[1969 Code § 6-1.1]
The purpose of this section is to provide a uniform set of procedures
for administering the issuance, renewal and revocation of all licenses
issued by the Borough, with the exception of alcoholic beverage licenses,
dog licenses and taxicab licenses.
[1969 Code § 6-1.2; Ord. No. 82-14; Ord. No. 93-8; Ord. No. 95-5 § 1; Ord. No. 03-05 § I; Ord.
No. 2005-12 § 1; Ord.
No. 2008-05 § II]
All applications for licenses shall be made to the Borough Clerk
upon forms provided by him, and shall contain the following information:
a.
Name and permanent and local address of the applicant. If the applicant
is a corporation, the name and address of its registered agent.
b.
If the licensed activity is to be carried on at a fixed location,
the address and description of the premises.
c.
If a vehicle is to be used, its description, including the license
number.
d.
If the applicant is employed by another, the name and address of
the employer, together with credentials establishing the exact relationship.
e.
The days of the week and the hours of the day during which the licensed
activity will be conducted.
f.
A description of the nature of the business and the goods, property
or services to be sold or supplied.
g.
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.
h.
Appropriate evidence as to the good character and business responsibility
of the applicant so that an investigator may properly evaluate his
character and responsibility.
i.
Fingerprints are necessary for proper identification and to perform
the appropriate background check. Each applicant must be fingerprinted
upon their initial application for a license which shall be immediately
processed. The applicant shall be required to pay the appropriate
annual fee in the amount and form as required by the New Jersey Division
of State Police for processing of the fingerprints and performance
of the necessary background investigation and/or criminal history
investigation. Background investigation shall be performed on all
applicants each and every year.
j.
Applications by partnerships shall be signed by all partners with
the information required by this subsection supplied in detail as
to each partner, and applications of corporations shall have attached
individual statements containing all of the information required by
this subsection relating to each employee or agent who shall engage
in the licensed activity, and shall be signed by each employee or
agent.
k.
Physical description of applicant and two recent photographs approximately
two inches by two inches showing the applicant's head and shoulders.
l.
The source of supply of the goods, products or services proposed
to be sold, where such goods, services or products are located and
the method of delivery.
m.
Applicants shall maintain and produce proof of insurance coverage
in the minimum amounts of $100,000 per person for personal injuries,
$300,000 per occurrence for personal injuries and $50,000 for property
damage. The Borough of Surf City shall be named as an additional insured
on all such insurance policies. The insurance coverage shall not be
terminated or canceled prior to the expiration date thereon unless
30 days' advance written notice is provided to the Borough of
Surf City.
[Ord. No. 2005-12 § 2; Ord. No. 2008-06 § I]
a.
The Chief of Police shall initiate criminal history record background
checks on present and prospective canvassers, peddlers, itinerant
vendors or owners and employees of a door-to-door sales enterprise
as set forth in this chapter.
b.
No person shall be licensed as a canvasser, peddler, itinerant vendor
or owner or employee of a door-to-door sales enterprise unless the
Chief of Police certifies that the person has no criminal history
record of a conviction for an offense enumerated in paragraph c of
this subsection.
c.
A person subject to paragraph b of this subsection whose criminal
history record background check reveals a conviction for any of the
following crimes and offenses shall be disqualified from receiving
a license to conduct canvass, peddle, itinerant vend or perform door-to-door
sales:
1.
If the conviction was in New Jersey, for a crime:
(a)
Involving danger to the person, meaning those crimes and disorderly
persons offenses as set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:11-1 et seq., N.J.S.A.
2C:12-1 et seq., N.J.S.A. 2C:13-1 et seq., N.J.S.A. 2C:14-1 et seq.,
or N.J.S.A. 2C:15-1 et seq.; or
(b)
Against the family, children or incompetents, meaning those
crimes and disorderly persons offenses set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:24-1
et seq. or N.J.S.A. 2C:25-17 et seq.; or
2.
If the conviction was in any other state or jurisdiction, for conduct
constituting any of the crimes described in paragraph c1 of this subsection.
3.
The Chief of Police is authorized to receive criminal history record
information from the State Bureau of Identification in the Division
of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation consistent
with applicable State and Federal laws, rules and regulations. Authorization
for fingerprint based access to the Interstate Identification Index
for the purpose of conducting this noncriminal justice licensing is
found in New Jersey Statute Annotated 40:48-1.4. The applicant shall
bear the cost, if any, for the criminal history record background
check, including all costs of administering and processing the check.
