Borough of Hopatcong, NJ Article II Licensing

[Adopted 7-5-1957]

§ 63-4 Liquor license fees.

[Amended 8-2-1984 by Ord. No. 22-84; 9-5-1985 by Ord. No. 25-85; 3-5-1987 by Ord. No. 4-87; 4-7-1988 by Ord. No. 4-88; 4-6-1989 by Ord. No. 14-89; 12-17-1992 by Ord. No. 37-92; 3-2-1995 by Ord. No. 4-95; 4-6-2005 by Ord. No. 6-2005; 12-6-2006 by Ord. No. 40-2006; 8-5-2009 by Ord. No. 28-2009]

A. The fee for a plenary retail consumption license shall be:

	License Year	Fee
	2010	$1,728
	2011	$2,073
	2012	$2,487
	2013	$2,500

B. The fee for a club license shall be:

	License Year	Fee
	2010	$180
	2011	$188

§ 63-5 Certain types of licenses not to be issued; distances between licensed premises, schools, churches and places of worship.

[Amended 9-5-1974]

A. No seasonal retail consumption license, plenary retail distribution license or limited retail distribution license shall be issued in the Borough of Hopatcong.

[Amended 12-6-2006 by Ord. No. 40-2006]

B. No license, except renewals of presently existing licenses and person-to-person transfers, shall be issued for or transferred to premises within 2,000 feet of any other alcoholic beverage licensed premises, school, church or place of worship. The distance shall be measured in the normal way that a pedestrian would properly walk from the nearest entrance of the existing licensed premises to the nearest entrance of the premises sought to be licensed. For good cause shown at a public hearing, the Borough governing body, on a case-by-case basis, may by majority vote agree to reduce the two-thousand-foot minimum required distance contained herein.

[Amended 7-7-1994 by Ord. No. 20-94]

§ 63-6 Hours for sale, service and delivery.

[Amended 12-7-1972; 12-2-1982 by Ord. No. 30-82; 2-3-1983 by Ord. No. 5-83; 12-1-1983 by Ord. No. 38-83; 3-2-1995 by Ord. No. 4-95; 12-7-1995 by Ord. No. 25-95]

A. Except as provided in Subsection B herein, no licensee shall sell, serve, deliver or allow, permit or suffer the sale, service or delivery of any alcoholic beverage upon the licensed premises between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. During the hours when sales are hereinabove prohibited, the entire licensed premises shall also be closed except for maintenance, renovations or remodeling.

B. On January 1 of each year, no licensee shall sell, serve, deliver or allow, permit or suffer the sale, service, delivery or consumption of any alcoholic beverage upon the licensed premises between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. On such date the licensed premises may remain open for consumption of food and for the providing of entertainment until 5:00 a.m. During the hours of 5:00 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. the entire licensed premises shall be closed except for maintenance, renovation or remodeling.

§ 63-7 Use of amplifying equipment.

[Amended 9-5-1974]

No licensee shall allow, permit or suffer the use of any amplifying equipment upon the licensed premises outside of any building after the hour of 10:00 p.m.

§ 63-8 Music and dancing; hours.

[Amended 9-5-1974; 12-2-1982 by Ord. No. 30-82; 2-3-1983 by Ord. No. 5-83; 12-1-1983 by Ord. No. 38-83; 3-2-1995 by Ord. No. 4-95; 12-7-1995 by Ord. No. 25-95]

A. Except as provided in Subsection B herein, no licensee shall allow, permit or suffer upon the licensed premises the playing of any music or any dancing between the hours of 1:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.

B. On January 1 of each year, no licensee shall allow, permit or suffer upon the licensed premises the playing of any music or any dancing between the hours of 4:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.

§ 63-9 Violations and penalties.

[Amended 6-6-2001 by Ord. No. 12-2001]

Any person violating any provision of Article II of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof.

§ 63-10 Repealer.

All alcoholic beverage ordinances and resolutions heretofore adopted in the Borough of Hopatcong are hereby repealed.