[Adopted 9-5-1989 (Ch, 215, Art. II, of the 1987 Code)]
On application to the Township Council, the
Township Council may, by resolution, permit the outdoor display and/or
sale on sidewalks and adjoining areas subject to the conditions contained
herein. Following the adoption of the enabling resolution, a letter
of authorization will be forwarded to the association or merchant
requesting the sale.
Permission for outdoor display and sale shall
only be given if the applicant satisfies all of the following criteria:
A.
No food or foodstuffs are displayed or offered for
sale.
B.
The outdoor display and sale are restricted to areas
zoned for business and are in accord with all zoning regulations pertaining
thereto.
C.
All participating displayers or sellers shall own
or lease permanent premises within 25 feet of the place where the
outdoor display or sale will be conducted.
D.
The association or merchant can demonstrate that the
outdoor display and sales serve the public purpose of furthering the
commercial and mercantile growth and stability of the Township at
large.
E.
Permission would not adversely affect the public welfare.
Permission issued hereunder shall be for no
greater period of time than two consecutive business days, with appropriate
provisions for alternate days because of inclement weather, with hours
of display and sale subject to the approval of the Township Council.
Permission shall not be granted more than twice
per calendar year.
No person, partnership, organization or any
other business entity or subdivision thereof shall participate in
more than one sponsored program per year as a displayer or seller.
A.
Individual requests from merchants who wish to conduct
sidewalk sales on dates other than those requested by a majority of
businesses in a geographic business area will not be approved.
B.
For the purpose of this article, the following geographic
business areas are defined: Bloomfield Center, North Center, Watsessing
Center, Broad and Watchung, Bloomfield Avenue (South), Bloomfield
Avenue (Central), Belleville Avenue (East) and Broughton Avenue.
This article shall be enforced by the Director
of Community Development or their designee.
[Amended 5-5-2008 by Ord.
No. 08-18]
Any person who violates or who fails or refuses to comply with any section of the article or the enabling resolution or conducts a sale without a letter of authorization shall be subject to the penalties provided in § 1-15 of this Code.
