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Borough of Dumont, NJ
Bergen County
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
[Amended by Ord. No. 374]
A. 
All premises in which alcoholic beverages are sold, distributed or dispensed shall be lighted sufficiently at all times and be so arranged that a full view of the interior may be had from the public thoroughfare or from the entrance through which the public is admitted or from the ground outside of and immediately adjoining said premises, to which free and open access may be had at any time by any person desiring the same. There shall be no obstruction to such view higher than 4 1/2 feet above the sidewalk level or the level of the approach immediately adjacent to any entrance through which the public is admitted or the level of said ground outside of and immediately adjoining said premises.
B. 
All premises in which alcoholic beverages are sold, distributed or dispensed under a plenary retail consumption license shall be deemed to be sufficiently lighted during the nighttime when there is installed therein:
(1) 
An electric lighting fixture for each 250 square feet of ceiling space, in each of which lighting fixtures there shall be lighted or burning an electric light bulb or bulbs of the minimum wattage of 150 watts for each lighting fixture; or
(2) 
Indirect lighting from the wall or ceiling by electric light bulbs, neon tube light, or other type of lighting devices, which will produce a lighting effect comparable or equal to that produced under the method described in Subsection B(1).
C. 
If during the daytime there is insufficient light to produce a compliance with Subsection A of this section, then and in that event electric lighting shall be provided as necessary.
D. 
Any partitions or temporary walls commonly known as standing partitions designed to separate a bar from the remainder of the licensed premises, or standing partitions which do not extend from the floor to the ceiling, shall not be more than 4 1/2 feet in height.
All premises upon which alcoholic beverages are sold under a plenary retail consumption license or a seasonal retail consumption license shall be furnished, supplied or equipped with separate toilets for men and women, the installation of which shall be made in accordance with the Borough plumbing, sanitary, and health ordinances.
No alcoholic beverages shall be sold for consumption on the premises in any room to which the public is not freely admitted, nor where the room containing the open bar has a floor space of less than 400 square feet; provided, however, that this regulation shall not apply to club licenses.
[Amended by Ord. No. 365]
No person shall be served in any back room or side room which is not open to the use of the public generally, except that in hotels, guests may be served in their rooms or in private or public dining rooms.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 3-23, Employees to be registered with governing body, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III).
No minor shall be allowed in any room in which any bar is located, unless accompanied by a parent.
No licensee shall allow, permit or suffer in or upon the licensed premises any known criminals, gangsters, racketeers, pickpockets, swindlers, confidence men, prostitutes, female impersonators or other persons of ill repute.
No licensee shall allow, permit or suffer in or upon the licensed premises any disturbances, brawls or unnecessary noises nor allow, permit or suffer the licensed place of business to be conducted in such manner as to become a nuisance.
A. 
No licensee shall allow, permit or suffer in or upon the licensed premises any dancing or the playing of music, except by radio, record player, disc jockey or other sound-reproducing method, without first having obtained a permit therefor from the governing body.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III).
B. 
Application for said permit shall be made in writing addressed to the Mayor and Council; shall be signed by the licensee; and shall set forth the place, date and hours for which permission to have dancing or playing of music is requested, the number of persons or musicians who shall comprise the orchestra furnishing or producing such music, and the number of various types of instruments to be used in producing such music. The application shall also set forth if there is to be any other type of entertainment, vaudeville or performance to be given for the period during which the permit is requested.
C. 
The governing body, upon receiving such application, may act upon the same, or in the event that a meeting of the governing body shall not be held at least three days prior to the date for which the permit is requested, the same shall be referred to its Public Safety Committee, either of which bodies shall have the authority to grant or reject the application, with or without restrictions and limitations, as to it shall seem best for the interests of the municipality and as will further an orderly and controlled entertainment and one which will not create a nuisance to adjacent premises.
D. 
No charge or fee shall be paid for such permit, if granted.
Any space or area owned, used or provided by any holder of a plenary retail consumption license or a seasonal retail consumption license and which is utilized or operated for the purpose of parking cars, automobiles or other conveyances of the customers, patrons or guests of said licensed premises, shall be lighted during the nighttime sufficiently to render the interior of all parked cars, automobiles or conveyances visible from a distance of 25 feet. It shall be the duty of the holder of such plenary retail consumption license or seasonal retail consumption license, and the person charged with the management thereof, to see to and provide for such lighting of said parking space.