The purpose of this chapter is to provide a
uniform set of procedures for administering the issuance, renewal
and revocation of all licenses issued by the Township, except alcoholic
beverage licenses, dog licenses and taxicab licenses, and except as
may be specifically otherwise provided elsewhere in this Code.
Each application shall be referred to the Chief
of Police or a police officer designated by him, who shall immediately
institute whatever investigation of the applicant's business responsibility,
moral character and ability to properly conduct the licensed activity
that he considers necessary for the protection of the public. He shall
communicate his findings in writing to the Township Clerk within a
reasonable time after the application has been filed. If the investigator
decides that the applicant's character, ability or business responsibility
is unsatisfactory or that the products, services or activity are not
free from fraud, he shall disapprove the application and the Clerk
shall refuse to issue the license and shall so notify the applicant.
Otherwise, the Township Clerk shall issue the license immediately,
provided that the required license fees have been paid, except in
cases where approval of the Township Council is required. In the case
of an application for a solicitor's, peddler's or canvasser's license,
the license may be issued immediately, subject to the investigation.
In the event of the refusal of the issuance of a license, the applicant
may appeal to the Township Council for a hearing. The appeal must
be filed, in writing, with the Township Clerk within 14 days after
notification of the refusal. The Township Council shall hold its hearing
within 10 days thereafter. The decision of the Township Council shall
be final.
Licenses shall be in a form which the Township
Council shall prescribe by resolution and shall contain the following
information:
A. The name and address of the licensee.
B. The number and type of the license and the nature
of the licensed activity.
C. The street address or, if there is no street address,
the lot and block number as shown on the Tax Map at which the licensed
activity is conducted, if the activity is carried on at a fixed location.
D. If the licensed activity is conducted from a vehicle,
the make, model and license number of the vehicle.
E. The expiration date of the license.
F. Any other appropriate information which the Township
Council may require by resolution.
The Township Clerk shall keep a record of all licenses issued under this chapter. The record shall be in a form prescribed by resolution of the Township Council and shall contain the same information as is required by §
164-4 to be contained in the license. It shall also indicate the amount of the fee paid for each license, the date upon which payment was received, the date of the issuance of the license, whether the license is a new license or a renewal, and any other information which the Township Council may require by resolution.
When the licensed activity is conducted at a
fixed location or from a vehicle, the license shall be prominently
displayed at the location or on the vehicle. In all other cases, the
licensee shall have the license in his possession at all times and
shall display it upon the request of any police officer or any person
with whom he is doing business.
[Amended 2-4-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]
Every license shall apply only to the person to whom it was issued and shall not be transferable to another person. Licenses may be transferred from place to place in cases where the licensed activity is conducted at a fixed location, but only with the approval, by resolution, of the Township Council. The fee for the transfer of a license from place to place shall be as set forth in Chapter
A287, Fees.
The Township Council may, by resolution, make
rules and regulations which interpret or amplify any provisions of
this chapter or for the purpose of administering the provisions of
this chapter or making them more effective. No regulation shall be
inconsistent with or alter or amend any provision of this chapter,
and no regulation shall impose any requirement which is in addition
to or greater than the requirements that are expressly or by implication
imposed by any provision of this chapter.