§ 144-15. Non-life-hazard uses: inspection fee schedule.
[Amended 4-23-2001 by Ord. No. 15-2001]
   A.   Residential use group. Includes all buildings with dwelling units not listed as a life-hazard by the New Jersey Bureau of Fire Safety, except one- or two-family owner-occupied units.
 
Unit Size
Fee
One to three units
$30
Four to 10 units
60
Eleven to 20 units
100
Twenty to 40 units
130
Each additional 20 units or less
29
 
   B.   Business or industrial use group. Business or industrial use group includes all buildings not listed as a life-hazard by the New Jersey Bureau of Fire Safety.
      (1)   Building types.
         (a)   Buildings with or without attached dwelling units not in excess of 1,000 square feet: $30.
         (b)   Buildings with or without attached dwelling units in excess of 1,000 square feet not exceeding 3,000 square feet: $40.
         (c)   Buildings with or without attached dwelling units in excess of 3,000 square feet not exceeding 9,000 square feet: $60.
         (d)   Buildings with or without attached dwelling units in excess of 9,000 square feet not exceeding 15,000 square feet: $100.
         (e)   Buildings in excess of 25,000 square feet not exceeding 50,000 square feet: $150.
         (f)   Buildings in excess of 50,000 square feet not exceeding 100,000 square feet: $200.
         (g)   Buildings in excess of 100,000 square feet not exceeding 200,000 square feet: $300.
         (h)   Buildings in excess of 200,000 square feet not exceeding 300,000 square feet: $400.
         (i)   Additional 100,000 square feet or part thereof: $100.
      (2)   Each floor or story shall be calculated as separate areas for total building calculation.
   C.   Certificate of fire code status. [Amended 2-26-2018 by Ord. No. 005-2018; 4-23-2018 by Ord. No. 013-2018]
      (1)   Any structure requiring inspection not covered under either the life-hazard schedule or the non-life-hazard fee schedule: $25.
      (2)   The following building or structure, if classified as non-life hazard, although not exempt from registration or inspection, will be exempt from paying an inspection fee pursuant to the Act.
         (a)   Municipal-owned buildings.
         (b)   Fire stations.
         (c)   EMS stations.
         (d)   House of worship (excluding rooms for public assembly, i.e., meeting halls, social halls, rental halls).
         (e)   Farm buildings, packing houses, labor camps and farm storage buildings.
         (f)   All inspections must be performed every five years.
   D.   Smoke detector inspections. Smoke detector inspections to be conducted on all one- and two-family residential dwellings for resale and rental: $25.
   E.   Fire safety permits. All permit fees shall be regulated by the fee schedule set by the State of New Jersey Uniform Fire Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27d-192 et seq; N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.9(C).)