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As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
HOTEL
Any building, including but not limited to any related structure, accessory building and land appurtenant thereto, and any part thereof, which contains ten or more dwelling units or has sleeping facilities for 25 or more persons and is kept, used, maintained, advertised as, or held out to be, a place where sleeping or dwelling accommodations are available to guests. "Hotel" also means any facility that is commonly regarded as a hotel, motor hotel, motel or established guesthouse in the community in which it is located. "Hotel" does not include those facilities that are excluded by statute. (See N.J.S.A. 55:13A-3(j).)
No person shall engage in the business of conducting a tourist lodge or motel or hotel without first having applied for and obtained from the Township a license therefor as hereinafter provided.
A. 
Each applicant for such license shall make a written application on a form supplied by the Township Clerk, setting forth, but not limited to:
(1) 
The full name, residence and post office address of the applicant.
(2) 
The exact location of the proposed licensed premises, giving the street address, block and lot number as shown on the tax assessment map of the Township, and the exact dimensions of the lands upon which the business is to be conducted.
(3) 
A description of the buildings, structures and accommodations upon said lands, including a statement of the number of housing or lodging units and the maximum number of persons who can be accommodated at any given time.
(4) 
A description of the character of said buildings or structures as to size, type of construction.
(5) 
A description of vehicle parking spaces and facilities.
(6) 
The name and address of the owner of said lands and buildings.
(7) 
The name or names of the person or persons on the licensed premises upon whom process may be served.
(8) 
A detailed description of the manual register or computer system used for the registration of persons to whom accommodations are extended or copy of same.
(9) 
Whether any person constituting the individual or partnership applicant, or whether the corporate applicant or any stockholder holding 5% or more of the stock thereof or any director or officer thereof, has ever been convicted of any crime, and if so, the details thereof, including, with respect to each conviction, the name of the person convicted, the date thereof, the nature of the crime, the court in which the conviction was entered and the punishment imposed.
(10) 
In the case of corporate applicants, the names and residences of all stockholders holding 5% or more of any stock of the corporation, the names and residences of all officers of the corporation and the office held by each.
B. 
Any change in any of the information set forth in the application during the term of the license shall be communicated by the licensee in writing to the Township Clerk within 7 days of the change.
A. 
The Township Clerk shall forward said application to the Health Officer and to the Fire Official, who shall inspect the premises to determine whether or not the premises comply with applicable health and fire code and regulations/statutes. If the premises do not comply, said officials shall attach to the application a written list of violations and return the same to the Township Clerk, who shall in turn forward said findings to the applicant. If the premises do comply, said officials shall attach approval.
B. 
The Township Clerk shall present said application, with said certificates of approval attached, to the Council. If probable cause exists the Township Council shall thereupon cause to be made such further investigation of the premises and of the information set forth in said application as it may deem necessary and shall determine on the basis of said investigation and application whether or not such license shall be granted.
No such license shall be issued to any person who has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, nor shall any such license be issued to any corporation in which any stockholder holding 5% percent or more of any of the stock thereof or in which any director or officer shall have been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude.
A. 
The annual fee for said license shall be as provided in Chapter 75, Fees, for each housing or lodging unit.
B. 
License fees shall not be apportioned, regardless of the date on which such license may be issued.
A. 
All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be for a term of one year commencing on January 1 and expiring on December 31 of the year of their issuance.
B. 
All licenses shall be displayed at a prominent place in public view on the licensed premises.
A. 
Each license shall be valid only to the applicant to whom it is issued and to such applicant to whom the license may be transferred as hereinafter provided.
B. 
The application for a transfer of a license shall set forth the same matters and things as are required by this chapter to be set forth in connection with an original application for a license.
C. 
The application for a transfer shall be accompanied by the consent of the licensee and a transfer fee equal to 20% of the annual license fee of the license sought to be transferred.
D. 
The Council, with the consent of the licensee and upon payment of the transfer fee, may transfer to such applicant any license issued under the terms and provisions of this chapter. Said transfer fee shall be retained by the Council whether the transfer is granted or not.
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A. 
Each licensee shall at all times cause to be maintained on the licensed premises a manual or computer register. Such register shall be preserved for three years upon the licensed premises.
B. 
No person shall occupy and no licensee shall permit any person to occupy any housing or lodging unit on the licensed premises unless each person or the head of the party who is to occupy such housing unit shall first:
(1) 
Display to the licensee or to a duly authorized agent or employee of the licensee in charge of the register, written evidence of his/her identity and residence address.
(2) 
The licensee's duly authorized agent or employee shall enter into a registration system immediately following the latest registration, the full name and address and the name and address of each person to occupy the unit, and, the State license or registration number of the motor vehicle conveying same to the licensed premises.
C. 
In addition to the foregoing information, the licensee or duly authorized agent or employee shall enter into the registration system, the number or name of the housing or lodging unit assigned to each registrant, the date and hour of registration, a brief description or designation of the identification displayed to the licensee by the registrant pursuant to Subsection B(1) of this section, the signature (if applicable) of the person taking or accepting the registration, and the date when the occupant or occupants of each housing or lodging unit quits and surrenders the same.
D. 
Said registration system shall be kept and preserved by the licensee and shall be available on request at any hour of the day or night to any Police Officer of the Township or any other duly authorized person designated by the Council.
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The Township Police or any duly authorized representative of the Township may inspect the licensed premises from time to time, at any hour of the day or night, to determine that the provisions of this chapter are being complied with.
No licensee shall employ in, on or about the licensed premises any person convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude within a period of 5 years from the date of such conviction.
A. 
Any license issued under this article may be suspended or revoked by the Council for:
(1) 
Violation by the licensee of any of the provisions of this article or other applicable ordinances of the Township.
(2) 
Any disorderly or immoral conduct knowingly permitted by the licensee upon the licensed premises.
(3) 
False statements made in an application for a license or a transfer thereof.
(4) 
Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude by:
(a) 
The licensee, if an individual.
(b) 
Any stockholder holding 5% or more of the stock of a corporate licensee.
(c) 
Any director or officer of said corporate licensee.
(5) 
Health and safety reasons.
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B. 
The licensee shall be served with a written complaint from the Township Clerk's Office along with a notice to appear before the Township Council for a hearing. Such service shall be made by personal service or certified and regular mail at least 10 days before the hearing date. The Township Council after such hearing may suspend or revoke license.
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All licenses issued under this article are subject to a $25 late fee if the license is not renewed by the expiration date of the current license.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction, be liable to the penalties sated in Chapter 1, Section 1-15.