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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 155', '§ 155', '§ 155', '§ 155', '§ 155', '§ 155', '§ 155', '§ 155', '§ 155', '§ 155', '§ 155', '§ 155', '§ 155', '§ 155', '§ 155', '§ 155', '§ 52', '§ 126', '§ 166', '§ 225', '§ 230', '§ 64', '§ 412', '§ 185', '§ 278', '§ 301', '§ 301', '§ 301', '§ 386', '§ 386', '§ 386', '§ 386', '§ 391', '§ 160', '§ 58', '§ 58', '§ 334', '§ 334', '§ 334', '§ 391', '§ 70', '§ 70', '§ 70', '§ 70', '§ 70', '§ 376', '§ 376', '§ 171', '§ 311', '§ 171', '§ 171', '§ 171', '§ 3', '§ 155', '§ 223', '§ 317', '§ 317', '§ 4', '§ 342', '§ 12']

Union City, NJ Fees
§ 155-3 Licenses and permits.
§ 155-4 Fiber-optic systems.
§ 155-5 Alcoholic beverages.
§ 155-6 Miscellaneous fees.
§ 155-7 Animals.
§ 155-8 Food handling.
§ 155-9 Additional business license fees.
§ 155-10 Vital statistics.
§ 155-11 Police Department.
§ 155-12 Uniform Construction Code fees.
§ 155-13 Fire Code fees.
§ 155-14 Land development.
§ 155-15 Public records.
§ 155-16 Sewerage fees.
§ 155-17 Tax Collector fees.
§ 155-18 Emergency medical services.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Union City 1-7-1997 as Ch. III of the 1996 Revised General Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Codification of Fees and Costs of the City of Union City."
This chapter is adopted in order to advise the citizens of the City and any and all persons doing business with the City of the various fees charged for services rendered by the departments of City government and to provide ready access to any and all such information.
The following fees shall be charged by the City for services rendered or licenses or permits issued. All license and permit fees shall be annual, unless otherwise noted.
Late fees for business registration or license renewal applications made after January 31
[Added 2-9-2006]
Alarm systems; monitoring service (§ 52-4E)
Dial alarms (annual; renewal)
[Amended 4-1-2003]
Automobile sales agency, franchised
Billiard and pool rooms, per table
Boxing, wrestling exhibitions
[Added 12-21-2004]
Contractors (§ 126-3)
Reinspection (sanitary violation)
[Added 4-6-2004]
Licensing fee, per room used for day-care purposes
[Amended 4-6-2004]
Distributor's license, vending machines (soda, candy and gum)
Electrical musical device, coin-operated, per device
Filming (§ 166-2B and C):
Each three day period after the initial five days
Flagperson and watchperson permit, both (§ 225-42C)
[Added 6-4-2008]
Furnished apartments, per apartment
Gas station, per pump
Junkyards, including auto
Laundromats (§ 230-3)
Limousine service, per car
Mechanical amusement devices, per device (§ 64-9A):
Each, over three
Distributor's license, annually
20 bedrooms or fewer
Motor vehicles, abandoned or impounded, garage charge, per day (§ 412-6)
Newspaper racks, each
Outdoor dining permit (§ 185-15B)
Parades (§ 278-4)
[Amended 2-18-2014 by Ord. No. 3-2014]
Peddlers, hawkers, vendors and solicitors:
Transient license fee (§ 301-8)
Solicitors (§ 301-11B)
Not-for-profit, charitable or philanthropic (§ 301-18B)
Photographers, street or door-to-door
School, self-defense
Driver's application fee (§ 386-9B)
With application, money order
Driver's license, each, per year (§ 386-8D)
Taxicab license, each, per taxicab
Taxi driver (§ 386-8C)
[Added 4-1-2003]
Taxi owner, per cab (§ 386-3B)
Telephone, public (renewal, annual), per phone (§ 391-5)
Theaters, live or movie
Tow truck operators (Ch. 397):
Traveling shows or circuses, when not in licensed theaters
Video games, per device
Video machine distributor
(to be paid to City Engineer)
Administration fee, initial application and each proposed amendment thereto (§ 160-6)
Annual use fee:
Service to licensee only:
With no customers within the City
$2 per linear foot of route traversed by the communication line within the public right-of-way
Service to customers within the City other than the licensee
Maximum of the fees computed in accordance with above fees or 6% of gross revenues derived within the public right-of-way
Increase to length of route
An additional use fee computed in accordance with the annual use fee above
Alcoholic beverages (valid from July 1 to June 30) [§ 58-8D]:
[Amended 2-21-2012]
[Amended 11-16-2004]
[Amended 11-16-2004; 2-21-2012]
Surcharge fee for retiring plenary retail liquor licenses
One-time security guard registration fee (§ 58-15)
Late fees for business registration or license renewal applications made after January 31, per month
Rent Stabilization Board fees:
Appeal of determination by Rent Regulation Officer, per unit [§ 334-5A(7)(a)]
Filing fees (§ 334-11G):
The prerenovation application shall be accompanied with a fee per dwelling unit.
