[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Niagara 4-8-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986; amended in its entirety 4-11-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Junkyards and scrapyards — See Ch. 173.
Zoning — See Ch. 245.
[Amended 1-19-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999]
No person, firm or corporation shall conduct business in the Town of Niagara without first obtaining a registration certificate as provided in this chapter.
A. 
[1]New and used automobile dealers licensed under the Chapter 245, Zoning, are hereby exempt from the terms of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A, dealing with restaurants licensed under the Town Restaurant Ordinance, which immediately preceded this subsection, was deleted 5-19-1998 by L.L. No. 3-1998.
B. 
Junkyards licensed under the General Municipal Law § 136 are hereby exempt from the terms of this chapter.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 173, Junkyards and Scrapyards.
A. 
Applications for registration certificates shall be submitted in quadruplicate to the Town of Niagara Code Enforcement Officer on an application form as approved by the Town Board, by resolution, which shall include the following information:
(1) 
Proposed business address.
(2) 
Proposed business name.
(3) 
Owner of property where proposed business will be located.
(4) 
Status of applicant (either individual, proprietorship or partnership, naming all partners).
(5) 
Type of product or services rendered.
(6) 
Number of employees.
(7) 
Days of week and hours of operation.
(8) 
Emergency contact person during nonbusiness hours.
B. 
Copies of application shall be distributed as follows: Code Enforcement Officer, Town Clerk, Town Board, Town Assessor.
The application provided for above shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable registration fee in an amount as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Town Board.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Section 8B, dealing with review of applications by the Fire Inspector, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
Upon payment of the required license and registration fee, the Town Clerk, and/or other town official designated by the Town Board, shall issue a registration certificate specifying the trade, occupation or use of the premises, and such license shall become effective from the date thereof and shall continue in full force until the 31st day of December next succeeding.
[Amended 1-8-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
B. 
Existing business shall have until the 31st day of December 1986, to procure a registration effective January 1, 1987, for the calendar year 1987. Renewal registrations shall be procured every year thereafter on or before the first of the year for the sum as set forth from time to time by resolution of the Town Board.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
C. 
The issuance of such registration shall not relieve the applicant of responsibility for compliance with other local laws and ordinances that may be applicable to its operation. The registration shall not be issued where the use intended is inconsistent with Chapter 245, Zoning.
D. 
The Town Board may, by resolution, stagger the registration period for particular occupations, uses and/or establishments.
Registration certificates shall not be transferable under any circumstances. If a business is required to be registered thereunder, it shall prominently display said registration in a public area of the premises and upon request of the Code Enforcement Officer shall produce the same.
Upon receipt of said application, the Town Clerk shall transmit a copy of the application to each of the town's volunteer fire companies within 30 days of the issuance of the registration and shall further give notice to all such volunteer fire companies in the event of suspension, revocation or cancellation.
The issuance of registration may be denied by the Town Clerk for cause as provided in § 137 of the Town Law of the State of New York, and, in case of such denial, the applicant may apply to the Town Board for said registration following a public hearing before the Town Board at which the registrant shall have an opportunity to be heard. The Town Board may revoke any registration issued under the authorization of this article or refuse to grant a registration previously denied by the Clerk or other authorized official for cause, upon notice. An aggrieved registrant may request a public hearing before the Town Board.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation punishable as follows: by imprisonment not to exceed 15 days or a fine not to exceed $250; or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for each and every day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.