The following fees are hereby established and shall be paid
by the licensee or permittee before the issuance of a license or permit.
A. For retail food handling establishments, including liquor stores,
delicatessen stores, meat markets (whether or not the establishments
are also the manufacturers), and mercantile licenses: a fee of $125
annually.
B. For restaurants, including luncheonettes, diners, taverns, pizza
kitchens, etc., payment shall be in accordance with the following
schedule:
(1) Establishments seating 1 to 99 persons: $170 annually.
(2) Establishments seating 100 persons or more: $230 annually.
C. For bakeries: a fee of $160 annually.
D. For food caterers: a fee of $160 annually.
E. For vending machines dispensing any food: a fee of $50 for the first
machine and $25 for each additional machine, owned by the same licensee,
annually.
F. For vending trucks dispensing any food: a fee of $95 for each truck
annually.
G. For confectionery stores dealing in packaged candy, ice cream and
similar products: a fee of $100 annually.
H. For proprietary nursing homes: a fee of $400 annually.
I. For nursery schools: a fee of $200 annually.
J. For pet shops: a fee of $125 annually.
K. For public swimming pools, including whirlpools, payment shall be
in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) Seasonal swimming pool: a fee of $200 annually.
(2) Year-round swimming pool: a fee of $380 annually.
L. For supermarkets, a self-service retail establishment with the total
area being measured from wall to wall in the interior measuring over
5,000 square feet: a fee of $525 annually.
M. For temporary retail food licenses for special events:
(1) A one-day event: a fee of $50.
(2) Two-day event: a fee of $60.
(3) A three-day event: a fee of $70.
(4) A four- to seven-day event: a fee of $100.
N. For temporary retail food licenses for special events taking place
once per week occurring on consecutive weeks:
(1) Twelve consecutive weeks, once per week: a fee of $150.
(2) Thirteen to 24 consecutive weeks, once per week: a fee of $200.
(3) Twenty-five to 36 consecutive weeks, once per week: a fee of $300.
O. For the issuance of a burial permit: the statutory fee of $5.
P. For the issuance of a certified transcript of a vital record for
any marriage, civil union, domestic partnership, birth or death: a
fee of $25 per transcript; each additional transcript issued at the
same time to the same person for the same record: a fee of $2 each.
Q. For the issuance of a marriage license: a fee of $28.
R. For the issuance of a domestic partnership: a fee of $28.
S. For the
processing and filing of an amendment to vital record(s) (birth, marriage,
civil union, domestic partnership, or death): a fee of $50.
[Added 5-10-2023 by Ord. No. BOH 23-01]
T. For tanning salons: a fee of $200 annually.
U. For permanent
cosmetics, including but not limited to microblading and camouflage:
a fee of $200 annually.
[Added 6-14-2023 by Ord. No. BOH 23-02]
Conducting any business or performing any work which shall require
a license or permit without first obtaining such license or permit
shall constitute a violation of this chapter. A single transaction
shall constitute "doing business" hereunder.
Any person, firm or corporation violating or failing to comply
with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be liable for a penalty
of not less than $25 nor more than $500 for each offense.
The provisions of any ordinance or any part of any ordinance
inconsistent herewith are hereby expressly repealed as to such inconsistency.
In addition, the following ordinances or sections of ordinances are
hereby expressly repealed:
A. An ordinance entitled, "An Ordinance Establishing Certain Fees to
be Charged By The Board of Health of The Borough of Westwood," passed
August 11, 2004.
The Board may, subject to law, waive or reduce the license fee
or permit fee herein established in any particular case or class of
cases where the imposition of said fee would work a hardship or injustice
considering the costs of administration, regulation and inspection.