[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Whenever, in any local law or ordinance, it is provided that a license shall be obtained before engaging upon any act or in any specified business, trade or occupation; providing services for payment or hire for the convenience, comfort or entertainment of others; or for any other designated purpose, it shall be a violation hereof for any person to engage upon or undertake any activity or enterprise thus specified until a license has been issued to him in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and of any other applicable local law or ordinance.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Except as otherwise specifically provided, every applicant for a license shall file with the Village Clerk a statement signed and sworn to by the applicant, in person if an individual, by all partners if a partnership and by the president or duly authorized officer if a corporation, showing:
A. 
The name of the applicant.
B. 
His business address.
C. 
His home address if he is a natural person.
D. 
If his age is 21 years or less, and if less, his precise age.
E. 
The precise purpose for which the license is sought.
F. 
The place within the Village where the licensee will engage in the licensed activity or enterprise.
G. 
Whether or not the applicant or, in the case of a corporation, whether any officer or director thereof has been convicted of a crime or violation of any local law or ordinance of the Village and, if so, the nature of such offense and the penalty assessed therefor.
H. 
Satisfactory credentials from his principal, if the applicant is to act as an agent.
I. 
References or letters of recommendation by at least three reputable businessmen or property owners of the Village such as will establish the good character and business responsibility of the applicant.
J. 
Any other data necessary to meet the requirements of any local law or ordinance by provisions of which the license sought is required.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Whenever, by the terms of any local law or ordinance, a bond is required to protect the Village or any other person against loss because of the fault or default of a licensee, no license shall be issued until a bond in the full amount specified and in a form approved by the Village Counsel has been filed with the Village Clerk and the fact of its filing, the amount of its coverage and the date of its expiration have been noted on the license.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
All licenses issued on an annual basis shall expire on the 31st day of December of each year, unless otherwise noted. The precise date of expiration shall be clearly marked upon each temporary license.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
All licenses shall be issued by the Mayor or a person designated by the Mayor to such persons as he shall deem fit and proper upon an evaluation of their qualifications and upon compliance of the applicant with the provisions of this chapter or any other applicable local law or ordinance. However, licenses shall be refused to commercial or business activities which constitute a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the public.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Any applicant who has been refused a license by the Mayor or a person designated by the Mayor may apply for its issuance to the Board of Trustees at a meeting thereof, and the same may be granted or refused by the Board.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Every license issued shall be signed by the Mayor or a person designated by the Mayor and countersigned by the Village Clerk, who shall keep a record thereof and of the amount of fee to be paid therefor.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
No license shall be effective until the fee therefor, as established by the Board of Trustees, shall have been paid.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The current fee schedule is available from the Village Clerk at the Village offices during regular office hours.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Any license issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or any other local law or ordinance may be revoked by the Mayor or a person designated by the Mayor, after notice and hearing, for any of the following causes:
A. 
Fraud or false statement in the application for the license.
B. 
Fraud or false statement in connection with carrying out the business, activity or enterprise for which the license was issued.
C. 
Any violation of a term of this chapter or of any other local law or ordinance under whose provision the license was issued.
D. 
Conviction of the licensee of any crime.
E. 
Carrying out the licensed business, enterprise or activity in an unlawful manner or in such a way as to breach the peace or constitute a menace to the health, safety or general welfare of the public.
F. 
Any transfer or assignment of the license to any person, except upon written consent of the Mayor or a person designated by the Mayor upon due application and the presentation of information concerning the proposed transferee's qualifications similar to those furnished by the original applicant.
Unless specifically provided otherwise, any license duly issued may be renewed upon application by the licensee, accompanied by the appropriate fee[1] and a continuance or renewal of bonds as provided in § 75-3 hereof.
[1]
Editor's Note: The current fee schedule is available from the Village Clerk at the Village offices during regular office hours.
Every person to whom a license or permit has been issued shall at all times have the same with him at the site or place when the business or act licensed is being performed and available for inspection by a police officer or any other authorized person.
[Amended 11-4-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment.