[Ord. 7-15-59 A1 § 1; Ord. No. 13-19]
No building or parts of building shall be used as a hotel or rooming house before the person, firm or corporation desiring such use make application and receive from the Secretary of the Board of Health of the Borough a permit authorizing such use. Such permit shall be issued only to persons of good moral character and shall not be transferable. Such permits shall run from January 1 of each year, and shall terminate on December 31 of the same year such permit is issued. Permits issued after January 1 shall also expire on December 31 of the same year. Application for renewal of permits must be the same as if an original permit is applied for. Such permit shall be signed by the Secretary of the Board of Health, and shall be posted in a prominent place in the house.
Before any permit is issued, however, the Secretary of the Board of Health shall submit the application, together with the plans hereinafter referred to, to the Building Inspector of the Borough, to the Health Officer, and to the Fire Chief of the Borough, and shall not issue such permit until he has received a written approval from the Health Officer of the Borough that the building complies with the terms of this Code, the Sanitary Code of the State and the Sanitary Code of the Borough, and the written approval of the Building Inspector, showing that the building complies with the local Building Code, and the written approval from the Fire Chief stating that the premises complies with the Fire Prevention Code. The building must also comply with any building regulations as prescribed by the Statutes of the State of New Jersey.
[Ord. 7-15-59 A1 § 1]
All applications for permits shall be in writing and presented to the Secretary of the Board of Health on blanks to be furnished by the Secretary of the Board of Health, setting forth the name, address and occupation of the applicant and if he is not the owner of the building, the name of the owner of the building, the location where the business is to be conducted, the number of rooms in the building, and which of the rooms are to be occupied as sleeping rooms, together with the sanitary facilities, which includes wash basins, toilets, and bathing facilities.
[Ord. 7-15-59 A2 § 1]
Before a permit is issued, the person or persons, firm or corporation making the application, must file plans in triplicate, plans of each floor of the building used for the purpose herein mentioned, which plans shall be drawn to scale of not less than 1/4 inch to a foot showing all fire escapes, stairs, halls, all the bedrooms and exits of each floor, and a statement in writing, showing the number of lodgers housed on each floor, and the number of lodgers to be housed in each room which must be written on the application.
[Ord. 7-15-59 A2 § 2]
Permits issued under this Code may be revoked by resolution of the Board of Health of this Borough, whenever it shall find that the permittee or owner, agent, servant or employee of the permittee has violated the provisions of this Code or permitted the same to be violated, or has violated any other ordinance of the Borough or any Statutes of the State of New Jersey in the conduct of the business for which this permit is granted; however, that no such permit shall be revoked unless charges in writing shall first have been filed with the Secretary of the Board of Health, setting forth with reasonable certainty the nature of the charges against the permittee. Upon the filing of charges as aforesaid, the Board of Health shall fix the time and place for the hearing of the charges, and a copy of the charges as filed together with notice of time and place of hearing, shall be served on the permittee at least five days prior to the date fixed by the Board of Health, for the hearing.
Any notice thereof for charges against the permittee shall be served either:
a. 
By delivering a copy personally to the permittee; or
b. 
By leaving a copy with some person of suitable age and discretion in the place of the business of the permittee, or if no such person can be found at the place of business of the permittee, by leaving such notice in a conspicuous place on the premises and leaving a copy of such notice for the permittee at his place of business as set forth in his application for license.
At the hearing of the charges, the permittee shall have the right to appear and defend the charges and if he so desires, to be represented by counsel.
[Ord. 7-15-59 A2 § 3; Ord. No. 13-19]
The permit fee for any permit issued hereunder shall be based upon the following schedule, to wit, for any hotel or rooming house designed to accommodate, or which it is intended to accommodate:
a. 
Not more than six guests, $15 per annum.
b. 
More than six guests but less than 13 guests, $25 per annum.
c. 
More than 12 guests at the rate of $50 per annum.
It shall be a violation of this Code at any time accommodate any greater number of guests than is provided for in the permit in any house or building for which such permit is issued.
[Ord. 7-15-59 A3 § 1; Ord. No. 13-19]
Fire escapes must conform to Tenement House Laws of the State of New Jersey. No building three or more stories in height shall hereafter be used as a hotel or rooming house, unless such building shall be equipped with at least two fire escapes, location of which must be shown on plans, reaching from the topmost story thereof to the ground. The exits to the fire escapes shall be at least three feet in width, and shall, at all times, be open and unencumbered so that there be no obstruction to their use. A red light on the doorway leading to the fire escape or exit shall be lighted at all times. Doors leading to such fire escapes must be hung so that they shall open outwardly and be so latched that they can be unfastened by anyone on the inside thereof.
