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Borough of Bellmawr, NJ
Camden County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Bellmawr 4-28-2016 by Ord. No. 03:06-16; amended in its entirety 2-25-2021 by Ord. No. 01:04-21. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The following schedule of fees is hereby established with respect to licenses, permits and activities required or regulated under the provisions of various chapters of the Code of the Borough of Bellmawr. Applications for and the issuance of such licenses and permits shall be subject to the provisions of the specific chapter of the Code which is indicated for each type of license or permit. The business, activity or operation for which the license or permit is required shall be subject to all regulations set forth in the chapter to which reference is made.
Refer to Chapter 60, Land Use Procedures.
A. 
Filing of any appeal or application to the Joint Land Use Board: $50. (§ 60-23)
B. 
List from current tax duplicate of names and addresses of owners: a sum not to exceed $0.25 per name or $10, whichever is greater. (§ 60-29)
C. 
Filing of any appeal by an interested party: $50. (§ 60-35)
Refer to Chapter 73, Officers and Employees.
A. 
Application for representation by Public Defender: $200. (§ 73-24)
Refer to Chapter 115, Advertisements and Circulars.
A. 
License per person, per year: $15. (§ 115-2)
Refer to Chapter 129, Alcoholic Beverages.
A. 
Plenary retail consumption license, per year: $864. (§ 129-7)
B. 
Plenary retail distribution license, per year: $504. (§ 129-7)
C. 
Club license, per year: $180. (§ 129-12)
Refer to Chapter 133, Amusement Devices.
A. 
License for the first coin-operated machine, per year: $50. (§ 133-5)
B. 
License for the second coin-operated machine, per year: $50. (§ 133-5)
A. 
Refer to Chapter 137, Animals, Article IV, Licensing and Regulation.
(1) 
License fee: $4.80. (§ 137-14)
(a) 
New Jersey registration tag fee: $1.
(b) 
New Jersey Pilot Clinic Fund: $0.20.
(c) 
New Jersey Pet Population Control: $3.
(2) 
Spayed/neutered: $10.
(3) 
Unspayed or unneutered: $12.
(4) 
Late fee after June 1: $5.
(5) 
Potentially dangerous dog license, per year: $700 (N.J.S.A. 4:19-31). (§ 137-14D)
Refer to Chapter 170, Construction Codes, Uniform, for current fees.
Refer to Chapter 185, Donation Clothing Bins.
A. 
Permit application: $25 (pursuant to P.L. 2007, c. 209, N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.60 et seq.). (§ 185-3)
B. 
Annual renewal of permit: $25 (pursuant to P.L. 2007, c. 209, N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.60 et seq.). (§ 185-3)
Refer to Chapter 196, Emergency Services, Article I, Charges and Payment.
A. 
Ambulance service fees. (§ 196-4)
(1) 
Ambulance transportation to a medical facility: $950.
(2) 
Per loaded mile for basic life support (BLS): $17.
(3) 
Fee for oxygen administration: $75.
(4) 
Fee for automatic external defibrillator (AED) pads: $150.
(5) 
Fee for epinephrine injector (Epi-Pen): $350.
(6) 
Fee for cervical collars: $25.
(7) 
Fee for spinal immobilization: $150.
(8) 
Manual stabilization: $50.
(9) 
Narcan administration: $75.
(10) 
AED administration: $75.
(11) 
EPI pen administration: $350.
(12) 
Nebulizer administration: $55.
(13) 
Albuterol administration: $55.
(14) 
Airway management: $200.
(15) 
Nitro administration: $20.
(16) 
CPAP: 200.
B. 
Motor vehicle accident (MVA) incidentals: batteries, fluids, stabilization: $300. Operations such as stabilizing a vehicle, use of hand tools, hazard control, and other scene-related light rescue operations. (§ 196-4)
C. 
Motor vehicle accident (MVA) incidentals: $1,000. Operations include the use of power tools and hydraulic rescue tools to perform activities such as opening or removing doors to provide access to patients as well as stabilizing vehicles and performing hazardous assessments. (§ 196-4)
D. 