4.
The Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public
Safety, upon the request of the Chief of Police, shall conduct a criminal
history background check requested by the Chief of Police in accordance
to the provisions of this subsection. The check shall be performed
only upon certification by the Chief of Police that the person has
submitted to the Chief of Police the person's name, address,
fingerprints and written consent for a criminal history record background
check to be performed. For the purposes of conducting the criminal
history background check, the State Police shall examine its own files
and arrange for a similar examination of Federal criminal records.
The information obtained as a result of any such check shall be forwarded
to the Chief of Police.
5.
(a)
A criminal history record background check shall not be initiated
pursuant to this subsection without written consent of the person.
The consent required under this subsection shall be in the same manner
and form prescribed by the Chief of Police and shall include, but
not be limited to, the signature, name, address and fingerprints of
the person.
(b)
Upon receiving the results of a criminal history record background
check, the director shall promptly notify any person who has not been
convicted of a disqualifying offense. Along with that notice, the
Chief of Police shall forward a certification stating that the check
has not revealed any record that the person has been convicted of
a disqualifying offense. The certificate shall be in a form, and contain
any additional information, as the Chief of Police may prescribe by
rule and regulation.
(c)
The Chief of Police shall promptly notify a person whose criminal
record background check reveals a disqualifying criminal conviction
of the results of the background check. The person shall have 30 days
from the receipt of that notice to petition the Chief of Police for
a review and cite reasons substantiating the review. If the person
successfully challenges the accuracy of the criminal history record
information indicating a criminal conviction or the person demonstrates
affirmatively to the Chief of Police clear and convincing evidence
of rehabilitating, the Chief of Police may issue a certificate indicating
that the person has successfully cleared a background check.
In determining whether the rehabilitation of a person has been
affirmatively demonstrated, the Chief of Police shall consider:
(1)
The nature and seriousness of the offense;
(2)
The circumstances under which the offense occurred;
(3)
The date of the offense;
(4)
The age of the person when the offense was committed;
(5)
Whether the offense was repeated;
(6)
Social conditions which may have contributed to the offense;
and
(7)
Any evidence of rehabilitation, including good conduct in the
community, counseling, psychological or psychiatric treatment, additional
academic or vocational training or personal recommendations.
(d)
In the case of a door-to-door sales enterprise, a copy of the
notification required under paragraphs b and c of this subsection
also shall be forwarded to the owner of the enterprise.
(e)
The Chief of Police shall not certify a person subject to the
provisions of this subsection who refuses to consent to, or cooperate
in, the securing of a criminal history record background check.
6.
The Chief of Police shall communicate their findings, in writing,
to the Municipal Clerk as soon as such information is made available.
[1969 Code § 6-1.4]
Licenses shall be in a form which the Mayor and Council shall
prescribe by resolution, 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.
The address at which the licensed activity is conducted, if the activity
is carried on at a fixed location.
d.
If the licensed activity is conducted from a vehicle, the make, model
and license number of the vehicle.
e.
The expiration date of the license.
f.
Any other appropriate information which the Mayor and Council may,
by resolution require.
[1969 Code § 6-1.8; Ord. No. 2003-10 § 1]
Except where expressly provided otherwise, all licenses shall
expire on December 31 of the year of issue at 12:00 midnight local
time. Applications for the renewal of licenses shall be made not later
than December 1 of the year of issue.
[1969 Code § 6-1.7]
Every license shall apply only to the person to whom it is issued
and shall not be transferable to another person. Licenses may be transferred
from place to place in cases where the licensed activity is conducted
at a fixed location, but only with the approval by resolution of the
Mayor and Council.
[1969 Code § 6-1.5]
The Municipal Clerk shall keep a record of all licenses issued under this chapter. The record shall be in a form prescribed by resolution of the Mayor and Council, and shall contain the same information as is required by subsection 5-1.4 to be contained in the license. It shall also indicate the amount of the fee paid for the license, the date upon which payment was received, the date of the issuance of the license, whether it is a new license or a renewal, and any other information which the Mayor and Council may, by resolution, require.
[1969 Code § 6-1.6]
When the licensed activity is conducted at a fixed location,
or from a vehicle, the license shall be prominently displayed at the
location or on the vehicle. In all the other cases the licensee shall
have the license in his possession at all times and shall display
it upon the request of any Police Officer or any person with whom
he is doing business.
[1969 Code § 6-1.9]
Any license or permit issued by the Borough may be revoked by
the Mayor and 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 or other dishonesty in the conduct of the
licensed activity.
c.
