[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Colts Neck: Art. I, 10-28-1982 amended in its entirety 1-24-1983 (Ch. 28B, Art. I, of the 1969 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-28-1982; amended in its entirety 1-24-1983 (Ch. 28B, Art. I, of the 1969 Code)]
[Amended 2-24-1983]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to maintain an office or place of business, to conduct, engage in or carry on any business, trade or occupation within the Township of Colts Neck, County of Monmouth, without first complying with the provisions of this article and obtaining a license therefor as provided herein.
A. 
Applications for all licenses required by this article shall be made in writing to the Business Administrator, who shall serve as the licensing officer. Each application shall contain the following information:
(1) 
The name of the applicant; if a corporation, the names and addresses of the president and secretary shall be set forth; if a partnership, the names and addresses of all partners shall be set forth.
(2) 
The name under which the business is to be conducted.
(3) 
The present residence of the applicant.
(4) 
The address at which the business is to be conducted.
(5) 
The specific nature of the business.
(6) 
The residence of the applicant during the past five years.
(7) 
Whether or not the applicant has ever had a license to conduct the business herein described denied or revoked. If such license has been denied, the applicant shall set forth in detail the facts leading to such denial.
(8) 
The details of any conviction for crimes of the first, second, third or fourth degree, the date of the conviction and the place where said conviction was obtained.
(9) 
The business telephone number of the applicant.
(10) 
If a corporation, the name and address of the registered agent thereof.
B. 
Prior to the issuance of a license, the Business Administrator, in his or her discretion, shall have the authority to cause a routine police check to be made of the applicant to verify the validity of the information above described.
When submitting the information described in the preceding section, the applicant shall certify that such information is supplied to the Township of Colts Neck with full understanding that the township shall rely upon the accuracy of the facts set forth therein in granting the mercantile license. By its submission for a mercantile license, the applicant further agrees to comply with all laws and ordinances of the Township of Colts Neck applicable to the operation of said business.
Any person, firm or corporation shall be subject to the requirement to obtain a mercantile license if, by himself or through an agent, employee or partner, he or she holds himself forth as being engaged in a business or occupation or solicits patronage therefor, actively or passively, or performs or attempts to perform any part of such business or occupation within the Township of Colts Neck.
All fees and charges for mercantile licenses as set forth in the within article shall be paid in advance at the time of application to the Business Administrator. When an applicant has not engaged in the business until after the expiration of part of the current license year, the license fee shall be prorated by quarters, and the fee shall be paid for each quarter or fraction thereof during which the business has been or will be conducted.
The person, firm or corporation conducting the business license under the provisions of the within article shall display the license issued hereunder at the principal place of business in a conspicuous place.
Any person, firm or corporation receiving a license pursuant to the within article shall notify the Business Administrator within 10 days after a change in the location of any licensed business.
[Amended 10-8-1997]
All businesses, trades and activities conducted within the Township of Colts Neck regulated by the within article shall pay a license fee of $25 for each year in which they shall operate said business.
The Business Administrator of the township shall have the right to revoke any license whenever the holder thereof or any of the licensees, agents or servants violate any provision of this article, the laws of the State of New Jersey or any rules or regulations promulgated as herein provided. After written notice of the revocation has been served upon the licensee, an appeal may be filed to the Colts Neck Township Committee within 10 days of service of said notice. The Township Committee shall thereupon conduct a hearing of the matter within 30 days after receipt of the notice of appeal and shall render a decision within 15 days of such hearing.
The Business Administrator of the Township of Colts Neck is hereby authorized and directed to enforce the terms and conditions of this article and shall have the authority to delegate such enforcement power to other employees of the Township of Colts Neck and/or the State of New Jersey.
It shall be a condition of the issuance of any and all licenses under the provisions of this article that said business shall be used and operated only for lawful purposes and not in violation of the zoning ordinances or other ordinances of the Township of Colts Neck.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 102, Development Regulations.