The supervising officer shall examine the qualifications
of each applicant for a license or renewal thereof to determine that
such applicant or licensee would conduct the licensed activity in
a lawful manner and shall be guided in making his determination by
the following factors:
A.
Existence of any convictions for any crimes, the reasons
therefor and the demeanor of the applicant subsequent thereto.
B.
The license history of the applicant, whether such
person, in previously obtaining a license in this City or any other
city, has had such license rejected or suspended, the reasons therefor
and the demeanor of the applicant subsequent to such actions, the
timeliness of past applications for licenses, and the applicant's
continued compliance with all license requirements after having been
granted any previous licenses.
C.
Such other facts relevant to the general personal
history of the applicant as may be necessary to a fair determination
of the eligibility of the applicant to conduct the licensed activity.
A.
Every
person required to procure a license under the provisions of this
Code or any other ordinance of this City shall submit an application
for such license to the issuing officer, which application shall be
a written statement, with such copies as the supervising officer may
require, upon forms provided by the issuing officer.
B.
New applicants for superintendents in dwellings (Chapter 159), motor vehicle and/or auto body repair garage (Chapter 175), used car lots (Chapter 186) and peddlers, hucksters and itinerant vendors (Chapter 118) shall require a criminal history record check pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.4. The applicant must submit to being fingerprinted in accordance with applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations. The Director of Licensing is authorized to exchange fingerprint data with and receive criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and shall disseminate that information to the Director of Licensing. All costs and expenses shall be paid by the applicant.
[Added 2-23-2015 by Ord.
No. 7-2015
C.
New applicants for superintendents in dwellings (Chapter 159) shall obtain the required criminal history record check pursuant to Subsection B of this section, through any agency of their choosing that provides said service, providing said agency has been previously approved by the East Orange Police Department.
[Added 12-19-2016 by Ord.
No. 60-2016]
All applications for licenses shall require the disclosure of all necessary information for compliance with § 170-13 and any other information which the supervising officer shall find necessary in the administration of this chapter.
Any fee in connection with any license shall
be paid to the issuing officer at the time of the filing of the application.
In the event a license cannot be or is not issued
at the time the application therefor is made, the issuing officer
shall issue a receipt to the applicant for the money paid in advance,
provided that such receipt shall not be construed as the approval
of the issuing officer for the issuance of a license or entitle or
authorize the applicant to open or maintain the activity subject to
licensing.
[Amended 4-22-1968 by Ord. No. 28-1968; 9-22-1969 by Ord. No. 33-1969; 5-25-1970 by Ord. No. 30-1970; 11-9-1970 by Ord. No. 55-1970; 9-13-1971 by Ord. No. 37-1971; 6-12-1972 by Ord. No. 24-1972; 12-18-1972 by Ord. No. 53-1972; 12-12-1976 by Ord. No. 40-1976; 12-23-1976 by Ord. No. 59-1976; 5-7-1979 by Ord. No. 25-1979; 11-10-1980 by Ord. No. 15-1980; 11-10-1980 by Ord. No. 32-1980; 2-9-1981 by Ord. No. 6-1981; 9-14-1981 by Ord. No. 20-1981; 9-27-1982 by Ord. No. 15-1982; 4-11-1983 by Ord. No. 19-1983; 9-12-1983 by Ord. No. 34-1983; 10-11-1983 by Ord. No. 42-1983; 3-5-1984 by Ord. No. 7-1984; 6-11-1984 by Ord. No. 23-1984; 5-27-1986 by Ord. No. 25-1986; 11-1-1993 by Ord. No. 8-1993; 2-22-1999 by Ord. No. 4-1999[1]]
A.