A violation of any provision of this Revision.
d.
Conviction of the licensee for any felony or high misdemeanor or
a misdemeanor or disorderly person's 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.
f.
Whenever a license has been issued immediately upon an application,
pending the results of the investigation provided for by this chapter,
such license may be summarily revoked if the result of the investigation
is such as would have resulted in denial of the application.
[1969 Code § 6-1.10]
Notice of a hearing for the revocation of a license or permit
shall be given in writing by the Municipal 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.
[1969 Code § 6-1.11]
At the hearing the licensee shall have the right to appear and
be heard, to be represented by an attorney, to present 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 Mayor
and 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.
[1969 Code § 6-1.12]
The Mayor and Council may issue another license to a person
whose license has been revoked or denied as provided in this section
if, after hearing, they are 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.
[1969 Code § 6-1.13]
The Mayor and Council may, by resolution, 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. No regulation shall be inconsistent with, alter
or amend any provision of this chapter, 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
chapter.
[1969 Code § 6-3.14]
The requirements of subsection 5-2.3 and 5-3.4 entitled Fees and subsection 5-2.10 entitled Limitation on License, shall not be construed to apply to the following persons:
a.
Any honorably discharged veteran of the armed services of the United
States, as defined in, and who has procured a license under the provisions
of N.J.R.S. 45:24-9, et seq.
b.
Any exempt member of a volunteer fire department, volunteer fire
engine, hook and ladder or hose company, or salvage corps of any municipality,
or fire district in this State who holds an exemption certificate
issued to him as an exempt member of any such department or company
or corps, who is a resident of the State of New Jersey and who has
procured a license in the manner and under the conditions prescribed
in N.J.R.S. 45:24-9, et seq.
c.
Any person, as defined in Chapter 1, Section 1-2, soliciting for a lawful and recognized religious, charitable, educational or political organization; provided, however, that the local chairman or other person in charge of solicitation of such lawful and recognized religious, charitable, educational or political organization in the Borough of Surf City shall apply for and obtain a license.
[1969 Code § 6-3.1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean and include any person, whether a resident of
the Borough or not, traveling by foot, wagon, automotive vehicle or
any other type of conveyance, from place to place, from house to house,
or from street to street, carrying, conveying or transporting goods,
wares, merchandise, meats, fish, vegetables, fruits, food, ice cream,
fruit ices, soda water, garden farm products or provisions, offering
and exposing the same for sale, or making sales and delivering articles
to purchasers. The word peddler shall include the words hawker and
huckster.
[1969 Code § 6-3.2; Ord. No. 95-5 § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business
of peddling and hawking as defined in this section within the corporate
limits of the Borough without first obtaining a permit and license
as provided by this section. No license shall be issued until the
certificate of inspection from either the Ocean County Board of Health
or the Long Beach Island Board of Health is presented to the Municipal
Clerk, license fee paid and the bonding requirements of this section
have been fulfilled.
[1969 Code § 6-3.3; Ord. No. 93-6 § 1; Ord. No. 2000-2 § I; Ord. No. 2008-05 § I]
The fee for a peddler's, hawker's or vendor's
license shall be as follows:
a.
A fee of $1,000 shall be assessed for the vehicle, cart or any other
type of device being used.
b.
A fee of $1,000 per person making an application shall be assessed.
This shall be assessed in addition to the fee as assessed in paragraph
a above and shall include but not be limited to the original driver
and/or operator, any relief drivers and operators, and any other person
who shall be engaged in the sale or dispensing of goods.
c.
No portion of the fees designated in this subsection shall be prorated
for any part of the year.
[1969 Code § 6-3.4]
After 7:00 p.m., prevailing time, no peddler, or any person
in his behalf, shall shout, cry out, blow a horn, ring a bell or use
any sound device, including any loudspeaking radio or sound amplifying
system, upon any of the streets, parks, or other public places of
the Borough, or upon any private premises in the Borough where sound
of sufficient volume is emitted or produced therefrom to be capable
of being plainly heard upon the streets, parks or other public places,
for the purpose of attracting attention to any goods, wares or merchandise
which such licensee proposes to sell.
[1969 Code § 6-3.5]
No peddler shall have any exclusive right to any location, nor
shall be permitted to operate in any congested area where his operations
might impede or inconvenience the public. For the purpose of this
section, the judgment of a Police Officer, exercised in good faith,
shall be deemed conclusive as to whether the area is congested or
the public impeded or inconvenienced.
