[1976 Code § 41A1; Ord. 12-7-81; Ord. 3-5-90; Ord. 9-8-94]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Ordinance
Establishing and Fixing Fees for Inspection and Permits Issued by
the Board of Health."
[1976 Code § 41A-3; Ord. 12-7-81; Ord. 3-5-90; Ord. 9-8-94]
a. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms, phrases, words
and their derivations shall have the meanings given herein. When not
inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include
the future, words in the plural number include the singular, and words
in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall"
is always mandatory and not merely directory.
b. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
ALTER
Shall mean the replacing or repairing of any portion of an
existing individual sewage disposal system.
APPLICANT
Shall mean any person making written application to the Board
of Health or other designated person for the inspection or permits
referred to in this chapter.
KENNEL
Shall mean any establishment wherein or whereon the business
of boarding or selling dogs or breeding dogs for sale is carried on,
except a pet shop.
PET SHOP
Shall mean any room or group of rooms, cage or exhibition
pen, not part of a kennel, wherein dogs for sale are kept or displayed.
POUND
Shall mean an establishment for the confinement of dogs seized
either under the provisions of this chapter or otherwise.
RETAIL FARM MARKET
Shall mean a permanent building to which the general public
is invited for the purpose of retail sales of vegetables, fruit, flowering
farm products and other goods and services.
SHELTER
Shall mean any establishment where dogs are received, housed
and distributed without charge.
[1976 Code § 41A-4; Ord. 12-7-81; Ord. 6-3-85; Ord. 3-5-90; Ord. 9-8-94; Ord. No. BH2006-1; Ord. 10-2-06]
The following fees shall be paid with respect to an individual
sewerage disposal system:
a. Septic system submission: $100.
b. Septic system revised submission fee (each revision): $50.
c. Permit to install an individual sewerage disposal system: $150.
d. Permit to alter or repair an existing individual sewerage disposal
system: $100.
e. For the witnessing of each permeability test for each individual
lot as required by the Board of Health, in addition to any and all
fees required by this section: $100.
f. For the witnessing of each soil boring test for each individual lot
as required by the Board of Health, in addition to any and all fees
required by this section: $50.
g. For each reinspection of an individual sewerage disposal system,
or part thereof, caused by the failure of the licensee to locate and
construct or alter the same in accordance with the terms of the license
issued or the terms of the aforesaid standards: $50.
h. Final grade inspection/certification: $25.
[1976 Code § 41A-4; Ord. 12-7-81; Ord. 3-5-90; Ord. 9-8-94]
The following fee schedule is hereby fixed for the review of
site plans in connection with retail food establishments:
a. Initial Review:
Up to 1,000 square feet
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$50
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1,001 to 2,000 square feet
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$75
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2,001 to 3,000 square feet
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$100
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3,001 to 4,000 square feet
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$150
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4,001 to 6,000 square feet
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$250
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Over 6,000 square feet
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$500
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b. Reinspection fee in connection with all site plan reviews shall be
$30.
[1976 Code § 41A-5; Ord. 12-7-81; Ord. 6-3-85; Ord. 3-5-90; Ord. 9-8-94; Ord. No. BH2006-1]
The following fee schedule is hereby fixed for the issuance
of retail food establishment permits:
a. Any retail establishment engaged only in the sale of prepackaged
food and not potentially hazardous in nature, the fee for the permit
shall be $50.
b. The permit fee for restaurants, luncheonettes, fast food restaurants
and taverns shall be based upon capacity as follows:
1 to 50 seats
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$100
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51 to 100 seats
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$200
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101 to 200 seats
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$300
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Over 200 seats
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$500
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c. The permit fee for offices, plants, school cafeterias and nursing
homes shall be based upon the square footage of kitchen preparation
and dining areas as follows:
Up to 2,000 square feet
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$100
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2,001 to 3,000 square feet
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$125
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3,001 to 4,000 square feet
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$150
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4,001 to 6,000 square feet
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$375
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Over 6,000 square feet
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$750
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d. The permit fee for supermarkets and retail food establishments shall
be based upon the square footage of the establishment as follows:
Up to 1,000 square feet
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$50
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1,001 to 2,000 square feet
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$80
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2,001 to 3,000 square feet
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$150
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3,001 to 4,000 square feet
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$200
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4,001 to 6,000 square feet
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$500
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Over 6,000 square feet
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$1,000
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e. A retail farm market as defined herein shall be required to obtain
a retail food permit and the fee shall be based upon the square footage
of the market as follows:
Up to 1,000 square feet
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$30
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1,001 to 2,000 square feet
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$45
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2,001 to 3,000 square feet
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$80
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3,001 to 4,000 square feet
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$110
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4,001 to 6,000 square feet
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$300
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Over 6,000 square feet
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$550
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f. The permit fee for day care centers with on-site food preparation
shall be based upon the square footage of the kitchen preparation
and dining areas as follows:
Up to 2,000 square feet
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$100
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2,001 to 3,000 square feet
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$125
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3,001 to 4,000 square feet
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$150
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4,001 to 6,000 square feet
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$375
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Over 6,000 square feet
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$750
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The permit fee for day care centers serving prepackaged food
only shall be $60.
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The permit fee for licensed nonprofit day care centers shall
be $30.
