[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield 11-6-1974 by Ord. No. 992 as Ch. 86 of the 1967 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Alcoholic beverages — See Ch. 121.
Gasoline service stations — See Ch. 211.
Retail food establishments — See Ch. 435.
No retail business shall be conducted within the Borough of Ridgefield, County of Bergen and State of New Jersey except between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.
[Amended 12-22-1997 by Ord. No. 1611; 2-28-2011 by Ord. No. 2163]
A. 
Any business heretofore operating as an exception to § 328-1 pursuant to the previous language of this § 328-2[1] shall be permitted to continue in operation, except that any continuous six-month cessation of operation by such prior excepted business shall be deemed a waiver and forfeiture of this right to continue, and said business shall be subject to the current language of §§ 328-1 and 328-2A and B.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 328-2 allowed exceptions for the preparation and retail sales of drugs, meals and prepared food for consumption on the premises and perishable agricultural and horticultural products, motor fuels and service station products and alcoholic beverages.
B. 
Any retail business which borders Route 46W shall be exempt from § 328-1 and shall be able to operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
[Amended 3-25-1985 by Ord. No. 1281]
A. 
If this chapter of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield provides for the licensing or permitting of the violator, the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ridgefield reserve the right to revoke such permit or license.
B. 
Any person found guilty of violating this chapter of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield shall be subject to a penalty consisting of a fine or imprisonment, or both, subject to the discretion of the Judge, the maximum of which shall be the maximum fine or term of imprisonment permitted to be imposed by the court having jurisdiction over the violation of this chapter of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield.
C. 
In the event of a continuing violation, each day shall constitute a separate offense.