No person or entity shall engage in the business of operating
a restaurant, eating place, lunch counter, soft drink counter, delicatessen,
grocery, liquor store, supermarket, convenience store or similar place
in the Village for the sale of, or the consumption upon the premises
of, food or beverages of any class or description without obtaining
an annual license therefor. No license application will be considered
unless there is presented a certification of approval by the Nassau
County Department of Health.
In addition to receiving information as required of applicants by Chapter
222, Licenses, of this Code, the Mayor shall cause an investigation to be made as to the physical characteristics and appurtenances of the premises for whose operations hereunder a license is sought. If such inspection discloses that such premises are inadequate, unsafe, improperly equipped, screened from public view, or of such nature as to be inimical to the health, safety or welfare of the patrons thereof or of the public at large, the license shall not be granted, or, if granted, shall be revoked. Such inspections after the granting of a license shall be regularly repeated at intervals of no longer than a year.
The fee for any license required by the provisions of this chapter
shall be at the levels fixed from time to time by resolution of the
Board of Trustees of the Village of Rockville Centre. In fixing the
amount of such license fees, the Board may establish different fees
for premises which sell alcoholic beverages and premises which do
not sell alcoholic beverages, and for premises which sell such beverages
for consumption on the premises or for consumption solely off the
premises.