[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Hoboken as indicated in article histories.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-7-1959]
[Amended 11-4-1987 by Ord. No. V-140]
A.
No person shall engage in, carry on, pursue or conduct within the City any business, trade or employment specified in §§ 128-3, 128-5 or 128-6 without a license. No place, premises or vehicle shall be used or operated for any business, trade, employment or purpose specified in this chapter unless the owner or driver thereof is licensed.
[Amended 9-15-1993 by Ord. No. R-6]
A.
Unless otherwise provided, all licenses issued under this chapter
shall expire on December 31 of the year in which the license is granted
and issued. A license shall apply only to the person to whom granted
and shall not be transferable without the consent of the Council.
B.
All license fees shall be paid at the time the application for license
is made.
It shall be the duty of the Municipal Clerk to keep a register
of all licenses granted by the Mayor and Council, wherein shall be
stated the number and date of the license, the location of the premises
concerned and the name of the licensee.
Unless otherwise provided, every licensee under this chapter
shall display such license in a conspicuous place on the place, premises
or vehicle where such business is conducted where possible so to do
and, when it is not possible so to display the same, then to show
the same upon demand of any properly constituted authority.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 21.05, which immediately
followed this section and which provided for licenses issued by the
Board of Health, was repealed 11-4-1987 by Ord. No. V-140.
[Added 9-15-1993 by Ord. No. R-6; amended 11-15-1993 by Ord. No. R-19; 9-7-1994 by Ord. No. R-75; 5-6-1998 by Ord. No. R-33; 8-19-1998 by Ord. No.
R-327; 5-5-1999 by Ord. No. R-384; 12-7-2005 by Ord. No. DR-217; 10-20-2010 by Ord. No. Z-61; 3-7-2012 by Ord. No. Z-159; 3-5-2014 by Ord. No.
Z-285; 12-5-2018 by Ord. No. B-82]
A.
Food businesses.
Business
|
Fee
(annual unless otherwise noted)
|
---|---|
Bakery (retail)
|
$200
|
Bar (no food preparation)
|
$100
|
Confectionery, retail
|
$125
|
Eating and drinking (take-out)
|
$150
|
Farmers market (including all Hoboken markets–only one
fee per season)
|
$200
|
Fruit and vegetable truck (peddler truck not to exceed 15 feet
long)
|
$200
|
Grocery (retail)
|
$250
|
Restaurants (seating capacity fewer than 25)
|
$175
|
Restaurants (seating capacity 26-50)
|
$300
|
Restaurants (seating capacity 51-100)
|
$400
|
Restaurants (seating capacity over 100)
|
$550
|
Supermarkets under 20,000 square feet
|
$750
|
Supermarkets over 20,000 square feet
|
$1,500
|
Vending machines (food and drink)
|
$50 per machine
|
Vendor (mobile retail nonmotorized food vendor)
|
$175
|
Vendor (mobile retail motorized food vendor)
|
See § 147-8B
|
Vendor, mobile retail, seasonal*
|
$350
|
Vendor, temporary, not pre-packaged (street fairs, festivals,
special events) (one permit for any consecutive period up to and including
7 days)
|
$100
|
Vendor, temporary, pre-packaged (street fairs, festivals, special
events) (one permit for any consecutive period up to and including
7 days)
|
$25
|
NOTES:
| |
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*
|
"Vendor, mobile retail, seasonal" shall be defined
as motorized and/or nonmotorized retail food vendors, operating at
a fixed location for a period, not to exceed six consecutive months;
fixed locations shall not be on any public street, public right-of-way,
or sidewalk; these licenses are subject to prior approval of the Hoboken
Health Officer, who may deny a license for failure to comply with
any applicable health code.
|
B.
Nonfood businesses.
Business
|
Fee
| |
---|---|---|
Cosmetology (includes spas, nails, hair, barbershop, waxing,
etc.)
|
$250
| |
Dry cleaning off premises
|
$150
| |
Dry cleaning on premises
|
$550
| |
Fitness (includes gym, sports, fitness facilities–all
types)
|
$250
| |
Laundry drop-off (each store)
|
$100
| |
Laundromat store
|
$75, plus $10 per machine
| |
Laundry room/apartment building (coin-operated)
|
$75, plus $5 per machine
| |
Pet grooming
|
$100
| |
Pet shop
|
$200
| |
Pier A food concessionaire
|
$300
| |
Pool license (public)
|
$150
| |
Tanning salon/tanning UVA/UVB/spray booths
|
$50, plus $25 per booth
| |
Dog license
| ||
Unspayed or unneutered dogs, 1-year license
|
$16
| |
Spayed or neutered dogs, 1-year license
|
$12
| |
Unspayed or unneutered dogs, 3-year license
|
$40
| |
Spayed or neutered dogs, 3-year license
|
$30
| |
Late fee if not renewed by January 31 each year
|
$25
| |
Transcripts (births, deaths, marriages both certified and uncertified,
no quantity discounts)
|
$10
| |
Tattoo parlors
|
$200
|
[Added 2-5-1997 by Ord. No. R-223; amended 12-7-2005 by Ord. No.
DR-217]
The Board of Health shall issue the following certificates and
perform the following services:
Copies of death certificates, birth certificates or marriage
certificates
|
$10 per copy
|
Amendments/corrections/additions to death certificates, birth
certificates or marriage certificates
|
$20 per certificate
|
Searches covering the three preceding years for death certificates,
birth certificates or marriage certificates
|
$5 per year
|
[Amended 10-21-1964 by Ord. No. 224; 12-1-1982 by Ord. No. C237; 3-20-1991 by Ord. No. P-135; 12-7-2005 by Ord. No. DR-217]
Licenses issued by the Municipal Clerk are as follows:
Licenses
|
Fee
|
---|---|
Auctioneer
|
$225
|
Auto trucks, moving vans
|
$150
|
Auto wrecking yard
|
$1,000
|
Bowling alley
[Amended 5-2-2018 by Ord.
No. B-26] |
$350
|
Carnival, per day
|
$150
|
Garage, 3 or more cars
|
$150
|
Junkyard
|
$1,000
|
Lumber yard
|
$250
|
Mercantile license
[Amended 9-3-2008 by Ord. No. DR-373; 4-21-2010 by Ord. No.
Z-34] |
$100
|
Motion-picture houses and theaters
|
$325
|
Motor vehicle repair shop
|
$350
|
Music machine
|
$75
|
Out of business renewal
|
$50
|
Out of business sale, first 30 days
|
$100
|
Parking lot
|
$150
|
Parking lot, 8 or more
|
$300
|
Peddler or vendor vehicle
|
$175
|
Peddlers and vendors, nonfood
|
$100
|
Pier A merchandise concessionaire
[Added 5-5-1999 by Ord. No. R-384] |
$75
|
Pool and billiard parlors*
[Amended 4-21-2010 by Ord. No. Z-34; 5-2-2018 by Ord. No. B-26] |
$350
|
Secondhand auto dealer
|
$500
|
Secondhand dealer, general merchandise
|
$100
|
Waste-handling plant
|
$1,000
|
NOTES:
| |
*
|
A "pool and billiard parlor" shall be defined as an establishment
that has three or more pool or billiard tables. An establishment that
has fewer than three pool or billiard tables is exempt from the requirement
to obtain a license.
|
[Added 11-3-1999 by Ord. No. R-411; amended 12-7-2005 by Ord. No.
DR-217; 10-5-2011 by Ord. No. Z-135]
A.
The Municipal Clerk shall be empowered to issue seasonal licenses
for the outdoor sale of natural Christmas trees. Said licenses shall
be valid for a period to commence on Thanksgiving Day and to terminate
on December 26th of same year ("season"), and shall carry the following
fees:
License
|
Fee
|
---|---|
Christmas trees, less than 500 aggregate trees for sale per
season
|
$100
|
Christmas trees, 500 or more aggregate trees for sale per season
|
$250
|
B.
No natural Christmas trees shall be sold within the City without
a license.
C.
Local retail establishments that obtain a Christmas tree license shall comply with all applicable law, including the provisions of § 168-45, to the extent such provisions apply.
D.
Vendors applying for a Christmas tree license who are not licensed local retail establishments must first obtain a use waiver from the Zoning Official for the proposed location of business. An application must be filed with the Zoning office and must be accompanied by a letter of consent from the property owner and the standard zoning review fee as set forth in § 196-63.
E.
Locations
which may be eligible for temporary use waivers include, but are not
limited to, church and school lots, provided that the required parking
spaces are not eliminated, industrial lots not zoned for commercial
use and other vacant lots.
F.
Licensed
vendors with temporary locations within residential zones may operate
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Streets and sidewalks
may not be obstructed at any time for any reason and must be kept
clear of debris at all times.
All receipts for license fees shall be countersigned by the
Comptroller and the Clerk of the Board of Health or the Municipal
Clerk. The Municipal Clerk shall make return to the City Treasurer
each month of all license fees collected and make a report each month
to the Council of the number and kinds of licenses issued and amount
of license fees collected.
[Added 9-15-1993 by Ord. No. R-6]
A.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of
this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine
not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 90
days, or both, but no fine imposed on any person for the violation
of any provision of this chapter shall be less than $50.
B.
Each day that a violation of the provisions of this chapter is permitted
to continue shall constitute a separate violation and be punishable
as such.
C.
Late renewal. All business license who renew their license after
January 31 of each year shall be assessed a late charge of $25 per
license in addition to the license fee.[1]
[Added 11-15-1993 by Ord. No. R-19]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, Inspection of eating and
drinking establishments, which immediately followed this subsection,
was repealed 7-12-1995 by Ord. No. R-130.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Article II, Medical Cannabis Dispensary
Licensing, adopted 12-19-2018 by Ord. No. B-91, as amended, which
immediately followed this section, was repealed 6-17-2020 by Ord.
No. B-267.