[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Long Beach 2-7-2003 by Ord. No. 03-01C. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A movable, motorized or nonmotorized vehicle (e.g., pushcart),
not to exceed 35 feet in length, where food or beverage is stored,
transported, cooked, prepared, served, and/or sold for individual
portion service and retail sale.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 21-20C]
Any retail food establishment/restaurant that is located
upon a movable food truck. Such food truck vendors shall comply with
this chapter and all requirements of this chapter that apply to vendors
generally, except where otherwise provided, as well as any other applicable
section of the Township Code.
[Added 5-18-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-20C; amended 7-6-2021 by Ord. No. 21-20C]
Any person, whether a resident of the Township or not, traveling
by foot, wagon, automotive vehicle or any other type of conveyance,
from place to place, from house to house or from street to street,
carrying, conveying or transporting goods, wares, merchandise, meats,
fish, vegetables, fruits, food, ice cream, ices, soda water, garden
farm products or provisions, offering and exposing the same for sale
or making sales and delivering articles to purchasers. This term shall
include peddlers, hawkers and hucksters. Any vendor activity that
may be included in this definition that is otherwise prohibited or
regulated shall be subject to such prohibition or other regulation.
[Amended 2-4-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04C]
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage
in the activity defined as vendor herein without first obtaining and
holding a license as herein required. Any violation of this chapter
shall be considered an ordinance violation subject to the general
municipal ordinance violation sanctions provided by law. Violations
will also affect licensure.
A.
All applications for licenses and renewal of licenses shall be complete when presented to the Clerk and shall contain all of the documentation hereinbelow required in § 195-3B, C, D, and F inclusive. The Clerk of Long Beach Township shall advise the applicant within 10 days of submission whether the application is complete or not, and in the event the application is incomplete the applicant shall have an additional five days to complete the application and resubmit. If the application is still incomplete it shall be rejected pursuant to the provisions of § 195-3F(1)[1] of the Code of the Township of Long Beach, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, 1997, as the same appeared prior to the enactment of this amendatory ordinance. Nothing herein contained, however, shall permit the resubmission of an application subsequent to the date hereinafter set forth in § 195-4D(4)(b).
[Added 12-29-2004 by Ord. No. 04-35C[2]]
B.
All applications for licenses and renewal of licenses
shall be processed by the Clerk's office for completeness and review
of the vendor application. Application forms shall be available at
the Municipal Clerk's office and shall require information reasonably
related to the subject activity and licensee including, without limitation,
the following:
(1)
The name and permanent and local address of the vendor/applicant
and trade name designation, if any. If the applicant be a partnership,
the name and address of all partners must be disclosed. If the applicant
is a closely held limited-liability company or corporation, the names
and addresses of all stockholders must be disclosed. If the applicant
is a publicly held corporation or franchisee, the name and address
of the registered agent of the corporation, franchisor and franchisee
as may be applicable must be disclosed.
(2)
A description of the vehicle or other apparatus used,
license number and registration.
(3)
The names and addresses and other information required
by the application as to employees to be utilized by the vendor/applicant.
(4)
A description of the nature of the business and the
goods, property or services to be sold or supplied.
(5)
A statement as to whether the applicant has been convicted
of any crime or the violation of any municipal ordinance or traffic
offense and if so the nature of the offense, the date and place of
conviction and the sanctions imposed.
(6)
Appropriate evidence as to the good character and
business responsibility of the applicant as may be required in the
application form.
(8)
The name and address of the manufacturer or producer
of the goods to be sold and the proposed method of delivery of such
goods to the vendor.
(9)
Such other information as may be required by the vendor
application form.
C.
Application, other requirements. Vendor applicants
shall submit to the Municipal Clerk such other information and documentation
as may be required by the Clerk, including without limitation the
following:
(1)
Two completed application forms with two original
signatures.
(3)
Two copies of current sales tax certificate.
(4)
Two copies of current valid certificates of insurance as described in § 195-3C(12) and (13).
[Amended 12-29-2004 by Ord. No. 04-35C]
(5)
Two copies of valid vehicle registration.
(6)
One copy of signed vehicle lease, if not owned.
(7)
For relief driver, two completed application forms
with two original signatures.
(8)
For relief driver, two photos.
(9)
For relief driver, two copies of valid driver's license.
(10)
Proof of Police Department investigation and
approval.
