[Adopted 8-16-2022 by Ord. No. 22-19]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
following meanings unless the context clearly indicates that a different
meaning is intended:
BUSINESS
Retail sales or commercial activity involving the sale of
goods, services, supplies, equipment, or products to and for the general
public, excluding industrial uses, licensed professions, licensed
trades, gas stations, and automobile dealerships with on-site inventory.
LICENSED PROFESSION
An occupation that properly involves a specialized education
and which is licensed by the State of New Jersey, including, but not
limited to, accountants, doctors, engineers, lawyers and teachers.
LICENSED TRADE
An occupation that properly involves a skilled craft and
which is licensed by the State of New Jersey, including, but not limited
to, electricians and plumbers.
PERSON
A person, association, corporation, LLC, firm, partnership,
trust or other legal entity.
COMMERCIAL PREMISES
A fixed location within the municipality where business activity
is conducted.
OCCUPANT
Any person having actual possession of the premises or any
part thereof.
OPERATOR
Any person having actual possession of the premises or any
part thereof. Any person who is a lessee subletting or reassigning
any part or all of any commercial premises shall be deemed to be a
co-owner with the lessor and shall have joint responsibility over
the portion of the premises sublet or assigned by said lessee.
OWNER
Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others,
shall have legal or equitable title to any commercial premises, with
or without accompanying actual possession thereof, or shall have charge,
care or control of any commercial premises as owner or agent of the
owner, or as fiduciary. Any person who is a lessee subletting or reassigning
any part or all of any commercial premises shall be deemed to be a
co-owner with the lessor and shall have joint responsibility over
the portion of the premises sublet or assigned by said lessee.
This article shall not apply to home-based businesses where:
A. The operating of that home-based business does not require a change
or alteration of the physical structure and/or change and alter the
intended primary use of the residentially zoned dwelling; and
B. The operating of that home-based business does not exceed the limit
of one nonresident clerical employee; and
C. The operating of that home-based business is done on the interior
of the residential dwelling; and
D. The operating of that home-based business does not include the installation
of commercial or industrial-grade equipment and/or the storage of
commercial or industrial-grade supplies and materials; and
E. The operating of that home-based business does not necessitate the
creation of parking space(s) to accommodate that home-based business.
The initial application for a certificate of business compliance
shall be made on a form provided by the City of Bridgeton and shall
be submitted to the Bureau of Fire Prevention; such application shall
be obtained from the Bureau of Fire Prevention. The application shall
contain the following information:
A. Name of the business, including business type (i.e., LLC, corporation,
partnership, etc.).
B. Physical address of the business.
C. Web address of business and/or email address of business (if applicable).
D. Mailing address of the business (if different from physical address).
E. Name, home address, telephone number, and email address of the owner(s).
F. Name, home address, telephone number, email of emergency/alternate
contact(s).
G. Name, home address, telephone number, email of principal occupant
(if different from owner).
H. Short description of the nature or type of business being conducted.
I. Hours and days of operation.
K. Name of trash hauler to be used, number and location of dumpsters
to handle solid waste.
L. Other information as needed by City officials relevant to the issuance
of a BRC.
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this article,
who pleads or is found guilty, shall be subject to the following:
A. A fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, at the discretion
of the Municipal Court Judge.
B. Each day that a violation of this article continues to exist may
be considered as a separate and distinct offense.
C. Fines assessed under this article shall be recoverable from the owner
and may be placed as a lien on the real property.
If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this
article be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the
remaining portions of this article shall not be affected thereby and
shall remain in full force and effect, and to that end the provisions
of this article are hereby declared to be severable.