[1969 Code § 6-3.6]
No person shall sell, offer for sale, hawk or peddle in the Borough any of the items enumerated in subsection 5-2.1 after 10:00 p.m. prevailing time.
[1969 Code § 6-3.7]
It shall be the duty of any Police Officer to require any person
seen peddling 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.
[Ord. No. 95-5 § 1]
Prior to the issuance of any license or permit to any vendor
or hawker, the prospective vendor shall file with the Municipal Clerk
a bond to the Borough of Surf City in the amount of $1,000, which
shall be executed by the proposed vendor as principal, and the surety
company licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey. The Bond
shall be in accordance with and for the purposes provided for in N.J.S.A.
45:24-5, and shall remain in force for the term of the license to
be issued and be conditioned as follows:
a.
To indemnify and pay the Borough any penalties or costs incurred
in the enforcement of any of the provisions of this section and to
indemnify or reimburse any purchase or personal property from the
vendor in a sum equal to at least the amount of any payment such purchaser
may have been induced to make through the misrepresentation as to
the kind, quality or value of the personal property, whether the misrepresentations
were made by the vendor or his agents, servants or employees, either
at the time of making the sale or through any advertisement printed
or circulated with reference to such personal property or any part
thereof.
b.
The bond shall be declared forfeited upon proof of falsification
in the application for a license.
c.
The bond shall be deemed forfeited upon proof of the violation of
any of the provisions of this section by the vendor or his agents,
servants or employees.
[Ord. No. 95-5 § 1; Ord. No. 03-05 § II]
No application shall be considered or accepted by the Municipal Clerk prior to May 1 of each calendar year. No vendors license shall be issued by the Municipal Clerk prior to May 5 of each calendar year and shall be issued in accordance with subsection 5-2.10. Upon the completion of the appropriate investigation and recommendation by the appropriate Police Official, the Municipal Clerk shall issue the license during the course of normal office hours, Monday through Friday.
[Ord. No. 95-5 § 1; Ord. No. 95-9 § 1; Ord. No. 98-4 § I]
The Municipal Clerk shall not issue more than four licenses
in any given calendar year. No more than one license shall be issued
to any one person or company. Each application received by the Clerk
shall be stamped with the date and time of receipt and an investigation
shall be conducted in accordance with this chapter.
Consideration for a license shall be given to the four most
senior licenses issued by the municipality in the past, who have been,
and are in good standing with no violations or written complaints
on record.
If any of the first four senior applications thereafter are
rejected or not received during the license year, the issuance of
that license shall be terminated only to be reinstated by an amendment
to this subsection.
If, in the event, the Municipal Clerk does not receive a sufficient
number of applications to issue four licenses in any given year, it
shall not entitle any license holder to receive an additional license
in any given year.
Licenses issued shall not be transferable except in the case
where the license was issued to a corporation or company and the business
is sold or transferred in which case the license may be transferred
for the remainder of the license period only. Reconsideration will
be given in the next license year.
[Ord. No. 95-5 § 1]
Any veteran or exempt fireman as defined in subsection 5-1.14, and who holds a special State license issued under the laws of the State of New Jersey, shall be exempt from subsections 5-2.3, 5-2.10 and 5-3.4, but shall be required to comply with all other applicable subsections of this section and shall be required to procure from the Municipal Clerk a special veteran's or exempt firemen permit which shall be issued by the Clerk upon proper identification. Any person issued a license pursuant to this section, shall be ineligible for any such license issued under subsection 5-2.10.
Such persons, employees, agents or servants shall be required
to comply with all applicable provisions of this section and procure
from the Municipal Clerk a permit upon proper identification and compliance
herewith.
[1969 Code § 6-4.2]
As used in this section:
Shall mean any individual, whether a resident of the Borough
or not, traveling either by foot, wagon, automobile, motor truck,
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 or personal property of any
nature whatsoever for future delivery, or for services to be furnished
or performed in the future, whether or not such individual has, carries
or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such sale or whether
he is collecting advance payments on such sales or not, provided that
such definition shall include any person who, for himself or for another
person, hires, leases, uses or occupies any building, structure, tent,
railroad boxcar, boat, hotel room, lodging house, apartment, shop,
or any other place within the Borough for the sole purpose of exhibiting
samples and taking orders for future delivery.
[1969 Code § 6-4.1]
It shall be unlawful for any solicitor or canvasser as defined
in this section to engage in such business within the Borough without
first obtaining a permit and license.
