The developer shall, at the time of filing a submission, pay the following nonrefundable fees to the Borough. For proposals involving more than one use, a fee shall be paid equaling the sum of the fees for the component elements of the plat. For proposals requiring a combination of approvals, such as subdivision, site plan and/or a variance, a fee shall be paid totaling the full fee of the approval with the highest fee, plus 1/2 the fee of the next highest approval required and nothing for additional approvals.
A. 
Subdivision.
(1) 
An informal plat: $50, plus $30 per lot, up to 20 lots.
(2) 
A preliminary plat: $200, plus $30 per lot.
(3) 
A final plat: $50, plus $10 per lot.
B. 
Site plan.
(1) 
An informal plat: 1/2 the preliminary site plan fee.
(2) 
A preliminary site plan:
(a) 
Residential:
[1] 
Ten dollars per unit.
[2] 
The minimum fee: $100.
[3] 
The maximum fee: $1,000.
(b) 
Commercial/industrial and other:
[Amended 3-3-2002 by Ord. No. 1306]
[1] 
The minimum fee: $500.
(c) 
Freestanding or lighted signs not included in other site plans: $25.
(3) 
A final site plan: 1/2 the preliminary site plan fee.
C. 
Variances and other appeals.
(1) 
To hear and decide appeals: $100.
[Amended 3-3-2002 by Ord. No. 1306]
(2) 
Conditional uses: $150.
(3) 
Interpretation of the Zoning Map: $25.
(4) 
Variance from outdoor cafe, merchandise/planting requirements: $50.
(5) 
A hardship variance: $50.
(6) 
A use variance:
(a) 
Residential: $100 per dwelling unit.
[Amended 3-3-2002 by Ord. No. 1306]
(b) 
Other uses: $20 per acre, with a minimum of $100 and a maximum of $1,000.
(7) 
A building permit in conflict with the Official Map or a building permit for a lot not related to a street: $50.
D. 
A minor subdivision application: $100, plus $15 per lot.
[Amended 3-3-2002 by Ord. No. 1306]
E. 
A zoning permit:
[Amended 8-10-2009 by Ord. No. 1468; 8-1-2022 by Ord. No. 1741]
(1) 
Residential: $35.
(2) 
Commercial: $50.
F. 
Outdoor cafe application fee: $50.
G. 
Professional escrows.
(1) 
Generally, this section of this chapter includes all escrow sums required in connection with any application under this chapter. These escrow sums are in addition to the fees required by Subsections A, B and C above which are designed to cover the administrative costs incurred by the Borough in processing applications. These escrow sums are also in addition to the inspection fees and guaranty requirements contained in § 141-11 of this article. Both the above stated fees and the escrow sums required by this section are nonrefundable in nature. The escrow sums are designed to pay the cost of professional review by the engineer, solicitor or other professionals employed by the reviewing agency to review and make recommendations on an applicant's application for development. At the time of submitting his application and plans to the administrative officer, the applicant shall be required to execute an escrow agreement between the applicant and the reviewing agency to cover the costs of technical and professional review of the application for development. Said escrow agreement shall be in the form approved by the Solicitor of the Borough of Collingswood. The escrow agreement shall provide that the applicant pay all necessary and reasonable costs incurred by the technical and professional staff employed by the reviewing agency for review of the applicant's application for development. The sums specified below are estimates which shall be posted prior to consideration by the reviewing agency or its staff of that stage of the applicant's review process indicated. In the event that more than the sums specified below are required to pay the reasonable cost incurred, the applicant shall, prior to being permitted to take the next step in the approval procedure or in any element of his project, pay all additional sums required. In the event that the escrow sums posted are more than those required, the excess funds shall be returned to the applicant within 14 days of the issuance of an occupancy permit for any element of the project. Prior to issuance of an occupancy permit for any element of the project seeking approval under this chapter, the administrative officer shall determine from the professional staff employed by the reviewing agency in the review of the applicant's application for development whether there are any additional sums required to be paid from the escrow fund established. In the event that there are, the administrative officer shall so notify the Borough Treasurer of the amounts to be held in that account. The administrative officer shall determine the position of all escrow accounts, and where additional funds are required, it shall be the obligation of the administrative officer to so notify the applicant of the amounts needed and to properly make all payments required to be made under this section of this chapter. In addition to these terms, the escrow agreement may require any other additional terms which are agreed to by the applicant and the reviewing agency.
(2) 
Schedule of escrow sums.
(a) 
A minor subdivision, escrow fee: $1,250.
[Amended 3-7-2005 by Ord. No. 1373]
(b) 
A minor site plan, escrow fee: $1,250.
[Amended 3-7-2005 by Ord. No. 1373]
(c) 
A preliminary major subdivision, escrow fee: $1,500.
(d) 
A preliminary major site plan, escrow fee: $1,200.
(e) 
A final major subdivision, escrow fee: $750.
(f) 
A final major site plan, escrow fee: $750.
(g) 
Appeals to the Planning Board and requests for interpretation: $250.
[Amended 10-1-2018 by Ord. No. 1648; 11-2-2020 by Ord. No. 1692]
(h) 
Use variances, escrow fees.
[Amended 10-1-2018 by Ord. No. 1648; 9-6-2022 by Ord. No. 1744]
[1] 
Residential: $500.
[2] 
Commercial: $1,500.
[3] 
Industrial: $750.
