[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Whenever, in any local law or ordinance, it
is provided that a license shall be obtained before engaging upon
any act or in any specified business, trade or occupation; providing
services for payment or hire for the convenience, comfort or entertainment
of others; or for any other designated purpose, it shall be a violation
hereof for any person to engage upon or undertake any activity or
enterprise thus specified until a license has been issued to him in
compliance with the provisions of this chapter and of any other applicable
local law or ordinance.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Except as otherwise specifically provided, every
applicant for a license shall file with the Village Clerk a statement
signed and sworn to by the applicant, in person if an individual,
by all partners if a partnership and by the president or duly authorized
officer if a corporation, showing:
A. The name of the applicant.
C. His home address if he is a natural person.
D. If his age is 21 years or less, and if less, his precise
age.
E. The precise purpose for which the license is sought.
F. The place within the Village where the licensee will
engage in the licensed activity or enterprise.
G. Whether or not the applicant or, in the case of a
corporation, whether any officer or director thereof has been convicted
of a crime or violation of any local law or ordinance of the Village
and, if so, the nature of such offense and the penalty assessed therefor.
H. Satisfactory credentials from his principal, if the
applicant is to act as an agent.
I. References or letters of recommendation by at least
three reputable businessmen or property owners of the Village such
as will establish the good character and business responsibility of
the applicant.
J. Any other data necessary to meet the requirements
of any local law or ordinance by provisions of which the license sought
is required.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Whenever, by the terms of any local law or ordinance,
a bond is required to protect the Village or any other person against
loss because of the fault or default of a licensee, no license shall
be issued until a bond in the full amount specified and in a form
approved by the Village Counsel has been filed with the Village Clerk
and the fact of its filing, the amount of its coverage and the date
of its expiration have been noted on the license.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
All licenses issued on an annual basis shall
expire on the 31st day of December of each year, unless otherwise
noted. The precise date of expiration shall be clearly marked upon
each temporary license.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
All licenses shall be issued by the Mayor or
a person designated by the Mayor to such persons as he shall deem
fit and proper upon an evaluation of their qualifications and upon
compliance of the applicant with the provisions of this chapter or
any other applicable local law or ordinance. However, licenses shall
be refused to commercial or business activities which constitute a
menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the public.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Any applicant who has been refused a license
by the Mayor or a person designated by the Mayor may apply for its
issuance to the Board of Trustees at a meeting thereof, and the same
may be granted or refused by the Board.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Every license issued shall be signed by the
Mayor or a person designated by the Mayor and countersigned by the
Village Clerk, who shall keep a record thereof and of the amount of
fee to be paid therefor.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
No license shall be effective until the fee
therefor, as established by the Board of Trustees, shall have been
paid.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Any license issued pursuant to the provisions
of this chapter or any other local law or ordinance may be revoked
by the Mayor or a person designated by the Mayor, after notice and
hearing, for any of the following causes:
A. Fraud or false statement in the application for the
license.
B. Fraud or false statement in connection with carrying
out the business, activity or enterprise for which the license was
issued.
C. Any violation of a term of this chapter or of any
other local law or ordinance under whose provision the license was
issued.
D. Conviction of the licensee of any crime.
E. Carrying out the licensed business, enterprise or
activity in an unlawful manner or in such a way as to breach the peace
or constitute a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of
the public.
F. Any transfer or assignment of the license to any person,
except upon written consent of the Mayor or a person designated by
the Mayor upon due application and the presentation of information
concerning the proposed transferee's qualifications similar to those
furnished by the original applicant.
Unless specifically provided otherwise, any
license duly issued may be renewed upon application by the licensee,
accompanied by the appropriate fee and a continuance or renewal of bonds as provided in §
75-3 hereof.
Every person to whom a license or permit has
been issued shall at all times have the same with him at the site
or place when the business or act licensed is being performed and
available for inspection by a police officer or any other authorized
person.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Any person committing an offense against any
provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty
of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York,
punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.