(a) Permit required.
(1) No commercial establishments such as restaurants, bars, cafés and taverns shall be allowed to operate from or at any outdoor area unless a permit has been approved by the Township BCO.
(2) Any request for the use of such an area for such purposes shall be made in writing to the Township BCO in the form of a permit application and a letter of intention.
(b) Application for permit.
(1) Any request or application for a permit to operate an outdoor commercial establishment such as restaurants, bars, cafés or taverns shall be made to the Township BCO, in writing, on the application form provided by the Township BCO.
(2) The request/application shall contain the following information:
A. Name, address and telephone number of the applicant;
B. Name, address and telephone number of the establishment to be the subject of the application;
C. The days and hours for which the permit is requested;
D. If alcoholic beverages are to be served, proof that the applicant has received permission from the State Liquor Control Board for an extension of the retail license to cover additional premises; and
E. Two sets of a proposed layout plans prepared by a registered engineer containing scale drawings clearly illustrating the number, types of tables and other structures intended to be located on the commercial outdoor deck.
(c) Change in ownership. The permit is personal to the applicant and any change or transfer of ownership of the restaurant, bar, café or tavern shall terminate the permit and shall require a new application and new permit in conformance with all the requirements of this code.
(d) Outdoor deck regulation. Commercial establishments such as restaurants, bars, cafés or taverns, shall not operate, occupy, serve food or liquor, nor provide for the playing of music, live or otherwise, on any outdoor deck or non-enclosed area after the hours of 10:00 p.m. within the township.
(e) Noise regulations. In addition, § 1280.03(e) applies in its entirety to the above commercial establishments such as restaurants, bars, cafés and taverns.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)