration to be filed not later than 30 days after such change occurs.
a. 
Business registration. No fee shall be charged for the registration of any business except that any business currently paying a license fee to the Borough under any licensing requirement of the Borough shall continue to do so.
b. 
Insurance registration; fee; amendment. Every business and commercial enterprise operating or conducting any business or providing any services within the Borough shall, at the time of filing the insurance certification, pay an administrative fee to the Borough of $65. This applies to all businesses operating or conducting business within the Borough and without regard as to whether such business has an actual business location within the Borough. This fee may hereafter be modified by resolution of Borough Council.
c. 
Exception to administrative fee.
1. 
Any business which currently is licensed by the Borough shall be exempt from the fee imposed under paragraph b hereof. This shall include by way of example rental properties, establishments licensed for the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages, jitneys, and taxicabs.
2. 
Any business which is not currently required to be licensed but which is subject to inspections either annually or otherwise shall be exempt from the fee imposed under paragraph b hereof. This shall include by way of example those businesses which, while not required to be licensed by the Borough, are subject to inspections on a periodic basis and which pay an inspection fee on either an annual basis or otherwise.
3. 
Any business or profession which is licensed by the State of New Jersey. Any such business or profession shall continue to be liable for any inspection fee imposed under Chapter 21 (Fire Safety) or otherwise.
d. 
Rental units shall be registered and licensed in accordance with Chapter 22 of the Avalon Borough Code and shall continue to pay the fees established therein. Cross reference § 10-19.6.
The owner of any business or rental unit(s) who/which fails to register same in accordance with the requirements of this chapter shall be subject to the following:
a. 
On the initial failure to register, a written warning letter shall issue to the owner, which shall inform the owner of the duty to register and afford the owner 30 calendar days within which to do so. If the owner complies, there shall be no further enforcement action.
b. 
If the owner thereafter fails, neglects, or refuses to register the business, or rental unit(s), such business shall not thereafter be operated nor shall the rental units be leased or occupied until such time as the owner complies with this chapter and section. Should the owner operate the business after the initial warning and without registering the business, or should the owner lease or permit the occupancy of any unregistered rental unit in violation of the chapter and section, such owner shall be subject to the penalty provisions set forth in § 1-5 et seq. (General Penalty) of this Code. With respect to the leasing and occupancy of any rental unit, the owner shall also comply with the provisions and requirements of Chapter 22 of this Code. The failure to file a certificate of liability insurance with required coverage limits (as distinguished from the failure to register a business or commercial activity) shall be punishable in accordance with § 10-19.9.
To comply with the Act (P.L. 2022, c. 92) which amends and supplements Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes pertaining to municipalities:
a. 
The owner of a business or the owner of a rental unit or units shall maintain liability insurance for negligent acts and omissions in an amount of no less than $500,000 for combined property damage and bodily injury to or death of one or more persons in any one accident or occurrence.
b. 
The owner of a business which is either located within or which conducts business within the Borough of Avalon, unless exempt pursuant to § 10-19.4 hereof, shall annually register the certificate of insurance demonstrating compliance with paragraph a hereof with the Borough Bureau of Licenses.
c. 
The owner of a rental unit or units shall file the required certificate of liability insurance with the Borough in conjunction with the annual licensing of the rental unit(s) in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 22 of the Borough Code.
d. 
Whenever the Borough has a licensing procedure in place for any business or commercial activity which requires higher limits of liability insurance coverage than the minimum limits set forth in paragraph a above, the higher limits established by the Borough shall take precedence and shall govern and control.
a. 
In accordance with P.L. 2022, c. 92, Section 2b, and except as otherwise stated, the Borough shall establish a reasonable administrative fee for the receipt of the certificates of liability insurance and the registering and indexing of same. Such fee shall be established from time to time by resolution of Borough Council, provided, however, that the initial administrative fee shall be $65 and shall remain at such amount until modified by resolution.
b. 
Exception. The administrative fee established herein shall not apply to:
1. 
Any business, trade, or profession which is licensed and regulated by the State of New Jersey which imposes a state license fee;
2. 
Any business or commercial enterprise or any rental unit(s) which are already licensed by the Borough under any licensing ordinance which imposes a municipal license fee (such as rental units, ice cream trucks, jitneys, and other commercial activities that are licensed by the Borough);
3. 
Any business, commercial enterprise, or other property which is registered under Chapter 21 of the Borough Code (Fire Safety).
c. 
The municipal license fee for any business or activity licensed by the Borough shall be deemed to include the administrative fee for receipt and indexing of the required evidence of liability insurance under P.L. 2022, c. 92.
In accordance with P.L. 2022, c. 92, Section 2b, the Borough may collect, through a summary proceeding pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law of 1999," P.L. 1999, c. 274 (N.J.S.A. 2A:58-10 et seq.), a fine of not less than $500 but no more than $5,000 against an owner who fails to comply with the provisions of this act (P.L. 2022, c. 92).
a. 
Administration of this requirement shall be assigned to the Bureau of Licenses, in the Division of Construction Code Enforcement in the Department of Administration.
b. 
This chapter and section shall be enforced by any of the following:
1. 
Avalon Police Department.
2. 
Avalon Code Enforcement Official and Officers.
3. 
License Clerk, Borough of Avalon.