Borough of Ridgefield, NJ Chapter 425 License Fees

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of Ridgefield 10-11-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-9-12-3; amended in its entirety 3-14-2012 by BOH Ord. No. 1-2012. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 425-1 Fees established.

License fees by and for the Borough of Ridgefield be and hereby are established as follows:

A. Restaurants and establishments where food or beverages are prepared for service on the premises and seating is provided, including coffee shop, cafeteria, short-order cafe, diner, luncheonette, grill, tea room, sandwich shop, soda fountain, tavern, bar, cocktail lounge, nightclub and industrial feeding establishment:

	Seating Capacity	Annual Fee
	1 to 25	$225
	26 to 49	$300
	50 to 100	$400
	101 to 200	$450
	Over 200	$550

B. Food establishments where food or beverages are prepared, handled, served or provided for consumption off the premises in either packaged or nonpackaged form (no seating provided), including bakeries, meat markets, delicatessen, grocery stores, fish markets, fruit and vegetable market, snack bars, retail establishments and candy counters:

	Number of Employees	Annual Fee
	Less than 5	$225
	5 to 10	$300
	11 to 20	$375
	21 to 30	$475
	31 to 40	$575

C. Mobile food establishments: mobile food catering trucks, ice cream trucks, vehicles delivering box lunches, coffees, etc.: annual fee of $350 and $250 for an additional vehicle of conveyance.

D. Milk, dairy and deliveries: $150 for each vehicle of conveyance and $150 for operator's license.

E. Vending machines:

(1) Operator's license: $175.

(2) Each machine: $17.

F. Dry-cleaning and laundry machines: coin-operated dry-cleaning machines and coin-operated washing machines and drying machines: $200 for each establishment and $12 for each machine.

G. Supermarkets and food warehouses:

(1) Maximum selling area 5,000 square feet: $550.

(2) Each additional 2,500 square feet: $200.

(3) Maximum fee: $1,200.

H. The following other annual fees, permits and licenses are hereby established for payment by the permittee or licensee:

(1) Plan review (all establishments including swimming pools): $200.

(2) Pet shops, kennels, shelters, pounds, animal hospital: $200.

(3) Public swimming pool (Municipal swimming pools are fee exempt.): $350.

(4) Septic tank construction: $300.

(5) Cleaning septic tank: $175.

(6) Portable or chemical toilet: $100.

(7) Motel, hotel: $550.

(8) Nursery school or day nursery: $175.

(9) School cafeteria: $200.

(10) Barber shops, hair salons, beauty parlors, beauty salons, nail salons and tanning salons: $150.

(11) Retail tobacco establishments: $325.

(12) Late fees.

(a) On or after February 1: 50% surcharge (all establishments).

(b) After March 1: 75% surcharge.

(c) After April 1: 100% surcharge.

(13) Reinspection fee.

(a) Whenever, upon inspection, any licensed facility or entity under Chapter 440 of the Code of the Borough of Ridgefield or listed in the Sanitary Code of the Ridgefield Board of Health or any licensee, facility or establishment defined in N.J.A.C. 8:24 (retail food establishments) is issued an unsatisfactory or a conditional satisfactory rating by the local health authority which requires reinspection, a reinspection fee of $150 shall be paid directly to the Board of Health.

(b) Said fee shall be paid by the owner, owners, managers, management agency or operator of any aforementioned licensee, facility or entity listed above to the Board of Health within seven business days of notice of an unsatisfactory or conditional satisfactory rating.

(c) The Health Officer or his designee shall deposit said fee into a bank account maintained for the collection of said fees.

(d) The Health Officer, at his discretion, shall have the authority to suspend or revoke the imposition of said fee for good cause.

(e) Any and all other applicable provisions and regulations inclusive of penalties shall also apply.

§ 425-2 Nonprofit organizations.

All religious, charitable, educational or other nonprofit organizations are fee exempt, provided that the following stipulations are met:

A. Shall give the Board of Health a one-week notice of any event sponsored by the organization at which food will be served.

B. All private vendors selling or contributing food to the event must be licensed by either the Board of Health of the Borough of Ridgefield or the municipality in which the private vendor has its principal place of business.

C. If the private vendor does not have a license, the Board of Health will issue the license, provided that the vendor meets all the requirements of the Sanitary Code. The fee for issuance of the license shall be $125 per event. Proof of an existing license and food handler's certification must be submitted with the one-week notice.

§ 425-3 Food handler's permits.

Fees for food handler's permits are as follows:

A. Temporary, up to and including three days for carnivals, fairs, etc.: $125.

B. More than three days and up to and including a maximum of 10 days for carnivals, fairs, etc.: $150.

§ 425-4 Annual payment.

All the fees required to be paid, or paid under the terms hereof, with the exception of § 425-2C, are intended to be annual fees, but when paid shall cover only the balance of the calendar year during which the same are so paid or payable, unless otherwise herein provided.

§ 425-5 Violations and penalties.

Any person or persons, corporation, partnership or anyone who violates any section or part of this chapter, upon conviction, shall be fined:

A. For each offense: a penalty of $500.

B. For a second offense: a penalty of $600.

C. For a third and every subsequent offense: a penalty of $1,000.

§ 425-6 Rules and regulations.

A. The Board of Health may, from time to time, adopt such rules and regulations as by law it is permitted, authorized or empowered to so adopt and which shall, in its judgment, act in the proper understanding and general enforcement of this chapter.

B. Severability. If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this chapter or the application thereof to any individual or circumstance shall be adjudged invalid, such adjudication shall apply to the section, paragraph, subdivision, clause or provision so adjudged, and the remainder of this chapter shall be deemed valid and effective.

§ 425-7 Expiration and renewal of licenses; when effective.

All license fees as set forth in this chapter shall be renewed annually and shall expire on December 31 of the year issued. The new fee schedule contained in this chapter shall take effect immediately upon passage and publication by law.