[1969 Code § 6-4.3]
An applicant for a permit and license under this section must file with the Borough Clerk, a sworn application in writing and in duplicate, which, in addition to the information required in subsection 5-1.2, shall indicate:
a.
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.
b.
A statement as to whether or not the applicant has been convicted
of any crime, misdemeanor, or violation of any municipal ordinance,
the nature of the offense and the punishment or penalty assessed therefor.
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At the time of filing the application, a fee of $5 shall be
paid to the Municipal Clerk to cover the cost of investigation of
the facts stated therein.
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[1969 Code § 6-4.4; Ord. No. 93-6 § 1]
The license fee to be charged by the Municipal Clerk for a solicitor's
and canvasser's license shall be $10.
[1969 Code § 6-4.5]
The Municipal Clerk shall issue to each licensee, at the time
of delivery of his license, a badge which shall contain the words
"Licensed Solicitor," the period for which the license is issued,
and the number of the license, in letters and figures easily discernible
from a distance of 10 feet. Such badge shall, during the time the
licensee is engaged in soliciting, be worn constantly by the licensee
on the front of his outer garment in such a way as to be conspicuous.
[1969 Code § 6-4.6; Ord. No. 88-10 § 1; Ord. No. 95-5 § 1]
No soliciting or canvassing activities shall be conducted later
than 9:00 p.m. prevailing time.
[Ord. No. 93-11 § 1]
No "canvassers" or "solicitors" as defined in this section,
or any other person or entity shall solicit funds in the name of or
on behalf of the Borough for any purpose, unless:
b.
The Mayor and Council has approved such application for Resolution.
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The applicant shall provide to the Municipal Clerk, upon completion
of the solicitation, the names and addresses of all contributors.
The Municipal Clerk shall maintain anonymity of such names and addresses,
unless otherwise directed by the Mayor and Council.
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[Ord. No. 78-10]
As used in this section:
Shall mean the sale, exchange or display for sale of any
used personal property, conducted on or about lands and premises located
within the Municipality in areas which are not zoned to permit commercial
use. The terms "private sales" and "auction" shall also include garage
sales and shall include sales conducted by negotiation or by auction.
[Ord. No. 78-10]
Private sales as herein above defined shall be permitted only
in accordance with the terms of this section.
[Ord. No. 80-8]
No person shall conduct any private sale or auction in the Borough
without first making application to the Clerk for a license to conduct
such sale. Application shall be made prior to the date of such sale.
The application shall be accompanied by a fee of $3.
[Ord. No. 78-10]
The application for any such license shall contain the following
information:
a.
The name and address of the applicant.
b.
The name and address of the owner of the property at which the sale
is to be conducted, if different from the applicant.
c.
The location of the property at which the sale is to be conducted.
d.
The date or dates proposed for the execution of the sale.
e.
The date and location of any past sales conducted by the applicant.
f.
A description of any other past sales conducted by the applicant.
g.
A certification that the statements contained in the application
are true.
[Ord. No. 78-10; Ord. No. 83-3]
No license shall be issued to any one person more than once
in any calendar year nor shall any license be issued for a sale at
any one location more often than once in any calendar year. No license
shall be issued for more than two consecutive calendar days.
[Ord. No. 78-10]
All private sales shall be conducted between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
[Ord. No. 78-10]
No signs for advertising or soliciting customers for the sale
shall be placed other than on the lands licensed for the execution
of the sale. A single sign, double spaced so that the legend is legible
from either side, not exceeding two feet overall dimensions, including
trim, shall be permitted. The sign may be placed on the site no more
than five days prior to the sale and shall be removed by 9:00 p.m.
on the last day of the sale.
[Ord. No. 78-10]
No foodstuffs, no perishable items, no personal property other
than the property of the applicant, no property purchased for the
express purpose of sale, shall be offered for sale. In addition, no
goods or merchandise or personal property of any sort, kind or description
requiring treatment by any laws of the State of New Jersey or the
United States shall be offered for sale without first supplying such
treatment.
[Ord. No. 78-10]
The provisions of this section shall not apply to:
a.
Sales pursuant to judicial process.
b.
Sales conducted by public officials performing public business.
c.
Any person selling or advertising for sale an item or items of personal
property which are specifically named and described in the advertisement
offering them for sale and which separate items do not exceed five
in number.
d.
Any sale by any merchant in any area of the Borough zoned for business
or retail sales.
e.
