This article shall be known as the "License Renewal and Revocation Ordinance of the Borough of Glassboro."
[Adopted 4-25-1989 by Ord. No. 89-12]
In order to provide local services to the residents and property owners of the Borough of Glassboro and to the general public, the Borough of Glassboro relies upon the collection of duly assessed real estate taxes and other assessments to provide the necessary revenues. If the payment of said property taxes and assessments are not made in a timely manner, revenues are insufficient and required municipal services cannot be adequately provided. In order to make up for such delinquencies, a reserve must be established in the municipal budget for uncollected taxes, the result of which is the assessment and collection of a greater amount of taxes than would otherwise be required from all other property owners in the Borough. Individuals who own property and who conduct businesses or engage in other activities from such property which business or activities are properly regulated by the Borough of Glassboro and which thus require the issuance of local licenses or permits should not be permitted to enjoy the privilege of operating such businesses or conducting such activity if their real estate taxes and other assessments are not current. Therefore, pursuant to the authority granted by the State Legislature in N.J.S.A. 40:52-1.2, the Borough of Glassboro enacts this article to require that no local license or permit shall be issued, renewed or maintained in good standing unless all real estate taxes and assessments are paid current.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Any license or permit issued by or requiring the approval of the Borough of Glassboro or any department or agency of the Borough of Glassboro, including but not limited to the Water and Sewer Department and the Board of Health. By way of illustration, licenses and permits shall include but shall not be limited to rooming house and rental facility licenses; retail food establishment licenses; water and sewer connection permits; licenses or permits for theaters, dance halls, billiard parlors, bowling alleys, arcades, etc.; junkyard licenses; taxicab licenses; and the like. License or permit shall not include any alcoholic beverage license or permit issued pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.
[1]The firm, person or corporation who is a legal title owner of real property or a beneficial owner of the same, either individually or jointly with others.
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq.
As a condition for the issuance or renewal of any license or permit, the applicant shall be required to pay any delinquent real estate property taxes or assessments on the property wherein the business or activity for which the license or permit is sought or wherein the business or activity is to be conducted, if the applicant is the owner thereof.
Any license or permit shall be revoked or suspended when the licensee, who is the owner of the property upon which the licensed business or activity is conducted, has failed to pay real estate property taxes or assessments due on the property for at least three consecutive quarters. Upon payment of the delinquent taxes or assessments, the license or permit shall be restored.