§ 8-8. POOL AND BILLIARD PARLORS.

8-8.1 License Required. No person shall operate a pool or billiard parlor in the Borough without having first obtained a license and paid the required fee.

(Ord. #1015, § 7-10.1)

8-8.2 License Fee.

a.

The following fees shall be established for a Pool and Billiard Parlor License issued in the Borough:

1.

Annual license (1st table)       $100.00

2.

Annual license (additional table)       $25.00

3.

Annual license (after 7/1)       $25.00 surcharge

b.

The application for license shall state the number of tables which will be used.

(Ord. #1015, § 7-10.2; Ord. #174-91, § 1; Ord. #523-97, § 1; Ord. #578-98, § 1G)

8-8.3 Application for License. An application for a license shall be filed with the Clerk, on forms furnished by him, which include the following information, verified before a notary public:

a.

The name and address of the applicant.

b.

For a partnership, the names and addresses of all partners.

c.

For a corporation, the names and addresses of the officers, directors and all stockholders presently holding stock and all who for six (6) months prior to the application have been officers, directors or stockholders.

d.

For clubs or associations, the names and addresses of all officers and a list of its membership.

e.

Whether or not the person named in the application has ever been charged with or convicted of a violation of any Federal, State or municipal law, giving full details of any such convictions.

f.

The location of the premises to be licensed, the areas of each room, the sanitary facilities, and the owner of the premises.

(Ord. #1015, § 7-10.3)

8-8.4 License Not Transferable. Licenses shall not be transferable by the holder to any other person or persons, but a license may be transferred by the holder to another address, provided that the licensee make written application for such transfer to the Clerk and such transfer is approved by resolution of the Council.

(Ord. #1015, § 7-10.4)

8-8.5 Safety Standards. Any premises which shall be declared to be unsafe by the written report of the Construction Official or a fire hazard by the written report of the Fire Chief, shall be deemed to be ineligible for a license.

(Ord. #1015, § 7-10.5)

8-8.6 Distance from Public Premises. No license shall be issued for the operation of any pool or billiard parlor which is located within one thousand (1,000′) feet of any school, church, or publicly-owned building or another licensed pool or billiard parlor. All distances shall be measured as the shortest distance between the nearest building entrances; across the street if the entrances are on opposite sides of a street, and along street frontages if both entrances are on the same side of a street or within the same block.

(Ord. #1015, § 7-10.6)

8-8.7 Exceptions.

a.

This section shall not apply to a pool or billiard table in a private residence used solely by the occupants of the house and their guests.

b.

This section shall not apply to a bona fide social club, golf club, or field club, or to a religious, charitable, benevolent, fraternal or other nonprofit organization having a membership in excess of twenty-five (25) which has pool or billiard tables solely for the recreation and amusement of its members, provided that the organization files with the Borough Clerk on a form provided by him a claim for exemption and a statement of the facts upon which the claim is based.

(Ord. #1015, § 7-10.7)

8-8.8 Regulations. The following general regulations shall apply to all licensed pool and billiard parlors:

a.

Hours of Operation. The hours of operation of pool and billiard parlors shall be between 12:00 noon and 12:00 midnight, seven (7) days a week.

b.

Minors. No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be permitted to remain in any licensed premises unless accompanied by a parent, family member or legal guardian over the age of twenty-one (21) years. This subsection shall not apply if the person is a participant in an activity sponsored and supervised by an educational or charitable organization.

c.

Card Playing. No card playing shall be permitted on premises licensed under this section even if card playing is for social purposes.

d.

Outside View of Premises. All premises where pool and billiards are played shall be on the street floor, so arranged and so lighted that a full view of the interior may be had from an adjacent public thoroughfare or parking area open to the public or from adjacent rooms to which the public is admitted at all hours.

(Ord. #1015, § 7-10.8; Ord. #61-89, § 1)

8-8.9 Revocation. The Council may suspend or revoke the license of any licensee on any one or more of the following grounds:

a.

Violation of any of the laws of the State of New Jersey by the licensee or its agent, servants, employees or representatives.

b.

Violation of any ordinances of the Borough by the licensee or its agents, servants, employees or representatives.

c.

If the license was procured by fraudulent conduct or false statement of a material fact or if a fact concerning the applicant was not disclosed at the time of filing the application, where such fact would have constituted just cause for refusing to issue the license.

d.

Permitting any activity upon the licensed premises which is or may be detrimental to public health, safety, welfare or morals.

In all such cases, written notice of the charge or charges and the time and place of hearing thereon shall be served on the licensee, either in person or by certified or registered mail addressed to the licensed premises. No revocation or suspension shall occur unless the licensee shall have been afforded an opportunity to be heard in his defense.

(Ord. #1015, § 7-10.9)

8-8.10 Display of License. There shall be conspicuously posted and displayed in any premises licensed under this Chapter:

a.

The license issued pursuant to this section.

b.

A copy of this section which shall be supplied to the licensee by the Clerk.

c.

Not less than one (1) sign giving notice that no person under the age of eighteen (18) years is permitted upon the licensed premises unless accompanied by a parent, family member or legal guardian over the age of twenty-one (21) years.

(Ord. #1015, § 7-10.10; Ord. #61-89, § 2)