$50; $100 for a final application
Community Development Agency inspection fees
$50, preinspection, per dwelling unit; $50, post inspection, per dwelling unit
Certificate of compliance, per unit
Rental unit restoration allowance (§ 334-12F):
Inspection, without qualification
Request by landlord for legal rent calculation, per apartment
Search for document, without copy
No fee if not found or requested by law enforcement agency.
Search for municipal liens
Continuation, per year, not to exceed
Telephone removal/storage charge (§ 391-17A)
[Amended 7-29-2003; 5-21-2013; 12-16-2014]
Bird permits (§ 70-12)
Neutered and spayed (§ 70-2E)
Unneutered and unspayed (§ 70-2E)
Vicious dogs, license and renewal (§ 70-4A)
Kennel and pet shop licenses (§ 70-3C)
Late fees for license or permit renewal application made after January 31, per month
[Amended 7-29-2003]
Mobile restaurants, including hot dog vendors
Restaurants, lunch wagons and luncheonettes with seating capacity of:
Retail food establishments, including mini market, coffee shop, cafeteria, short-order cafe, grill, tearoom, sandwich shop, soda fountain, tavern, bar, cocktail lounge, nightclub, roadside stand, industrial feeding establishment, private, public or nonprofit organization or institution routinely serving food, commissary, box-lunch establishment, retail bakery, meat market, delicatessen, grocery store, public food market, or similar place in which food or drink is prepared for retail sale or for service on the premises or elsewhere, and any other retail eating or drinking establishment or operation where food is served, handled or provided for the public, with or without charge
Reinspection of restaurant
Body piercing establishments (§ 376-3)
Candy, gum machine
Plus, per truck
Fat and bone dealers
Food warehouses and similar storage facilities
Nails, wax and facials
Poultry dealer, live
Tattoo parlors (§ 376-3)
Food/drink, per machine
[Amended 7-29-2003; 11-5-2003; 3-20-2007]
Copies of birth, death or marriage certificate amendments
Marriage application (copy)
Performance of civil union ceremony
[Amended 4-21-2009; 12-21-2010]
Accident report, per page
Fingerprints, other than for handgun permit:
Money order to N.J. State Treasurer
Money order to Division of State Police SBI
Handgun permit and firearms identification card:
Same fee as established by Section 6 of P.L. 2001,
c. 404 (N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5)
Copies of police reports requested other than in person
Additional fee of $5 to cover administrative costs
[Amended 5-20-2003; 10-18-2005; 5-21-2013; 4-5-2016]
Permit or Service
Minimum fee for building permits
Change of contractor fee per subcode
All buildings per cubic feet of construction
Minimum fee for new construction
20% of permit fee
Parking spaces for new construction, exterior and enclosed
Renovations, alternations repair and minor work:
Minimum fee (without plans)
Minimum fee (with plans)
Per $1,000:
Up to $50,000 of job cost
$50,001 through $1,000,000 of job cost
Over $100,000 and above job cost
Mechanical systems/equipment (ducts, etc., for HVAC equipment, not including mechanical unit)
Shall be calculated at 10% of building permit fee
All structures, per lot
Note: Sewer capping permit must accompany a demolition permit if structure is serviced by a sewer.
