[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Paterson 12-18-1979 by Ord. No. 79-111 as Ch. 4, Art. 10,
of the 1979 Revised General Ordinances of Paterson. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
A.
No performance, show or entertainment of any kind
shall be given on any street or in any building or other place in
the City for any price or gain without first having obtained a license
therefor as hereinafter provided by this chapter.
B.
No owner, occupant or other person having the ownership,
possession or control of any house or other building or of any lot
or premises in the City shall knowingly suffer or permit any of the
performances, shows or entertainment specified in this chapter to
be shown, given or performed thereon or therein unless a written license
therefor has been issued as provided by this chapter.
A.
Each application for a license required by this chapter shall be filed with the Licensing Division upon forms approved by the Council and shall be accompanied by payment of the appropriate license fee prescribed in § 203-4 of this chapter.
B.
The application shall state:
(1)
The name of the applicant.
(2)
The trade name of the applicant, if any.
(3)
The location of the premises to be licensed.
(4)
Whether the applicant is an individual, partnership
or corporation.
(5)
The name and residence of the applicant, if an individual;
the name and residence of each partner, if a partnership; the name,
title and residence of each officer, if a corporation.
(6)
The address of the principal office and date of incorporation,
if the applicant is a corporation.
(7)
The number of balconies in the auditorium, if any.
(8)
Maximum seating capacity of each floor.
(9)
Number of fire exits on each floor.
(11)
The period for which the license is sought, viz.,
the days, weeks, months or other longer period and the dates thereof
if less than the entire year.
(13)
Such other information as the Council may require.
D.
The application shall be signed by each individual
applicant; by each partner, if a partnership; or by the President
or other authorized officer of any corporate applicant.
A.
The license shall be issued by the Licensing Division
after approval thereof by the Council and shall specify the place
in which and the period (days, weeks, months or year) during which
the performance, show or entertainment is authorized to be given.
B.
No license under this chapter shall be granted or
approved by the Council if it appears that the place, premises or
structure to be licensed does not comply with the applicable requirements
of the laws or regulations of New Jersey and the building, zoning,
health or fire prevention ordinances of the City or otherwise constitutes
a hazard to the health, safety or morals of the public. Furthermore,
no such license shall be granted or approved if either the applicant
or the site is delinquent as to any taxes, governmental charges or
fees.
[Amended 1-16-2018 by Ord. No. 18-003]
The fees of licenses required by this chapter
shall be as follows:
A.
Theatrical performances or moving pictures, per year:
$400.
[Amended 1-16-2018 by Ord. No. 18-003]
D.
Any show or entertainment of any kind, consisting
of moving pictures, for gain or reward not exceeding one show per
week, given or sponsored by a public or private school or religious
or charitable organization of the City, where such gain or reward
is to be devoted to some educational, philanthropic, religious, charitable
or similar purpose, for each day of performance: $1.
[Amended 1-16-2018 by Ord. No. 18-003]
In addition to the penalty prescribed in § 203-6, any license issued under this chapter may be revoked upon proof, after due notice and hearing before the Council, that an immoral, obscene or indecent performance has been held in the building or place licensed pursuant to this chapter or that the building or place licensed constitutes a hazard to the health, safety or morals of the public or that there has been a violation of the provisions of any applicable state law or state regulation or ordinance of the City or of this chapter, including but not limited to the applicant or the site being delinquent as to any taxes, governmental charges or fees.
[Amended 12-19-1995 by Ord. No. 95-068]
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not
exceeding $1,000, by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days
or by a period of community service for not more than 90 days, or
any combination thereof. A separate offense shall be deemed committed
on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
