[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of Mountain
Lakes as Ch. BH-II of the 1980 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees — See Ch. 111.
The terms "license or permit," wherever used herein, shall be synonymous
if, in the interpretation of any part hereof, such synonymy is required to
carry out the manifest intent and purpose of this chapter.
A.
Application requirements. All applications for licenses,
permits or certificates shall be made at the office of the Board during regular
office hours, and the fees for every license or permit shall be paid in advance
at the time of making the application.
B.
Granting of license.
(1)
The granting of any license, permit or certificate may
be withheld, at the discretion of the Board, pending examination, investigation
or inspection of the person who or the premises which may be the subject matter
of the license, permit or certificate under consideration.
(2)
All such licenses, permits or certificates shall be valid
only for the balance of the calendar year in which they are issued, unless
otherwise provided, and shall expire on December 31 following the date of
issue. No such license, permit or certificate shall be transferable or assignable.
C.
Evidence of license, permit or certificate; display.
(1)
The Board shall evidence the granting of any license,
permit or certificate issued, by furnishing to the licensee, permittee or
certificate holder, a suitable card, sign, placard, disc, plate or other writing
which shall convey information concerning the nature of such license, permit
or certificate, the serial number of the same, name of the person to whom
the same has been issued, the year in which the same is so issued, the premises
or vehicles so licensed, if required, and such other information as the Board
may deem pertinent.
(2)
Each license, permit or certificate issued by the Board
shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the establishment, premises or
other place for which the same is issued, and shall likewise be so displayed
on every vehicle or conveyance so licensed, for the period that the license,
permit or certificate shall be in force, unless the Board shall otherwise
prescribe.
D.
Suspension of license.
(1)
Every license, permit or certificate issued hereunder
may, at any time during the term for which the same is so issued, be suspended
by the Board or Health Officer, pending a hearing, to be granted the holder
thereof, pursuant to a notice to show cause to the Board why the license,
permit or certificate should not be suspended further or revoked.
(2)
No such license, permit or certificate shall be suspended
unless the Health Officer shall file with the Board a complaint or charge
evidencing one or more violations of the provisions hereof, under which the
license, permit or certificate was originally issued.
(3)
During the period of any such suspension, every license,
permit or certificate so suspended shall be ineffective, and the holder thereof
shall, during the entire period of such suspension, cease the operation of
any business or discontinue every activity or use permitted under the license,
permit or certificate suspended.
E.
Revocation. Any license, permit or certificate issued
under the provisions of these chapters may be revoked at any time by the Board,
for just cause, or if licensee, permittee or certificate holder, or any of
the employees, agents or servants of this license, permittee, or certificate
holder shall violate:
F.
Appeal and hearing.
(1)
Before any license, permit or certificate may be revoked,
the holder thereof shall be given a hearing and an opportunity to be heard
on the complaint made or violation or violations charged against him.
(2)
The time and place for such hearing shall be fixed at
the discretion of the Board, provided that an unreasonable time shall not
be permitted to elapse between the date of any suspension of license and the
date fixed for the hearing.
(3)
Notice of the time and place of any hearing so held shall
be given by the Board to the holder of the license, permit or certificate
so involved, in writing, and served either personally or sent to him by registered
mail.
(4)
A licensee, permittee or certificate holder who shall
fail to appear at the time and place fixed for such hearings shall not be
entitled to any further hearing and in that event his license, permit or certificate
may, as a matter of course, be forthwith revoked.
A.
Period covered. All of the fees required to be paid,
or paid under the terms hereof, are intended to be annual fees but, when paid,
shall cover only the balance of the calendar year during which the same are
so paid or payable, unless otherwise herein provided.
B.
Fee schedule. The annual fees for the several licenses
and permits referred to in these chapters are as set forth in § 111-3I.