Signs/awnings:
Minimum fee per side
Billboards/wall-mounted signs (per side)
Fee based on cost of work
Residential aboveground
Commercial aboveground
Commercial/multifamily in-ground
Zoning determination:
Existing structures/driveways/businesses
Over 5 to 10 units
Over 10 to 15 units
Over 15 to 20 units
Over 20 to 25 units
Over 25 to 50 units
Over 50 to 75 units
Over 75 to 100 units
Plus $10 for each additional unit over 100 units
Modifications to existing or previously approved variances for parking spaces (per space)
Minimum fee for electrical permits
Switches, fixtures, receptacles:
1 KW to 9 KW, each
10 KW to 44 KW, each
45 KW to 112.5 KW, each
From 112.5 KW to 500 KW, each
Over 500 KW, each
Kitchen/bathroom exhausts/hoods (residential type)
1/2 HP to 1 HP, each
1 HP to 9 HP, each
10 HP to 49 HP, each
50 HP to 99 HP, each
100 HP and over, each
Any additional units, each
NOTE: No charge if motors are equipped at time of installation.
Up to 100 amps, each
101 amps to 200 amps, each
201 amps to 300 amps, each
301 amps to 400 amps, each
401 amps to 500 amps, each
501 amps to 600 amps, each
601 amps to 700 amps, each
701 amps to 800 amps, each
801 amps to 900 amps, each
901 amps to 1,000 amps, each
Over 1,000 amps, each
Add $50 for every 100 amps over 1,000 amps
Additional electric meters, each
Line item fees, as per technical section:
Commercial air conditioning units (per ton)
Burglar alarm, intercom systems
Dishwasher by KW
Dryer by HP
Garbage disposal by HP
Heat pumps by HP
As listing above
Motor control center, subpanels, amp
All other by HP
Pool/spa motor
By size, as listed above
Cellular antennas and equipment cabinets, each
Minimum fee for plumbing permits
Each fixture, device not listed below
Air conditioners, HVAC (individual units), each
All floor drains, each
Backwater valves, each
Basins, each
Bathtubs, each
Boiler conversion burner
Boilers, each:
Over 200,000 BTU
Add $10 for every additional 10,000 BTU over 200,000
Catch basin, each
Dishwasher, each
Drinking fountain, each
Furnaces, HVAC, PAC and similar types of devices, each
Garbage disposal, each
Gas appliance, each
Gas lines, each
Gas riser, each
Grease trap, each
50 to 100 pounds and up
Heating backflow device, each
House drain, each
Indirect connection, each
Interceptor, each
Lead bend, each
Manholes, each
Oil separators, each
Re-piping apartment, each
Re-piping (per unit)
Roof drain/scupper, each
Septic/stormwater detention tanks or similar, each
Sewer backflow device, each
Sewer ejector, each
Sewer utility, each:
Over six-inch
$400, plus $50 per two-inch increase in size over six-inch
Showers, each
Sinks, each
Soil stack, each
Sump pump, each
Tankless heater, each
Vent stack, each
Wash trays, each
Washing machines, each
Waste stack, each
Water closet, each
Water heater, each
Water riser, each
Water separator, each
Water utility connection, each:
Uniform Fire Safety Act.
Permit/Installation/System
Minimum fee for fire safety permits
Storage tank installation (in gallons):
275, each
550, each
551 to 1,000, each
1,001 to 2,000, each
2,001 to 5,000, each
5,001 to 10,000, each
10,001 to 20,000, each
Tanks over 20,000, each
Tank removal/abandonment (in gallons):
Up and including 550, each
Over 550 to 2,000, each
Over 2,000, each
Increase fee by $25 for every 100 gallons or portion thereof
Above subject to sidewalk opening fee where applicable
Sprinkler system or special suppression system heads:
For each additional 10 heads or portion thereof, increase fee by
Standpipe fees
Each standpipe installed
Smoke detector fees (§ 171-4B):
For each additional 10 or portion thereof over 50, increase fee by
For each additional 5 or portion thereof over 10, increase fee by
Emergency lights/exit signs (fixtures):
Related fire protection equipment:
Smoke barriers/magnetic release doors, each
Central control stations/FACP panels, each
Manual fire alarm, each
Elevator recall system, each
Automatic fire alarm station, each
Cooking suppression system (dry/wet chemical), each
Gasoline pumps, per nozzle
Refrigeration system, each
Pressure vessels, each
Smoke control system, each
High-pressure boilers, each
Hooded ventilation, each
Street and sidewalks.