No person shall carry on any business named in this
section without first having obtained a license therefor, the license
fees for which are listed as follows:
License
|
Fee
|
Term or
Expiration
Date
|
Supervising
Officer
|
Regulations
| |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ammunition and explosives
|
$2
|
June 1
|
Fire Chief
|
Ch. 146, Fire Prevention
| |
Amusement promotions
|
$500
| ||||
Auctioneers
|
$100
|
June 2
|
Director of Inspection and Licensing
| ||
Bazaars
|
$100
|
1 day
|
See Ch. 188, Outdoor Activities
| ||
Boardinghouses
|
$150
|
Public Officer
|
Ch. 159, Housing Standards; Property Maintenance
| ||
Bowling alleys, per alley
|
$25
|
June 1
|
Chief of Police
| ||
Building contractors
|
$25
|
July 1
|
Chief Building Inspector
| ||
Annual renewal
|
$10
| ||||
Carnivals
|
$1,000
|
See Ch. 188, Outdoor Activities
| |||
Car washes
|
$30
|
1 day
| |||
Child-care centers
|
$75
|
annual
|
Ch. 159, Housing Standards; Property Maintenance
| ||
Circulars, advertisements, magazines, periodicals,
newspapers, sample merchandise, etc., per person
|
$10
|
Daily
|
Tax Collector
|
Ch. 182, Newspapers, Advertisements and Periodicals
| |
Circuses:
|
See Ch. 188, Outdoor Activities
| ||||
First day
|
$500
| ||||
Each additional day
|
$150
| ||||
Coin-operated amusement device
|
$100
|
June 1
|
Chief of Police
|
Ch. 103, Amusement Devices
| |
Coin-operated dry-cleaning establishments, each
machine
|
$30
|
May 1
|
Chief Building Inspector
|
Ch. 165, Laundromats and Dry-Cleaning Establishments, Coin-Operated
| |
Concerts
|
$1,000
|
See Ch. 188, Outdoor Activities
| |||
Dance halls and discotheques
|
$300
|
June 1
|
Director of Inspection and Licensing
|
Ch. 128, Dance Halls and Discotheques
| |
Dance permits
|
$60
| ||||
Dispensing machines (food and milk)
|
$40 per machine
|
Health Officer
| |||
Dogs:
|
February 1
|
Tax Collector
|
Ch. 132, Dogs and Other Animals
| ||
License, including registration tag and state
fee
|
$7
| ||||
Unspayed or unneutered
|
$3
| ||||
Tag, duplicate
|
$1
|
Tax Collector
|
Ch. 132, Dogs and Other Animals
| ||
Rabies tab
|
$1
| ||||
Impoundment, for each day or fraction thereof
that such dog is impounded
|
$1
|
Tax Collector
|
Ch. 132, Dogs and Other Animals
| ||
License fee for potentially dangerous dog
|
$700
|
annual
|
Ch. 132, Dogs and Other Animals
| ||
Drug centers
|
$75
|
annual
|
Ch. 159, Housing Standards; Property Maintenance
| ||
Fairs
|
$250
|
See Ch. 188, Outdoor Activities
| |||
Festivals
|
$250
|
See Ch. 188, Outdoor Activities
| |||
Flammable liquids, wholesale
|
$28
|
Fire Chief
| |||
Flea markets
|
$100
|
See Ch. 188, Outdoor Activities
| |||
Food and cake sales
|
$60
| ||||
Forced sales
|
$150
|
60 days
|
Tax Collector
|
Ch. 223, Sales, Forced-Out-of-Business
| |
Garages and service stations, each pump
|
$30
|
May 1
|
Fire Chief
|
Ch. 146, Fire Prevention
| |
Garage, yard and porch sale
|
See Ch. 188, Outdoor Activities
| ||||
Incinerator
|
$25
|
August 1
|
Director of Air Pollution Control
|
Ch. 94, Air Pollution
| |
Kennels:
| |||||
Less than 10 dogs
|
$10
|
February 1
|
Health Officer
|
Ch. 132, Dogs and Other Animals
| |
More than 10 dogs
|
$25
|
February 1
|
Health Officer
|
Ch. 132, Dogs and Other Animals
| |
Laundromats - washing and drying machines, each
machine
|
$20
|
May 1
|
Chief Building Inspector
|
Ch. 165, Laundromats and Dry-Cleaning Establishments, Coin-Operated
| |
Lodging houses
|
$150
|
June 1
|
Public Officer
|
Ch. 159, Housing Standards; Property Maintenance
