[HISTORY: Derived from the 1969 Revised General Ordinances
of the Borough of Spotswood (adopted by the Borough Council 5-11-1970 by Ord. No.
278, as amended through 9/94) as indicated in article
histories. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Licensing — See Ch. 127.
[Derived from Sec. 7-14 of the 1969 Revised General Ordinances]
A.
The purpose of this article is the regulation of the opening and
closing hours of all business and commercial establishments to which
the public is invited in the interest of the protection of the employees,
patrons and the law enforcement officers. It has been determined that
unprotected and understaffed business and commercial enterprises are
prey to the criminal element in our society during the late night
and early morning hours and that certain security devices must be
provided in order to protect the general public who use these establishments.
B.
The provisions and requirements of this article shall not apply to,
nor include, any business or commercial establishment issued a license
or permit for on-the-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages or
permitted to carry on a business or commercial activity under the
laws of the United States, the State of New Jersey or other municipal
ordinance not inconsistent with the provisions of this article.
A.
No business or commercial establishment to which the public is invited
shall be open between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. unless
there are two employees on continuous duty in that part of the business
or commercial establishment to which the public is invited.
B.
In addition thereto, the business or commercial establishment shall
employ a security officer or the premises shall have in operation
a security device approved by the Chief of Police of the Borough which
may consist of a silent and/or audible burglar alarm connected to
a central security monitoring system designed to activate police response;
a closed circuit television connected to a central security monitoring
system designed to activate police response or such other device which
can be activated instantaneously to notify law enforcement officers
that a crime or disorderly persons activity is in progress.
[Amended 2-6-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-02]
Any person who shall violate a provision of the article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by one or more of the following:
a fine not exceeding $2,000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding
90 days or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
