City of Trenton, NJ Article III Fees

§ 146-20 License schedule.

A. License receipts shall be issued to cover only one location and only one of the occupations or business classifications hereinafter set out, unless stated otherwise.

B. The license fees affixed are for the purpose of regulation and control and shall be paid annually, in the amount hereinafter set forth, to the City of Trenton for conducting or engaging in business, at the place designated in the license certificate issued:

(1) Adult entertainment: $1,000. The location must comply with the zoning requirements as set forth in § 315-135 of the City of Trenton Code Book.

(2) Amusement and entertainment facilities and related ancillary uses and devices for other businesses:

(a) Adolescent recreation center: $300.

(b) Amusement arcades per location (not including machines, game, etc.): $525.

(c) Fairs and festivals: $100.

(d) Theaters, per location: $300.

(e) Sporting stadium with seating greater than 3,000 (outdoor), per location: $8,000.

(f) Entertainment arenas with seating greater than 2,000 (concerts, sporting events, entertainment or exhibitions for which admission is charged or tickets are sold), per location: $5,000.

(3) Food service, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, restaurant bars, hotel bars, restaurant entertainment facilities, caterers or confectioners not in conjunction with a restaurant, carry-out or delivery-only establishments and public eating places where food is served in connection with or separate from other business: $300.

[Amended 4-3-2012 by Ord. No. 12-06]

(a) If the business is a bar, hotel bar or nightclub, such activity described shall be typed on the issued license to identify which type of food services classification is being conducted. If a restaurant has a restaurant bar or restaurant entertainment facility, such use shall be typed on the issued license. No license issued by the City for any one premises shall have more than one of the following types of activity descriptions typed thereon: bar, nightclub, restaurant bar, restaurant entertainment facility.

(4) Gasoline service stations, including car wash and retail sales: $300.

(a) Establishments that perform repairs, add an additional $200 to the license.

(5) Manufacturers, manufacturing, assembly, assembly line, each location: $500.

(6) Merchants and retail sales: $300.

(a) Temporary license permit [special event vendors, freestanding (nonrolling stock) per engagement]: $25.

(b) Auctioneers (not to firm or corporation; individuals only): $125.

(c) Seasonal sales (not in connection with other business issued a license), i.e., ice cream parlor, outdoor stadium vendor: $150.

(d) Distributors, excluding state-licensed medical marijuana distributors, and including import/export with no retail establishment: $300.

[Amended 10-18-2018 by Ord. No. 18-48]

(e) Pawnbrokers (must meet state recordkeeping requirements): $500. Proof of current registration issued by the New Jersey Department of Revenue is required before a license is issued.[1]

[1] Former Subsection B(6)(f), regarding small businesses with gross revenue of $150,000 or less, added 4-3-2012 by Ord. No. 12-06, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 2-7-2019 by Ord. No. 19-6.

(7) Moving and storage companies, plus proof of liability insurance: $300.

(8) Nonprofit organizations, permanent office: $50. Proof of existence evidenced by a certificate of status issued by the New Jersey Department of State is required before a license is issued.

(9) Promoters (for profit and nonancillary with a licensed business): $1,000.

(a) Temporary promoters for profit and nonancillary with a licensed business, nonrefundable (limited to 30 days): $150.

(10) Record, compact disc and audio-visual companies, including recording, reproduction, manufacturing and shipping: $250.

(11) Rentals.

(a) Hotels or motels renting furnished rooms or apartments (does not permit dining room without restaurant license): $150.

(b) Self-storage warehouse or storage rooms, including cold storage for hire or use, not otherwise licensed by occupant: $150.

(12) Repair and maintenance (nonancillary to a licensed business): $300.

(a) Automobile, motorcycle and/or motor vehicle (not part of a dealership or gas service station, including detail carwash), all types.

(b) Computers, appliances, electronic or office equipment.

(c) Detailing and car wash.

(d) Firearm.

(e) Jewelry and watch repair.

(f) Keys, locks, knives, lawnmowers, sharpening and grinding, shoe repairs and/or bootblack.

(13) Scrap metal, savage and recycling yards: $300.

(14) Services (non-home-based occupations): $300.

(a) Agency, or agents, where no other applicable classification is provided.

(b) Answering services.

