[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Haddon
Heights as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Licensed amusements — See Ch. 120.
Animals — See Ch. 125.
Fraudulent checks — See Ch. 162.
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 175.
Dumpsters — See Ch. 205.
Fees — See Ch. 213.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 233.
Oil-burning equipment — See Ch. 307.
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 337.
Solid waste — See Ch. 393.
Private swimming pools — See Ch. 407.
Zoning and land development — See Ch. 450.
[Adopted 2-25-1975 by Ord. No. 485
(Ch. 69, Art. I of the 1975 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to conduct, engage in or carry on within the Borough of Haddon Heights any business, trade, occupation or activity for which a license or permit is required without having first complied with the provisions of the chapter of the Code of the Borough of Haddon Heights under which the license or permit is sought and without having paid the fee imposed by the provisions of Chapter 213, Fees.
Whenever in the Code of the Borough of Haddon Heights a license or permit
is required for the maintenance, operation or conduct of any business or establishment
or for doing business or engaging in any activity or occupation, a person
or corporation shall be subject to the requirement if, by himself or through
an agent, employee or partner, he holds himself out as being engaged in the
business or occupation, or solicits patronage therefor, actively or passively,
or performs or attempts to perform any part of such business or occupation
in the Borough.
In the absence of provisions to the contrary, all fees or charges for
licenses or permits shall be paid in advance at the time application is made
therefor. Except as otherwise provided, all license and permit fees shall
become a part of the general Borough treasury.
The fees herein imposed for licenses and permits are revenue-producing
in nature, but said fees are used primarily in an attempt to cover the costs
of inspections of businesses or activities requiring a license or permit,
to ensure compliance with the laws of the state and the ordinances of the
Borough. It is the legislative intent of this article to ensure compliance
with such laws and ordinances through necessary inspections and investigations.
The fees imposed provide a reasonable relationship to the costs of regulation
and administration.
No license shall be issued for the conduct of any business and no permit
shall be issued for any activity if the buildings or premises to be used for
the purpose do not fully comply with the requirements of the Borough.
A.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:52-1.2, no license or permit shall be
issued or renewed, as the case may be, to any applicant who is the owner of
property wherein a business or activity for which a license or permit is sought
or wherein a business or activity is to be conducted unless and until any
delinquent property taxes or assessments on such property are paid and current.
This section shall not apply to licenses issued pursuant to the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Act of the State of New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq.).
B.
The applicant shall supply a certificate from the Borough Tax
Collector that all property taxes and assessments are paid and current on
the subject property.
C.
In addition, a license issued may be revoked or suspended when
any licensee who is the owner of the property upon or within which the licensed
activity is conducted has failed to pay the taxes due on the property for
at least three consecutive quarters.