(11)
Proof of valid current insurance on any vehicles
to be utilized with combined single limit liability coverage in an
amount of not less than $500,000.00 for personal injury and $500,000
for personal damage, or such higher limits as may be standard in the
industry. Original certificates must be filed with the licensing authority
with the application.
[Amended 4-2-2004 by Ord. No. 04-07C; 12-29-2004 by Ord. No.
04-35C[5]; 1-20-2006 by Ord. No. 06-01C]
[5]
Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former
Subsection B(12) and (13), regarding proof of inspections, and redesignated
former Subsection B(14) and (15) and Subsection C(12) and (13), respectively.
Former Subsection B(16) was also redesignated as Subsection C(14).
(12)
Proof of valid current insurance for general
liability and product liability coverage in an amount no less than
$500,000 for personal injury or product liability and $500,000 for
property damage.
[Amended 4-2-2004 by Ord. No. 04-07C; 12-29-2004 by Ord. No.
04-35C]
(13)
Appropriate fees related to the application
review, processing and investigation as required and described in
the vendor application form.
D.
Veterans. Any veteran or volunteer fire fighter entitled
to a vendor license pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:24-9 et seq., shall utilize
the veteran's vendor application form on file with the Municipal Clerk's
office and shall otherwise be subject to all provisions of this chapter
as permitted by law. The holder of a veteran vendor license may not
utilize a relief driver or other substitute.
E.
Investigation of applicant. Each application shall
be referred to the Chief of Police or the Chief's designee who shall
instigate investigation of the applicant's business, responsibility,
moral character and ability to properly conduct the licensed activity,
as is necessary for the protection of the public. Written investigation
findings shall be provided to the Clerk within a reasonable time after
the application has been filed.
F.
Fees. All fees for the things herein below set forth
in Subsections E(1) through (5), inclusive, shall annually be determined
by-resolution of the governing body of the Township of Long Beach
adopted in January of each year.
[Amended 1-23-2004 by Ord. No. 04-01C;
4-2-2004 by Ord. No. 04-07C]
(1)
The license fee for a vendor shall be as determined
by the Board of Commissioners by resolution duly adopted per annum,
nonrefundable, and shall accompany the application. No portion of
the fee shall be prorated for any part of the year.
(2)
In addition to the fees hereinabove required, if a
vehicle is to be used by any licensee, the vehicle shall bear a certification
showing that an inspection/search for the vehicle/operator has been
procured from the Clerk, which license shall be issued by the Clerk
upon payment of a fee as determined by the Board of Commissioners
by resolution duly adopted.
(3)
Permit fee. Any applicant wishing to vend prepackaged
ice cream or other dairy products as permitted by this chapter shall
comply with all Township requirements and pay all permit fees, certification
fees and search fees required thereby. In addition thereto, an applicant
is required to pay the applicable fee established by and payable to
the Division of State Police - S.B.I. prior to the processing of any
application. Other fees required herein are also applicable to ice
cream applicants.
(4)
Fee for the Long Beach Island Health Department inspection
and permit shall be as determined by the Board of Commissioners by
resolution duly adopted.
(5)
Additional application and S.B.I. fees must be submitted
for relief drivers.
G.
Refusal of application; appeal.
(1)
No license shall be issued unless all application
requirements are completed.
(2)
If the investigator determines that the applicant's
character, ability or business responsibility are unsatisfactory or
that the products, services or activity are not free from fraud, he
or she shall disapprove the application, and the Clerk shall refuse
to issue the license and shall so notify the applicant. Otherwise,
the Township Clerk shall issue the license, provided that the required
license fees have been paid and approval of the Board of Commissioners
is obtained. In the case of an application for a solicitor's or canvasser's
license, the license may be issued immediately subject to the investigation.
[Amended 12-29-2004 by Ord. No. 04-35C]
(3)
In the event of the refusal of the issuance of a license,
the applicant may appeal to the Board of Commissioners for a hearing.
The appeal shall be filed, in writing, with the Township Clerk within
14 days after notification of the refusal. The Board of Commissioners
shall hold its hearing within 10 days thereafter. The decision of
the Board of Commissioners shall be final.
H.
Upon acceptance of a valid and approved vendor licensing application,
a photo identification card shall be prepared and issued for each
licensed driver.
[Added 2-1-2013 by Ord. No. 13-01C; amended 11-5-2018 by Ord. No. 18-29C]
A.
A license shall only be issued to a vendor for permitted
activities.
