File #: 23-1456    Version: 1 Name: Ordinance: Amending Title VIII, Business and Occupations, Chapter 3, Barber Shops (LQ)
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 9/5/2023 In control: Municipal Council and City Clerk
On agenda: 9/7/2023 Final action: 10/18/2023
Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE VIII, BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS, CHAPTER 3, BARBER SHOPS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED BY ADDING PERSONAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT, DEFINITIONS AND HOURS OF OPERATION. Sponsor(s): Council Member, Luis A. Quintana Deferred 6PSF-f 100423
Sponsors: Luis A. Quintana, Council of the Whole
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
10/18/20231 Municipal Council Close on Public Hearing and AdoptPass Action details Meeting details Video Video
10/4/20231 Municipal Council Maintained on Public Hearing and DeferredPass Action details Meeting details Video Video
9/20/20231 Municipal Council Adopt on First ReadingPass Action details Meeting details Video Video
9/7/20231 Municipal Council Advance to First ReadingPass Action details Meeting details Video Video
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE VIII, BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS, CHAPTER 3, BARBER SHOPS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED BY ADDING PERSONAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT, DEFINITIONS AND HOURS OF OPERATION.
Sponsor(s): Council Member, Luis A. Quintana
Deferred 6PSF-f 100423

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WHEREAS, the City of Newark (the "City") recognizes that its current regulations on the hours of operation of Barber Shops are hampering the economic growth of said businesses within the City; and

WHEREAS, the City recognizes that other large cities have updated their regulations in recent years to increase the hours of operation; and

WHEREAS, the City has determined that it is necessary to adjust the aforementioned regulations; and

WHEREAS, the Municipal Council finds and declares the following amendments to the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, are deemed necessary for the prosperity of said businesses within the City of Newark.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:

Note: Deletions are indicated by strikethrough, additions are indicated by bold and underline.

SECTION 1. Title VIII, Businesses and Occupations, Chapter 3 Barber Shops, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, is amended and supplemented, to read as follows:

CHAPTER 3, Barber Shops
? 8:3-1 CLOSING ON SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS.
Every barber shop shall be closed all day on Sundays and on the following holidays: New Year's Day, Washington's Birthday, Memorial or Decoration Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Presidential Election Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
In the event that any of the foregoing holidays fall on a Sunday, the barber shop shall be closed on the following Monday.
? 8:3-2 CLOSING HOURS ON OTHER DAYS.
On any day of the week on which barber shops are...

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