The applicant or owner submitting plans for
a subdivision or land development shall be required to pay fees in
accordance with the fee schedule adopted by resolution by the Board
of Supervisors, and, in addition, shall pay all costs to the Township
for the services of the Township administration, Township Solicitor
and Township Engineer and such other necessary and reasonable costs
incurred in reviewing the plans, processing the application and assuring
construction in accordance with approved plans.
The applicant or owner submitting plans for
a subdivision or land development shall pay application filing fees
made payable to Doylestown Township at the time of application in
accordance with a fee schedule adopted by resolution by the Board
of Supervisors.
In addition to application filing fees, the
applicant shall be required to furnish an escrow fund to pay the professional
fees and other costs incurred in reviewing the plans and/or processing
the application. Such fees shall include the reasonable and necessary
charges for the Township Engineer and other professional consultants
to review the plans, in accordance with a fee schedule set by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors. The amount of the escrow fund shall be
set by resolution by the Board of Supervisors. Upon completion of
the review, whether the application is approved or rejected, any moneys
not expended in the review shall be refunded to the applicant. Fees
in excess of the escrow fund will be charged to the applicant.
A.
All applicants submitting plans for a subdivision
or land development where open space or recreational lands are required
or proposed as common open space shall contribute to the Township's
Open Space Preservation Fund such amount as may be adopted by resolution
by the Board of Supervisors.
B.
The contribution to the Township Open Space Preservation
Fund is to be paid by the applicant after final plan approval and
prior to issuance of any building permits.
A.
All applicants submitting plans for a subdivision or land development on which a detention basin which is offered for dedication to the Township is proposed or required shall contribute to the Township's Detention Basin Maintenance Fund. The Township shall have the option to accept the detention basin or to refuse to accept its dedication. If the Township accepts the detention basin, a contribution to the Basin Fund shall be made which shall be equal to $3,500 for every acre or portion thereof in the detention basin. The minimum contribution for any basin, regardless of size, shall be $7,000. The contribution shall be in addition to that required under § 153-54 above.
B.
All detention basins, whether offered for public dedication or privately owned, shall be included in all provisions of Article VII of this chapter dealing with improvements and shall be included in coverage by performance and maintenance bonds.
C.
At such time as the applicant submits his request
for release of maintenance bond, he shall submit required contribution
to the Detention Basin Fund. Maintenance of the basin(s) by the Township
shall commence upon release of applicant's maintenance bond.
