[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Chester as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 10-4-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-17]
There shall be created a business license for existing registered
businesses in the Borough of Chester which would permit such a business
to temporarily deviate from its approved site plan to occasionally
promote itself, a cause, holiday, event, or charity, and to assure
that such business thereafter fully complies with its site plan.
Any business within the Borough which has a valid business license pursuant to Chapter 180, Permits, Business, of this Code, may seek issuance of a special business license from the Zoning Officer and/or Borough Clerk. The special license shall be granted for no more than two consecutive days.
A.
The Borough Clerk shall prepare an application form for a special
business license, which shall be available at the office of the Zoning
Officer.
B.
The Application shall require the following:
(1)
The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant;
(2)
The name, address, and telephone number of the business owner or
operator;
(3)
The proposed date(s) of the promotion, which shall not exceed two
consecutive days;
(4)
The purpose of the promotion.
(5)
A description of the promotion and the hours of its duration on the
specified date(s);
(6)
A description and location of all methods of on-site advertising
to be employed, including but not limited to the use of signs, banners,
balloons, streamers, flags, displays, inflatables, and the like;
(7)
A description and location of any activity to occur outside the business
structure, including but not limited to demonstrations, displays,
tables, performances;
(8)
Submission of a site plan or site drawing depicting where the methods
of advertising and outside activities are to be conducted; and
(9)
Such other information which the Borough Clerk and/or Zoning Officer
may deem appropriate.
C.
The Zoning Officer shall review the application for completeness,
and make recommendations to the Borough Clerk to ensure that the promotion
does not interfere with the flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic,
or the safety of the citizens. The Zoning Officer in its discretion
may seek the review of the application by the Chief of Police or such
other officers of the Borough as the Zoning Officer may deem appropriate.
D.
The Borough Clerk shall submit the application and its recommendation
to the Mayor and Council for consideration at the next regular meeting
of same.
Special business licenses may be issued subject to the following
limitations:
A.
No business may be issued more than four special business licenses
per year.
B.
No license under this article may be issued for a promotion to take place on the day of a special event licensed pursuant to Chapter 203 of this Code.
C.
No license under this article may be issued to a business which does not have a valid business license pursuant to Chapter 180, Permits, Business, of this Code.
D.
No license under this article may be issued without completion, submission and approval of an application for a special business license, and payment of the required fee as set forth in Chapter 127, Fees.
E.
No promotion approved for a special business license may use the
sidewalk immediately in front of its business for the promotion unless
there is a minimum of five feet of unobstructed clearance maintained
for pedestrian traffic, but in no case shall the promotion use more
than 50% of the total width of the sidewalk.
F.
No promotion approved for a special business license may use any
portion of the roadway, public parks or municipal property, with the
exception of the sidewalk as set forth above.
G.
No promotion issued a special business license may use more than
50% of its off-street parking area for non-parking purposes.
H.
For a period of seven days before a promotion permitted by a special
business license granted hereunder, the applicant may use a temporary
sign(s) or banner(s) the combined square footage of which shall not
exceed 15 square feet, to announce the upcoming promotion. Such temporary
signage shall be removed within 24 hours of conclusion of the promotion.
Placement and location of such signage shall be subject to the prior
approval of the Zoning Officer, and may only be granted to an applicant
who has been issued a license under this article.
I.
The Zoning Officer shall have the authority to monitor the promotion
and immediately suspend the special business license if the activities
deviate from the approved application, or in the interest of public
safety.
This article shall be enforced by the Police Department, Zoning
Officer, Municipal Engineer and/or Construction Official of the Borough
of Chester.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine as set forth in § 1-17 of the Code of the Borough of Chester.
[Adopted 6-6-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-09]
There shall be created a holiday weekend license for registered
businesses in the Borough of Chester which would permit such a business
to temporarily deviate from its approved site plan to promote its
business during the Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, and to assure
that such business thereafter fully complies with its site plan.
Any business within the Borough which has a valid business license pursuant to Chapter 180, Permits, Business, of this Code, may seek issuance of a holiday weekend license from the Zoning Officer and/or Borough Clerk. The holiday weekend license shall be granted for no more than three consecutive days during the Memorial Day weekend and/or the Labor Day weekend.
A.
The Borough Clerk shall prepare an application form for a holiday
weekend license, which shall be available at the office of the Zoning
Officer.
B.
The application shall require the following:
(1)
The name, address, and telephone number of the applicant;
(2)
The name, address, and telephone number of the business owner or
operator;
(3)
The proposed date(s) of the holiday weekend;
(4)
A description of the promotional activities and the hours of its
duration on the specified date(s);
(5)
A description and location of all methods of on-site advertising
to be employed, including, but not limited to, the use of signs, banners,
balloons, streamers, flags, displays, inflatables, and the like;
(6)
A description and location of any activity to occur outside the business
structure, including but not limited to demonstrations, displays,
tables, performances;
(7)
Submission of a site plan or site drawing depicting where the methods
of advertising and outside activities are to be conducted; and
(8)
Such other information which the Borough Clerk and/or Zoning Officer
may deem appropriate.
C.
The Zoning Officer shall review the application for completeness
and make recommendations to the Borough Clerk to ensure that the promotional
activities do not interfere with the flow of pedestrian and vehicular
traffic, or the safety of the citizens. The Zoning Officer in its
discretion may seek the review of the application by the Chief of
Police or such other officers of the Borough as the Zoning Officer
may deem appropriate.
D.
The Borough Clerk shall submit the application and its recommendation
to the Mayor and Council for consideration at the next regular meeting
of same.
Special business licenses may be issued subject to the following
limitations:
A.
No license under this article may be issued to a business which does not have a valid business license pursuant to Chapter 180, Permits, Business, of this Code.
B.
No license under this article may be issued without completion, submission and approval of an application for a holiday weekend license, and payment of the required fee as set forth in Chapter 127, Fees.
C.
No promotional activities approved for a holiday business license
shall be permitted on the sidewalk immediately in front of a business
unless there is a minimum of five feet of unobstructed clearance maintained
for pedestrian traffic, but in no case shall the promotional activities
use more than 50% of the total width of the sidewalk.
D.
No promotional activities approved for a holiday business license
may use any portion of the roadway, public parks or municipal property,
with the exception of the sidewalk as set forth above.
E.
No business issued a holiday business license may use more than 50%
of its off-street parking area for nonparking purposes.
F.
For a period of seven days before Memorial Day weekend and/or Labor
Day weekend, a business issued a holiday weekend license, hereunder,
may use a temporary sign(s) or banner(s) the combined square footage
of which shall not exceed 15 square feet, to announce the upcoming
holiday weekend event. Such temporary signage shall be removed within
24 hours of conclusion of the holiday weekend. Placement and location
of such signage shall be subject to the prior approval of the Zoning
Officer and may only be granted to a business that has been issued
a license under this article.
G.
The Zoning Officer shall have the authority to monitor the promotional
activities and immediately suspend the holiday weekend license if
the promotional activities deviate from the approved application,
or in the interest of public safety.
This article shall be enforced by the Police Department, Zoning
Officer, Municipal Engineer and/or Construction Official of the Borough
of Chester.
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine as set forth in § 1-17 of the Code of the Borough of Chester.
