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AN ORDINANCE CREATING TITLE VIII, BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS, CHAPTER 37, CONVENIENCE STORES, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, ESTABLISHING A LICENSE REQUIREMENT FOR CONVENIENCE STORES WITHIN THE CITY OF NEWARK.
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark desires to establish a license requirement for Convenience Stores; and
WHEREAS, a business or store which sells goods and meals to eat, off premises, is classified and licensed as both an eatery and retail store and pays fees for each license; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Finance wants to streamline the licensing process and make it more equitable and efficient for business and speed up the licensing process; and
WHEREAS, the Municipal Council and the Administration of the City of Newark recognize the need to create this new license requirement for the businesses that meet this criteria.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
Section 1. Title VIII, Business and Occupations, of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented, is adding the following:
TITLE VIII, BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS, CHAPTER 37, CONVENIENCE STORES
8:37-1. DEFINITIONS
CONVENIENCE STORE Shall mean any establishment that prepares and serves meals and food, which does not have seating for dining on its premises, whose business only consists of sales to customers for consumption outside its premises in conjunction with selling goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods.
8:37-2. ISSUANCE, RENEWAL, EXPIRATION, AND ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
All license issued, and renewals thereof under this chapter shall expire biennially on March 31st after its date of issuance. If any applicant ...
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