§ 82-12. Health., Chapter 82. Fees, Part II. General Legislation, Code of Ordinances, West Windsor

Individual subsurface sewage disposal systems.

(1)

The following fees and charges are hereby established:

(a)

A fee of $750 per proposed system shall be charged for the following services (This fee shall include 10 hours of inspection time; work which exceeds 10 hours shall be billed at a rate of $75 per hour.):

[Amended 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-29]

[1]

For the review of an application and plans for a permit to locate, construct and install an individual subsurface sewage disposal system to include design review and inspection.

[2]

For the review of an application and plans for a permit to alter an existing individual subsurface sewage disposal system due to renovations or a malfunction to include design review and inspection.

[3]

For the processing of plans, communications and on-site witnessing related to any preliminary, final or other soil or percolation test for an individual subsurface sewage disposal system or part thereof.

(b)

For the issuance or renewal of a license to a person or corporation to locate and construct or alter an individual subsurface sewage disposal system (annual fee): $25.

(c)

Repairs.

[Amended 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-29]

[1]

Minor repair permit. A fee of $75 shall be charged for an application for a minor repair to an individual subsurface sewage disposal system. This fee covers up to one hour of review and inspection time. Additional time will be billed at a rate of $75 per hour.

[2]

Repair permit. A fee of $375 shall be charged for an application to repair an individual subsurface sewage disposal system. This fee includes five hours of inspection time. Additional work will be billed at a rate of $75 per hour.

[3]

Tank abandonment permit. A fee of $75 shall be charged for an application to abandon a septic tank, cesspool or seepage pit.

(2)

All fees shall be paid at the Township municipal building to the Health Officer by check or money order drawn to the order of West Windsor Township.

(3)

Payment of all fees hereunder shall be guaranteed by the applicant and/or the owner of the property on which such inspections take place.

Editor's Note: See Ch. 131, Sewage Disposal Systems, Art. II, Individual Systems.

Public bathing places.

(1)

License. The following fees will be charged for issuance or renewal of a license to operate a public bathing place.

(a)

Seasonal (less than six months per year): $300.

[Amended 5-6-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-10]

(b)

Year-round operation: $500.

(2)

Plan review fees. A plan review fee will be charged for technical review of all new applications for public bathing places. The fees are established as follows:

(a)

Plan review for a new facility consisting of one pool/spa: $500.

[Amended 5-6-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-10; 3-4-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-06]

(b)

Charge for each additional pool/spa for facilities with multiples: $100.

(c)

Plan review for renovations to existing public bathing place: $300.

[Amended 5-6-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-10; 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-29]

Retail food establishment license fees.

(1)

License. All retail food establishments shall obtain licenses from the West Windsor Township Division of Health, the cost of which shall be $50.

[Amended 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-29]

(a)

Delinquent fees.

[1]

Delinquent annual renewal applications. An additional administrative late fee of $100 will be charged for applications received by the Township between the dates of February 1 and December 31 for renewal of operational retail food establishments for the current licensing year.

[2]

Delinquent temporary retail food establishments. An additional administrative late fee of $50 will be charged for applications received by the Township within seven calendar days of planned operation.

(2)

Inspection fee for food establishments with food preparation areas.

(a)

In addition to the annual license fee, an annual inspection fee shall be charged for food establishments with food preparation areas, based on the size of the food preparation area as follows:

[Amended 5-6-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-10; 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-29]

	Square Feet	Fee
	Up to 200	$135
	201 to 400	$210
	401 to 600	$260
	601 to 800	$310
	801 to 1,000	$360
	Over 1,000	$410

(b)

If inspections must be made on Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays or after 5:00 p.m. because of the nature of the establishment, the applicable inspection fee shall be multiplied by a factor of 1.5.

(3)

Inspection fee for retail food markets.

(a)

In addition to the annual license fee, an annual inspection fee shall be charged for retail food markets, based on the size of the food marketing area as follows:

[Amended 5-6-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-10; 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-29]

	Square Feet	Fee
	Up to 1,000	$135
	1,000 to 2,000	$220
	2,001 to 3,000	$280
	3,001 to 4,000	$340
	4,001 to 5,000	$400
	Over 5,000	$460

(b)

If inspections must be made on Saturdays, Sundays, legal holidays or after 5:00 p.m. because of the nature of the establishment, the applicable inspection fee shall be multiplied by a factor of 1.5.

(4)

Inspection fees for itinerant retail food establishments shall be as follows:

(a)

Agricultural market: $10.

(b)

Mobile unit: $30 per unit.

