[Adopted 11-13-2017 by Ord. No. 5443 (Ch. 285, Art. III, of the 2004 Code)]
A. 
The owner of all businesses, occupancies, buildings, structures or premises required to be inspected under the Uniform Fire Code shall apply annually to the Fire Prevention Bureau for a certificate of registration upon forms provided by the Fire Official. An owner shall be in violation for failure to return such forms to the Fire Prevention Bureau and/or Fire Official within 30 days of receipt. If ownership is transferred, whether by sale, assignment, gift, reorganization, foreclosure or any other method, the new owner shall file with the Fire Prevention Bureau an application for a certificate of registration after notification by the Fire Prevention Bureau and/or Fire Official.
(1) 
Exemptions:
(a) 
Owner-occupied one- and two-family dwellings.
(b) 
Occupancies required to register with the Division of Community Affairs as life hazard use groups per the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
B. 
Vacant buildings, which create a fire hazard, shall be charged and inspected according to the previous use of the building.
C. 
The local enforcing agency shall periodically inspect such premises. These inspections shall be made in accordance with the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code at an annual cycle and as often as may be necessary for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire, contribute to the spread of fire, interfere with fire operations, endanger life, or any conditions constituting violations of the provision or intent of the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
[Added 7-28-2020 by Ord. No. 5672]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
COMMON AREA
All areas accessible to, and which may be utilized by, either the building occupants or the general public and shall include, but not be limited to, vestibules, hallways, stairways, landings and occupiable rooms and spaces not part of any dwelling unit; and shall also include any area accessible to the owner or manager or any person employed in !he maintenance of the building which area is not part of any dwelling unit.
A. 
This definition does not entitle entry into private dwelling living space or unit.
R-2
Buildings containing three or more dwelling units, garden apartments, duplexes, non-owner occupied rentals.
[Amended 7-28-2020 by Ord. No. 5672; 4-22-2025 by Ord. No. 5862]
In addition to the registration and permit fees required by the Uniform Fire Safety Act, the Fire Official, with the approval of the Township Committee of the Township of Union, hereby establishes the following registration and permit fees:
A. 
Local registration fees. The following buildings, uses and premises contained in this section shall be subject to a fee when the business or building is inspected, but in no case shall a fee be collected more than one time per year.
Use Group
A-Assembly
A-1
Eating establishments maximum occupancy load under 50
$75
A-2
Takeout food service (no seating)
$75
A-3
Churches, synagogues or other houses of worship
N/C
A-4
Recreation centers, multipurpose rooms of occupancy load under 50
$75
A-5
Condominium centers, fraternal organizations, libraries of occupancy load under 50
$75
A-6
Senior citizen centers with an occupancy load under 50
$75
B-Business
B-1
All business/professional use less than 1,000 square feet
$50
B-2
All business/professional use 1,000 square feet to less than 2,500 square feet
$75
B-3
All business/professional use 2,500 square feet to less than 5,000 square feet
$100
B-4
All business/professional use 5,000 square feet to less than 7,500 square feet
$125
B-5
All business/professional use 7,500 square feet to less than 10,000 square feet
$175
B-6
All business/professional use 10,000 square feet to less than 12,000 square feet
$225
B-7
All business/professional use 12,000 square feet and up must register as a life hazard
M-Mercantile
M-1
Mercantile use less than 2,500 square feet
$75
M-2
Mercantile use 2,500 square feet to less than 5,000 square feet
$100
M-3
Mercantile use 5,000 square feet to less than 12,000 square feet
$125
M-4
Mercantile use 12,000 square feet and up must register as a life hazard
F-Factory
F-1
Factory use less than 2,500 square feet
$100
F-2
Factory use 2,500 square feet to less than 5,000 square feet
$125
F-3
Factory use 5,000 square feet to less than 12,000 square feet
$225
F-4
Factory use 12,000 square feet and up must register as a life hazard
S-Storage
S-1
All storage use less than 2,500 square feet
$75
S-2
All storage use 2,500 square feet to less than 5,000 square feet
$75
S-3
All storage use 5,000 square feet to less than 12,000 square feet
$125
S-4
All storage use 12,000 square feet and up must register as a life hazard
R-Residential
R-2
Common areas of multitenant buildings
$75
R-2
Common areas of multitenant buildings with basement and/or attic
$125
R-2A
Buildings containing 1-9 dwelling units (common areas)
$100
R-2B
Buildings containing 10-24 dwelling units (common areas)
$175
R-2C
Buildings containing 25 or more dwelling units (common areas)
$275
Permits
Type 1
Bonfires, food trucks, roof torching, welding and cutting, etc.
$54
Type 2
Propane gas exchanges, fireworks displays, etc.
$214
Type 3
Industrial ovens, wrecking yards, junkyard, outdoor tire storage, etc.
