Every person required to procure a license under the provisions of this chapter shall submit an application for such license to the Borough Clerk of the Borough of Brooklawn at the Borough Hall, Brooklawn, New Jersey, which shall be accompanied by the full amount of the fee chargeable for the license applied for.
[Amended 12-19-2005 by Ord. No. 19-05; 8-20-2018 by Ord. No. 10-2018]
Said application shall be a written statement upon the forms provided by the License Clerk and shall contain the following:
A. 
Previous license history of the applicant and the property, and whether any previous revocation or suspension and the reasons therefor.
B. 
Statement that applicant and/or the owner of the property is not violating the Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Brooklawn.[1] If applicant and/or owner is/are occupying a preexisting, nonconforming use, proof of date of occupancy and operation must be given.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 150, Zoning.
C. 
Statement that applicant and/or owner, at the time of the application, is/are not in default under the provisions of this chapter or indebted or obligated in any manner to the Borough of Brooklawn.
D. 
Such other facts relative to the general personal history of the applicant and/or owner, and if is/are not an individual, its officers and managers, as to enable the License Clerk to a fair determination of the eligibility of the applicant and/or owner of the property.
E. 
Name of person(s) to whom the license will be issued and his residence address. If the applicant(s) is/are not an individual, then the names, positions and residence addresses of all officers and managers of the applicant shall be given. Answering this requirement by stating of a post office, a private mail box or office address is not acceptable and not compliant.
F. 
The address of the premises at which the business is to be carried on and the license issued to, and the name of owner(s) of the subject property with his/her/their residence address(es). If the owner(s) is/are not an individual, then the name(s), position(s) and residence address(es) of all officers and managers of the owner shall be given. Answering this requirement by stating of a post office, a private mail box or office address is not acceptable and not compliant.
No license or renewal thereof shall be issued to a person not of good moral character. If applicant is not an individual, this provision shall apply to its officers and managers.
Upon written request of the License Clerk. the Chief of Police shall ascertain if the applicant has any criminal record and report in writing affirmatively or negatively thereon within seven days after this request is made, indicating in his report his approval or disapproval of the granting of a license and giving his reason therefor.
After submission of the application and the required fees to the License Clerk, said Clerk shall make any investigation necessary and shall indicate his written approval or disapproval of the license application within 30 days after the application is filed with the License Clerk. If approved, the license shall issue forthwith in the name of the License Clerk. If disapproved, the License Clerk or his designee shall forthwith notify the applicant in writing of such disapproval and the reasons therefor, and the applicant shall have 10 days from receipt of notice of disapproval to appeal from the decision of the License Clerk or his designee to the Borough Council of the Borough of Brooklawn, which, after due hearing, can affirm or reverse the decision of the License Clerk.
Applications for renewal or transfer of a license shall follow the same procedure as is outlined in the preceding sections for an original application.