B.
A license shall be issued only to the vendor whose
name appears on the sales tax certificate of authority pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 40:52-1.3 and as required by this chapter, except that if
said certificate of authority is issued to a trade name, the license
shall be issued to the owner/operator utilizing the trade name as
well as the trade name itself.
C.
Each licensee shall be issued a badge on which shall
appear the words “licensed vendor” or the like, the period
for which the license is issued and the number of the license, all
in letters and figures easily discernable from a distance of 10 feet.
[Amended 2-4-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04C]
D.
Ice cream vendor license; maximum number; right of
first refusal. In addition to any of the other requirements of this
chapter, ice cream vendor licensing shall be subject to the following:
[Amended 4-2-2004 by Ord. No. 04-07C; 12-29-2004 by Ord. No.
04-35C; 1-20-2006 by Ord. No. 06-01C; 1-7-2011 by Ord. No.
10-59C; 2-4-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04C]
(1)
No more than 10 vehicle licenses for the vending of permissible ice
cream products shall be issued annually, and such licenses shall be
further limited to the following permitted activities:
[Amended 11-5-2018 by Ord. No. 18-29C]
(a)
Sale of pre-packaged frozen ice cream products from a motorized
vehicle, pursuant to the provisions this chapter.
(b)
Sale of pre-packaged frozen ice cream products by foot on bay
and ocean beaches, provided that such vending on foot complies with
the following:
[1]
Foot vendors shall carry, wheel, or push a nonmotorized cart
on the beach along the waterline only. Foot vendors shall access the
waterline directly from the beach entrances.
[2]
The cooling unit/component used by foot vendors shall have a
maximum capacity of 150 quarts with maximum dimensions of 45 inches
long by 33 inches wide by 41 inches high. No artificial lighting shall
be permitted.
[3]
Foot-vending apparatus must be inspected and approved by the
Long Beach Island Board of Health.
[4]
Foot vendors may not shout out or use any audible sound emoting
devices to alert beach patrons.
[5]
Foot vendors must wear shirts and display Township issued identification
cards at all times when vending.
[6]
Licensed ice cream vendors shall not simultaneously vend from
a motorized truck while also vending by foot.
(2)
The fee to be charged for each ice cream vending license
shall be as annually fixed by the governing body of the Township of
Long Beach by resolution adopted at a meeting in February of each
year.
(3)
Only one license, veteran or otherwise, shall be issued
to an individual, corporation, company, partnership or franchise in
which an individual holds any interest. A license application for
an individual shall not be accepted when a license is held by another
entity in which the individual has an interest. A license for an entity
other than an individual will not be accepted when a person with any
interest in such entity holds or has an interest, ownership or managerial,
in an entity holding a license in another name.
[Amended 11-5-2018 by Ord. No. 18-29C]
(4)
An ice cream vendor licensee holding a license on
December 31 of any year shall be given the right of first refusal
in the next calendar year to renew their ice cream vendor license
under the following terms and conditions:
(a)
This provision shall be strictly construed to
limit this right solely to the specific previous year owner as set
forth in the previous year license. No license is transferable, and
any change in ownership shall result in the loss of the right of first
refusal. An owner entity may not necessarily retain the right of first
refusal if the nature of the individual participants is substantially
changed.
(b)
All such licensees from the prior year shall
have until March 1 of the current year to apply for the grandfathered
license. Failure to so apply by March 1 shall result in the loss of
the right of first refusal.
(c)
Any application for a grandfathered license
shall require the submission of all documentation and application
as though the applicant were applying for a new license.
(5)
The lottery called for in this section will be conducted on April 15 of each year, or if April 15 be a Saturday, Sunday or other legal holiday, on the first business day thereafter, any ice cream vendor license that has not been renewed by appropriate exercise of the right of first refusal accompanied by the filing of an approved accepted complete application, shall be offered to the public at a publicly held lottery conducted by the Clerk of Long Beach Township. The lottery shall be conducted by the Clerk in the Clerk’s office at 10:00 a.m. in the forenoon local time prevailing, and the names of any eligible applicant who has filed a completed application containing all of the documents and information required by § 195-3 of this chapter shall be placed in an appropriate container and shall then be drawn therefrom. The first name drawn shall be eligible for the first vacant license with the second name drawn available for the second license and so forth until all names are drawn. If the first name drawn does not take the appropriate action within 10 days of the lottery to secure the license, the number two name drawn shall be eligible and so on down the line until all available licenses have been issued. The Clerk of Long Beach Township shall determine no later than March 15 of each year whether or not a lottery is required and immediately upon making such determination shall advise the Board of Commissioners. If a lottery is required, an advertisement shall be placed in the official newspapers of Long Beach Township advising that a lottery will be held on April 15 or the first business day thereafter, which notice shall include where applications may be secured by potential applicants, the deadline for the submission of such applications and the time and place of the lottery to be held. The publication shall be placed to appear prior to April 1 of the year of the lottery.
