[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Waterford 5-23-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-10.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
Unless otherwise stated, the following terms
shall, for the purpose of this chapter, have the meanings indicated
in this section:
Any new or existing commercial business, trade, profession,
occupation, or service conducted in the Township of Waterford.
The permit issued to any business entity.
An individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership.
No person or business entity shall engage in
or carry on any business, trade, profession, occupation or service,
including any business entity licensed by the State of New Jersey
or the government of the United States, unless a permit as herein
provided for shall have been first obtained by said person or business
entity engaging in said business, trade, profession, occupation or
service.
A.
An application for a business registration permit
shall be made to the Township Clerk of the Township of Waterford,
and the permit shall specify, by name, the person, firm or corporation
to which it is granted and the location at which such business, trade,
profession, occupation cr service is conducted. In the event the applicant
is a corporation, the name and address of its registered agent must
be included on the application.
B.
The business registration permit shall be conspicuously
displayed on the premises where the business is conducted.
Upon an application being made, the Township
Clerk shall provide a copy to the Township Planning and Zoning Official,
who shall review the type of business entity and the location of the
business entity to determine compliance with the Township Land Use,
Development and Zoning Ordinance. If the business entity is in compliance
with the Township Land Use, Development and Zoning Ordinance, a zoning
permit shall be issued and attached to the business registration permit.
No business entity may conduct a business, trade, profession, occupation
or service without both a business registration permit and a zoning
permit.
The business registration permit shall be renewed
every two years from the date of issue.
[Amended 6-24-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-11]
On January 1 of each license renewal year which
is a two-year licensing term, all business entities operating within
the boundaries of the Township of Waterford shall pay a fee in the
sum of $50 for a business registration fee for a two-year period.
This fee shall permit businesses to be in good standing for a two-year
period from the January 1 issuance date of the registration, accordingly
on a biannual basis. For any new business, the business registration
fee shall be an initial fee of $25 plus the two-year business registration
fee of $50 for the business registration period as indicated hereinabove.
No person or persons shall be allowed to transact
a business under any permit granted pursuant to this chapter except
the business for which said permit was granted.
A.
No business registration permit shall be issued to
any person or entity who has not complied with the laws of the State
of New Jersey or the ordinances of the Township of Waterford as to
regulations concerning the safety of the persons who may have occasion
to use the premises, place or thing being permitted; and any person
or business entity who fails to comply with any state law or any ordinances
after due notice and an opportunity to be heard before the Township
Committee shall be subject to said permit being revoked.
B.
No business registration permit provided for by this
chapter shall be transferred from one person to another person, and
no permit shall cover any other place of business other than that
for which it was issued.
C.
In the event of a sale of a business, an expansion
of the existing business use, a change in the existing business use,
or a change in ownership, a new application is required to be filed
with the Township Clerk.
Any person, firm, association or corporation
violating any section of this chapter shall, upon conviction before
the Judge of the Municipal Court or any other office having jurisdiction,
be subject to the following fines:
