A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of a peddler, as defined in this chapter, within the corporate limits of the City of Northfield without first obtaining a license.
B. 
The license fee for a peddler shall be $100 per year.
[Amended 9-20-1983 by Ord. No. 12-83]
C. 
No peddler shall have an exclusive right to any location, nor shall he be permitted to operate in any congested area where his operation might impede or inconvenience the public. For purposes of this section, the judgment of a police officer, exercised by him in good faith, shall be deemed conclusive as to whether the area is congested or the public has been or is impeded or inconvenienced.
D. 
From October 1 to March 31, no person shall sell, offer for sale, hock or peddle at any private residence or on any public roadway within the City of Northfield at any time before 9:00 a.m. or after 7:30 p.m. nor at any time on Sunday or a holiday. From April 1 to September 30, no person shall sell, offer for sale, hock or peddle at any private residence or on any public roadway within the City of Northfield before 9:00 a.m. or after 8:30 p.m.
[Amended 9-20-1983 by Ord. No. 12-83; 6-27-2017 by Ord. No. 8-2017]
E. 
It shall be the duty of any police officer of the City of Northfield to require any person seen peddling, and who is not known by such officer to be duly licensed, to produce his peddler's license and to enforce the provisions of this section against any persons found to be violating the same.
F. 
Equipment used or employed by peddlers of goods for consumption and related commodities shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner and be subject to inspection of the Atlantic County Board of Health or its authorized agents. Any violation found and not immediately corrected shall be grounds for revocation of the license.
G. 
Federal census takers and polls or surveys taken pursuant to federal, state or local laws shall be excepted from this section.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any solicitor or canvasser, as defined in this chapter, to engage in such business within the City of Northfield without first obtaining a license.
B. 
This section shall not apply to any person giving alarm of fire or similar emergency warning, discharging a governmental duty, distributing literature on behalf of a candidate for public office or making calls as part of a service to which the occupant of the house has subscribed.
C. 
The fee for a solicitor's or canvasser's license shall be $50 per application, with an additional charge of $5 per day, or any portion thereof, for each solicitor or canvasser, and each individual solicitor or canvasser must be licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 9-20-1983 by Ord. No. 12-83]
D. 
No soliciting or canvassing activity shall be conducted before 9:30 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m., nor at any time on Sundays or holidays. No licensee shall solicit at any residence or other building when prohibited by the householder with words to the effect that solicitors or canvassers are not invited or are prohibited, which may be satisfied by the placement of a sign or placard on the property which may be posted on a door, in a window or any other visible location.
[Amended 9-20-1983 by Ord. No. 12-83; 9-7-1993 by Ord. No. 27-93; 4-22-2008 by Ord. No. 3-2008]
E. 
Any duly incorporated organized society, civic club or fraternal organization sponsoring any social or amusement affair to raise funds strictly for charitable purposes shall be exempt from the payment of any license fee by the municipality. However, a permit shall be secured from the municipality. The application shall set forth the specific purpose for which the proceeds of the affair shall be devoted, the manner or method in which the funds will be raised and place and date where and when the social or amusement affair or solicitation of funds shall be held.
F. 
Federal census takers and polls or surveys taken pursuant to federal, state or local laws shall be excepted from this section.
[Added 6-17-1980 by Ord. No. 15-80]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any transient merchant, itinerant merchant or itinerant vendor, as defined within this chapter, to engage in such business within the municipality without first obtaining a license.
B. 
The fee for transient merchant's, itinerant merchant's or itinerant vendor's license shall be $50 per application, with an additional charge of $5 per day or any portion thereof, and each and every person engaging in such activity shall be licensed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 9-20-1983 by Ord. No. 12-83]
C. 
From October 1 to March 31, no sale or solicitation activity shall be carried on by any transient merchant, itinerant merchant or itinerant vendor at any private residence or on any public roadway within the City of Northfield before 9:00 a.m. or after 7:30 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays. No such activity shall be carried on at any time on Sundays or holidays.
[Amended 9-20-1983 by Ord. No. 12-83; 6-27-2017 by Ord. No. 8-2017]
D. 
From April 1 to September 30, no sale or solicitation activity shall be carried on by any transient merchant, itinerant merchant or itinerant vendor at any private residence or on any public roadway within the City of Northfield before 9:00 a.m. or after 8:30 p.m.
[Added 6-27-2017 by Ord. No. 8-2017]
A. 
No commercial handbill shall be distributed and no handbill distributor shall be permitted to engage in such business within the municipality without first obtaining a license.
B. 
This section shall not apply to any person distributing information pursuant to federal, state or local law, nor shall it apply to any person distributing literature on behalf of a candidate for public office.
C. 
The fee for distribution of handbills, commercial or noncommercial, shall be $50 per application, plus an additional charge of $5 per day or any portion thereof, and an additional $25 per day for each advertising and demonstrating bus, wagon or vehicle.
[Amended 9-20-1983 by Ord. No. 12-83]
D. 