Any sale made by any licensed veteran licensed under the New Jersey
Veterans Vending Laws.
f.
Any sale made by any vendor licensed under Borough vending laws.
g.
Any sale made by a charitable, religious, civic or eleemosynary organization.
[Ord. No. 78-10; New]
The provisions of this section shall be enforced by the Code
Enforcement Officer as well as the Police Department. Where any sale
has taken place without being properly licensed, the Code Enforcement
Officer or member of the Police Department shall immediately order
the sale to cease and desist, and in the event of a failure to cease
and desist, all persons continuing to operate the sale or participate
therein, shall be guilty of a violation of this section.
[Ord. No. 78-10]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this section for
the first time may, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding
$100 in the discretion of the court. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this section more than one time, upon conviction, may
be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment in the
County Jail for a term not exceeding six months, or both, in the discretion
of the Court. Each day of violation may be deemed by the Court to
be a separate violation.
[Ord. No. 82-3 § 1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean the operation of any taxicab duly licensed in
any other municipality which may have occasion to deliver a fare within
the territorial jurisdiction of the Borough. Such a taxicab, however,
shall not deliver fares into the Borough more often than once in any
thirty-day period, and in no event more often than six times in any
calendar year.
Shall mean and include any person hiring a taxicab and paying
the required charges therefor, as well as such charges.
Shall mean and include the discharging, picking up and solicitation
of fares and other business and the hiring out of the taxicab.
Shall mean and include any motor vehicle engaged in the business
of carrying persons for hire and seating no more than six passengers
in addition to a driver.
[Ord. No. 82-3 § 2]
No person shall operate any taxicab in the Borough without first
having obtained a license for the taxicab and a license for the operator,
as hereinafter set forth. The operation of any unlicensed taxicab
within the Borough, or the operation of any taxicab by an unlicensed
operator within the Borough, shall be punished as hereinafter provided.
[Ord. No. 82-3 § 3; Ord. No. 93-8]
a.
Taxicab License. The taxicab shall be licensed for operation within
the Borough, except as may be provided by N.J.S.A. 48:16-1, et seq.,
except that in lieu and instead of the insurance requirements contained
in N.J.S.A. 48:16-3, the liability insurance requirement shall provide
for the payment of a sum of not less than $100,000 to satisfy claims
for damages claimed by reason of bodily injury or death of any one
person and a sum of not less than $300,000 to satisfy all claims arising
from bodily injury or death of all persons involved in any single
accident. The policy shall further provide for property damage liability
insurance coverage of not less than $25,000 to satisfy any single
claim for property damage suffered by any one person, and not less
than $50,000 to satisfy all claims for property damage suffered by
more than one person arising from a single accident.
Upon posting of the insurance bond as required, the applicant
for a taxicab license shall then complete the form of application
provided by the Police Department. Within 14 days of the filing of
the form with the Police Department, the Police Department shall complete
a thorough and complete investigation of the applicant and render
a complete written report to the Mayor and Borough Council. The Mayor
and Council shall grant or deny the taxicab license sought by the
applicant within 30 days of the rendering of the report by the Director
of Police to them.
b.
Operator's License. Operators shall submit an application on
the form provided by the Police Department. Within 14 days, the Police
Department shall complete a review and investigation of the applicant,
giving due consideration to the applicant's moral character,
prior criminal record, if any, prior driving record and state of health,
and shall submit the completed application to the Mayor and Council
together with a report on the applicant, signed by the Director of
Police, with a recommendation from the Police Department as to the
action to be taken on the application. Within 30 days thereafter,
the Mayor and Council shall grant or deny the application for the
operator's license, by resolution adopted at a public meeting
and stating, if the application is denied, the reasons for the denial.
If the application is approved, the Clerk shall issue the operator's
license in accordance with the provisions hereinafter set forth and
upon the payment of fees hereinafter required.
[Ord. No. 82-3 § 7]
Prior to the issuance of any license, the following fee shall
be paid to the Borough Clerk:
[Ord. No. 82-3 § 4]
The maximum number of taxicab licenses permitted in the Borough
shall be two There shall be no limitation on the number of operator's
licenses issued by the Borough.
[Ord. No. 82-3 § 5; Ord. No. 93-8]
a.
Taxicab Licenses. Licenses issued for the operation of cabs shall
be consecutively numbered and shall set forth the name and address
of the licensee, the purpose of the license, a brief description of
the vehicle or vehicles licensed and the registration number of the
vehicle or vehicles licensed.
b.
