[Source history includes Ord. Nos. 328, 334,
87-450, 97-633, 2001-702]
[Ord. No. 2012-898]
Shall mean any new or existing commercial business, trade,
profession, occupation or service conducted in the Borough of Pine
Hill.
Shall mean the license issued to any business entity.
Shall mean and include individuals, firms, copartnerships,
corporations or any combination thereof.
[Ord. No. 2012-898]
No person, or business entity, including a business entity licensed
by the State of New Jersey or the government of the United States
as outlined in this chapter, shall engage in, operate or conduct or
maintain a business, within the Borough of Pine Hill without first
obtaining a license from the Borough Clerk as provided in this chapter.
[Ord. No. 2012-898]
Application for license shall be made to the Borough Clerk,
and no license shall be granted until the payment for same shall have
been made in full. Every license shall specify by name the person
to whom it is issued, the business for which it is granted, the location
at which such business is to be carried on, and the issuance and expiration
dates of the license.
Each application shall contain the following information:
a.
The name under which the business is to be conducted;
b.
The name of the owner;
c.
The name of the franchise owner, if the business is a franchise;
d.
The name of the local store manager;
e.
The address of the owner;
f.
The local telephone number of the business;
g.
The type of business being conducted;
h.
Federal ID number, State Tax ID number, NJ Business Registration
Certificate number;
i.
Name, address and telephone number of the property owner.
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All license fees shall be due and payable to the Borough Clerk
at the office of the Borough Clerk, on January 1 in each year, and
all such licenses shall expire, and become invalid on December 31
next ensuing. Any business commencing original operation in the Borough
on or after July 1 any year shall be permitted to pay 1/2 of the normal
license fee, and such first year licenses shall expire on December
31 next ensuing.
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Before any business license shall be issued pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter or pursuant to the provisions of State
law, the applicant shall secure the approval of the following municipal
departments and agencies having jurisdiction as to the laws, ordinances
or regulations listed:
a.
The Board of Fire Commissioners of the Borough Fire District (as
to provisions of the Pine Hill Borough Fire Code).
b.
The Camden County Board of Health (as to State and local health regulations
and ordinances), if applicable.
c.
The Pine Hill Borough Construction/Building Department (as to Building
Code matters).
d.
The Pine Hill Borough Zoning Officer as to type of business permitted
and location of the business.
No license under this chapter shall be issued for the conducting
of any business if the premises and building to be used for the purpose
do not fully comply with the requirements of all ordinances and codes
governing structures within the Borough. No license shall be issued
for the conducting of any business which would involve a violation
of the Zoning Ordinance of the Borough.
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No license shall be granted for any new commercial business
which has obtained Planning or Zoning Board approval unless and until
that Board has submitted in writing to the Borough Clerk that the
applicant has complied with all provisions of the approval.
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The Borough Council shall have the right to suspend or revoke
any license or permit whenever the holder thereof or any of the licensee's
agents or servants violate any provisions of this section, the laws
of the State or any rules or regulations promulgated as herein provided.
Prior to the revocation of a license, a written notice of the contemplated
action of the Borough Council shall be served upon said licensee,
setting forth each charge as may be the reason for said proposed revocation
and the place, date and hour when the Borough Council will hear the
matter. The licensee may be represented by counsel at such hearing.
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No license provided by this chapter or issued hereunder shall
be transferred or assigned from one person to another person or from
one place of business to another.
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All licenses issued under this chapter shall be posted at the
place of business shown thereon in a conspicuous place and shall remain
so posted as long as it is in effect and the licensed business is
operated.
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Whenever inspections of the premises or a licensed business
or occupation are provided for or required by ordinance or State law,
or are reasonably necessary to secure compliance with any ordinance
provision or to detect violations thereof; it shall be the duty of
the licensee, or the person in charge of the premises to be inspected,
to admit thereto for the purpose of making the inspection any officer
or employee of the Borough who is authorized or directed to make such
inspection at any reasonable time that admission is requested. Any
refusal to permit access to any building for the purpose of determining
compliance with the provisions of this or other ordinances or State
law and to determine the fees to be paid hereunder, shall be deemed
a violation of this chapter and be subject to penalty.
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Any proper officer of the Borough including but not limited
to the police, Construction Code Official and Zoning Enforcement Officer,
is authorized and directed to act as necessary to execute and enforce
the provisions of this chapter.
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An initial licensing fee of $30 shall be paid to the Borough
Clerk at the time the applicant submits the registration form. Thereafter,
an annual licensing fee of $30 shall be paid on or before January
31 of each year. If any person or entity, who is required to obtain
a license or permit pursuant to this chapter, does not obtain such
a license or permit by January 31 of the respective year, a late fee
equal to 50% of the licensing fee will be assessed for each month
it is late. All late fees assessed against a business must be paid
with the licensing fee. In addition to any late fee, the business
must pay all licensing fees for previous years that were not paid
and applicable late charges. In any action to enforce this chapter,
the Borough Clerk shall include all late fees and past due licensing
fee amounts in the summons and complaints filed against the business
or any other appropriate party.
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In the case where a person shall in one building conduct two
or more businesses, trades, professions or callings or occupations,
such person shall pay as a license fee for such combined businesses
the highest fee required to be paid for any such business as conducted
by such person, together with an additional sum of 1/2 of the initial
fee for each additional business. The aggregate of the license fees
for any one applicant for all businesses, trades, professions and
trades or occupations to be conducted on any one premises shall not
be greater than $75.
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No person shall transact any business under any license granted
under this chapter except that business for which such license was
specifically granted.
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a.
Nonprofit organizations duly qualified under the laws of the State
of New Jersey shall be required to comply with the provisions of this
chapter, except that such organizations shall not be required to pay
any fee required herein.
1.
All nonprofit organizations must file an application with the Borough
Clerk's office for each separate fund-raising event.
2.
The Borough Clerk will maintain a calendar, for informational purposes
only, of each fund-raising event, stating the name of the organization,
date of event, and type of fund-raising effort.
b.
Persons holding a license issued by any department, board, commission
or agency of the state shall comply with the provisions of this section
to register the business or occupation, except that such persons shall
not be required to pay any fee set forth herein.
[Amended 11-16-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-993]
[Ord. No. 2012-898]
Any person that shall violate the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon conviction, before the magistrate or court having jurisdiction,
be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each offense or by imprisonment
in the County jail for a term not exceeding 60 days, or both. Each
day the violation is continued shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. No. 97-633]
A yard sale license shall not be issued more than three times
within a twelve-month period for the same resident address.
[Ord. No. 97-633]
No yard sale license shall be issued for more than three days
in succession.