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g. The permit fee for mobile units shall be $75.
h. The permit fee for licensed nonprofit organization facilities shall
be $30.
i. The permit fee for a temporary food license, which shall be limited
to a carnival, fair, etc. of up to a two-day duration, shall be $25
for each vendor and three days or more shall be $50 for each vendor.
j. Reinspection Fees. The fee for any reinspection of a retail food
establishment as set forth in this section shall be $30.
k. Vending Machines. The fee for a vending machine dispensing food for
human consumption shall be $25 per machine where the cost per item
dispensed by the machine is $0.25 or less, and $100 per machine where
the cost per item dispensed is $0.26 or more. Reinspection fees for
all vending machines shall be $10. No fee shall be charged under this
section where a vending machine is owned by a charitable organization
as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.
[1976 Code § 41A-6; Ord. 12-7-81; Ord. 3-5-90; Ord. 9-8-94]
The fee for the conduct of a dye test shall be $50.
[1976 Code § 41A-7; Ord. 12-7-81; Ord. 6-3-85; Ord. 3-5-90; Ord. 9-8-94]
The fee for conducting an analysis of potable (microbiological)
water sample shall be $50.
[1976 Code § 41A-8; Ord. 12-7-81; Ord. No. 27-82; Ord. No. 86-29; Ord. No.
3-5-90; Ord. No. 9-8-94; Ord. No. 1995-1; Ord. No. 2007-2]
Each and every dog shall be duly licensed and shall wear proof
of such license at all times, in accordance with the laws of New Jersey.
The annual fee for such license shall be $21 per year to be paid by
an owner for any dog, provided that the fee shall be $18 per year
for any dog when the owner has presented a certificate signed by a
licensed veterinarian stating that the dog has been spayed or neutered.
Every applicant shall include a self-addressed stamped envelope for
use by the Board. The licenses, registration tags, and the renewal
thereof shall expire on the last day of January of each year. A late
fee in the amount of $5 for each and every dog licensed after the
31st day of January of any year shall be assessed. Thereafter, after
the last day of each month that a dog remains unlicensed, an additional
late fee in the amount of $5 shall be assessed.
Reissuance of a lost license/registration form
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$2
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License tag replacement fee
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$2
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[1976 Code § 41A-9; Ord. 12-7-81; Ord. 3-5-90; Ord. 9-8-94]
a. License Required. Any person who keeps or operates or proposes to
establish a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall apply to the
Township Clerk for a license entitling him to keep or operate such
establishment. Any person holding such license shall not be required
to secure individual licenses for dogs owned by such licensee and
kept at such establishments; such licenses shall not be transferable
to another owner or different premises.
b. Application Information. The application shall contain the following
information:
1. The name and permanent and local address of the applicant.
2. The street address where the establishment is located or proposed
to be located, together with a general description of the premises.
3. The purpose for which it is to be maintained.
4. The maximum number of dogs to be accommodated by such establishment
at any one time.
c. Approval of Health Officer. No license shall be issued until the
proposed licensee submits a written statement from the Health Officer
of the Board of Health that the establishment or proposed establishment
complies with local and State rules governing the location of and
sanitation at such establishment.
d. License Term. All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter
or pound shall state the purpose for which the establishment is maintained,
and all such licenses shall expire on the last day of June of each
year.
e. License Fees. The annual license fees for kennel and pet shop licenses
shall be as follows:
1. Kennel accommodating 10 or less dogs: $10.
2. Kennel accommodating more than 10 dogs: $25.
4. Shelter or pound: no fee.
f. Compliance with State Regulations.
1. All licenses issued for a kennel, pet shop, shelter or pound shall
be subject to revocation by the Township Committee on recommendation
of the State Department of Health or the Board of Health for failure
to comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of
Health or the Board of Health, after the owner has been afforded a
hearing by either the State Department of Health or the Board of Health.
2. Any person holding a license to establish, keep or operate a kennel,
pet shop, shelter or pound shall comply with all township ordinances
and the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Department
of Health governing the sanitary conduct and operation of kennels,
pet shops, shelters and pounds, the preservation of sanitation therein,
and the prevention of the spread of rabies and other diseases of dogs
within and from such establishments.
g. Reports to State Health Department. The Clerk shall forward to the
State Department of Health a list of all kennels, pet shops, shelters
and pounds licensed within 30 days after the licenses thereof are
issued, which list shall include the name and address of the licensee
and the kind of license issued.
h. Control of Dogs Off Premises. No dog kept in a kennel, pet shop,
shelter or pound shall be permitted off such premises, except on a
leash or in a crate or other safe control.
[1976 Code § 41A-10; Ord. 12-7-81; Ord. 3-5-90; Ord. 9-8-94]
The fee for a potable water well or irrigation water well inspection
shall be $75.
[1976 Code § 41A-11; Ord. 12-7-81; Ord. 3-5-90; Ord. 9-8-94; Ord. No. 2003-01-01§ 1; Ord. No. 2004-08-01; Ord. No. 2010-16 § I]
The following fees shall be paid with respect to vital statistics
documents:
a. Fee for certified copies of birth, marriage, domestic partnership,
civil union, and death certificates: $15
b. Processing fee for corrections to birth, marriage, domestic partnership,
civil union and death certificates: $10
c. Fee for a search per each year searched: $1.
[1976 Code § 41A-12; Ord. 12-7-81; Ord. 3-5-90; Ord. 9-8-94]
The following fee schedule is hereby fixed for public recreational
bathing establishments as defined in the New Jersey Sanitary Code
(N.J.A.C. 8:26-1 et seq.):
a. For review of site plans in connection with a public bathing place
as defined in N.J.A.C. 8:26-1.3: $50.
b. For the annual permit in connection with a public bathing place as
defined in N.J.A.C. 8:26-1.3: $100.