As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any automobile, truck, motorcycle, motor scooter or other self-propelled
vehicle not operated on tracks or trolleys.
MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATION
Any area of land, including structures thereon, that is used for the sale of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel and oil and other lubricating substances, including any sale of motor vehicle accessories, and which may include facilities used or designed to be used for polishing, greasing, washing, spraying, dry cleaning, repairing or providing similar services. "Motor vehicle service station" shall be deemed to include a gasoline station as defined in Chapter
268, Zoning, as amended and supplemented.
No person shall conduct or operate a motor vehicle service station within
the Township without first obtaining a license therefor from the Township
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
The Township Clerk shall keep a record of all applications submitted
and all licenses issued under this chapter.
If, after an investigation by the Building Inspector and the Police Department, it shall appear that the applicant is of good character and reputation and that the statements set forth in the application are correct, the Building Inspector and the Chief of Police shall endorse their respective approval on the said application. In such case, and upon payment of the license fee prescribed by §
148-6, the Township Clerk shall issue to the applicant a license for a motor vehicle service station.
[Amended 12-21-1970 by Ord.
No. 70-21; 11-5-1973 by Ord.
No. 73-24; 10-6-1975 by Ord.
No. 75-11; 11-7-1988 by Ord.
No. 88-326]
The fee for a motor vehicle service station license shall be $100 per
year or any part thereof.
The license for a motor vehicle service station shall be issued for
a term of one year, commencing as of January 1 and expiring on December 31
of the year of its issuance, unless sooner surrendered or revoked.
No motor vehicles shall be sold or displayed for sale on the licensed
premises.
Every licensee under this chapter shall keep and maintain:
A. The sidewalks and driveways surrounding the licensed
premises in a safe condition and free from ice, sleet and snow.
B. All building and toilet facilities on the licensed premises
in clean, neat and sanitary condition and free from accumulation of refuse,
and all plumbing fixtures in workable operation.
C. Drainage refuse, grease dripping or other waste materials
in containers approved by the National Board of Fire Underwriters.
D. Proper fire extinguishing apparatus on the premises.
E. All vehicles on the licensed premises stored in such
manner as to be readily removed in case of fire or other emergency.
[Amended 3-15-1965 by Ord.
No. 65-3; 4-5-1965 by Ord.
No. 65-3(a); 3-17-1969 by Ord.
No. 69-4]
No motor vehicle service station located within 50 feet of any property
used for residential purposes shall be operated between the hours of 11:00
p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
[Amended 12-17-1962]
In addition to the penalty prescribed in §
148-15 hereof, any license issued under this chapter may be suspended or revoked by the Council upon complaint of the Building Inspector if, after hearing upon 10 days' written notice of the time and place thereof, the Council finds that the licensee:
A. Has made false representations of material statements
in the application for such license; or
B. Knowingly violates or permits or countenances the violation
of:
(1) Any provision of this chapter; or
(2) Any state law or ordinance concerning the theft, larceny,
conversion or operation, without the owner's consent, of any motor vehicle.
C. In addition, a license issued pursuant to this chapter
may be revoked or suspended when any licensee, who is the owner of the property
upon which the licensed business is conducted, has failed to pay the taxes
due on the property for at least three consecutive quarters.
[Added 5-6-1991 by Ord. No.
91-383]
The Building Inspector is hereby authorized and designated to enforce
this chapter. He shall have the authority to inspect, during reasonable hours
and as often as he deems necessary, any motor vehicle service station. The
person conducting or operating said motor vehicle service station shall permit
and give free access to all parts thereof for purposes of said inspection
by the Building Inspector.
[Amended 12-17-1962; 7-30-1984
by Ord. No. 84-222; 10-23-2006 by Ord.
No. 06-656]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000 or by imprisonment for
a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate offense shall be deemed
committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.