(6)
No ice cream vendor or veteran vendor license shall
be issued after May 15th of any calendar year.
(7)
After a license has been approved by the Clerk and
prior to the delivery of any such license by the Clerk to the licensee,
the licensee shall secure and provide copies to the Clerk of:
E.
Food truck vendor license; maximum number; additional requirements.
In addition to any of the other requirements of this chapter, food
truck vendor licensing shall be subject to the following:
[Added 5-18-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-20C]
(1)
Food truck vendor licenses shall permit the operation of food trucks
in areas predesignated and approved by the Township Administrator
in consultation with and with the agreement of the Chief of Police
during Township-sanctioned special events and only at Bayview Park
and the Municipal Complex in the Township. No other authorization
or rights to operate in Township are provided by the licenses.
(2)
Except as provided otherwise in § 195-4E(6)(d), the maximum number of food truck licenses granted per annum shall not exceed eight, and each license shall expire at the end of each calendar year. Pursuant to § 195-4E(6), the licenses shall be granted on a first-to-be-approved basis.
(3)
The fee to be charged for each food truck vendor license shall be
as annually fixed by the governing body of Township of Long Beach
by resolution adopted at a meeting in February of each year, except
that for 2015 the fee charged for each food truck vendor license shall
be $50.[1]
(4)
Only one license shall be issued to an individual, corporation, company,
partnership, or franchise in which an individual holds any interest.
A license application for an individual shall not be accepted when
a license is held by another entity in which the individual has an
interest. A license for an entity other than an individual will not
be accepted when a person with any interest in such entity holds or
has an interest, ownership or managerial, in an entity holding a license
in another name.
(5)
After an application has been received by the Municipal Clerk, the license shall not be granted unless and until the licensee complies with all of the applicable requirements § 195-3 of this chapter and provides proof of a Long Beach Island Health Department inspection and food handlers permit to the Municipal Clerk.
(6)
The Municipal Clerk shall establish a rotating list of the food truck
vendor licenses, which shall be listed in order of priority and preference
of one to eight, initially based upon the first-to-be-approved basis.
The Municipal Clerk shall be responsible for the administration of
the rotating list. The list and a licensee's selection from the list
shall be administered as follows.
(a)
A minimum of 30 days prior to a Township-sanctioned special
event at Bayview Park and/or the Municipal Complex, the Township Administrator
shall advise the Municipal Clerk how many food trucks shall be authorized
to appear at the special event. The Municipal Clerk shall thereafter
provide notification via telephone and email, if any, to the licensees
in their order of priority on the rotating list at a minimum of 25
days prior to the special event. The licenses shall have three days
therefrom to contact the Municipal Clerk via telephone and email to
accept and confirm that said licensees shall participate in the special
event. In order to be effective, the acceptance shall be in writing
and served upon the Municipal Clerk via email or personal service
within the five-day period. If a licensee declines to participate
in the special event, the Municipal Clerk shall follow the order of
priority on the rotating list and notify the next licensee and the
subsequent licensees shall comply with the foregoing confirmation
requirements.
(b)
Once a licensee has been confirmed for a special event, the
licensee shall rotate to the bottom of the list in accordance with
the order in which the licensee confirmed for the special event, and
the rotating list shall be rotated accordingly.
(c)
A minimum of seven days prior to the special event, the licensee
shall again confirm with the Municipal Clerk via telephone and email
that it shall appear at the special event. In the event that confirmation
is not made, the Municipal Clerk may proceed to contact the additional
licensees on the rotating list in order of preference, and the first
to accept may substitute in for the licensee that does not provide
the foregoing confirmation.
