The purpose of this article is to provide a
uniform set of procedures for administering the issuance, renewal
and revocation of all licenses issued by the Borough, except alcoholic
beverage licenses, dog licenses and taxicab licenses.
Each application shall be referred to the Chief
of Police or a police officer designated by him, who shall immediately
institute whatever investigation of the applicant's business responsibility,
moral character and ability to properly conduct the licensed activity
as he considers necessary for the protection of the public. He shall
communicate his findings in writing to the Clerk within a reasonable
time after the application has been filed. If the investigator decides
that the applicant's character, ability or business responsibility
is unsatisfactory or that the products, services or activity are not
free from fraud, he shall disapprove the application and the Clerk
shall refuse to issue the license and so notify the applicant. Otherwise,
the Clerk shall issue the license immediately, provided that the required
license fees have been paid, except in cases where approval of the
Council is required. A solicitor's, peddler's or canvasser's license
may be issued immediately, subject to investigation. If a license
is denied, the applicant may appeal to the Council for a hearing.
The appeal shall be filed in writing with the Clerk within 14 days
after notification of the denial. The Council shall hold the hearing
within 10 days thereafter, and its decision shall be final.
Licenses shall be in a form which the Council
prescribes by resolution and shall contain the following information:
A. The name and address of the license.
B. The number and type of the license and the nature
of the licensed activity.
C. If the activity is carried on at a fixed location,
the address at which the licensed activity is conducted.
D. If the licensed activity is conducted from a vehicle,
the make, model and license number of the vehicle.
E. The expiration date of the license.
F. Any other appropriate information which the Council
may require by resolution.
The Clerk shall keep a record of all licenses issued under this chapter. The record shall be in a form prescribed by resolution of the Council and shall contain the information required by §
76-4. It shall indicate the amount of the fee paid for each license, the date on which payment was received, the date of the issuance of the license, whether the license is a new license or a renewal and any other information the Council may require by resolution.
When the licensed activity is conducted at a
fixed location or from a vehicle, the license shall be prominently
displayed at the location or on the vehicle. Otherwise, the licensee
shall have the license in his possession at all times and display
it upon the request of a police officer or any person with whom he
is doing business.
Each license shall apply only to the person
to whom it is issued and shall not be transferable to another person.
In cases where the licensed activity is conducted at a fixed location,
a license may be transferred from place to place, but only with the
approval, by resolution, of the Council. The fee for the transfer
of a license from place to place shall be $5.
The Council may make, by resolution, rules and
regulations which interpret or amplify any provision of this chapter
or for the purpose of administering the provisions of this chapter
or making them more effective. No regulation shall be inconsistent
with or alter or amend any provision of this chapter, and no regulation
shall impose any requirement which is in addition to or greater than
the requirements that are expressly or by implication imposed by any
provision of this chapter.