[Ord# 2453, 9-29-2020, amended]
a. 
Permits shall be required and obtained from the Bernards Township Bureau of Fire Prevention for activities specified in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.7. The permit fees established by the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code shall be the required permit fees as provided in N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.9(c). All permit applications shall be submitted a minimum of two weeks prior to the activity date. Failure to submit the application two weeks prior will result in denial of the application. The Fire Official may revoke a permit or approval issued under the provisions of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code if upon inspection any violation of the code exists, or if conditions of a permit have been violated, or if there has been any false statement or misrepresentation as to material fact in the application, data or plans on which the permit or approval was based.
In addition to the inspection and fees required pursuant to the Act and the regulations of the Department of Community Affairs, the following additional inspections shall be required:
a. 
All public buildings and premises into which the public is invited, including multifamily dwellings as well as commercial and industrial establishments, and all public and private schools.
b. 
Such fees as may be determined by the Fire Prevention Bureau may be adopted by resolution of the Township Committee.
[Ord. #1379, 3-27-2001, adopted]
c. 
Whenever the Fire Official or their representative is required to attend an event or perform an inspection within the Township during non-normal business hours of the Fire Prevention Bureau, a fee of $75 per hour shall be paid by the responsible party to the Township, based upon the number of hours the Fire Official or their representative is required to attend such event, with a minimum of two hours to be charged for each such event. Events sponsored by the Township of Bernards, the Bernards Township Board of Education; and the Fire and Rescue Services of the Township of Bernards shall be exempt from this charge.
[Ord. #2137, 12-14-2010, added; Ord. #2491, 2-15-2022, amended]
[Ord. #2453, 9-29-2020, added]
a. 
Permits.
1. 
Mobile food vendors that utilize an open flame, fuel-burning appliances, or that produce grease-laden vapors shall submit a permit application each time they operate. All permit applications shall be submitted a minimum of two weeks prior to the date of operation. Individual permits shall be issued to a specific mobile unit and shall not approve operation of multiple mobile units. All permit applications shall include identifying information for the mobile unit corresponding to each individual permit application.
2. 
All mobile food vendor permits shall expire on December 31 of the same year of the permit application. The fee for the mobile food vendor permit is $54.
[Ord. #2491,[1] 2-15-2022, amended]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Paragraph a2, which set forth regulations for acquisition of a daily/single event permit for a food vendor.
b. 
Inspections. No mobile food vendor shall operate within the borders of Bernards Township without first having applied for a permit and passed a fire inspection by the Bernards Township Bureau of Fire Prevention. Inspection shall be required every day of operation, prior to a mobile food vendor beginning the operation. Annual mobile food vendor permits require daily inspection prior to operation. Every day of operation shall be considered a separate operation and requires a distinct inspection. Inspection violations of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code shall constitute an order to close the mobile food vendor and immediately remove the operation from Bernards Township. Should an inspection reveal violations of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code following the initial issuance of an annual mobile food vendor permit the Fire Official may revoke any such permit.
[Ord. #2491, 2-15-2022, amended]