Street opening permit:
$250 for first/each opening plus $20 per foot
Sidewalk opening permit:
Curb cut, per foot
Driveway, dimensions as per zoning requirements, each
$250 per space plus cost of work and $15 per foot of curb cut
Certificate of occupancy/continued occupancy (§ 311-5B).
Residential structure, per tenant space
Interior/exterior parking accessory to existing structure, per space
Retail/mercantile, per space
Business or professional offices, per tenant space
Shopping centers, shell only
$500 plus $150 per screen
Mechanic shops:
Up to 4 bays
Additional bays, each
$500 plus $350 per spray booth
Parking lots, per space
Hospitals, nursing homes, emergency medical centers
$500 plus $200 per bed or exam room
$500 plus $200 per exam/procedure room
Bars, nightclubs and similar assembly spaces
Certificates of continued occupancy shall be 50% of above stated fees
NOTE: All temporary certificates of occupancy shall be charged at the same amount as listed above.
Letters/dumpster permits.
Type of Letter/Permit
Certificate of occupancy letter
Code variation request (per subcode/per variation)
Day-care letter
Sprinkler system or special suppression systems fees.
Standpipe fees.
Smoke detector fees, (§ 171-4B).
[Amended 1-6-2004]
Request received more than 10 business days prior to the change of occupant
Request received four to 10 business days prior to the change of occupant
Request received fewer than four business days prior to the change of occupant
Non-life-hazard uses (§ 171-2).
Take-out food service, no seating
Recreation centers, including, but not limited to, multipurpose rooms, less than 100
Court rooms, libraries, fraternal organizations, condominium centers, less than 100
Senior citizen centers, less than 200
Professional use, 1 and 2 stories, less than 5,000 square feet per floor
1 and 2 stories, more than 5,000 and less than 10,000 square feet per floor
1 and 2 stories, more than 10,000 square feet per floor
3 to 5 stories, less than 5,000 square feet per floor
3 to 5 stories, more than 5,000 and less than 10,000 square feet per floor
3 to 6 stories, over 10,000 square feet per floor
1 and 2 stories, less than 5,000 square feet per floor
M with the exception of hardware stores of 3,000 square feet, retail stores over 12,000 square feet are life-hazard uses.
1 and 2 stories less that 5,000 square feet per floor
F exception life-hazard uses
Storage S-1 (Moderate Hazard S-1, Hazard S-2)
1 and 2 stories, more than 10,000 square feet
S exception life-hazard uses
Residential Local Enforcing Agency (LEA). Listed with multifamily Bureau of Multiple Dwellings (BHI)
Fee is for each building
Common Areas (LEA not listed with BHI), each building
One- and two-family dwellings. One- and two-family dwellings, R-A uses, shall be inspected and charged a fee pursuant to Chapter 171, Article I, Fire Prevention Measures, only upon sale or change of tenant.
Exceptions. Uses not classified above that are subject to the Uniform Fire Code shall be classified as business uses.
Life-hazard uses. Uses required to register with the state as life-hazard uses shall not be required to register under this section.
Vacant buildings. In the discretion of the Fire Official, vacant buildings will be charged and inspected according to the previous use of the building.
Residential use exception. All residential uses except R-A uses shall be inspected in the common areas only.
Permits and certificate of Fire Code status (§ 171-3).
Certificate of Fire Code status: $35.[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 3-8, Streets and Sidewalks, which immediately followed this section, was deleted from this schedule 5-21-2013; see now § 155-12E.