No person, in distribution of handbills, shall be permitted to operate in any congested area where his operation might impede or inconvenience the public. For the purpose of this section, the judgment of a police officer, exercised in good faith, shall be deemed conclusive as to whether the area is congested or the public impeded or inconvenienced.
E. 
Any duly incorporated organized society, civic club or fraternal organization sponsoring any social or amusement affair to raise funds strictly for charitable purposes shall be exempt from the payment of any license fee by the City for the distribution of handbills. However, a permit shall be secured from the City, which application shall set forth the specific purpose for which the proceeds of the affair being advertised will be devoted; the date, place and time when the handbills will be distributed; the number of handbills to be distributed; the number, name and relationship to the organization of the individuals distributing the handbills; and a copy of the handbill to be distributed shall be attached to the application for the permit.
F. 
There shall be no distribution of handbills at any private residence within the City of Northfield earlier than the hour of 9:30 a.m. nor later than 6:00 p.m.
[Added 9-20-1983 by Ord. No. 12-83[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
No private sale or private auction shall be conducted within the municipality unless a permit shall have been first issued by the Mercantile Tax Collector permitting such sale or auction.
B. 
No private sale or private auction shall be conducted within the municipality except between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and sunset on the days for which the permit is issued. No permit shall be issued for more than two consecutive days, and no person other than an auctioneer shall be issued more than two permits within a one-year period; nor shall more than two permits be issued for any one location within a one-year period.
C. 
The fee for a private sale conducted on private premises shall be $5 per permit. All businesses holding temporary sales and outdoor display of goods pursuant to Chapter 215, Land Use and Development, § 215-57, shall pay a fee of $5 per day.
[Amended 11-10-1980 by Ord. No. 21-80; 5-31-1983 by Ord. No. 7-83; 3-6-1990 by Ord. No. 5-90]
D. 
The fee for a private auction conducted on private premises shall be $5 per day, plus $75 per day per auctioneer.
[Amended 11-10-1980 by Ord. No. 21-80]
E. 
No refrigerator or icebox having a capacity of 1 1/2 cubic feet or more with an attached lid or door which may be opened and fastened shut by means of an attached latch, lock or other similar device shall be displayed, offered for sale or sold at a private sale or private auction unless the attached lid or door shall first be removed and detached therefrom.
F. 
Nothing herein contained shall apply to a sale held under a judicial order, judgment or decree or a writ issued out of any court or sale to enforce any lawful lien or power of sale.
G. 
A daily fee and a license shall be required for flea markets on commercial or residential property within the City. The fee for such flea market shall be $25 per day.
[Added 5-31-1983 by Ord. No. 7-83]
A. 
No going out of business sale, removal of business sale or fire or flood sale shall be conducted within the City of Northfield, and no selling or offering for sale of any goods or advertising of sale of such goods shall be conducted until such time as a license has been issued by the Mercantile Tax Collector of the City of Northfield.
B. 
No person shall be granted a license unless he has been the owner of a business as described in the application for a license hereunder for a period of at least 12 months prior to the date of the proposed sale, with the sole exception that, upon the death of a person doing business in the municipality, his or her heirs, devisees or legatees shall have the right to apply at any time for such a license.
C. 
It shall be a further prerequisite for issuance of a license that the applicant has not had a similar sale at the location stated in the application within one year last past from the date of such application. If such a sale has been held, the application will not be granted, and a license will not be issued.
D. 
It shall further be a condition precedent that the application and license shall be applied to only one business, and the sale shall not be conducted or advertised in cooperation or by participation with any other business or any other location, and a complete inventory of goods to be offered for sale shall be filed with the licensing officer with the application.
E. 
Any license issued under this section shall authorize only one type of sale described in the application and the location named herein and shall authorize only the sale of goods described in the inventory filed with the Mercantile Tax Collector and shall forbid any additions or replacements thereto.
F. 
Any such inventory shall have been purchased by the applicant for resale on bona fide orders without cancellation privileges and shall not comprise goods purchased on consignment. Such inventory shall not include goods ordered in contemplation of conducting a sale regulated by this section. Any unusual purchase or additions to the stock of goods of the business hereby affected within 30 days prior to the filing of an application shall be deemed to be of such character.
G. 
The license fee shall be as follows:
[Amended 6-12-1984 by Ord. No. 10-84]
(1) 
Fire sale (thirty-day limit): $100.
(2) 
Removal sale (thirty-day limit), per day: $30.
(3) 
Close out or going out of business sale (thirty-day limit), each day: $30.
(4) 
Flood sale (thirty-day limit): $100.
H. 
The license shall authorize the sale described in the application for a period of not more than 30 consecutive days, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, unless the licensee actually remains open for business on Sundays and legal holidays, then those days shall be included. The intention to open for business or to remain closed shall be stated in the application, and the length of the licensing period shall be set forth therein.
I. 
