[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, 2-15-2022, amended]
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]