[Adopted 11-19-1962 as Ch. 3 of the 1962 Code (Ch. 70,
Art. I, of the 1987 Code)]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any fluid or solid capable of being converted into a fluid,
suitable for human consumption and having an alcoholic content of
more than 1/2 of 1% by volume, including beer, lager beer, ale, porter,
naturally fermented wine, treated wine, blended wine, fortified wine,
sparkling wine, distilled liquors, blended distilled liquors and any
brewed, fermented or distilled liquors fit for use for beverage purposes
or any mixture of the same and fruit juices.
A person under the age of 21 years.
[Added 4-16-1984]
Any noncommercial premises used for either residential or
recreational purposes.
[Added 4-16-1984]
[Amended 11-15-1976; 12-20-1976; 10-15-1984; 6-6-1994; 3-6-2000 by Ord. No. 00-08; 12-1-2003 by Ord. No. 03-47; 4-21-2008 by Ord. No. 08-17; 3-2-2009 by Ord. No. 09-19; 4-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-23;2-21-2012 by Ord. No. 12-11]
The fees for licenses issued under the provision
of this article and under the state acts shall be as follows:
A.
For each plenary retail consumption license: the sum
of $2,500 per annum.
B.
For each plenary retail distribution license: the
sum of $2,500 per annum.
C.
For each limited retail distribution license: the
sum of $63 per annum.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
[Amended 11-2-1987]
Limitations are hereby fixed for the issuance
of the following classes of licenses:
A.
Consumption on licensed premises.
[Amended 6-5-1989; 4-15-1996]
(1)
No licensee under this article or other person shall
sell, serve, deliver or allow, permit or suffer the sale, service
or delivery of any alcoholic beverage or allow the consumption of
any alcoholic beverage on licensed premises on weekdays between the
hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. or on Sunday between the hours of
2:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., except New Year's Day as provided in this
section.
(2)
No licensee under this article or other person shall
sell, serve, deliver or allow, permit or suffer the sale, service
or delivery of any alcoholic beverage on licensed premises on New
Year's Day, when New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, between the hours
of 5:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., sales being permissible at any time on
New Year's Day when it falls on a weekday.
(3)
All bars and barrooms shall be closed during the hours
when sales of alcoholic beverages are prohibited.
B.
Sale in original containers. No licensee shall sell
or deliver or allow, permit or suffer the sale or delivery of any
distilled spirits and liqueurs at retail in their original containers
or allow, permit or suffer the removal of any distilled spirits and
liqueurs in their original or opened containers from a retail licensed
premises on Sunday before 12:00 noon or after 5:00 p.m. or before
9:00 a.m. or after 9:00 p.m. on any other day of the week. If Christmas
Day or New Year's Day falls on a Monday, the sale of any alcoholic
beverage for off-premises consumption from a retail licensed premises
shall be permitted on the preceding Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00
p.m.
[Amended 1-4-1982; 6-5-1989]
No person shall possess, sell, distribute or
transport within the Township any alcoholic beverage in violation
of the provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Law (N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et
seq.) of the state.
No person or holder of a plenary retail consumption
license or plenary retail distribution license shall sell alcoholic
beverages in a sealed package or container unless such package or
container contains not less than one pint of alcoholic beverage.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Sec. 3-6, which immediately
preceded this section, was repealed 12-7-1970.
[Amended 11-2-1987]
It shall be unlawful for any person to furnish
or serve in any private premises in the Township of Bloomfield any
alcoholic beverage to a minor. This restriction does not apply to
the furnishing or service of alcoholic beverages to a minor by an
adult who is related to the minor by blood, marriage or adoption,
provided that the relation is as close or closer than first cousins.
All places in which alcoholic beverages are
sold shall be so constructed and maintained that a clear and open
view shall be had from the street on which the place fronts, and such
place shall be free and clear of any screen, nontransparent glass,
shade, blind, shutter, partition, fixture, curtain, merchandise or
other obstruction placed within or without the building where the
room is located, which may, in any manner, obstruct or interfere with
such view of the interior; provided, however, that, where the room
is not on the ground floor or does not abut any street, it shall be
so constructed and maintained that a clear and open view of the interior
thereof may be had at all times from the hallway, corridor or entrance
leading to such place or room.
[Amended 8-13-1973; 11-2-1987]
No person shall purchase any alcoholic beverage
in the Township of Bloomfield for or on behalf of a person under the
age of 21 years, except a parent or legal guardian of such minor child.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 122-13, Sale in retail mercantile
stores, added 5-7-1979, was repealed 11-27-2023 by Ord. No. 23-57.
[Added 12-20-1982]
A.
No plenary retail distribution license or plenary
retail consumption license shall be transferred to different premises
within 500 feet of other plenary licensed establishments as aforesaid,
provided that nothing herein shall prevent renewals or transfers to
another licensee of licenses heretofore issued for use on the same
premises on which the license is presently in operation. Where the
500-foot distance is referred to in this section, the same shall be
measured in the same manner as required by the statute for measuring
to schools and churches. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions,
the governing body may, after hearing and upon review of the location
and availability of other licensed establishments to persons living
and utilizing the facilities located in and around the proposed location
and review of general neighborhood characteristics and boundaries,
determine that approval of the transfer shall be permitted upon a
finding that the following conditions exist:
(1)
There is a hardship confronting the licensee by reason
of acquisition by a public agency of the premises utilized by the
licensee.
(2)
There is no undue concentration of establishments
of the type to be relocated in the immediate area.
(3)
The proposed location is appropriate for the type
of operation anticipated.
B.
This restriction shall not apply to licenses which
are being utilized as supportive of a restaurant with full dining
amenities with seating for a minimum of 75 patrons at tables with
waiters.
[Added 11-5-1987; amended 5-5-2008 by Ord. No. 08-18]
Any person violating any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty as provided in § 1-15, General penalty, of this Code.