[Ord. 7-15-59 A3 § 2]
No more than three adults, or two adults and two of their children shall be permitted to sleep in one sleeping room in the house. Sleeping rooms for one person shall be no less than 75 square feet; sleeping rooms for two people should be no less than 100 square feet; sleeping rooms for three people should be no less than 125 square feet; and sleeping rooms for four people no less than 150 square feet of floor space. Each room shall have adequate ventilating and heating facilities. There shall be in each house at least one toilet, one wash basin, and one bath or shower for the accommodation of each six persons that the licensed premises are permitted to accommodate, or portion thereof.
All bedrooms must have sufficient heat furnished during the heating season, namely from October 15 to May 15. In accordance with local sanitary codes the temperature in such bedrooms during the hours 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. must not be less than 68° F., and at no time between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. must the temperature be allowed to drop below 50° F.
[Ord. 7-15-59 A3 § 3]
The permittee shall at all times comply with all local and State health and sanitary regulations and requirements, and all fire and police regulations and requirements, and all Building Department regulations and requirements, the Building Code of the Borough, and regulations as prescribed by the Statutes of the State of New Jersey.
[Ord. 7-15-59 A3 § 4; Ord. No. 13-19]
Every person conducting any hotel or rooming house shall at all times keep therein a standard hotel register in which shall be inscribed with ink the name and home address of each and every guest or person renting or occupying a room or rooms therein. The name or names of such guests shall be written upon the register by the person themselves, and if they cannot write, the names shall be written in by the person renting such room or rooms, stating that the person renting the room could not sign his or her name, which also shall include the home address of such person, if transient, and the person renting such room shall thereupon write opposite the name so registered, the number of the room or rooms assigned to each guest, and the time when the same is rented, whether a.m. or p.m., and until such entries have been made in such register no guest shall be permitted to occupy privately any room in such house. At any time any room or rooms are surrendered, it shall be the further duty of such agent to enter the time thereof in the register opposite the name or names of all the persons making such surrender. Such register shall be open at all times to the inspection of any guest of such house and any peace officer of the Borough.
In case a reference book or other record is kept in addition to the standard hotel register, the information herein required, in whole or in part, may be kept in such reference book or record, and all entries therein shall be a part of the hotel or rooming house record, and shall be subject to the same inspection as the standard hotel register.
[Ord. 7-15-59 A3 § 5; Ord. No. 13-19]
Every person conducting a hotel or rooming house shall cause each sleeping room in such house to be numbered in a plain and conspicuous manner. Such number shall be placed on the outside door of the room and no two rooms shall bear the same number.
[Ord. 7-15-59 A3 § 6; Ord. No. 13-19]
In the conduct of any hotel or rooming house, the acts of the agent, servants or employees of the owner thereof, shall be deemed to be the acts of the employer or owner.
[Ord. 7-15-59 A4 § 1; Ord. No. 13-19]
It shall be unlawful for any person to write or cause to be written in any register in any hotel or rooming house any other or different name than the true name of such person, or the name by which such person is generally known.
[Ord. 7-15-59 A4 § 2; Ord. No. 13-19]
No room shall be rented or assigned to, or privately occupied jointly by persons of opposite sex unless such persons shall be and are registered as husband and wife or as parent and minor child, and in no case, notwithstanding such registration, if the manager or person in charge of such hotel or rooming house shall have reasonable cause to believe that such persons do not bear the relation to each other as represented upon such register.
[Ord. 7-15-59 A4 § 3; Ord. No. 13-19]
No room in any hotel or rooming house shall be rented for sleeping or lodging purposes more than once between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the following day, except to bona fide travelers with baggage.
[Ord. 7-15-59 A5 § 1]
Any inspections which may be made by the Health Officer, by the Building Inspector or the Fire Chief may be made by any one of them, or anyone duly authorized by them to make such inspection or inspections, and they may make inspections before or after the permit is issued, at all reasonable hours.
[Ord. 7-15-59 A6 § 1; New; Ord. No. 13-19]
Any person, persons, firm or corporation engaged in the business of keeping a hotel or rooming house, without first having obtained a permit therefor, or any who shall violate any of the provisions of this Code shall, upon conviction, be liable for the penalty stated in Section BH1-2. In default of any payment of any fine imposed herein, any person convicted may be imprisoned in the County Jail for any term not exceeding 90 days.