The purpose of this article is to set forth licensing and notification procedures for the owners and/or operators of event houses, as defined in Section 525-4.
[Adopted 3-18-2014 by Ord. No. 277-2014]
In addition to the licensing fee for the rental of a residential housing unit under this chapter, an event house would be subject to an additional licensing fee of $300 per license year in order to use the event house for event house functions, as also defined in Section 525-4. No person shall be permitted to operate an event house without a separate event house license issued under this article. Event house licenses shall be issued and renewable for the licensing year beginning May 1 and ending the following April 30.
As a condition to the issuance of an event house license, the applicant shall provide the following items to the City Clerk:
A.
A zoning permit from the Zoning Officer certifying that the property meets all of the zoning requirements for an event house under Section 525-24.
B.
A certificate of fire code compliance from a person designated by the Manager with the appropriate credentials to confirm that the property satisfies all of the requirements of the Uniform Fire Safety Act, subject to any applicable fees required by ordinance.
C.
For the first year that a license is issued (or as frequently as otherwise required by state law), a certificate of compliance from the Code Enforcement Officer certifying that the property meets all City Code requirements and, if applicable, fully complies with or is exempt from the New Jersey Hotel Motel Multiple Dwellings Act, subject to any applicable fees required by ordinance.
D.
For the first year that a license is issued (or as frequently as otherwise required by state law), a certificate from the Construction Official certifying that the property satisfies all of the requirements of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, subject to any applicable fees required by ordinance.
E.
The maximum number of attendees, including staff hired to work at the event, shall not exceed (i) the lesser of 50 or the maximum occupancy limit for inside events and (ii) 125 for outside events. All event houses shall have the occupancy load prominently posted inside the premises at a location to be approved by the City's code enforcement officer.
A.
If the owner or operator of the property satisfies all of the requirements of this article, pays all of the required fees and otherwise is qualified to receive a mercantile license under this chapter, the Clerk shall issue a license for the operation of an event house subject to the continued strict compliance with the terms of this article as well as Section 525-24.
B.
In the event that the owner or operator, or any occupants during any event house function, have been determined by a court to have violated this chapter or any other state law or City ordinance as a result of their use of the event house during an event house function, the City Clerk shall immediately revoke the event house license without further notice or right of appeal, except as to any appeal rights in the courts. The event house license may also be revoked by the City Clerk pursuant to and subject to the requirements contained in Sections 310-9 through 310-13.
A.
As a condition to the use of an event house for any event house functions, the owner or operator, agent or other person responsible for the property shall submit to the City Clerk, not less than 30 days before an event house function, an event notification form signed by such person, which shall contain the following information:
(1)
Property address.
(2)
Date, time and duration of the event.
(3)
Anticipated number of attendees and staff.
(4)
Purpose of the event.
(5)
Whether it will be indoors, outdoors or both.
(6)
A parking plan to meet the requirements of one off-street parking space for each four attendees, as required by Section 525-24E.
(7)
Amenities, such as live entertainment, disc jockeys, portable restrooms, tent location (subject to the requirements of Chapter 463, Tents on Commercial and Rented Properties), outdoor cooking arrangements, the location, type and description of any temporary utility services (outdoor generators are not permitted), and the location and method of serving alcoholic beverages.
(8)
Name, address, e-mail and phone number of contact person who must be on site during the event.
(9)
The applicant shall also pay for event function a permit fee in the amount of $75.
B.
If all of the requirements in this article are satisfied and it is determined, after consultation with the Police Chief, Construction Official and any other appropriate City officials that the event will not create a public health, safety and welfare risk, and with the approval of the City Manager, a permit authorizing the event function shall be issued by the City Clerk.
The City Council may by resolution make rules and regulations which interpret or amplify any provision of this article or for the purpose of administering the provisions of this article or making them more effective. No regulation shall be inconsistent with or alter or amend any provision of this article, and no regulation shall impose any requirement which is in addition to or greater than the requirements that are expressly or by implication imposed by any provision of this article. The City Manager may appoint additional personnel, beyond those specified in this article, to aid in the administrative, investigatory and enforcement functions and duties established by this article.
In addition to the actions permitted under this article with respect to the license issued for event house and event house function, all persons who either own, rent, use or manage property in violation of this article, including real estate brokers and agents acting as agents for the owners, tenants or occupants, shall be subject to penalties and fines for violating this article as set forth in the penalty section of the City Code.