| |
Milk sale and delivery, each vehicle
|
$30
|
July 1
|
Health Officer
|
Ch. 292, Sanitary Standards
| |
Motor vehicle and/or auto body repair garage
|
$335
|
May 1 to April 30
|
Director of Inspection and Licensing
|
Ch. 175, Motor Vehicle Repair Garages
| |
Nursing home
|
$175
|
June 1
|
Public Officer
|
Ch. 159, Housing Standards; Property Maintenance
| |
Open-air parking stations, per space
|
$30
|
July 1
|
Director of Public Works
|
Ch. 186, Open-Air Lots, Vehicle
| |
Pawnbrokers
|
$1,000
|
January 1
|
Police Chief
|
Ch. 195, Pawnbrokers
| |
Peddlers, hucksters, itinerant vendors
|
$168
|
June 1
|
Director of Inspection and Licensing
|
Ch. 118, Canvassers, Solicitors and Peddlers
| |
Pet shops
|
$30
|
February 1
|
Health Officer
|
Ch. 132, Dogs and Other Animals
| |
Poolrooms:
| |||||
Per table
|
$25
|
June 1
|
Police Chief
| ||
Per coin-operated table
|
$50
|
June 1
|
Police Chief
| ||
Precious metals and gems:
|
June 1
|
Director of Inspection and Licensing
|
Ch. 206, Precious Metals and Gems
| ||
Initial fee
|
$250
| ||||
Renewal
|
$30
| ||||
Replacement of lost or defaced licenses, each
|
$25
| ||||
Restaurants and itinerant restaurants:
| |||||
50 or more seats
|
$112
|
July 1
|
Health Officer
| ||
Fewer than 50 seats
|
$56
|
July 1
|
Health Officer
| ||
Additional vehicles or conveyances granted pursuant
to itinerant restaurant license
|
$168
|
July 1
|
Health Officer
| ||
Retail food:
| |||||
Bakery
|
$56
| ||||
Deli
|
$56
| ||||
Grocery
|
$56
| ||||
Confectionery store
|
$56
| ||||
Supermarkets:
| |||||
Up to 5,000 square feet
|
$112
| ||||
Over 5,000 square feet
|
$224
| ||||
Revivals
|
$112
|
See Ch. 188, Outdoor Activities
| |||
Shelters
|
$56
|
1 year
| |||
Superintendent
|
$168
|
January 1 to December 31
|
Director of Inspection and Licensing
|
§ 159-86, Superintendents in dwellings
| |
Suspended street decorations and advertising:
| |||||
Major
|
$25
|
June 1
|
Director of Public Works
|
Ch. 238, Streets and Sidewalks
| |
Minor
|
$10
|
June 1
|
Director of Public Works
|
Ch. 238, Streets and Sidewalks
| |
Swimming pools:
| |||||
New and renewal
|
$112
|
June 1
|
Health Officer
| ||
Construction permit
|
$28
|
June 1
|
Health Officer
| ||
Alteration permit
|
$17
|
June 1
|
Health Officer
| ||
Fencing
|
$2
|
Public Officer
|
Ch. 246, Swimming Pools: Fencing
| ||
Theaters and motion pictures, per seat
|
$1
|
June 1
|
Fire Chief
|
Ch. 252, Theaters, Movies and Exhibitions
| |
Tool and implement grinders
|
$81
|
June 1
|
Director of Inspection and Licensing
| ||
Towing:
| |||||
Tow trucks, per vehicle
|
$1,000
| ||||
Tow drivers, per driver
|
$500
| ||||
Trade name
|
$500
| ||||
Transient merchants
|
$250, plus $10,000 bond
|
June 1
|
Tax Collector
|
Ch. 118, Canvassers, Solicitors and Peddlers
| |
Used car lots:
| |||||
Under 10,000 square feet
|
$550
|
July 1
|
Chief Building Inspector
|
Ch. 186, Open-Air Lots, Vehicle
| |
Over 10,000 square feet
|
$850
|
July 1
|
Chief Building Inspector
|
Ch. 186, Open-Air Lots, Vehicle
| |
Vending machines
|
$40
|
July 1
|
Director of Inspection and Licensing
| ||
Vendor, itinerant:
|
June 1; 2 days, consecutively
|
Tax Collector
|
Ch. 118, Canvassers, Solicitors and Peddlers
| ||
Plant vendor
|
$85
| ||||
General peddler
|
$168
|
1 year
| |||
Carnival and special events vendors (must be
bonded)
|
$112
|
1 year
| |||
Vendor of food and ice cream:
| |||||
Per vehicle
|
$168
|
June 1
|
Health Officer
| ||
Video game
|
$225
| ||||
Video game distributor
|
$550
|
1 year
|
B.
