[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Township of Union 11-21-1988; amended in its entirety 12-17-2009 (Ch. 563 of the 2004 Code). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The following schedule of fees is hereby established with respect to licenses, permits, and activities required or regulated by the Board of Health:
A. 
Food establishments (consistent with definitions of Township Code Chapter 761, Article I).
(1) 
Types.
(a) 
Risk type 1 food establishment: $125.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
(b) 
Risk type 2 food establishment: $200.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
(c) 
Risk type 3 food establishment: $275.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
(d) 
Risk type 4 food establishment: $375.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
(e) 
Temporary food establishments: $30 per day, not to exceed five consecutive days.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
(f) 
Produce stores offering only fresh fruits and vegetables, uncut: $100.
(g) 
Produce stands offering only fresh fruits and vegetables, uncut temporary, not to exceed 30 days in any one season: $100.
(h) 
Smoking in retail food facilities is prohibited per N.J.S.A. 26:3D-55 et seq. (exceptions: cigar bars and cigar lounges must comply with N.J.A.C. 8:6-1 et seq.).
(i) 
Farmers market vendor: $175.[1]
[Added 5-14-2018; amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Original Subsection A(1)(i), regarding nonprofit organizations, of the 1986 Code, was repealed 12-14-2011.
(2) 
Food facility plan review.
(a) 
New construction, conversion of an existing structure or remodeling or change of a food facility require properly prepared floor plans, equipment specifications, proposed menu, volume of food to be stored, prepared and/or sold and/or served be submitted to the Health Department prior to any construction, remodeling, alteration or changes of the facility.
(b) 
Required submission shall include:
[1] 
Layout of equipment and facilities.
[2] 
Mechanical schematics, construction materials and finish.
[3] 
Equipment types, manufacturer's specifications (cut sheets), model number, location of equipment on floor plan and legended with equipment on floor plan and legended with equipment numbered and coves pending number on the manufacturer's specifications (cut) sheet;
[4] 
Performance capacities and installation instructions for each of the equipment.
[5] 
Other information as may be required by the Health Department.
(c) 
Period of review.
[1] 
Upon submission of the plans and specifications as identified above, a date stamp shall mark the receipt of submission.
[2] 
The Health Department has 30 days from the plan submission date; however, if there is missing or incomplete information, the thirty-day period will only apply subsequent to the applicant submitting all the required information.
[3] 
Construction renovation, remodeling or changes shall not begin until the Health Officer has given his approval of the plans as is or as may require modification to be code compliant.
[4] 
Construction, remodeling, etc., of the facility shall be consistent with the approved plans. Any changes must have written prior approval of the Health Officer.
[5] 
Fee schedule for plan review:
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
[a] 
New construction up to 2,000 square feet: $150.
[b] 
New construction up to 2,001 to 5,000 square feet: $250.
[c] 
New construction greater than 5,000 square feet: $350.
[d] 
New construction pool: $250.
[e] 
New construction scalp pigmentation/permanent cosmetic: $250.
[f] 
Renovation up to 2,000 square feet: $100.
[g] 
Renovation up to 2,001 to 5,000 square feet: $150.
[h] 
Renovation greater than 5,000 square feet: $200.
[i] 
Renovation pool: $100.
[j] 
Scalp pigmentation/permanent cosmetics: $375.
[k] 
Hair salon/barber shops/nail salons/beauty barns: $150.
[l] 
Reinspection fee: $50 each.
[6] 
A preoperational inspection is required and must pass with a satisfactory rating before a new constructed, renovated, or converted establishment can be granted a license to operate. A satisfactory rating is only issued when the Health Department determines compliance with N.J.A.C. 8:24-1 et seq.
(3) 
Incidental food provisions:
(a) 
Ice: $27.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
(b) 
Ice cream: $27.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
(c) 
Ice cream truck: $100.
(d) 
Milk: $27.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
(e) 
Mobile retail food establishment according to N.J.A.C. 8:24-1.5, including kiosks: $225.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
(f) 
Vending permit: $110.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
(g) 
Vending license stamps, each: $10.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
(4) 
Any individual, company or business establishment causing or affected by a situation requiring an inspection or emergent service by the Board of Health or its personnel during off-duty hours shall be billed by the Board of Health for the reasonable cost of said inspection or emergent service.
B. 
Fee schedule for other than food.
(1) 
Laundries, launderettes, dry-cleaning establishments: $110.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
(2) 
Vital statistics:
(a) 
Birth certificate: $15.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
(b) 
Burial permit: as determined by the State RVS Office.
[Amended 4-26-2022 by Ord. No. 5733 (see Ch. 550, General Provisions, Board of Health, Art. I)]
(c) 
Death certificate: $10.
[Amended 11-9-2016]
(d) 
Marriage certificate, domestic partnership or civil union certificate: $15.
[Amended 4-23-2024 by Ord. No. 5813]
(e) 
Marriage license: $28 (NOTE: $25 is sent to the Division of Youth and Family Services in Newark, NJ).
(f) 
Corrections: $0.
(3) 
Wells:
(a) 
Well search: $5 per street.
(b) 
Well records: $15 per well.
C. 
Late fees for licenses and permits.
(1) 
A late payment fee is hereby established as follows: 25% of the established annual licensing fee.
(2) 
For those new establishments commencing business from October 1 through December 31 of the year, the licensing fee shall be 25% of the established annual licensing fee for that calendar year.
(3) 
A five-day period of grace following the established license deadline is hereby established.