Heavy MVA incidentals: $1,500. Operations include any technical rescue procedures, including but not limited to water and ice rescue, rope rescue, confined space rescue, high-angle rescue, trench rescue, or structural collapse rescue. Also includes motor vehicle rescues that include the use of power tools and hydraulic tools to perform operations such as partial or full roof removal, front/dash displacement, third door access, and separating vehicles from one another for the purpose of rescue. (§ 196-4)
E. 
Malicious fire alarms: $500. A malicious fire alarm is defined as any false alarm that is transmitted by an alarm system due to improper operation, poor maintenance, or malfunction of the alarm system. Alarms will be defined as malicious after the receipt of the fourth false alarm within any 180-day period. (§ 196-4)
Refer to Chapter 216, Firearms and Weapons.
A. 
Shooting gallery and rifle range license, per year: $100. (§ 216-5)
Refer to Chapter 222, Fire Prevention, Article II, Enforcement of Uniform Fire Code.
A. 
Additional required annual registration and fees. In addition to the annual registration fee required pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act, N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq., and the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, N.J.A.C. 5:70 et seq., including all acts, amendments and supplements thereto and all regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the following registration fees for all other structures, buildings and uses not defined as life-hazard uses shall be required: (§ 222-9)
(1) 
All commercial buildings, premises and uses shall be registered with the Bureau of Fire Safety and shall pay an annual registration fee.
(2) 
All commercial buildings, premises and uses other than one- and two-family dwellings shall be registered at least once each year.
(3) 
The annual registration fee shall be as follows:
(a) 
Assembly.
[1] 
A-a under 20 occupants: $50.
[2] 
A-b 20 to 49 occupants: $75.
[3] 
A-c 50 to 100 occupants: $100.
(b) 
Business.
[1] 
B-a under 2,500 square feet: $50.
[2] 
B-b 2,500 to 4,999 square feet: $75.
[3] 
B-c 5,000 to 9,999 square feet: $100.
[4] 
B-d 10,000 to 20,000 square feet: $175.
[5] 
B-e 20,000 to 49,999 square feet: $225.
[6] 
B-f over 50,000 square feet: $300.
(c) 
Factory/Industrial.
[1] 
F-a under 2,500 square feet: $75.
[2] 
F-b 2,500 to 4,999 square feet: $100.
[3] 
F-c 5,000 to 11,999 square feet: $175.
(d) 
Mercantile.
[1] 
M-a under 2,500 square feet: $50.
[2] 
M-b 2,500 to 4,999 square feet: $100.
[3] 
M-c 5,000 to 7,499 square feet: $125.
[4] 
M-d 7,500 to 11,999 square feet: $175.
(e) 
Residential.
[1] 
R-a 3 units: $75.
[2] 
R-b 3 to 10 units: $150.
[3] 
R-c 11 to 20 units: $175.
[4] 
R-d 20 to 40 units: $200.
[5] 
R-e over 40 units: $200 plus $50 for each additional 20 units or fraction thereof.
(f) 
Storage.
[1] 
S-a under 2,500 square feet: $50.
[2] 
S-b 2,500 to 4,999 square feet: $75.
[3] 
S-c 5,000 to 7,499 square feet: $100.
[4] 
S-d 7,500 to 11,999 square feet: $175.
(g) 
Utility use group.
[1] 
U-a under 2,500 square feet: $50.
[2] 
U-b 2,500 to 4,999 square feet: $75.
[3] 
U-c 5,000 to 9,999 square feet: $100.
[4] 
U-d over 10,000 square feet: $125
Refer to Chapter 255, Junk Dealers.
A. 
Annual license: $100. (§ 255-1)
Refer to Chapter 260, Land Use and Development.
A. 
Site plan application. (§ 260-125)
(1) 
The first acre or any part thereof: $50.
(2) 
Each additional acre or part thereof: $25.
B. 
Site plan review to be submitted upon application of preliminary site plan: (§ 260-125)
(1) 
The first acre or any part thereof: $300.
(2) 
Each additional acre or part thereof: $50.
C. 
Site plan engineering review fees. (§ 260-125)
(1) 
Up to 2,500 square feet: $400.