Unless otherwise provided, the terms of the licenses
set forth in the above schedule and fees to be charged shall be on
an annual basis.
C.
Where the term of an existing license is extended
by reason of an ordinance amendment adopted during the term of such
license, no further fee or charge shall be made by the City until
the termination of the license upon the occurrence of the expiration
date as extended.
D.
Where the term of the license has been reduced, there
shall be credited to the license upon renewal a pro rata share of
the renewal for the part of the term covered by the prior year's licensing
fee. Where there is no renewal upon request of the licensee, a refund
shall be made by prorating for the portion of the year covered by
the original term of the license but abridged by the new expiration
date.
A.
The issuing officer shall authorize a refund or rebate
to the applicant of the fees paid thereon if the application or renewal
is denied, subject to such deductions as may be required by regulation
to cover the costs of inspection and hearings pursuant to such application
or renewal, and shall also authorize a pro rata rebate of any license
fee heretofore paid where cessation or termination of the licensed
operation is caused by acquisition of any premises for public use
or public purposes by any public agency or private agency exercising
powers of eminent domain, provided that any refund or rebate shall
be first applied against any money due and owing to the City. Any
rebate or refund permitted under this section by reason of acquisition
of property for public use or public purposes shall be allowed for
any license in effect on and after January 1, 1964, and further subject
to offset by the City for any money due the City for taxes on tangible
personal property used in business by the applicant.
B.
The City Treasurer shall, upon certification by the
issuing officer, refund a license fee where any license fee was collected
in error, or rebate the balance of any fee as aforesaid if any license
is denied.
C.
Except as provided herein, there shall be no rebates
or refunds of any license fees paid hereunder.
Information required for each license issued
shall be on a form prescribed by the issuing officer and shall contain
the following:
The applicant for the renewal of a license shall
submit an application for such license to the issuing officer on forms
provided by the issuing officer. The application for a renewal license
shall require the disclosure of such information concerning the applicant's
demeanor and conduct and the operation of applicant's business during
the preceding licensing period and such other information as is reasonably
necessary to the determination by the supervising officer of the applicant's
eligibility for a renewal license. An inspection shall be conducted
of the subject matter of licensing where required by regulations or
by direction of the supervising officer. The fee for renewal of any
license shall, unless otherwise provided by this Code or other City
ordinance, be the same as the original fee for such license.
No license shall be transferable unless otherwise
provided. No license issued by the City shall be transferable as to
persons or locations unless otherwise expressly permitted by the provisions
governing such license.
Unless otherwise provided by regulation, a license
shall be required in the manner prescribed herein for each branch
establishment or location of the business engaged in as if each such
branch establishment or location were a separate business, provided
that warehouses and distributing plants used in connection with and
incidental to a business licensed under this chapter shall not be
deemed to be separate places of business or branch establishments.