[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Oradell 3-20-1961 as Art. IV of Ch 9 of the 1961 Revised Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Violations and penalties — See Ch. 1, § 1-10.
Fees — See Ch. 115.
Abandoned vehicles — See Ch. 275.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 280.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
BUSINESS OF SELLING, TRADING OR EXCHANGING MOTOR VEHICLES
Includes the offering of motor vehicles for sale, trade or exchange by exhibiting, storing, parking, locating or keeping such motor vehicles upon an open lot with the intent to sell or exchange such motor vehicles.
OPEN LOT
Any lot, tract or parcel of land not enclosed in a substantial, permanent building.
[Amended 10-2-1967 by Ord. No. 514]
[Amended 10-2-1967 by Ord. No. 514]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation to engage in storing any motor vehicle or to engage in the business of selling, trading or exchanging any motor vehicle upon any open lot in the Borough of Oradell without first obtaining a license therefor as herein provided.
Any person desiring to obtain a license as required in § 285-2 shall make a separate application, in writing, to the Mayor and Council for the granting of a license for each separate and distinct location where such business is to be maintained or operated. Such applications shall set forth the full name of the person making the application and his residence and business address and shall describe, either by metes and bounds or by lot and block number according to the Tax Map, the premises upon which such business is to be conducted, giving the number of square feet to be devoted to such business and such other matters as may be required by the Borough Council.
Applications, as provided for in § 285-3, shall be accompanied by the license fees set out in Chapter 115, Fees.
[Amended 12-20-1988 by Ord. No. 837]
The annual fee for a license to be issued under this chapter shall be as indicated in Chapter 115, Fees.
A license issued under this chapter shall bear the date of the day of its issue and shall expire one year thereafter.
A license issued under this chapter shall not be construed to permit the owner of the business licensed thereby to operate or maintain such business upon any location and other than that set forth and described in the application and license. This requirement shall not be construed to include the sidewalk or street upon which such premises abut.
[Amended 10-2-1967 by Ord. No. 514]
No person or persons, firm or corporation desiring to obtain such a license shall be permitted to apply for and obtain more than two such licenses.
No license issued under this chapter shall be assigned unless application therefor is made to the Borough Council and its approval obtained.
No licenses issued under this chapter shall be transferred to a different location than that for which issued and which is specified therein, unless application therefor is made to the Borough Council and its approval obtained.
The Borough Council may suspend or revoke at any time any license issued under this chapter, after five days' notice to the licensee in writing and upon a hearing showing that the licensee has used or permitted the premises licensed to be used for any improper, immoral or illegal business or purpose or that the licensee has failed to keep the licensed premises in a clean, safe, sanitary and proper condition.
The holder of a license issued under this chapter shall not increase the size of the open lot upon which the licensed business is conducted, after the initial license has been issued to him without first making application to the Mayor and Council setting forth the extent of the increase and the necessity therefor.