[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Ingram 12-7-1970 by Ord. No. 1031. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
TEMPORARY BUSINESS
A business which is installed on either open ground, in a vacant storeroom or in a trailer for the purpose of providing for the sale of seasonal goods or services or any other business not as a full-time enterprise.
[Amended 11-22-1971 by Ord. No. 1041]
From and after the passage of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in any business or service as defined in § 67-1 of this chapter on vacant ground, in vacant storerooms or in trailers without first having made application to and received from the Borough Secretary, on forms provided by the Secretary, a permit to conduct such business. All applications and permits shall be submitted by the Borough Secretary to the Chief of Police and/or the Police Committee of the Borough of Ingram, who shall approve or reject the application and the granting of the permit. The application and permit, with decision in writing, shall be returned to the Secretary for issuance or refusal of the permit within five days from the date of the application.
The permit shall require that any such business shall be conducted in a lawful manner; shall provide for adequate safeguards to prevent accidents; shall provide that the permittee shall remove all debris, temporary lights, signs, and any other temporary structure or structures erected; shall provide that, upon completion of such business, the area shall be cleaned and restored to original condition to the satisfaction of the Police Chief and/or of the Police Committee of the Borough of Ingram; and shall provide for the return of the deposit as set forth in § 67-4.
The application for a permit for a temporary business shall be accompanied by a nonreturnable fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council[1] payable to the Borough of Ingram for the issuance of the permit and a deposit, by cash or certified check payable to the order of the Borough of Ingram, in the amount as set from time to time by resolution of the Borough Council, which deposit will be returned upon the finding by the Police Chief and/or the Police Committee that the permittee has complied with the regulations hereinabove set forth. The application for permit and the permit shall state the length of time requested by permittee to conduct such business or service. The cleanup of the area, as provided in § 67-3 above, shall not exceed five days after the expiration of the permit unless extended by the Council of the Borough of Ingram. The permittee shall make application for the return of the deposit to the Borough Secretary and the Police Chief and/or the Police Committee shall act upon said application for return of said deposit, within five days from the receipt thereof by the Borough Secretary and shall immediately notify the permittee of its decision.
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Editor's Note: See Ch. A189, Fees.
Any person, firm, partnership or corporation failing to make application for a permit shall, upon conviction in the District Court, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600, plus costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of the fine and costs shall be imprisoned for not more than 30 days. Any person, firm, partnership or corporation who shall fail to properly clean the area upon which the temporary business or service is conducted after notice to do so by the proper authority shall, upon conviction in the District Court, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $600, plus costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of the fine and costs shall be imprisoned for not more than 30 days.