[Added 8-13-2020 by Ord. No. 20-10]
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Editor's Note: Former Art. II, Gasoline Tanks and Pumps, was repealed 6-25-2002 by Ord. No. 02-16.
A. 
No person shall engage in or carry on the commercial business of furnishing or providing landscaping, lawn maintenance or similar services within the Borough without first having obtained from the Borough a license for that purpose. This shall apply only to a commercial entity.
B. 
Exemptions.
(1) 
Any individual providing such services on a casual or part-time basis, if such a person is under 22 years of age or if this person does not utilize a motor vehicle to transport equipment used in furnishing such services.
(2) 
Any individual or business entity that has obtained a home improvement contractors registration certificate from the State of New Jersey. If the individual or business entity is claiming this exemption, the party must submit a copy of their home improvement contractors registration certificate to the Borough Clerk's Office.
A. 
All applications for landscaping licenses shall be in writing on all forms furnished by the Borough, signed by the applicant or the authorized agent of the applicant and presented to the Borough Clerk. The application shall state:
(1) 
The name of the landscaper.
(2) 
The correct legal name under which the business is being operated.
(3) 
The address and contact information of the landscaper.
(4) 
The make, year and license plate of each vehicle to be licensed.
(5) 
Such other pertinent information as may be necessary for an investigation of the applicant.
B. 
All applications for licenses received by the Borough Clerk shall, after appropriate investigation, be either approved or denied by the Borough Clerk. Thereafter, if the application is approved, the Borough Clerk shall issue the license upon payment of the license fee as hereinafter provided.
C. 
The annual fee for such license shall be $30. The license, when issued, shall be signed by the Borough Clerk, and such license or a copy of same shall be in each vehicle while in use in the operation of such business. The license shall continue in force and effect only for the calendar year in which it is issued. Upon expiration of the license initially issued by the Borough Clerk, the license may be renewed by the Borough Clerk upon the filing of a renewal application and payment of the renewal fee of $30.
Licensees hereunder shall be permitted to furnish gardening, landscaping, lawn maintenance, tree or shrubbery care or similar services within the Borough only during the following hours:
A. 
Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. prevailing time until dusk.
B. 
Saturday from 8:00 a.m. prevailing time until dusk.
C. 
Sundays and holidays from 9:00 a.m. prevailing time until dusk.
Landscapers shall be abide by the provisions of § 99-40.3 of these Revised Ordinances, and shall further be prohibited from placing along any of the public streets, highways, parks or other public place in the Borough or along any curb for garbage collection any leaves, sticks, branches, grass clippings, foreign material or construction material. All such materials shall be removed and properly disposed of by all landscapers.
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Property Maintenance Officer to enforce the provisions of this article as herein provided. In enforcing this article, the Property Maintenance Officer shall consult or seek the advice or assistance of such other agents of the Borough as necessary and appropriate to enforce the provisions of this article. Such other individuals shall cooperate with and aid the Property Maintenance Officer in the enforcement of this article.
The Property Maintenance Officer and any agent or employee of the Borough working under the supervision of the Property Maintenance Officer who acts in good faith and without malice in the discharge of duties of enforcement of this article is relieved of all personal liability for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of such acts or alleged failure to act. Further, the Property Maintenance Officer shall not be held liable for any costs in any action, suit or proceeding that may be instituted by the Property Maintenance Officer in the enforcement of this article.
A. 
Any person or persons who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this article, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of $100 for the first offense, $500 for the second offense and $1,000 for the third offense and/or the revocation of the permit to further operate within the Borough.
B. 
The Property Maintenance Officer or any other agent or employee of the Borough working with or at the direction of the Property Maintenance Officer shall issue all necessary notices, orders and summons to enforce the provisions of this article and remedy any violations of it.