[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Salem as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-18-1991 by Ord. No. 91-23]
[Amended 10-16-1995 by Ord. No. 95-15]
It is hereby established, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:52-1.2, as a condition precedent to any license, permit or approval issued by the City of Salem or any regulatory body, agency, officer or official thereof, that all real property taxes and/or municipal water and sewer charges and/or other municipal assessments and charges due to the City of Salem with respect to any property for which said license, permit or approval is sought must be paid current prior to any application for said license, permit or approval being considered complete. All applicants for any license, permit or approvals shall submit, as part of any such application, proof that all taxes, water and sewer and other assessments or charges are paid current, and failure to do so shall render any such application incomplete.
A. 
The aforementioned requirement shall pertain to any and all licenses, permits and approvals required by the ordinances of the City of Salem or statutes of the State of New Jersey authorizing the City of Salem to issue any such license, permit or approval and shall include but not be limited to the following:
(1) 
[1]Licenses related to commercial vending or amusement machine.
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection (a), regarding alcoholic beverage sale and distribution, was deleted 10-16-1995 by Ord. No. 95-15.
(2) 
Licenses for pool or billiard facilities and amusement arcades.
(3) 
Junkyard licenses.
(4) 
Business licenses.
[Amended 5-20-2002 by Ord. No. 02-13]
(5) 
Licenses for the removal or demolition of buildings, provided, however, that such approvals or relief may be granted in the event of emergency circumstances.
(6) 
Licenses permitting the conduct of shows, exhibitions and dances.
(7) 
Licenses pertaining to taxicabs and operators thereof.
(8) 
Licenses permitting peddling, canvassing and soliciting.
(9) 
Zoning permits.
(10) 
Sign permits.
(11) 
Building permits.
(12) 
Certificates of occupancy.
B. 
The condition precedent set forth in Subsection A hereof shall apply to any premises within the City of Salem described in said application for such license, permit or approval; or in the case the activity for which said license, permit or approval is sought is not conducted with respect to any specific premises, said condition shall apply to any premises within the City of Salem listed on the application as the residence or place of business from which the activity is conducted.
[Added 10-16-1995 by Ord. No. 95-15]
Any license or permit issued by the City or any regulatory body, agency, officer or official thereof may be revoked or suspended by the issuing agency when any licensee or permittee, who is an owner of the property upon which the licensed business or activity is conducted, has failed to pay the taxes due on the property for at least three consecutive quarters. Upon payment of the delinquent taxes or assessment, the license or permit revoked or suspended pursuant to this article shall be restored.
[Added 10-16-1995 by Ord. No. 95-15]
The provisions of this article shall not apply to or include any alcoholic beverage license or permit issued pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq.
[Added 10-16-1995 by Ord. No. 95-15]
It is hereby established as a condition precedent to the award of any contract or the payment of any moneys by the City of Salem that all real property taxes and/or municipal water and sewer charges and/or other municipal assessments and charges due to the City of Salem with respect to any property within the City of Salem owned by the contractor or payee in question must be paid current prior to the award of any such contract or the payment of any such moneys, except and to the extent that the proceeds payable under any such contract or the moneys due and owing are applied to the payment of such outstanding real property taxes and/or municipal water and sewer charges and/or other municipal assessments and charges due to the City of Salem with respect to the property in question. With respect to contracts, a notice concerning this requirement shall be included in the invitation to bid or the acceptance of any quote solicited.
[Added 10-19-2020 by Ord. No. 20-09]
A. 
In order to be granted a business license for the operation of any state licensed medical cannabis facility within the City of Salem, the following conditions, along with all other requirements of this chapter, must be satisfied:
(1) 
Completion of all forms, checklists, and other submissions as may be required by the City Clerk's Office;
(2) 
Payment of all applicable local fees, including inspection and licensing fees;
(3) 
Demonstration that all applicable state licenses have been obtained;
(4) 
Passage of all applicable state and local inspections required to be completed prior to the beginning of operations and/or renewal of any state and/or local license;
(5) 
Emergency contact information to be utilized by police, fire, and EMT personnel in the event of an on-site emergency; and
(6) 
Submission of a full copy of the application for state licensure, via hard copy or digitally, with pages prominently marked "confidential" as appropriate for purposes of compliance with New Jersey's Open Public Records Act (Note: pages not marked as confidential will be disclosed in response to an applicable OPRA request).
B. 
In order to be granted a business license for the operation of any state licensed medical marijuana facility within the City of Salem, the following fee schedule must be agreed to and that license must be renewed every year:
(1) 
Alternative treatment centers, and medical marijuana cultivation and/or medical manufacturing, per location and use: $5,000.
(2) 
State-licensed medical marijuana dispensary, per location: $5,000.
(3) 
State-licensed medical marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and processing and distribution:
(a) 
Cultivation, per location: $10,000.
(b) 
Manufacturing and processing, per location: $10,000.
(c) 
Alternative treatment centers, distribution, per location: $10,000.
(4) 
Vertically integrated facility: $15,000.
[Added 4-17-2023 by Ord. No. 23-06]
A. 
In order to be granted a business license for the operation of any state-licensed cannabis retail business or delivery business situated in the City of Salem, the following conditions, along with all other requirements of this ordinance,[1] must be satisfied:
(1) 
Completion of all forms, checklists, and other submissions as may be required by the City Clerk's Office;
(2) 
Payment of all applicable local fees, including inspection and licensing fees;
(3) 
Demonstration that all applicable state licenses have been obtained;
(4) 
Passage of all applicable state and local inspections required to be completed prior to the beginning of operations and/or renewal of any state and/or local license;
(5) 
Emergency contact information to be utilized by police, fire, and EMT personnel in the event of an on-site emergency; and
(6) 
Submission of a full copy of the Application for State Licensure, via hard copy or digitally, with pages prominently marked "CONFIDENTIAL," as appropriate, for purposes of compliance with New Jersey's Open Public Records Act.[2] (Note: Pages not marked as "confidential" will be disclosed in response to an applicable OPRA request.)
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.
[1]
Editor's Note: "This ordinance" refers to Ord. No. 23-06; see also Ch. 10, Cannabis Review Board, Ch. 130, Land Use, and Ch. 200, Taxation, Art. III, Cannabis Retail Transfer or Use Local Transfer Tax.
B. 
In order to be granted a business license for the operation of any state-licensed cannabis retail or cannabis delivery business situated in the City of Salem, the following fee schedule must be agreed to and that license must be renewed every year:
Type of Business License
Fee
State-licensed cannabis retailer and delivery business, per location
$5,000