[Adopted 9-8-1970 by Ord. No. 319]
[Amended 9-21-1970 by Ord. No. 322; 4-1-1974 by Ord. No. 352; 3-17-1975 by Ord. No. 367; 11-16-1981 by Ord. No. 453; 2-21-1983 by Ord. No. 468; 4-2-1984 by Ord. No. 483]
A.
The annual license fee for a plenary retail consumption
license in the Township of Rochelle Park, New Jersey, shall be $1,790.
[Amended 4-17-1996 by Ord. No. 718; 8-18-2010 by Ord. No. 1020-10]
B.
The annual license fee for a plenary retail distribution
license in the Township of Rochelle Park, New Jersey, shall be $1,194.
[Amended 4-17-1996 by Ord. No. 718; 8-18-2010 by Ord. No. 1020-10]
C.
The annual license fee for a club license in the Township
of Rochelle Park, New Jersey, shall be $150.
[Amended 5-5-1986 by Ord. No. 519]
[Amended 9-8-1970 by Ord. No. 320; 5-6-1974 by Ord. No. 355; 6-21-2006 by Ord. No. 949-06]
Not more than two plenary retail consumption
licenses and not more than six plenary distribution licenses shall
be issued and outstanding in the Township of Rochelle Park at the
same time. All licenses, however, which are issued and outstanding
as of the date of the adoption of this section shall be allowed to
continue in operation.
[Amended 3-18-1998 by Ord. No. 767-98; 5-20-1998 by Ord. No. 773-98; 4-17-2002 by Ord. No. 847-02; 10-18-2002 by Ord. No. 871-02; 2-19-2003 by Ord. No. 876-03; 10-15-2008 by Ord. No. 993-08]
A.
No sale, service or delivery of alcoholic beverages
at retail shall be made by any duly licensed licensee between the
hours of 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day, except that on New Year's
Day alcoholic beverages may be sold by said licensee between the hours
of 1:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. The closing time for licensed premises,
therefore, is hereby established at 1:30 a.m.
B.
Notwithstanding the above, however, and although no
alcoholic beverages may be sold or served between the above referenced
hours, patrons will be permitted to remain within the licensed premises
for an additional thirty-minute period until 1:30 a.m. on any day.
The licensee shall be required to announce, to all patrons, that no
further alcoholic beverages shall be sold or served after 1:00 a.m.
and that all patrons will be required to leave the premises no later
than 1:30 a.m. The licensee shall also have the following responsibilities
with regard to same:
(1)
No patrons shall be allowed to enter the premises
after 1:00 a.m.
(2)
Houselights shall be required to be turned on at 1:00
a.m.
(3)
A member of the licensee's staff shall be placed at
all entrances to the licensed premises in order to prevent additional
persons or patrons to enter the premises after 1:00 a.m.
(4)
The licensed premises must be completely vacated by
all customers and patrons by 1:30 a.m., without exception.
(5)
The closing time for licensed premises, is therefore,
established at 1:30 a.m.
C.
Plenary retail distribution establishments. No licensee
shall allow, permit or suffer the sale, service or delivery of any
alcoholic beverage at retail in its original container for consumption
off the licensed premises or allow, permit or suffer the removal of
any alcoholic beverage in its original container from the retail licensed
premises before 7:00 a.m. and after 10:00 p.m. on any day of the week.
[Added 6-21-2006 by Ord. No. 949-06]
A.
No sale, service or delivery of alcoholic beverages
at retail shall be made by any duly licensed licensee with a hotel/motel
license between the hours of 11:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the next
day, except that on New Year's Day, alcoholic beverages may be sold
by said licensee between said hours of 11:30 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. The
closing time for licensed premises, therefore, is hereby established
at 12:00 midnight.
B.
Notwithstanding the above, however, and although no
alcoholic beverages may be sold or served between the above-referenced
hours, patrons will be permitted to remain within the licensed premises
for an additional thirty-minute period until 12:00 midnight on any
day. The licensee shall be required to announce, to all patrons, that
no further alcoholic beverages shall be sold or served after 11:30
p.m. and that all patrons will be required to leave the premises no
later than 12:00 midnight. The licensee shall also have the following
responsibilities with regard to same.
(1)
No patrons shall be allowed to enter the premises
after 11:30 p.m.
(2)
Houselights shall be required to be turned on at 11:30
p.m.
(3)
A member of the licensee's staff shall be placed at
all entrances to the licensed premises in order to prevent additional
persons or patrons from entering the premises after 11:30 p.m.
(4)
The licensed premises must be completely vacated by
all customers and patrons by 12:00 midnight, without exception.
(5)
The closing time for licensed premises is therefore
established at 12:00 midnight.
C.
For the purposes of this section, a hotel/motel license
shall be a plenary retail consumption license issued under the hotel/motel
exception as set forth in N.J.S.A. 33: l -12.20 or which license is
designated as a "36" license pursuant to the rules, records and regulations
of the State of New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Regulations.