(d)
In the event that there are no licensees or an insufficient number of the licensees from the rotating list available or who elect to and/or confirm their participation in the special event, the Township may directly solicit other food truck vendors to participate in the special event. In the event that another food truck vendor not on the rotating list is solicited and confirms participation, that food truck vendor shall be granted a temporary license, provided that the food truck vendor complies with all of the application requirements of this chapter that apply to food truck vendors, except that the provisions of § 195-4E(4) shall not apply to this circumstance. Following the special event, the temporary license shall expire and that food truck vendor licensee shall not be placed on the rotating list.
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
all licenses shall expire on December 31 of the year of issue at 12:00
midnight local time. Applications for the renewal of licenses, excepting
ice cream vendor licenses, shall be made not later than December 1
of the year of issue or will be subject to denial for the following
year.
A.
Any license issued by the Township may be revoked
by the Board of Commissioners after notice and a hearing for any of
the following causes:
(1)
Fraud or misrepresentation in any application for
a license.
(2)
Fraud or misrepresentation pertaining to the conduct
of the vendor business.
(3)
A violation of any provision on this Code.
(4)
Conviction of the licensee for any offense involving
moral turpitude.
(5)
Conduct of the licensed activity, whether by the licensee
himself or his or her agents or employees, in an unlawful manner or
in a manner that constitutes a breach of the peace or a menace to
the public health, safety or general welfare.
B.
Notice of hearing. Notice of a hearing for the revocation
of a license shall be given in writing by the Municipal Clerk or Clerk's
designee. The notice shall specifically set forth the grounds upon
which the proposed revocation is based and the time and place of the
hearing. It shall be served by mailing a copy to the licensee at his
or her address shown on the application form by regular mail and certified
mail, return receipt requested, at least five days prior to the date
set for the hearing.
C.
Hearing; determination. At the hearing the licensee
shall have the right to appear and be heard, to be represented by
an attorney, to present witnesses in his or her own behalf, to cross-examine
opposing witnesses and to have a permanent record made of the proceedings
at his or her own expense. The Board of Commissioners may revoke or
suspend the license if it is satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence
that the licensee is guilty of the acts charged.
D.
Reinstatement of revoked license. The Board of Commissioners
may issue another license to a person whose license has been revoked
or denied as provided in this chapter if after hearing it is satisfied
by clear and convincing evidence that the acts which led to the revocation
or denial will not occur again; otherwise, no person whose license
has been revoked or denied, nor any person acting for him or her directly
or indirectly, shall be issued another license to carry on the same
activity.
E.
If a license is revoked and not renewed within a calendar
year, the license shall not be renewable for the following calendar
year unless the Board of Commissioners permits renewal in the same
manner that the Board of Commissioners may allow reinstatement of
a revoked license as set forth above.
A.
All issued licenses shall be clearly displayed on
any vehicle or equipment, and a bumper decal issued by the Township
of Long Beach shall be affixed to the front and rear bumpers of any
vehicle or equipment. The license shall at all times be in possession
of the licensee.
[Amended 12-29-2004 by Ord. No. 04-35C]
C.
One relief driver shall be permitted per license and
no passengers shall be permitted in any vending vehicle at any time
for any reason. No relief driver shall be utilized by veterans. A
veteran vendor license is only applicable to the veteran holding the
license.
D.
Use of streets.
[Amended 5-18-2015 by Ord. No. 15-20C]
(1)
With the exception of food truck vendors, no vendor shall have an
exclusive right to any location in the public streets nor shall any
person be permitted a stationary location, nor shall he or she be
permitted to remain in any one location for a period in excess of
five minutes, except as is necessary to complete sales of lined-up
customers.
(2)
Food truck vendors shall be limited to operate their food truck in
predesignated and approved areas at Bayview Park and the Municipal
Complex in the Township of Long Beach alone. Food truck vendors shall
remain at that stationary location and shall not be permitted to vend
or sell food or any other products or services on the public streets
in the Township.
E.
No vendor shall be permitted to operate in any congested
area where his or her operations might impede or inconvenience the
public.
F.
The issuance of a license shall not give the licensee
any right to operate the licensed vehicle on any private property
within the township without express permission of the owner or owners
of such property.
[Amended 4-2-2004 by Ord. No. 04-07C[2]]
G.
Each licensee shall maintain adequate trash receptacles
in or upon the vehicle and shall be responsible for the collection
and disposal of paper wrappers and other product generated debris.
H.
