[Amended 10-3-1994 by Ord.
No. O-29-94]
The initial license fee to be paid for such license shall be the sum
of $600 and shall be effective from the date of issue until October 1. Thereafter,
the annual license fee to be paid for such license shall be the sum of $300
each and every year. All persons, firms or corporations shall, 60 days prior
to the expiration of any license granted hereunder, make application to the
Township Clerk for a license to conduct said business for the ensuing year
and shall pay for said license the same fee as hereinabove set forth; provided,
however, that the notice hereinabove required to be given to property owners
shall only apply to the first application at a designated location or for
any enlargement thereof.
All persons presently engaged in or who wish to engage in the business
or occupation of buying and selling used merchandise or surplus or defective
merchandise as defined in this chapter within the Township of Monroe shall
comply with the provisions of this chapter by making application for a used
merchandise license within 30 days of the final passage and publication hereof,
and, if granted, the holder of said license shall comply with the provisions
of this chapter within 90 days thereafter. After the issuance of licenses
to the persons that apply within the 30 days of final passage and publication,
no new license shall be issued unless or until the number of licenses outstanding
is fewer than five. In the event that the five licenses have not presently
been issued by the Town Council, such additional licenses, up to the number
of five, may be issued, at the discretion of the Town Council, upon application
duly made at any time by any qualified applicant.
No license shall be granted unless the governing body shall, after the
hearing, find that no unreasonable depreciation of surrounding property would
ensue from the establishment or maintenance of the place of business and that
the best interests of the community require the operation of the business
at the location designated. The proximity of homes, schools, churches or other
places of gathering and the sufficiency in number of other similar places
in the vicinity and the suitability of the applicant to receive the license
shall be taken into consideration in considering the application.
Licenses shall be transferable upon the payment of a fee of $300 therefor
and approval by the Town Council. Applications for any transfer shall be filed
with the Township Clerk and shall contain the name and residence of both the
transferor and the transferee, consent to transfer signed by the transferor
and such other information as required by this chapter in an original application.
The Clerk shall report such application to the Chief of Police and Zoning
Officer, who shall inspect or cause to be inspected the licensed premises
to determine whether they currently comply with the provisions of this chapter
and to make a recommendation to the Town Council regarding transfer. Following
receipt of this report, the Town Council shall act upon the application for
transfer.
All licensed premises shall be open to inspection by any representative
of the Town Council, police, fire officers and Board of Health during reasonable
hours and at reasonable times.
[Amended 3-3-1997 by Ord.
No. O-14-97]
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any provision of
this chapter shall pay a fine, upon conviction thereof, not exceeding the
sum of $1,000 for each violation or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding
and/or community service not to exceed 30 days, in the discretion of the Municipal
Court Judge.