Operator's License. The operator's license shall contain
the name and address of the operator, together with a sufficient description
to identify the operator. A photograph of the operator shall be affixed
to the license. Operator's licenses shall be consecutively numbered.
c.
Expiration Date. All taxicab and operator's licenses shall expire
on December 31 in each year.
d.
Registration. The Clerk shall keep a register of all licenses granted,
which shall contain all the details required by this section.
e.
Renewal. Any license issued by the Borough shall be renewed under
the same terms and conditions as originally issued. An application
for renewal shall be filed with the Director of Police no later than
November 15 of each year.
[Ord. No. 82-3 §§ 6,
8]
Any taxicab licensed by the Borough shall contain in letters
at least two inches high, the following statement on the front doors
on the right and left side of the vehicle:
"Surf City License Taxicab Number..."
All licenses issued pursuant to this section, shall be conspicuously
displayed so as to be easily read by any passenger.
[Ord. No. 80-7 § 14; Ord. No. 93-8]
Any license issued pursuant to this section may, upon written
notice to the holder thereof, be suspended or revoked for cause. The
written notice of the proposed revocation or suspension shall set
forth the reasons for such proposed revocation or suspension. The
holder of the license, within 10 days of the receipt of such written
notice, may request, in writing, a hearing on the charges for revocation
or suspension. If no hearing is requested by the holder of the license,
the revocation or suspension proposed in the written notice shall
automatically take place. If written request is made for a hearing,
the Mayor and Council shall hold a hearing on the charges and by resolution
either suspend or revoke the license or dismiss the charges. If the
license is suspended or revoked, the resolution shall set forth the
details upon which such suspension or revocation is based. Upon any
suspension or revocation, the license shall be surrendered forthwith
to the Director of Police.
[Ord. No. 80-7 §§ 9,
10, 13]
a.
Taxicab Maintenance. No taxicab license shall be issued until the
applicant has given satisfactory proof to the Police Department that
the vehicle has passed State inspection. In addition, the Police Department
shall make a personal inspection of any taxicab to be licensed to
ensure that, insofar as the Department is able to determine, the vehicle,
at the time of the issuance of the license, is still capable of meeting
New Jersey State Inspection Standards.
b.
Refusal to Convey. No taxicab, while waiting for employment at any
place in the Borough during hours when the taxicab is available for
hire, shall refuse to convey any person who has demonstrated the ability
to pay the required fee and who is not acting in an unlawful or intoxicated
manner.
c.
Baggage. Each passenger shall be entitled to have carried and conveyed
in any licensed taxicab, without charge, his ordinary traveling baggage
and luggage, not exceeding 50 pounds.
[Ord. No. 80-7 § 12]
The maximum fare to be charged for each passenger transported
in a taxicab, licensed pursuant to this section, shall be $0.75 per
mile per passenger.
[Ord. No. 80-7 § 11]
The Mayor and Council may by resolution designate public stands
for taxicabs.
[Ord. No. 80-7]
[1969 Code § 6-2.1]
No person shall operate a retail food establishment as defined
in the Retail Food Establishment Code of New Jersey, 1965 without
having first obtained a license from the Borough and paid the required
license fee.
[1969 Code § 6-2.2]
In addition to the requirements contained in Section 5-1, each application for a license under this section shall be investigated by the Borough Health Officer, who shall report his findings in writing to the Mayor and Council within a reasonable time. No license shall be issued unless the Health Officer reports that the applicant conforms to all provisions of the Retail Food Establishment Code.
[1969 Code § 6-2.3]
The fees for licenses under this section shall be as follows:
Retail food establishment, permanent location, $15 per year.
[1969 Code § 6-2.4]
In addition to the grounds for revocation set forth in subsection 5-1.9, any license issued under this section may be suspended or revoked for failure to comply with any provision of the Retail Food Establishment Code.
[Ord. No. 76-8 § 1]
No person shall operate any establishment or utilize any premises
in the Borough as or for a massage business, unless, and until, there
first has been obtained a license for such establishment or premises
from the Municipal Clerk in accordance with the terms and provisions
of this section.
[Ord. No. 76-8 § 2]
No person shall render or perform services as a masseuse or
a masseur or engage in the business of or be employed as a masseuse
or masseur unless, and until, she or he has obtained a masseuse or
masseur's license from the Municipal Clerk in accordance with
the terms and provisions of this section.
