2683-22 Ordinance - Food Delivery Vehicle.pdf

2683-22 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5, SECTION 8 OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE (Retail Food Establishment Licensing) BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY that Chapter 5 of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange be and are hereby amended as follows: I. PURPOSE The purpose of this ordinance is to revise the municipal code section governing licensing for retail food establishments to incorporate inspection and fee provisions for the operation of ancillary food delivery vehicles within the Township of West Orange. II. CHAPTER 5, SECTION 8 SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED TO INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING: 5-8.1 Definitions. ANCILLARY FOOD DELIVERY VEHICLE A vehicle that transports food prepared at a retail food establishment to a location pre- determined by the customer, contains refrigerated storage, hot holding and/or heating equipment and handwashing and ware washing/sanitizing facilities for the purposes of meal delivery, and does not accept payment for goods purchased or otherwise process sales transactions. 5-8.2 License Required. It shall be unlawful for any person or anybody to conduct a retail food establishment as defined and governed by Chapter 24 of the State Sanitary Code of New Jersey without having first obtained a license from the Department of Health and Welfare or without complying with all of the provisions concerning operation and maintenance of the establishment as contained in the Code. 5-8.3 Application for License. Application for a retail food establishment license shall be made to the Director of the Department of Health and Welfare upon forms provided by the Director. The application shall include, in addition to the information required in Subsection 5-1.2, the following: a. If the applicant is not the owner of the premises, the interest of the applicant shall be stated. b. If proposed licensed premises are wholly or partially used for another purpose other than a restaurant, state such use and whether it is licensed.