(2) 
Up to 5,000 square feet: $600.
(3) 
Over 5,000 square feet: $1,100.
D. 
Additional fees may also be charged to defray professional costs as per § 260-125. See also § 260-153.
E. 
Variance and conditional use fees.
(1) 
"A" variance, (appeal) filing fee: $100.
(a) 
Legal escrow: $250.
(2) 
"B" variance, (interpretation) filing fee: $100.
(a) 
Legal escrow: $250.
(3) 
"C" variance, (bulk) filing fee: $100.
(a) 
Legal escrow: $350.
(b) 
Engineering escrow (if required by Board): $250.
(4) 
"D" variance, (use) filing fee: $200.
(a) 
Engineering escrow (if required by Board): $500.
(b) 
Legal escrow: $450.
(c) 
Conditional use filing fee: $100.
(5) 
Conditional use filing fee: $100.
(a) 
Legal escrow (if requested): $300.
(b) 
Engineering escrow (if requested): $300.
F. 
Variance and conditional use fees.
(1) 
"A" variance, (appeal) filing fee: $100.
(a) 
Legal escrow: $250.
(2) 
"B" variance, (interpretation) filing fee: $100.
(a) 
Legal escrow: $250.
(3) 
"C" variance, (bulk) filing fee: $100.
(a) 
Legal escrow: $350.
(b) 
Engineering escrow (if required by Board): $250.
(4) 
"D" variance, (use) filing fee: $200.
(a) 
Engineering escrow (if required by Board): $500.
(b) 
Legal escrow: $450.
(c) 
Conditional use filing fee: $100.
(5) 
Conditional use filing fee: $100.
(a) 
Legal escrow (if requested): $300.
(b) 
Engineering escrow (if requested): $300.
G. 
Miscellaneous fees.
(1) 
Publication of decision: $50.
(2) 
Property owners list: $0.25 per name or $10, whichever is greater.
(3) 
Tax Map update: per Ordinance No. 2017-
H. 
Site plan waiver.
(1) 
Filing fee: $150.
(2) 
Engineering escrow: $250.
(3) 
Legal escrow: $350.
I. 
Minor subdivision fees.
(1) 
Filing fee: $200.
(2) 
Engineering escrow: $600.
(3) 
Legal escrow (includes deed review): $450.
J. 
Preliminary major subdivision.
(1) 
Filing fee: $500.
(2) 
Engineering escrow: $1,000.
(3) 
Legal escrow: $700.
K. 
Final major subdivision.
(1) 
Filing fee: $500.
(2) 
Engineering escrow: $1,000.
(3) 
Legal escrow: $700.
L. 
Minor site plan fees.
(1) 
Filing fee: $300.
(2) 
Engineering escrow: $750.
(3) 
Legal escrow: $350.
M. 
Preliminary major site plan.
(1) 
Filing fee: $300.
(2) 
Engineering escrow: $1,500.
N. 
Final major site plan.
(1) 
Filing fee: $300.
(2) 
Engineering escrow: $1,000.
(3) 
Legal escrow: $1,000.
O. 
General development plan.
(1) 
Filing fee: $500.
(2) 
Engineering escrow: $2,500.
(3) 
Legal escrow: $1,000.
P. 
Permits.
(1) 
Zoning: $25.
(2) 
Temporary use permit: $25.
(3) 
Sign: $25.
Q. 
Request for rezoning.
(1) 
Filing fee: $100.
(2) 
Property owners list: $0.25 per name or $10, whichever is greater.
(3) 
Escrow fees engineering (where applicable): $100 per acre or fraction, minimum $500.
R. 
Concept plan reviews.
(1) 
Filing fee: $50.
(2) 
Engineering escrow: $500.
(3) 
Legal escrow (if required by the Board): $250.
S. 
Redevelopers agreement.
(1) 
Filing fee: not applicable.
(2) 
Property owners list: not applicable.
(3) 
Escrow fees (optional) engineering (where required by the Board): $500.
(4) 
Legal (where required by the Board): $500.
T. 
Grading review and inspection escrow fees.
(1) 
Detached one- or two-family dwelling unit fee review: $500.