[Amended 4-19-2005; 4-1-2006; 5-21-2013]
Schedule of fees and escrow deposits (§ 223-33C).
Site plan or subdivision.
Preliminary residential site plan: $500, plus $50 per dwelling unit.
Preliminary site plan under 5,000 square feet: $500.
Preliminary site plan between 5,000 and 9,999 square feet: $1,000, plus $50 for every 1,000 square feet.
Preliminary site plan between 10,000 and 25,000 square feet: $1,500, plus $50 for every 1,000 square feet.
Preliminary site plan over 25,000 square feet: $2,000, plus $50 for every 1,000 square feet.
Final site plan: 50% of preliminary site plan fee.
Amendment or extension of preliminary or final site plan: $500.
Minor subdivision: $500, plus $100 per lot.
Preliminary major subdivision: $500, plus $100 per lot.
Final major subdivision: $500, plus $50 per lot.
Amendment or extension of preliminary or final subdivision: $500.
Minor site plan: $1,000.
Preliminary residential site plan: $1,000, plus $100 per dwelling unit.
Preliminary site plan under 5,000 square feet: $1,000.
Preliminary site plan between 5,000 and 9,999 square feet: $4,000.
Preliminary site plan between 10,000 and 25,000 square feet: $4,000.
Preliminary site plan over 25,000 square feet: $5,000.
Amendment or extension of preliminary or final site plan: $1,000.
Preliminary major subdivision: $2,500.
Final major subdivision: $1,000.
Amendment or extension of preliminary or final subdivision: $1,000.
Appeals, interpretations and variances.
Hear and decide appeals, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70a: $300, except that the fee for a request pertaining to not more than two existing nonconforming dwelling units shall be $100.
Hear and decide interpretation of the Zoning Map or Ordinance, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70b: $300.
Variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c: $300 for the first variance; $150 for each additional variance.
Variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d: $500 for the first variance; $250 for each additional variance.
Hear and decide appeals, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70a: $500, except that no escrow deposit shall be required for a request pertaining to not more than two existing nonconforming dwelling units.
Hear and decide interpretation of the Zoning Map or Ordinance, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70b: $500.
Variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c: $1,000 if not part of site plan; $3,000 if part of site plan.
Variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d: $1,000 if not part of site plan; $3,000 if part of site plan.
Special meeting: $1,000.
Informal or concept reviews: $250.
Informal or concept reviews: $500.
Inspection fees. Inspection fees for drainage, paving, landscaping, curbing and other improvements which relate to matters involving public facilities: The greater of $100 or 10% of the cost of the improvements.
List of property owners: $10.
[Amended 12-21-2004; 12-21-2010]
Per meter reading
Rent Stabilization Ordinance (Ch. 334)
Reports, noncriminal
Zoning Ordinance, with Map and Schedule of District Regulations[1]
Access to electronic records and nonprinted materials
Special services charge:
For extraordinary time to respond to an open public record request [§ 317-5B(2)]
$32 per hour or the actual direct cost of labor (if less)
For production or conversion of digital or computerized records or films [§ 317-5C(2)]
The lesser of the cost of technology and labor actually incurred at $32 per hour
NOTE: The public agency may charge for the actual costs of any needed supplies such as computer discs. This provision is not intended nor shall be construed as limiting and or prohibiting the City's ability to charge a special service fee under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5c or d (§ 4-120).
Editor's Note: See Ch. 223, Land Development.
Connection to private wastewater disposal system [§ 342-25G(1)]
Redemption statements, per statement, with certificate issued
Computer printout, per each parcel requested
[Added 5-21-2013; amended 7-1-2013; 3-3-2015]
Pursuant to § 12-4:
The fee for ambulance services (basic life support) shall be a base fee of $800, plus $20 per mile per trip.
The fee for refusal of medical attention, when an ambulance is called and then the person refuses medical attention, shall be $250 per call. This fee shall be billed to the insurance company of the caller.
A.	The fee for the use of oxygen, when required, is $80.