[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Batavia 7-15-1952.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person, firm, corporation, partnership or association shall maintain
or operate a public information bureau or engage in providing information
service in the Town of Batavia, Genesee County, New York, except from and
within a building, which building shall conform to all of the provisions of
the Building Code and Zoning Ordinance,[1] if any, of said town.
No person, firm, corporation, partnership or association shall use or
permit any building in the Town of Batavia to be used for the aforesaid purposes
unless a permit authorizing such use shall previously have been issued to
the owner or lessee of such building. Application for such permit shall be
made on forms provided by the Town of Batavia, and the application shall be
filed with the Town Clerk.
The Town Clerk, with the approval of the Town Board, shall issue a written
permit after certification by said Board, or its duly authorized representative,
that said building and the prospective use thereof comply with all the requirements
of this chapter, the Building Code and Zoning Ordinance, if any, of the Town
of Batavia and the laws of the State of New York.
The fee for such permit shall be the sum of $100 for each calendar year
or part thereof during which said permit is in effect, and all permits under
this chapter shall expire on the first day of January following the date of
issuance.
No signs, except those permitted by the ordinances of the Town of Batavia,[1] shall be erected or maintained on or about the premises with respect
to which a permit has been issued.
No person, other than an individual owner or lessee of a building with
respect to which a permit has been issued as hereinbefore provided, shall
act as an attendant or employee of such public information bureau or service
unless such person shall previously obtain a license to be issued upon written
application therefor filed with the Town Clerk of the Town of Batavia.
A.Â
The Town Clerk, with the approval of the Town Board,
may issue a license upon satisfactory proof that such person is a fit and
proper individual to engage in such business and upon payment of a fee of
$25 for each calendar year or part thereof during which such license is in
effect. All licenses so issued shall expire on the first day of January next
succeeding the date of issuance.
B.Â
Each application for a license shall be accompanied by
two recent photographs of the applicant, one of which shall be attached to
the license when issued.
C.Â
No permit or license shall be issued to any person unless
such applicant is a citizen of the United States, of good moral character,
and who has not been previously convicted of a felony.
A.Â
No person to whom a permit or license has been issued
shall solicit the public to obtain or receive information concerning travel
routes, business establishments, tourist accommodations or other matters from
any point or place outside of the building in which the public information
bureau or service is conducted.
B.Â
No person to whom a permit or license has been issued
under this chapter shall wear any uniform or display any badge or insignia
indicating that he is a constable, police officer, employee or official of
the Town of Batavia, nor shall he represent himself to be acting in that capacity.
C.Â
No person to whom a permit or license has been issued
as herein provided shall give false or misleading information concerning travel
routes, business establishments, tourist homes or other tourist accommodations
or as to the rates, facilities or services of the same.
A permit or license issued in accordance with this chapter shall not
be transferable and shall be valid only so long as the holder thereof shall
comply with all the provisions of this chapter. All permits and licenses shall
be revocable at any time by the Town Board of the Town of Batavia after conviction
for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
A violation of any of the foregoing provisions of this chapter shall
be construed and is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable
by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more than
$250, or both, for each offense or violation.