[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of South Hackensack 12-2-1976 as Ch. 70 of the 1976 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees — See Ch. 108.
Zoning — See Ch. 208.
Within the limits of the Township of South Hackensack, no person, firm or corporation shall conduct or carry on the business of the purchase and sale of new and used motor vehicles, or work in, occupy or utilize, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, any place or premises in which is conducted or carried on the business of the purchase and sale of new and used motor vehicles, unless and until there shall be granted by the Township Committee of the Township of South Hackensack, in accordance with the terms of this chapter, and shall be in force and effect a license to conduct said business for the place and premises in or at which said business shall be conducted and carried on.
Within the terms of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
MOTOR VEHICLE
Includes all vehicles propelled otherwise than by muscular power, except such vehicles as run only upon rails or tracks.
[Amended 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 15-00[1]]
Said license shall be applied for by written application filed with the Township Committee. Such application shall set forth the full name and address of the applicant, together with the names and addresses of all persons having any financial interest or share, directly or indirectly, in the profits of said business, and a description of the kind or character of said business and the location of the place or premises in or at which the business is to be conducted, together with a detailed diagram setting forth said premises. Said application shall also be accompanied by a deposit to cover the license fee for the current year in the amount hereinafter provided. Said application shall be further subject to all of the requirements, terms and conditions contained in Chapter 131, entitled "Licensing," applicable to the business of the purchase and/or sale of new and used motor vehicles.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also changed the title of this chapter from Automotive Sales and Service to its present designation.
[Amended 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14; 8-10-2000 by Ord. No. 15-00]
The annual fee charged and collected for said license shall be as provided for in § 108-12 of Chapter 108 for either a new car dealer or a used car dealer. Said license fee shall be payable in advance for each year or part thereof, and said license shall expire on April 30 of each year as provided in Chapter 131.
The Township Committee may revoke any such license for sufficient cause, after notice and hearing, and the holder of such license in respect to the enforcement of this provision shall be deemed fully liable for any and all unlawful acts of any kind or character committed by any person on said premises.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall require a license for or otherwise prohibit the business of assembling or storage for the purpose of assembling or distribution of new, unused automobiles, provided that such use is more than 500 feet distant from any and all residential dwellings.
[Amended 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-14; 2-14-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-02]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any term or provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding $2,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.