[Adopted 7-10-1990 by Ord. No. 1586 (Ch.
75, Art. I, of the 1990 Code)]
A.
No plenary retail consumption license or plenary retail
distribution license for the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be
granted or transferred to premises within 2,000 feet of any existing
premises licensed for the sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages;
provided, however, that this limitation shall not prevent the renewal
of such a license or the person-to-person transfer of an existing
license to the same licensed premises.
B.
The transfer of any license from the premises acquired
by any corporation or instrumentality having the power of eminent
domain for a public purpose or premises which have been destroyed
shall not be subject to the provisions hereof.
C.
The distances hereinabove specified shall be measured
in a straight line from the nearest entrance of the licensed premises
to the nearest entrance of the premises sought to be licensed.
D.
The distance limitations set forth in Subsection A hereof shall not be applicable to the granting or transfer of plenary retail consumption license when the existing licensed premises referred to in Subsection A is a hotel or motel with at least 100 sleeping rooms, licensed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.20, and provided that the premises for which grant or transfer is sought were previously licensed premises or part of a licensed premises within the three-year period immediately preceding the granting or transferal.
[Added 1-11-1994 by Ord. No. 1815]
E.
The distance limitations set forth in Subsection A hereof shall not be applicable to the granting or transfer of plenary retail consumption license for a restaurant which shall mean a commercial establishment used for the primary purpose of preparing and selling meals to the public and not engaged in the sale of packaged goods or providing live entertainment.
[Added 12-12-2000 by Ord. No. 3185]
No person shall sell or offer for sale, possess
or have in custody any alcoholic beverages upon which any federal
tax or tax imposed by the laws of the state have not been paid.
No person shall sell, serve, deliver or allow
or suffer the sale, service or delivery of any alcoholic beverage,
directly or indirectly, to any person under the legal age for purchasing
alcoholic beverages or allow, permit or suffer the consumption of
alcoholic beverages by any such person upon the licensed premises.
No person shall allow, permit or suffer in or
upon the licensed premises any disturbance, brawl or unnecessary noise
nor allow or permit or suffer a licensed place of business to be conducted
in such a manner as to become a nuisance.
A.
No licensee shall sell, serve, deliver or allow, suffer
or permit the sale, service or delivery of any alcoholic beverages
directly or indirectly, upon the licensed premises except during the
hours specified hereinbelow:
[Amended 2-12-1991 by Ord. No. 1619; 10-23-2018 by Ord. No. 4250-18]
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License
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Permitted Hours
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Consumption licenses
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Monday through Sunday:
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7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.
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December 31:
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7:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
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Distribution licenses
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Monday through Sunday:
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9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
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(1)
During the hours when sales are prohibited, the entire
licensed premises shall be closed, the only person to be permitted
therein being the owner and/or his employees, and then only for the
purpose of cleaning up, getting the premises ready for the commencement
of business on the following day and shutting down for the night,
and only for an additional period not to exceed two hours. In an instance
where the sales of alcoholic beverages is not the primary use of the
premises but only an accessory use, the portion of the premises devoted
to the preparation and sale of alcoholic beverages shall be closed
during the hours sales are prohibited, but the remainder of the premises
may remain open to pursue its regular business. No alcoholic beverages
shall be consumed or served by anyone on the licensed premises during
the hours sales are prohibited.
No person shall serve or allow, permit or suffer
the service of any alcoholic beverage to any person in any room which
is not open to the use of the public generally; provided, however,
that in hotels, guests may be served in their rooms or in private
dining rooms, and provided further that this section shall not apply
to club licenses.