(i) 
Bulk variances, escrow fees.
[Amended 10-1-2018 by Ord. No. 1648; 9-6-2022 by Ord. No. 1744]
[1] 
Residential: $500.
[2] 
Commercial: $1,500.
[3] 
Industrial: $250.
(j) 
Conditional use, escrow fee: $500.
[Amended 10-1-2018 by Ord. No. 1648; 9-6-2022 by Ord. No. 1744]
(k) 
Rezoning, escrow fee: $1,000.
(l) 
Vacant property extension application: $25.
(m) 
Nonconforming use certifications: $750.
[Amended 10-1-2018 by Ord. No. 1648; 9-6-2022 by Ord. No. 1744]
(3) 
Revised site plan or subdivision. The applicant will be required for each refiling of plans not requiring a new application to post an additional sum equal to 1/4 of the escrow fee normally established for the proposal as set forth above.
(4) 
Rules of construction.
(a) 
Cumulative sum. Where an applicant submits an application involving a combination of approvals, i.e., a subdivision application submitted, together with a variance request, the fees and escrow sums provided in Subsection F(2) of this section for each category of approval sought shall be posted. Therefore, the fees and escrow sums under this section shall be deemed cumulative in nature.
(b) 
Waiver. The reviewing board shall have the power in appropriate cases to compromise or waive the escrow sums required in Subsection F(2) of this section where an applicant shall present to the reviewing board sufficient proof that the cost incurred by the Borough would not necessitate posting of the specified sums.
A. 
Before the recording of final subdivision plats or as a condition of final site plan approval or as a condition to the issuance of a zoning permit pursuant to Section 52d of this Act,[1] the approving authority may require and shall accept, in accordance with the standards adopted by ordinance for the purpose of assuring the installation and maintenance of on-tract improvements:
(1) 
The furnishing of a performance guaranty in favor of the municipality in an amount not to exceed 120% of the cost of installation for improvements it may deem necessary or appropriate, including streets, grading, pavement, gutters, curbs, sidewalks, streetlighting, surveyor's monuments as shown on the final map and required by the Map Filing Law, P.L. 1960, c.141 (N.J.S.A. 46:23-9.9 et seq.), water mains, culverts, storm sewers, sanitary sewers or other means of sewage disposal, drainage structures, erosion control and sedimentation control devices and public improvements of open space.
(2) 
Provision for a maintenance guaranty to be posted with the governing body for a period not to exceed two years after final acceptance of the improvement, in an amount not to exceed 15% of the cost of the improvement. In the event that other governmental agencies or public utilities to be installed or the improvements are covered by a performance or maintenance guaranty to another governmental agency, no performance or maintenance guaranty, as the case may be, shall be required by the municipality for such utilities or improvements.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-65.
B. 
The provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53b, c, d, e, f and g shall be applicable to such performance and maintenance guaranties.
C. 
Prior to construction of any of the improvements referred to in Subsection A(1) of this section, the developer shall arrange for a preconstruction conference between the developer, the contractor and the Municipal Engineer. The Municipal Engineer shall be notified, by certified mail, by the developer at least 72 hours in advance of the start of construction. The cost of inspections shall be the responsibility of the developer, who shall reimburse the Borough for all reasonable inspection fees by submitting a certified check or bank money order to the Borough Clerk. This fee shall be in addition to the amount of the performance guaranty and all application fees, as outlined above, and shall be deposited initially in accordance with the following schedule. The funds shall be deposited in an interest-bearing escrow account. Upon completion of the development and all inspections, the developer shall receive an accounting of the expended funds. Any unspent funds shall be returned to the developer. Should the initial deposit be insufficient to cover inspection costs, the developer shall deposit additional sums upon notice from the Borough Clerk, each additional deposit being in amounts not to exceed 50% of the initial deposit:
Estimated Construction Cost
Inspection Fee
Under $5,000
$350.00
$5,000 to $10,000
$350.00, plus 5% of the excess over $5,000
$10,000 to $50,000
$600.00, plus 4 1/2% of the excess over $10,000
$50,000 to $75,000
$2,400.00, plus 4% of the excess over $50,000
$75,000 to $100,000
$3,400.00, plus 3 1/2% of the excess over $75,000
Over $100,000
$4,275.00, plus 3% of the excess over $100,000
D. 
The provisions of Subsection C above shall not be applicable to municipal, county, state or federal uses.
E. 
No construction referred to in Subsection C above shall be done without permission from and inspection by the Municipal Engineer. No underground installation shall be covered until inspected and approved. The Municipal Engineer's office shall be notified after each of the following phases of the work has been completed so that he may inspect the work: road subgrade; curb and gutter forms; curbs and gutters; road paving (after each coat in the case of priming and sealing); drainage pipes and other drainage structures before backfilling; shade trees and planting strips; street name signs and monuments.
F. 
No utility installations installed by utility companies shall be subject to the inspection requirements or to bonding.
G. 
Occupancy permits will be issued only when required fire alarms, curbs, utilities, functioning water supply and sewage treatment facilities, gutters and other necessary storm drainage of the lot and surrounding land, rough grading of lots, soil stabilization, base course for the street and driveway and sidewalks are installed to serve the lot and structure for which the permit is requested. Streets shall not receive surface course paving until all heavy construction is completed. Shade trees shall not be planted until all grading and earthmoving is completed. Seeding of grass areas shall be the final operation.