$427
Type 4
Storage, processing, handling or sale of cryogenic, flammable, combustible or unstable liquids, etc.
$641
In addition to the permits required by the Uniform Fire Safety Act, the following safety permits are required, and the annual fee shall be paid as set forth below:
A. 
Class 1 permits.
(1) 
The storage or handling of Class I flammable liquids in closed containers of aggregate amounts of more than one gallon but less than 10 gallons within a building, or more than one gallon but less than 60 gallons outside a building.
(2) 
The storage or handling or Class II or Class IIIA combustible liquids in closed containers of aggregate amounts of more than five gallons but less than 25 gallons inside a building, or more than 10 gallons but less than 60 gallons outside a building.
(3) 
The storage, handling or use of one to 10 thirty-three-pound liquefied petroleum gas cylinders for use as a motor fuel.
(4) 
The storage, handling or sale in an occupancy other than residential of liquefied petroleum gas in cylinders of any size having an aggravate capacity of less than 60 pounds when utilized or offered as a fuel source for portable cooking, portable heating or flame-producing devices.
(5) 
The occasional use of any room in a multipurpose building with a maximum permitted occupancy of less than 100 persons for amusement, entertainment or mercantile purpose.
B. 
Class 2 permits.
(1) 
Mobile food vendors when flammable liquids or liquefied petroleum gas are utilized for food preparation or warming.
(2) 
The storage, handling or use of 11 to 20 thirty-three-pound liquefied petroleum gas cylinders for use as a motor fuel.
(3) 
The handling, storage, use or sale of cut evergreen and/or pine-type Christmas trees, branches or bundles of pine or other evergreen-type boughs and/or grave covers, wreaths and similar decorations made of pine or evergreen-type boughs or branches.
(4) 
The storage, handling or sale in any occupancy other than residential of liquefied petroleum gas in cylinders of any size having an aggregate capacity of 60 pounds or more but less than 150 pounds when utilized or offered as fuel sources for portable cooking, potable heating or flame-producing devices.
C. 
Class 3 permits.
(1) 
The storage or use at normal temperatures and pressures of less than 2,000 cubic feet of flammable compressed gas or less than 6,000 cubic feet of nonflammable compressed gas.
(2) 
The storage or use of 10 gallons or less of liquid oxygen, flammable cryogenic liquid or cryogenic oxidizers, or the storage of 500 gallons or less of nonflammable, nontoxic cryogenic liquids.
(3) 
The storage or handling of (except medicines, beverages, foodstuffs, cosmetics and common consumer items when packaged according to common accepted practices):
(a) 
Fifty-five gallons or less of corrosive liquids.
(b) 
Five hundred pounds or less of oxidizing materials.
(c) 
Ten pounds or less of organic peroxides.
(d) 
Five hundred pounds or less of nitro methane.
(e) 
One thousand pounds or less of ammonium nitrate.
(f) 
Ten pounds or less of flammable solids.
D. 
Local permit fee schedule.
(1) 
Class 1 permits: $25 to $50.
(2) 
Class 2 permits: $50 to $75.
(3) 
Class 3 permits: $100.
E. 
All nonprofit organizations must take out a permit, but will not be required to pay a fee.
A. 
All uses requiring registration fees and/or permits shall receive invoices prior to the current certificate of inspection expiration. All fees shall be paid within 30 days of receipt of invoice.
B. 
When more than one registered use exists under one ownership at a given location, the highest use shall be registered at the full scheduled fee and subsequent uses at 1/2 the scheduled fee.
C. 
Unpaid fees outstanding after the 30th day shall result in a penalty of an amount equal to double the application registration fee, but not less than $200 or more than $1,000 for each registration as established by the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70-2:12.
(1) 
The enforcing agency, in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:70-2:12, may initiate said enforcement in the Union Municipal Court pursuant to the Penalty Enforcement Law, N.J.S.A. 2A:58-11.
(2) 
Following the expiration of a ninety-day period, the Township Committee may by resolution approve the amount of the fees, whereupon the same shall become a lien against the property, collectible as provided by law. A copy of the resolutions approving the fees shall be certified by the Township Clerk and filed with the Tax Collector of the Township, who shall be responsible for collection thereof, and a copy of the resolution shall be sent by certified mail to the owner.
A. 
Enforcement, violations and penalties shall be managed in conformity with the Uniform Fire Safety Act, The Uniform Fire Code, and all other laws of the State of New Jersey.
B. 
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.A.C. 5:71-2.6, all permit fees and other fees provided for or allowed by this article and any penalties collected pursuant hereto shall be collected and retained fully on behalf of the Bureau and shall be appropriated by the governing body to the Bureau for the purpose of enforcing this code, operating the local enforcing agency, advancing local fire prevention interests and training.