No license shall be issued hereunder for premises
which do not comply with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of
the Township or any amendments and supplements thereto.[1]
No alcoholic beverages shall be sold in any
place which shall be concealed by screens or otherwise from public
view, nor in any place to which the public is not admitted, but this
section shall not apply to club-licensed premises.
No alcoholic beverages shall be sold for consumption
on premises which shall not be sufficiently lighted at all times to
give a full view of the interior thereof.
All premises upon which alcoholic beverages
are sold under a plenary retail consumption license or a seasonal
retail consumption license shall be furnished, supplied or equipped
with separate toilets for men and women which shall meet with the
approval of the Health Inspector of the Township. Any licensee now
holding a plenary retail consumption license or a seasonal retail
consumption license for premises which are not now equipped with separate
toilets for men and women shall cause the same to be installed within
90 days after the passage thereof.
[Amended 5-5-1986 by Ord. No. 519]
No licensee shall sell, serve or deliver, or
allow, permit or suffer the service or delivery of, any alcoholic
beverage, directly or indirectly, to any person under the legal age
for purchasing alcoholic beverages, or allow, permit or suffer the
consumption of alcoholic beverages by any such person upon the licensed
premises.[1]
No licensee shall allow, permit or suffer in
or upon the licensed premises any known criminals, gangsters, racketeers,
pickpockets, swindlers, confidence men, prostitutes, female impersonators
or other persons of ill repute; nor shall any licensee allow, permit
or suffer the licensed premises or the licensed business to be used
in furtherance or aid of or in connection with any illegal activity
or enterprise.
[Amended 4-17-2002 by Ord. No. 847-02; 2-19-2003 by Ord. No. 876-03]
No licensee shall allow, permit or suffer in
or upon the licensed premises any disturbances, loudness, immoral
activities, brawls or unnecessary noises, or allow, permit or suffer
the licensed place of business to be conducted in such a manner as
to become a nuisance. In the event that a licensee allows, permits
or suffers in or upon the licensed premises recurrent or multiple
nuisances or disturbances, the same will be grounds for disciplinary
action against the licensee which may include, without being limited
to, suspension or revocation of the license.[1]
[Amended 5-5-1986 by Ord. No. 519]
No licensee shall allow, permit or suffer any
private lottery to be conducted, or any ticket or participation right
in any private lottery to be sold or offered for sale, on or about
the licensed premises.
No licensee shall engage in or allow, permit
or suffer any pool selling, bookmaking or any playing for money at
faro, roulette, rouge et noir or any unlawful game or gambling of
any kind, or any device or apparatus designed for any such purpose,
or any machine or device commonly known as "bagatelle" or "pinball
machine," on or about the licensed premises.
No licensee shall possess, allow, permit or
suffer on or about the licensed premises any slot machine or device
in the nature of a slot machine which may be used for the purpose
of playing for money or other valuable thing.
No retail distribution licensee shall permit
any alcoholic beverages sold by him to be consumed on the licensed
premises, nor shall he permit their containers to be opened on the
licensed premises.
No licensee shall allow, permit or suffer on
or about the licensed premises or have in his possession or distribute
or cause to be distributed any matter containing any obscene, indecent,
filthy, lewd, lascivious or disgusting printing, writing, picture
or other such representation.
No licensee shall allow, permit or suffer himself
or any other person to work in any capacity on the licensed premises
while actually or apparently intoxicated.
No licensee shall employ, allow, permit or suffer
in and upon the licensed premises any female persons to perform for
hire and for the entertainment of patrons any dances, ballet, acrobatics
or public performances of any kind in which body movement constitutes
the principal or integral part of such performance; provided, however,
that nothing herein shall prevent a licensee from employing, allowing,
permitting or suffering female persons playing musical instruments
as a member of a band, orchestra or musical group or performing as
a singer accompanied by a band, orchestra or musical group, and provided
further that nothing in this section shall be construed as permitting
any conduct which would otherwise be a violation of any other section
of this article.
[Amended 5-5-1986 by Ord. No. 519]
A violation of any of the provisions of this
chapter shall be punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not more
than $1,000 or imprisonment for no more than 90 days, or both. Each
and every day such violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.
No licensee shall engage in or shall allow,
permit or suffer any person employed to perform dancing or other entertainment
in or upon the licensed premises or to carry on any part of such dancing
or other entertainment in a lewd, licentious, lascivious or improper
manner.
No licensee shall engage in or shall allow,
permit or suffer any person to appear on the premises of any establishment
licensed for the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages in any
act, scene, sketch or other form of entertainment, including dancing
for the benefit of patrons, with either or both breasts or the lower
part of the torso uncovered or so thinly covered or draped as to appear
uncovered.
No licensee shall employ, allow, permit or suffer
any waitress or any other person who comes in contact with or is likely
to be in the presence of the patrons of any establishment licensed
for the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages to appear in
the presence of such patrons with either or both breasts or the lower
part of the torso uncovered or so thinly covered or draped as to appear
uncovered.
No licensee shall engage, employ, allow, permit
or use entertainers under the age of 21 years.