(2) 
Detached one- or two-family dwelling unit inspection fee: $500.
Refer to Chapter 266, Licensing Procedures.
A. 
Mercantile license, per year: $50. (§ 266-17)
Refer to Chapter 317, Parks and Recreation Areas.
A. 
Use of Borough facilities, fields and equipment.
(1) 
Athletic fields: $300 per season (per team, one day weekly).
(a) 
Tournaments (one-day):
[1] 
Local organization: $300.
[2] 
Nonlocal organization: $800.
(b) 
Usage of lights: $30 per hour.
(2) 
Batting cages: $100 per hour ($50 per lane).
(3) 
Show Mobile: $1,500 per day.
Refer to Chapter 328, Peddling and Soliciting.
A. 
Vendor licenses: (§ 328-2)
(1) 
Vendor on foot or with a hand- or animal-drawn conveyance: $50.
(2) 
Vendor using a motorized vehicle, per vehicle: $75.
B. 
Itinerant salesman license: $50.
C. 
Solicitor permits:
(1) 
Six months: $50.
(2) 
One year: $100.
Refer to Chapter 333, Pool and Billiard Establishments.
A. 
Annual license fees are as follows: (§ 333-5)
(1) 
First pool or billiard table, annual license: $100.
(2) 
Second pool or billiard table, annual license: $50.
(3) 
Third pool or billiard table, annual license: $25.
(4) 
Fourth pool or billiard table, annual license: $15.
(5) 
Each additional pool or billiard table: $5.
Refer to Chapter 337, Precious Metals and Gems.
A. 
Dealers of precious metals, gems and secondhand goods: the annual license shall be $300, unless application is made after July 1, in which event the fee will be $150. (§ 337-4)
Refer to Chapter 341, Property Maintenance.
Refer to Chapter 344, Property, Rental.
A. 
Annual application fee: (§ 344-13)
(1) 
For one to two non-owner-occupied units: $100 per unit.
(2) 
For three to seven non-owner-occupied units: $75 per unit.
(3) 
For eight to 60 non-owner-occupied units: $75 per unit.
(4) 
For 61 to 200 non-owner-occupied units: $50 per unit.
(5) 
For 200 plus non-owner-occupied units: $35 per unit.
B. 
Annual inspection fee: (§ 344-13)
(1) 
$25 per unit.
C. 
Reinspection fee: (§ 344-13)
(1) 
First reinspection: no charge.
(2) 
Second reinspection: $50 per unit.
(3) 
Third reinspection: $75 per unit.
(4) 
Fourth or subsequent reinspection: $100 per unit.
D. 
If the owner of the property is a senior citizen who resides in a unit of the property and rents out the remaining unit and would otherwise qualify under the State of New Jersey property tax deduction under N.J.S.A. 54:4-8.41, there shall be no fee. (§ 344-13)
E. 
If any fee is not paid within 30 days of its due date, a late fee surcharge of $50 will be assessed. (§ 344-13)
Refer to Chapter 347, Vacant Property.
A. 
The fee for registration of vacant property is as follows: (§ 347-4)
(1) 
Initial registration for each building: $500.
(2) 
First renewal of registration: $1,000.
(3) 
Second renewal of registration: $1,000.
(4) 
Subsequent renewal beyond the second renewal: $3,000.
Refer to Chapter 352, Records, Article I, Access to Records. Fees for records shall comply with the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.
A. 
Copies of any record:
(1) 
Letter size or smaller: $0.05 per page.
(2) 
Legal size or larger: $0.07 per page.
B. 
Borough Clerk: (§ 352-2)
(1) 
Certification of public records, for each certification: $2.
C. 
Municipal Court: (§ 352-4)
(1) 
Certification of any public document, such as a complaint, summons, warrant or any pleading or legal document: $5.
D. 
Board of Health: (§ 352-5)
(1) 
Certification of any public document: $2.
E. 
Joint Land Use Board: (§ 352-6)
(1) 
Certification of any public record, such as resolution, minutes or document: $5.
F. 
Other board, agency or commission: (§ 352-8)
(1) 
Certification of any public record, per certification: $5.
