All fees required by these regulations shall
be submitted to the Commission by cash, certified check, or money
order payable to the Town of Orange at the time the application is
filed with the Commission.
No application shall be granted or approved
by the Commission unless a waiver has been granted by the Commission.
The application fee is not refundable.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
COMMERCIAL USES
Activities carried out on property developed for industry,
commerce, trade, recreation, or purposes for profit or non profit.
OTHER USES
Activities other than residential uses or commercial uses.
RESIDENTIAL USES
Activities carried out on property developed for permanent
housing or being developed to be occupied by permanent housing.
[Amended 5-8-2002; 2-11-2003]
A. Fee schedule: Application fees shall be based on the
following schedule.
[Amended 10-10-2007]
(1) Permitted uses as of right (§
381-10): no charge.
(4) Residential uses:
(a)
New dwelling: $200, plus direct wetland activity
fee.
(5) Subdivision:
(b)
Additional lots: $100, plus direct wetland activity
fee.
(6) Residential, multiple units: $100 per dwelling unit,
plus direct wetland activity fee.
(7) Commercial uses: $250, plus direct wetland activity
fee.
(8) Other activities or uses.
(a)
Rain gardens with retention/detention galleries:
$200.
(b)
Watercourse crossing: $200, plus direct wetland
activity fee.
(c)
Bio-filtration system, no other activity: $175.
(d)
Stormwater discharge to a wetland area: $200
per acre of impervious surface, including roofs; one-acre threshold.
(e)
Stormwater detention ponds including below-grade
infiltration units: $250.
(9) Residential single-family roof footing/infiltrator
units, new construction:
(a)
Footing/infiltrators: $45.
(b)
Single-family rain gardens, with no direct wetland
activity or below-grade galleries: no charge.
(c)
Modification/extension of previous approval:
$65.
(10)
Direct wetland activity:
|
Square Feet
|
Fee
|
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0 to 500
|
$50.00
|
|
501 to 1,000
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$75.00
|
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1,001 to 5,000
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$100.00
|
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Over 5,000
|
$200.00, plus $5.00 per square foot over 5,000
square feet
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B. Extra assessments.
(1) In the event that additional expenses, including but
not limited to outside consultants, experts, or legal advisors are
incurred in processing the application the applicant may be assessed
an additional fee to cover said costs. Said fees are to be estimated
by the enforcement officer and submitted with the application fee
and held until the application is completely processed, after which
time any residual funds pertaining to this assessment are to be returned
to the applicant.
(2) For the purpose of this assessment, an "outside consultant"
means a professional who is not an employee of the Town of Orange,
including but not limited to engineering, environmental, hydrogeology
and wetland biologists and professionals.
Boards, commissions, councils and departments
of the Town of Orange are exempt from all fee requirements.