It is hereby provided that fees due and payable
for the making of applications to the Planning Board shall be in accordance
with this article.
All fees hereby required shall be paid by the
applicant to the Secretary of the Planning Board and shall be payable
at the time of the making and filing of said application. All fees
collected by such officer shall be payable, together with a report
of same, to the Township Treasurer monthly. Said report shall contain
the date received, the nature of the application indicating any serial
number of the action and by whom paid.
In the event that a transcript of any hearing
from which an appeal is taken is required to be filed with the body
hearing the appeal, the applicant shall make a minimum deposit of
$100 on account of the cost of the transcript to be supplied. Said
sum shall be credited toward the actual cost, as determined. Any additional
charge shall be first satisfied before the transcript is released.
Any excess of deposit shall be returned to the applicant when the
transcript is delivered. The deposit shall be made to the Secretary
of the Planning Board.
[Amended 10-14-1998 by Ord. No. 640; 2-3-2010 by Ord. No. 839; 2-17-2016 by Ord. No. 913]
A.
Every application for development shall be accompanied by a certified
check(s) payable to the Township of Carneys Point in accordance with
the following schedule of administrative charges and escrow account
deposits. Where one application for development includes several approval
requests, the sum of the individually required administrative charges
and escrow account deposits shall be paid with separate checks for
the total administrative charges and for the total escrow account
deposits. The escrow for the review fees is the minimum escrow and
must be replenished when depleted within seven days of notice from
the Township.
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Type of Application
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Administrative Charges
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Escrow Account Deposits
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Informal or conceptual reviews
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One fifteen-minute appearance
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$250
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$2,000
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Subdivisions
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Minor subdivision
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$250
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$1,500
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Preliminary major subdivision
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$1,000
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0 to 10 units $3,000
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11 to 20 units $7,000
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21 to 49 units $15,000
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Each lot in excess of 49
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$175/lot
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Final major subdivision
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$1,000
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$10,000
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Amended major subdivision
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$250
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$5,000
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Site plans
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Site plan waiver
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$250
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$1,500
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Nonresidential site plans
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No structures
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$250
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$1,000
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Under 5 acres or buildings of less than 2,500 square feet of
floor area
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$250
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$1,000
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Over 2,500 square feet of floor area
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$1,000
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$10,000
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Residential site plans
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$250
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$5,000
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Extension of time or reapproval
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$250
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$1,000
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Conditional use approval
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$250
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$1,000
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Variances
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Appeal (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70a)
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$250
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$1,500
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"C" variances (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c)
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$250
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$1,500
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"D" variances (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d)
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$250
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$1,500
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Interpretation (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70b) ordinance or map
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$250
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$1,500
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Certification of nonconforming status
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$250
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$1,500
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Direct issuance of a permit in the bed of a mapped street and/or
for a lot lacking street frontage
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$250
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$1,500
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Grading plan review
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$100
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$100 per lot
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Site inspection fee
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$200
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Other requests not specifically set forth above
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$250
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$750
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B.
Specialized expert testimony. When the applicant intends to present
specialized expert testimony which is beyond the expertise of the
staff and consultants serving the approving authority, the applicant
shall increase the professional review escrow account as required
to permit the approving authority to hire expert consultants to review
this testimony.
C.
A combination of the above applications shall require the combined
amounts of fees provided for each individual application.
D.
If an application shall be filed by a bona fide nonprofit organization or nonprofit corporation before the Carneys Point Township Planning Board, then the Township Committee shall have authority to waive the application fees which are otherwise to be assessed pursuant to § 125-27 of the Carneys Point Township Code. All applicants, including nonprofit organizations and nonprofit corporations, shall be required to post the escrow fees or escrow accounts as required by § 125-27 of the Carneys Point Township Code and any inspection fees.
E.
In the event that an applicant requests the Carneys Point Township
Planning Board to review a concept plan pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.1,
the applicant shall be required to pay the application fee and review
fees itemized above. In the event that an applicant pays an application
fee for informal review of a concept plan pursuant to this subsection
of this chapter, and the brings an application for development approval,
the application fee charged for the conceptual review shall be credited
against the fees required for the filing of the development application.
F.
Should the initial deposit be reduced below the minimum escrow balance
indicated above or to less than 25% of the original fee where no minimum
escrow balance is stated, then the applicant shall deposit additional
sums equal to 50% of the required fee within seven days of notice
of the deficiency from the Township. The Planning Board or Board of
Adjustment shall not be required to proceed on an application until
the replenishment of the fee has been paid. The Planning Board may
elect to dismiss the application without prejudice if the applicant
has failed to post the replenishment within 30 days after notice to
the applicant. Notice shall be deemed effective upon mailing.
Fees as set forth above are nonrefundable and
are to cover the administrative costs incurred by the Township in
processing applications. The escrow accounts are to pay the cost of
professional review by the Engineer, Solicitor and other professionals
employed by the Board to review and make recommendations on an application
for development. At the time of submitting an application, the applicant
may be required to execute an escrow agreement to cover all necessary
and reasonable costs incurred by the technical and professional review
with the Board in a form approved by the Township Attorney. The amounts
specified for escrow are estimates which shall be paid prior to certification
of a complete application. In the event that more than the amounts
specified for escrow are required to pay the reasonable costs incurred,
the applicant shall, prior to being permitted to take the next step
in the approval procedure, or in any event prior to obtaining occupancy
or building permits for any element of the project, pay all additional
sums required. In the event that the amounts posted are more than
those required, the excess funds shall be returned to the applicant
within 14 days of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the
project.
Fees for applications or for the rendering of
any service by the Planning Board or any member of its administrative
staff which are not otherwise provided by ordinance may be provided
for and adopted as part of the rules of the Board, and copies of said
rules or of the separate fee schedule shall be available to the public.
Pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-39
and N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65, every application for development submitted
to the Planning Board shall be accompanied by proof that no taxes
or assessments for local improvements are due or delinquent on the
property which is the subject of such application, or, if it is shown
that taxes or assessments are delinquent on said property, any approvals
or other relief granted by the Board shall be conditioned upon either
the prompt payment of such taxes or assessments or the making of adequate
provision for the payment thereof in such manner that the Township
will be adequately protected.