Refer to Chapter 387, Stables and Riding Academies.
A. 
Cost and expense of issuing a license: $0.50. (§ 387-2)
B. 
Minimum fee for an establishment with a maximum of five horses: $250. (§ 387-6)
C. 
Each and every horse in excess of five horses: $50. (§ 387-6)
Refer to Chapter 400, Streets and Sidewalks.
A. 
Street excavations. (§ 400-15)
(1) 
Permit to open or excavate any public street, road or highway: $100.
(2) 
Cashier's check: $1,500 (for permanent restoration of roadway).
(3) 
Inspection fee: $200.
(4) 
Engineer fee: $200.
Refer to Chapter 405, Swimming Pools, Private.
A. 
Permit for aboveground pool: (§ 405-3)
(1) 
Erection: $10.
(2) 
Certificate of occupancy: $15.
(3) 
Installation of electrical wiring: $10.
B. 
Permit for below-ground pool: (§ 405-3)
(1) 
Installation: $25.
(2) 
Certificate of occupancy: $15.
(3) 
Installation of electrical wiring: $30.
C. 
No permit fee is required for a storable or collapsible swimming pool. (§ 405-3)
Refer to Chapter 411, Taxicabs.
A. 
One taxicab or the first taxicab license, per year: $50. (§ 411-6)
B. 
Each additional taxicab license, per year: $25. (§ 411-6)
C. 
License issued after July 1 of any year: (§ 411-6)
(1) 
One taxicab or the first taxicab license: $50.
(2) 
Each additional taxicab license: $12.50.
D. 
Taxicab driver's license: $2. (§ 411-11)
Refer to Chapter 440, Vehicles and Traffic.
A. 
Permit for on-street handicapped parking space. (§ 440-20)
(1) 
Application for permit: $25.
(2) 
Sign installation: $80.
(3) 
Application for permit renewal: $25.
Refer to Chapter 450, Water, Part 1, Regulations; Connections; Rates.
A. 
Permit issuance for any service connections: $70. (§ 450-8)
B. 
Restoration of service after shutoff for delinquency of payment: $50. (§ 450-17)
C. 
Rates. (§ 450-21)
(1) 
Water rates shall be as follows:
Meter Size
Maximum Gallons Allowed For Minimum Quarterly Charge
Minimum Quarterly Charge Beginning with 4th Quarter Billings
2020
2021
2022
5/8"
6,000
$35
$40.50
$47
5/8" Duplex
12,000
$70
$81
$94
1"
6,000
$49.50
$57.50
$66.75
1 1/2"
6,000
$66.50
$77.25
$89.50
2"
6,000
$73.25
$85
$98.50
3"
6,000
$183
$212.25
$246.25
4"
6,000
$416.25
$482.75
$560
(2) 
For each 1,000 gallons or portion thereof in excess of said maximum, said consumer shall be charged per thousand gallons as follows:
Per Thousand Gallons Beginning with 4th Quarter Billings
2020
2021
2022
$5
$5.80
$6.75
(3) 
The annual rate for Fire Protection Facilities as set forth in Chapter 95 of the Code of the Borough of Bellmawr shall be amended to read as follows:
(a) 
For each connection to be used exclusively for the extinguishment of fires, rates shall be as follows:
Service Size
Minimum Quarterly Charge Beginning with 4th Quarter Billings
2020
2021
2022
4" Fire
$205.25
$238
$276
6" Fire
$307.75
$357
$414
8" Fire
$564.50
$654.75
$759.50
10" Fire
$800.50
$928.50
$1,077
12" Fire
$1,128.75
$1,309.25
$1,518.75
(4) 
Rates shall be effective commencing with the initiation of the 4th Quarter billings of each year identified herein.
Refer to Chapter 483, Food Establishments, Retail.
A. 
License fees.
(1) 
Retail food establishment, permanent, local: $25. (§ 483-2)
(2) 
Temporary retail food establishment: $25. (§ 483-2)
(3) 
Late charge: $20. (§ 483-3)
Refer to Chapter 500, Swimming Pools, Public.
A. 
Permit fee, issuance or renewal: $10. (§ 500-5)