(c) Burglar alarm companies or agents, monitoring only.

(d) Check cashing.

(e) Collection and claim agencies.

(f) Dry cleaning, linen supply, diaper supply and laundry.

(g) Employment agencies.

(h) Janitorial services, office/house cleaner.

(i) Machine shops, not working on vehicles.

(j) Photographer.

(k) Pressure cleaner.

(l) Printers, directories, lithographing, embossing book publishing, rubber stamps, engravers, blueprinting, and typesetting.

(m) Tailors (service only).

(n) Upholsterers, cabinetmakers, refinishers, woodworkers.

(o) Weight control clinics/systems, etc.

(p) Window tinting.

(q) Disc jockey or DJ. Renewal: $100.

[Added 4-3-2012 by Ord. No. 12-06]

(15) Service providers.

(a) Barbershops, beauty shops, styling shops, nail establishments, including cosmetologists, manicurists and bootblack stands: $300.

(b) Bondsmen, bail bondsmen: $500.

(c) Massage salon: $250.

(d) Tanning and toning or body-wrapping salon: $250.

(16) Television or radio stations, commercial: $300.

(17) Vehicle and marine dealers, including autos, trucks, four-wheel-drive vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, trailers, mobile homes, boats, yachts, ships.

(a) Display room or lot for new or used vehicles: $500.

(b) Any person applying for a license must exhibit or prove the existence of an active state certificate, registration or license before a license is issued.

(18) Wholesalers, excluding state-licensed medical marijuana wholesalers, per location: $500.

[Amended 10-18-2018 by Ord. No. 18-48]

(19) Parking lots. Renewal fee: $10 per parking space.

[Added 4-3-2012 by Ord. No. 12-06]

(20) State-licensed medical marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and processing, wholesale and distribution:

[Added 10-18-2018 by Ord. No. 18-48]

(a) Cultivation, per location: $10,000.

(b) Manufacturing and processing, per location: $10,000.

(c) Wholesale and distribution, per location: $10,000.

(21) State-licensed medical marijuana dispensary:

[Added 10-18-2018 by Ord. No. 18-48]

(a) Dispensaries, per location: $5,000.

(22) Vertically integrated medical facility: $15,000.

[Added 10-18-2018 by Ord. No. 18-48]

§ 146-20.1 Fee reduction for medical marijuana business operations.

[Added 10-18-2018 by Ord. No. 18-48]

A. For all state-licensed medical marijuana business operations, the annual licensing fees established within § 146-20 of the City Code shall be reduced by the following amounts for the applicable year if the business entity can demonstrate that it falls within one or more of the following categories:

(1) Any business that can provide a Minority Business Enterprise Certification from the State of New Jersey shall be entitled to a 25% reduction of the licensure fee, or remaining fee if a reduction has already been applied under this section.

(2) Any business that can provide a Women's Business Enterprise Certification from the State of New Jersey shall be entitled to a 25% reduction of the licensure fee, or remaining fee if a reduction has already been applied under this section.

(3) Any business that can provide proof that at least 1/3 of its employees are residents of the City of Trenton shall be entitled to a 25% reduction of the licensure fee, or remaining fee if a reduction has already been applied under this section.

(a) In order to receive a reduction under this subsection, the business entity must provide adequate proof of employment and residency, in the form of payroll history (amounts redacted) and proof of residency demonstrating at least nine months of both residency and active employment.

(b) The City reserves the right to contact any employees referenced in order to verify employment and residency.

(4) Any business that can provide proof that at least one ancillary service contract has been awarded to a business located within the City of Trenton shall be entitled to a 25% reduction of the licensure fee, or remaining fee if a reduction has already been applied under this section.

(a) In order to receive a reduction under this subsection, the business entity must provide proof of an ancillary service contract valued over $500 for services performed for the business the previous year, and proof of payment.

(b) The City of Trenton shall confirm that the ancillary service company is a business entity located within the City of Trenton, and possesses a valid business license in good standing.

(c) Ancillary services shall include, but shall not be limited to, mechanical services, auto repair services, custodial services, office furniture and/or supplies, IT services, and construction and/or repair services.

B. If any state-licensed medical marijuana business is able to satisfy three of the above four categories, their annual licensing fee shall be waived for that year.