Jersey City
Jersey City Division of Fire and Emergency Services
In short
Jersey City Division of Fire and Emergency Services issues 2 permits we publish for Jersey City, last verified 2026-09-05. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Life Hazard Use Annual Registration | Jersey City Division of Fire and Emergency Services | Banded by square footage: 1–4,500 sq ft $50; 4,501–8,500 sq ft $75; 8,501 sq ft or more $100. | annual | 2026-09-05 |
| Fire Permit — Mobile Food Vending (Type 1A) | Jersey City Division of Fire and Emergency Services | $25 a year | annual | 2026-09-05 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Non-Life Hazard Use Annual Registration
Confirmed directly against the ordinance's own text. A separate hazard-tiered Fire Prevention Permit ($25–$1,500) applies to specific activities such as open flames, flammable liquid storage or hazardous material storage.
Fire Permit — Mobile Food Vending (Type 1A)
Confirmed directly against the ordinance's own text: "the use of flammable gas cylinders in food vending carts or vehicles in any amount shall require a Type 1A permit for a $25.00 fee."
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey City
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
- Website
- www.jerseycitynj.gov/
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- Jersey City Ordinance 21-078, Fire Prevention permit types and fees, adopted December 15, 2021City of Jersey City · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-05
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