[Amended 3-4-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-06]

(5)

Exemption for nonprofit corporations. No corporation organized under Title 15 of the New Jersey Statutes shall be required to pay either the license or inspection fees set forth herein.

[Amended 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-29]

(6)

Inspection fee for temporary retail food establishments. The fee for a retail food establishment operating for less than two weeks, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., will be $15. The fee for establishments operating weekends, evenings or holidays will be $30.

[Amended 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-29]

(7)

Plan review fees. Plan review fees shall be charged as follows:

[Amended 5-6-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-10; 3-22-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-08; 3-4-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-06]

Food establishments. A plan review fee shall be charged for the filing of any application for a food establishment. The fee will be based upon the total square footage of the proposed establishment as follows:

	Square Feet	Fee
	Up to 400	$175
	401 to 800	$250
	Over 800	$300

(8)

Professional instruction: specialized food safety training sessions will be held for individual establishments upon request. The following fees are established:

(a)

A base fee shall be charged for preparation and planning of each program: $150.

(b)

A presentation fee shall be charged for each program: $60 per hour.

(9)

Low-hazard temporary food establishment registration. Temporary establishments which restrict their menus to prepackaged, non-potentially hazardous foods may be exempted from licensing and inspection fees by the Health Officer. A $25 registration fee will be charged per event.

[Added 12-19-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-16]

Editor's Note: See Ch. 96, Food Establishments, Retail.

License fees for food and beverage vending.

(1)

All license and permit fees for food and beverage vending machines shall be paid to the Township of West Windsor on or before January 31 of each year.

(2)

All such permits and licenses issued under the authority of this section shall expire on January 30 of each year.

(3)

No license fee shall be required for any food or beverage vending machine owned by any public school, church or religious organizations or any nonprofit corporation or association of the State of New Jersey within the Township of West Windsor.

(4)

New or additional coin-operated vending machines installed during the year shall pay a license fee. There shall be no refund for a portion of the license for any machine removed from the premises during the year.

[Amended 3-22-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-08]

(5)

The annual fee for licenses as required by § 183-1 for regulation and inspection and control of all food and beverage vending machines is set as follows:

(a)

For each machine containing "potentially hazardous foods" as defined by Chapter 12 of the New Jersey State Sanitary Code: $35.

(b)

For each machine containing any food and beverage not considered potentially hazardous: $15.

Editor's Note: See Ch. 183, Vending Machines, Art. I, Food and Beverage Vending Machines.

Well permits. The following fees and charges are hereby established as follows:

(1)

For the filing of an application and plans for a well permit: $275.

(2)

For the filing of an application and plans to alter an existing well or to drill a replacement well: $225.

(3)

For filing an application for well abandonment: $75.

[Added 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-29]

Editor's Note: See Ch. 190, Wells.

Community sewage disposal systems. The following fees and charges are established.

[Amended 5-6-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-10; 3-22-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-08; 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-29]

(1)

The fee for review of a proposed community sewage disposal system by the administrative authority shall be $2,000, to include a maximum of 10 realty improvements, plus $200 for each additional realty improvement, payable at the time application for the permit to locate, construct or alter the community sewage disposal system is made.

(2)

The fee for witnessing a soil test by an approved professional shall be $75 per hour.

(3)

The fee for site inspections shall be $75 per hour.

Editor's Note: See Ch. 131, Sewage Disposal Systems, Art. I, Community Systems.

Radon test. The fee for a radon test kit and consultation shall be $30.

[Amended 5-6-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-10]

File search. The fee for a file search by any interested party regarding environmentally sensitive areas or properties shall be $75. This fee does not include the cost of providing copies of written documents.

Body art establishments. The following fees will be charged for issuance or renewal of a license to operate a body art establishment. All annual licenses shall expire December 31 in the year the license is issued. Temporary licenses shall expire 24 hours from the date of issue.

[Added 12-6-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-29]

(1)

Licensing fees.

	Type of Establishment	Fee
	Tattooing	$500
	Permanent cosmetics	$500
	Body piercing	$500
	Ear piercing only	$100
	Combination procedure	$750
	Temporary	$1,000

(2)

Plan review application fees. The following fees shall be charged for an application for plan review for body art establishments.

(a)

Fixed facilities. A plan review fee of $500 will be charged for the first procedure proposed; a fee of $125 per additional procedure. A fee of $125 per procedure will be charged for applications to alter, expand or renovate an existing body art establishment.

(b)

Temporary establishments. A plan review fee of $1,000 is established for plan review of temporary establishments.

Retail electronic smoking devices establishment. The annual fee for an electronic smoking device establishment license shall be $1,500.

[Added 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-01]