[Ord. No. 76-8 § 3]
Each and every applicant for a license, either for an establishment
or premises to be used for a massage business or for a masseuse's
or masseur's license shall set forth the following information,
in writing, witnessed by a notary of the State of New Jersey, on forms
which shall be provided to such applicant by the Municipal Clerk:
a.
The name and address of the applicant and all former addresses for
a period of three years prior to the making of this application.
b.
The address of the establishment or premises to be used in a massage
business and a physical description of the property and facilities.
c.
A statement whether such massage facility meets all requirements
of the Borough with respect to zoning and parking, and other applicable
land use laws of the Borough.
d.
If the applicant desires a masseuse's or masseur's license,
a statement of all employment for a period of three years immediately
prior to the date of the application.
e.
A statement as to whether or not the applicant or any officer or
director thereof or any masseur or masseuse being employed by the
applicant has ever been convicted of a crime in the State of New Jersey
or in any other jurisdiction.
[Ord. No. 76-8 § 4]
The applicant for license for an establishment or premises shall
pay an annual license fee of $100, which license fee shall become
due on the date of the application and on February 1 in each year
thereafter. The applicant for a masseur's or masseuse's
license shall pay an additional annual license fee of $100, which
license fee shall become due on the date of the application and on
the following February 1 in each and every year.
[Ord. No. 76-8 § 5]
Each application for a license or the renewal thereof, either
to operate a massage establishment or premises or to engage in the
business of or to be employed as a masseur or masseuse, which is submitted
to the Municipal Clerk shall be considered for approval by a majority
of those present of the Borough Council before any such license is
issued. The Borough Council shall not approve such application if,
on the basis of the past criminal record of the applicant or of any
principal thereof, or of the masseur or masseuse, or on the basis
of other evidence of bad character or bad morals, it shall determine
that the granting or renewal of such license would tend to encourage
or permit criminal or immoral activities within the Borough.
[Ord. No. 76-8 § 6]
No person engaged or employed as a masseur or masseuse shall
treat a person of the opposite sex, nor shall the owner or applicant
of the massage parlor business permit same.
[Ord. No. 76-8 § 7]
The provisions of this section shall not apply to massage or
physical therapy treatments given:
a.
In the office of a licensed physician, osteopath, chiropractor or
physical therapist.
b.
By a regularly established and licensed medical center, hospital
or sanitarium having a staff which authorizes licensed physicians,
osteopaths, chiropractors or physical therapists to conduct such massages
or physical therapy.
c.
By any licensed physician, osteopath, chiropractor or physical therapist
in the residence of the patient.
[Ord. No. 76-8 § 8]
[Ord. No. 95-4 § 1]
It is hereby acknowledged that a referendum was passed on April
20, 1954, authorizing games of chance to be played within the Borough
of Surf City and the issuance of licenses for the games.
[Ord. No. 95-4 § 1]
In accordance with N.J.A.C. 13:47-4.10, a licensing municipality
may, by ordinance, exempt all qualified organizations from the payment
of any municipal licensing fee for games of chance. The Borough of
Surf City, by this section, hereby exempts all organizations, qualified
in accordance with the regulation set forth by the Legalized Games
of Chance Control Commission of the State of New Jersey, from the
payment of any municipal licensing fee for games of chance, applied
for and to be played within the Borough of Surf City.
[Ord. No. 2005-12 § 3]
a.
The
Borough Clerk shall prepare a list of addresses of those premises
where the owner and/or occupant has notified the Clerk that canvassing,
peddling, itinerant vending and door-to-door sales enterprises are
not permitted on the premises (thereafter referred to as the "Do Not
Knock" Registry). Notification shall be by completion of a form available
at the Borough Clerk's office during normal business hours. The
list shall be updated January 1 and July 1 of each year.
b.
Any
owner and/or occupant who has requested enlistment on the "Do Not
Knock" Registry, pursuant to paragraph a herein, shall be able to
purchase from the Clerk's office, for a nominal fee, a sticker
for display at his/her premises indicating enlistment on the "Do Not
Knock" Registry.
c.
The
Borough Clerk shall submit the "Do Not Knock" Registry to the Chief
of Police biannually to be distributed to the applicants for a license
to peddle, canvass, vend or otherwise sell door-to-door pursuant to
the provisions of this chapter. The licensee shall not peddle, canvass,
vend or conduct door-to-door sales at any premises identified on the
then current "Do Not Knock" Registry.
d.
Any
canvasser, peddler, itinerant vendor or owner or employee of a door-to-door
sales enterprise who violates any provision of this section shall
be:
