As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
RETAIL BUSINESS
Includes any business which holds itself out to the general
public for the sale at retail of goods and services.
[Amended 5-30-1972 by Ord. No. 72-13]
A. Every retail business within the Borough of Paramus shall be closed to the public and business with the public therein shall be and is hereby prohibited after the hour of 11:00 p.m. and before the hour of 7:00 a.m. of any day. The provisions of this section shall not apply to gasoline service stations or to restaurants whose primary purpose is the sale at retail of prepared meals or food and/or beverages for consumption upon the premises of such restaurants, provided that this section shall not apply or in any way limit the provisions of Chapter
157, Alcoholic Beverages.
B. All exterior and window electrical lighting or illumination, whether
temporary or permanent, for each retail business shall be extinguished
at the closing time of said business. The provisions of this subsection
shall not apply to security lights nor to open gasoline service stations
or to open restaurants whose primary purpose is the sale at retail
of prepared meals or food and/or beverages consumption upon the premises
of such restaurant.
[Added 8-9-1979 by Ord.
No. 79-30; amended 3-8-1994 by Ord. No. 94-5]
C. A contractor is prohibited from performing work of any kind between
the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. in residential zones, regardless
of any lesser limitation otherwise set forth in the Paramus Code.
"Contractor" means any person or company that provides goods or services
to another person or company under terms specified in a contract or
within a verbal agreement. A homeowner may perform home improvement
or yard work at their own property between the hours of 7:00 a.m.
and the later of 7:00 p.m. or dusk without violating this section.
"Homeowner" means a person living in or owning a home.
[Added 4-18-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-08]
Any gasoline service station which is located in any of the zoning districts of the Borough other than a business district, the BG General Business District or the BIL Business-Limited Industrial District, as defined and established in Chapter
429, Zoning, as amended, shall be closed to the public, and business therein shall be and is hereby prohibited before the hour of 6:00 a.m. and after the hour of 12:00 midnight on any day.