Prohibitions. With the exception of food truck vendors and ice cream
vendors, it shall be unlawful for any person to peddle, sell, or otherwise
market any food item, prepackaged ice cream, prepackaged candy, and
bottled or canned beverage from a mobile unit, except that this provision
shall not apply to the delivery of milk, eggs, bread, newspapers,
or merchandise of the type commonly delivered on a house-to-house
basis at intervals of less than one week.
[Amended 5-18-2015 by Ord. No. 15-20C]
(1)
Food truck vendors shall be permitted to prepare, peddle, sell, or
otherwise market any prepared food or food item. Food truck vendors
shall not sell or market prepackaged ice cream.
(2)
Ice cream vendors shall be permitted to prepare, peddle, sell or
otherwise market prepackaged ice cream, prepackaged candy, and bottled
or canned beverages. Ice cream vendors shall not sell or market any
prepared food or food item.
I.
All vending vehicles, motorized or not, shall be equipped
with appropriate refrigeration equipment. Such equipment shall be
inspected by the Long Beach Island Board of Health prior to the permit
being issued.
J.
With the exception of food truck vendors and on-board generators
that are an integral part of the vehicle and are approved by the Director
of the Board of Health, no trucks, pedacycles, or nonmotorized pushcarts
shall be equipped with generators that are able to operate while the
truck, pedacycle, or pushcart is in motion or stopped. Food truck
vendors shall be permitted to be equipped with generators that are
approved by the Long Beach Island Health Department.
[Amended 5-18-2015 by Ord. No. 15-20C]
K.
Noise; sound solicitation. The use of sound by the
vendor to alert potential customers or patrons to the vendor's presence
shall be limited and subject to the following:
(1)
After 8:00 p.m. Eastern standard time or daylight
saving time, whichever is in effect, no vendor, nor any person in
his or her behalf, shall shout, cry out, blow a horn, ring a bell
or use any sound device, including any loudspeaking radio or sound-amplifying
system upon any of the streets, alleys, parks or other public places
of the Township or upon any private premises in the Township where
sound of sufficient volume is emitted or produced therefrom to be
capable of being plainly heard upon the streets, avenues, alleys,
parks or other public places for the purpose of attracting attention
to any goods, wares or merchandise which the licensee proposes to
sell.
[Amended 12-29-2004 by Ord. No. 04-35C]
(2)
Music, horns, bells or other sounds, continuous or
intermittent, from vendors or vehicles while parked standing or stationary
in one location for longer than two minutes is prohibited.
L.
Time restrictions.
[Amended 5-18-2015 by Ord. No. 15-20C]
(1)
No person shall sell, offer for sale, hawk, or peddle in the Township any items listed in § 195-1 before 9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m., except in relation to July 4 fireworks displays during which time they may vend until 11:00 p.m., subject to the 7:00 p.m. sound device limitation, and except where otherwise permitted by resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Long Beach, in its sole discretion, for certain festivals and other events.
M.
Power to make rules and regulations. The Board of
Commissioners may, by resolution, make rules and regulations which
interpret or amplify any provisions of this chapter or for the purpose
of administering the provisions of this chapter or making them more
effective. No regulation shall be inconsistent with or alter or amend
any provision of this chapter, and no regulation shall impose any
requirement which is in addition to or greater than the requirements
that are expressly or by implication imposed by any provision of this
chapter. The Board of Commissioners may from time to time by resolution
limit the number of licenses issued as may be necessary to avoid undue
crowding, littering, traffic congestion and the like.
N.
Enforcement. This chapter shall be enforced by any Code Enforcement
Officer, the Township of Long Beach Police Department, and/or the
Long Beach Island Health Department.
[Added 5-18-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-20C]
O.
Food truck vendor restrictions. In addition to the restrictions set
forth in this chapter, food truck vendors shall not provide or allow
any dining area, including but not limited to tables, chairs, booths,
bar stools, and benches.
[Added 5-18-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-20C]
P.
Any vendors operating without a valid vendor license or permit, and/or
not in compliance with this chapter shall be deemed a public safety
hazard and may be ticketed and their vehicles may be impounded.
[Added 5-18-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-20C]
Q.
Emergencies. The Township of Long Beach reserves the right to temporarily
move any food truck vendor for emergency purposes as determined in
the sole discretion of the Township.
[Added 5-18-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-20C]
R.
All vendors shall comply with all applicable state statutes, all
applicable Township of Long Beach ordinances, and any other law or
regulation that may be applicable under the given circumstances.
[Added 5-18-2015 by Ord.
No. 15-20C]