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Bernardsville City Zoning Code

§ LD-12-12.8

Sidewalk Sales.

[Added 10-13-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-1852; amended 6-12-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-1966]
Sidewalk sales shall be permitted within the Downtown District, not to exceed more than nine days during each calendar year per business, which days shall be authorized by the Borough Clerk subject to the following standards:
a. 
Goods and merchandise may be displayed only upon a sidewalk area immediately in front of the business establishment selling same and in such a manner as to permit the free flow of pedestrian traffic on the sidewalk at a minimum width of 48 inches.
b. 
Goods and merchandise shall be of the same type and quality as that ordinarily maintained and sold by the business establishment conducting the sale.
c. 
Goods and merchandise shall be displayed in such manner as to permit sales to pedestrians on sidewalk areas. Sales shall not be conducted or made to pedestrians walking or standing in streets, roads or other areas where motor vehicles ordinarily travel.
d. 
No advertising signs larger than 12 inches by 24 inches shall be utilized in sidewalk sales.
e. 
Business establishments adjacent to parking areas may set aside portions thereof by clearly marking some and restricting the areas to sidewalk sales. Booths or other displays shall be located in such a manner as to permit the free flow of traffic through the area.
f. 
Sidewalk sales shall be restricted to the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., prevailing time.
g. 
The use of public address systems, bells, music, auctioneers or other devices or activities not otherwise utilized by business establishments in the ordinary course of business shall not be permitted in conjunction with sidewalk sales.
h. 
The location of booths and other merchandise displays along sidewalks and in parking areas shall be subject to approval by an authorized member of the Police Department of the Borough of Bernardsville and an authorized member of the Fire Department of the Borough of Bernardsville. Any party failing to comply with a written directive from either of the agencies shall be deemed to be in violation of this section.