[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.
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.
[Amended 7-28-2020 by Ord. No. 5672]
Use Group
|
Fee
|
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A-Assembly
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A-1
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Eating establishments maximum occupancy load under 50
|
$50
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A-2
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Takeout food service (no seating)
|
$50
|
A-3
|
Churches, synagogues or other houses of worship
|
N/C
|
A-4
|
Recreation centers, multipurpose rooms occupancy load under
50
|
$50
|
A-5
|
Condominium centers, fraternal organizations, libraries occupancy
load under 50
|
$50
|
A-6
|
Senior citizen centers occupancy load under 50
|
$50
|
B-Business
|
|
B-1
|
All business/professional use less than 1,000 square feet
|
$25
|
B-2
|
All business/professional use 1,000 square feet to less than
2,500 square feet
|
$50
|
B-3
|
All business/professional use 2,500 square feet to less than
5,000 square feet
|
$75
|
B-4
|
All business/professional use 5,000 square feet to less than
7,500 square feet
|
$100
|
B-5
|
All business/professional use 7,500 square feet to less than
10,000 square feet
|
$150
|
B-6
|
All business/professional use 10,000 square feet to less than
20,000 square feet
|
$200
|
B-7
|
All business/professional use 20,000 square feet or more
|
$250
|
M-Mercantile
|
|
M-1
|
Mercantile use less than 2,500 square feet
|
$50
|
M-2
|
Mercantile use 2,500 square feet to less than 5,000 square feet
|
$75
|
M-3
|
Mercantile use 5,000 square feet to less than 12,000 square
feet
|
$100
|
M-4
|
Mercantile use 12,000 square feet or more
|
$125
|
F-Factory
|
|
F-1
|
Factory use less than 2,500 square feet
|
$75
|
F-2
|
Factory use 2,500 square feet to less than 5,000 square feet
|
$100
|
F-3
|
Factory use 5,000 square feet to less than 12,000 square feet
|
$200
|
F-4
|
Factory use 12,000 square feet or more
|
$250
|
S-Storage
|
|
S-1
|
All storage use less than 2,500 square feet
|
$50
|
S-2
|
All storage use 2,500 square feet to less than 5,000 square
feet
|
$50
|
S-3
|
All storage use 5,000 square feet to 12,000 square feet
|
$100
|
S-4
|
All storage use 12,000 square feet or more
|
$150
|
R-Residential
|
|
R-2
|
Common areas of multitenant building
|
$50
|
R-2
|
Common areas of multitenant building with basement and/or attic
|
$100
|
R-2A
|
Buildings containing 1-9 dwelling units
|
$50-$100
|
R-2B
|
Buildings containing 10-24 dwelling units
|
$150
|
R-3B
|
Buildings containing 25 or more dwelling units
|
$250
|
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.
E. All nonprofit organizations must
take out a permit, but will not be required to pay a fee.