[Adopted 6-22-1934]
This article is for the purpose of regulating
the sale and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the Township
of Saddle Brook, in the County of Bergen, in accordance with the provisions
of an Act of the Legislature entitled "An Act Concerning Alcoholic
Beverages," being Chapter 436 of the Laws of 1933, its supplements
and amendments,[1] and in accordance with the rules and regulations issued
or to be promulgated by the State Commissioner of Alcoholic Beverage
Control applicable thereto.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq.
All applicants for licenses under this article
and all licenses issued hereunder and proceedings in connection therewith
shall be subject to said Act and said rules and regulations of the
said State Commissioner of Alcoholic Beverage Control of New Jersey
applicable thereto and shall be subject to any other statutes of New
Jersey or of the United States now existing or hereafter enacted affecting
said subject matters, and all provisions contained in the State Act
and rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner and applicable
hereto are hereby made a part hereof as if set forth in full length.
It shall be unlawful to sell or distribute alcoholic
beverages in the Township of Saddle Brook, County of Bergen, without
a license previously applied for and granted pursuant to the provisions
of this article and said Act.
[Amended 11-9-1965 by Ord. No. 575; 12-30-1981 by Ord. No. 849; 3-26-1987 by Ord. No. 945; 12-30-1987 by Ord. No. 96,3; 12-27-1988 by Ord. No.
987; 10-10-1991 by Ord. No. 1036; 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 1223; 11-11-2004 by Ord. No. 1340; 3-29-2007 by Ord. No.
1412; 5-12-2011 by Ord. No. 1510; Ord. No. 1546-13; 12-30-2014 by Ord. No. 1587-14; 12-28-2017 by Ord. No. 1634-17]
The fee for a plenary retail consumption license
shall be $1,400. There shall not be issued more than 12 licenses of
this class within the Township of Saddle Brook, except that the Township
Council of the Township of Saddle Brook shall, upon proper application
and after due deliberation and consideration, issue a plenary retail
consumption license in excess of the 12 licenses hereinabove set forth
where an application for such a new license is made by a person who
operates a hotel or motel containing 100 guest sleeping rooms or who
may hereafter construct and establish a new hotel or motel containing
at least 100 guest sleeping rooms. The issuance of such new licenses
in addition to the limitation of 12 hereinbefore set forth is in accordance
with the exception set forth in Section 8 of the Limitation Law of
the State of New Jersey relating to alcoholic beverages and known
as Chapter 94 of the Laws of 1947, effective May 15, 1947.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 33:1-12.20.
[Added 3-29-2007 by Ord. No. 1412; 12-28-2017 by Ord. No. 1634-17]
The fee for a hotel license shall be $2,200.
The fee for a seasonal retail consumption license
shall be the sum of $225.
[Amended 12-3-1981 by Ord. No. 849; 12-30-1987 by Ord. No. 963; 12-27-1988 by Ord. No.
987; 10-10-1991 by Ord. No. 1036; 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 1223; 11-11-2004 by Ord. No. 1340; 3-29-2007 by Ord. No.
1412; 5-12-2011 by Ord. No. 1510; Ord. No. 1546-13; 12-30-2014 by Ord. No. 1587-14; 12-28-2017 by Ord. No. 1634-17]
The fee for a plenary retail distribution license
shall be the sum of $900.
[Amended 12-30-1981 by Ord. No. 849; 12-30-1987 by Ord. No. 963; 12-27-1988 by Ord. No.
987; 10-10-1991 by Ord. No. 1036; 12-28-2000 by Ord. No. 1223; 11-11-2004 by Ord. No. 1340; 3-29-2007 by Ord. No.
1412; 5-12-2011 by Ord. No. 1510; Ord. No. 1546-13; 12-30-2014 by Ord. No. 1587-14; 12-28-2017 by Ord. No. 1634-17]
The fee for a limited retail distribution license
shall be $63.
[Amended 12-30-1981 by Ord. No. 849; 12-30-1987 by Ord. No. 963; 12-27-1988 by Ord. No.
987; 10-10-1991 by Ord. No. 1036; 3-29-2007 by Ord. No.
1412]
The fee for a club license shall be $100. Club
licenses shall be issued subject to all rules and regulations promulgated
or to be promulgated by the Council and shall be issued only to such
corporations, associations and organizations as are operated for benevolent,
charitable, fraternal, social, religious, organizational, athletic
or similar purposes and not for private gain.
All licenses shall be for a term of one year
from the first day of July in each year, and all fees shall be paid
in advance upon presentation of the application.
Licenses shall not be transferable. A separate
license shall be required for each specific place of business, and
each license shall be effectual only for the licensed premises mentioned
therein; provided, however, that upon an application for a transfer
in the same manner as for an original application and upon publication
of intention to transfer in the same manner as in the case of an original
application, the Township Council may issue a transfer of such license
to a different place of business by endorsing such permission upon
such license, upon payment of a fee of $5 for such transfer.
A.
Any license issued under this article may be suspended
or revoked for violation of any of the provisions of this article
or any of the provisions of said Act or said statutes heretofore mentioned
or of any of the regulations and rules prescribed by said State Commissioner
of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
B.
Proceedings for suspension or revocation shall be
in accordance with the provisions of said Act, by service of a five-day
notice of charges preferred against the licensee as provided in said
Act[1] and by the affording of a reasonable opportunity for a
hearing, and such suspension or revocation shall carry the penalties
and prohibitions provided for in said Act.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 33:1-31.
All premises in which said alcoholic beverages
shall be sold or otherwise dispensed shall have reasonable access
of light from the public highway, and such premises shall be deemed
to have reasonable access of light when a normal-sized adult can,
on inspection from the exterior, view the interior of said licensed
premises.
No sales of alcoholic beverage shall be made
to any minor, mental defective or habitual drunkard.
No person shall be served in any back room or
side room which is not open to the use of the public in general.