Renewal
[Amended 6-12-1984 by Ord. No. 10-84]
(1) 
The Mercantile Tax Collector shall renew a license for one period of time only. Such period shall be in addition to the 30 days permitted in the original license and shall be for a period not to exceed an additional 30 consecutive days, Sundays and holidays excluded, unless the licensee shall set forth in the application for renewal that he intends to do business on Sundays and holidays, in which event those days shall be included. The renewal, for a maximum of 30 days, shall be at a rate of $30 per day for a fire sale, flood sale, removal sale or going out of business sale, which fee shall be paid with the application.
(2) 
A renewal shall not be issued until application for renewal has been submitted with a revised inventory showing the items listed on the original inventory remaining unsold, which inventory must not consist of any goods not included on the original application and inventory. If any goods are acquired or brought in for purpose of sale which were not included on the original inventory, the renewal shall not be granted, and applicant shall be deemed to be in violation of the terms of the original license granted.
(3) 
Additional renewal provisions.
(a) 
Upon application to the governing body of the City of Northfield or a designated committee thereof, a request may be submitted for additional renewal beyond the thirty-day term specified in Subsection I(1) of this section. Such a request for renewal must be filed with the Clerk of the City of Northfield and with the Mercantile Tax Collector of the City of Northfield, if that position is held by a person other than the City Clerk. The request for renewal shall be submitted together with a revised inventory showing the items listed on the original inventory remaining unsold, which inventory must not consist of any goods not included on the original application and inventory and must contain within it a statement indicating why the additional renewal is being requested, the status of the goods sold and the time anticipated to complete the sale as well as a statement showing the good faith efforts of the applicant to proceed with and attempt to complete the sale within the original specified time periods. The applicant shall also set forth specifically the time anticipated to complete the sale and the reasons supporting the estimate.
(b) 
The request for extension may be granted by a committee designated by the governing body or the committee representative may schedule the matter for hearing before the entire governing body, in which event the applicant will be given an opportunity to be heard prior to rendering a decision concerning the extension. In the event such an extension is granted, the fees shall be $30 per day for each day, not to exceed 30 consecutive days, Sundays and holidays excluded, unless the licensee shall set forth in the application for renewal that he intends to do business on Sundays and/or holidays, in which event those days shall be included.
(c) 
All fees are payable in advance.
(d) 
Any application for renewal under this subsection must be filed with the City Clerk, together with all inventory lists and other required information, not less than 15 days prior to the expiration of the renewal granted pursuant to Subsection I(1) of this section in order to permit review and, if necessary, hearing concerning the request for an additional renewal.
J. 
The license shall authorize only the one type of sale described in the application and only at the location named therein.
K. 
The provisions of this section shall not apply to or affect any person acting pursuant to an order or process of a court of competent jurisdiction or persons acting in accordance with their powers and duties as public officials.
A. 
A rebuilding or remodeling sale, as defined in the provisions of this chapter, shall not be conducted unless a license has been obtained therefor.
B. 
The fee for a remodeling or rebuilding sale shall be $60 and shall be limited to a period of 30 days.
C. 
No rebuilding and remodeling sale shall be permitted unless an inventory is attached to the application setting forth the items and goods to be sold. Such inventory shall not include goods ordered in contemplation of conducting a sale regulated by this section. Any unusual purchase or additions to the stock of goods of the business hereby affected within 30 days before filing of an application shall be deemed to be of such character.
In addition to the license fees herein set forth, further fees as follows shall be charged for establishments in which a cabaret, musical performance or other entertainment is furnished to patrons and in which food, beverages or other refreshments are served:
Type of Entertainment
Fee
For 1 musical instrument of any type or character, mechanically or electrically operated, and including a Victrola, organ or piano or other similar instrument, electrically or mechanically operated, but excepting automatic musical slot machines or jukeboxes as defined herein
$50
For 2 or 3 musical instruments, as above
$100
For more than 3 musical instruments, as above
$150
For 1 musician
$35
For 2 or 3 musicians
$65
For more than 3 musicians
$125
No license shall be granted for any theater, scenic theater, moving-picture show, electric illusion or other exhibition or amusement until the Building Inspector and Fire Department shall certify, in writing, that the applicant has complied with all the ordinances and regulations respecting protection of life and property relating to such place.
[Amended 8-14-2007 by Ord. No. 10-2007[1]]
All new businesses must have certification from the Atlantic County Board of Health, Police Department and Fire Department and issuance of a certificate of business by the Zoning Department and issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the Building Inspector that said business is not in violation of any ordinance of the City of Northfield and not in violation of the ordinances of the Atlantic County Board of Health. No license will be issued or reissued to any business declared to be a nuisance or a possible nuisance.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Added 12-13-1988 by Ord. No. 19-88]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any builder or contractor to engage in such business on residential property within the municipality without first obtaining a State of New Jersey residential home improvement contractor license.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any builder or contractor to engage in such business on commercial property within the municipality without first obtaining a license from the Inspection Department of the City of Northfield.
C. 
Licenses issued by the Inspection Department shall be valid from January 1 to December 31 of each year.