The Village of Pleasantville incurs significant
expenses in the operation of the Planning Commission, Zoning Board
of Appeals, Board of Architectural Review, Village Board of Trustees,
the office of the Building Inspector and the Police Department in
administering the Municipal Code. Further, the Village incurs costs
in connection with the production of documents and photocopying. There
is hereby established an article whereby the Village Board of Trustees
shall have the authority to impose and collect all reasonably necessary
administrative fees in connection with any application as set forth
or as may hereinafter be set forth in the Pleasantville Municipal
Code and review of said applications, including but not limited to
fees to be paid in connection with any application for licenses, permits,
public safety and health matters and planning, zoning, building and
construction approval. These fees are necessary to carry out the Municipal
Code's regulatory measures.
The Village Board of Trustees shall establish,
by resolution, a Master Fee Schedule setting forth the fees to be
charged to applicants in connection with all applications made pursuant
to the Municipal Code, including but not limited to any application
for licenses, permits, public safety and health matters and planning,
zoning, building and construction approval. The Village Board of Trustees
may also set forth fees in the Master Fee Schedule for reimbursement
of various administrative fees, including but not limited to the cost
of photocopies, preparation of birth and death certificates and rental
of the Village Recreation Hall. The Master Fee Schedule may be amended
by resolution from time to time, as the Village Board of Trustees
deems necessary.
All administrative costs that are reasonably
necessary in carrying out the objectives of the Municipal Code shall
be charged to the applicant. Administrative costs shall be set forth
in the Master Fee Schedule and shall be reflected as the actual costs
of administering and reviewing such applications by the Village. For
the purpose of this article, administrative costs shall include but
are not limited to actual costs involved in processing applications,
consultations among municipal officers and officials regarding the
facts and circumstances of the application, preparation of hearing
notices, publication of hearing notices, providing notice to other
governmental agencies, preparation of affidavits of posting and publication,
preparation and maintenance of official records regarding the application
and municipal review of the application, testimony by any municipal
officials at public hearings, processing of resolutions, photocopies,
preparation of birth and death certificates, rental of the Village
Recreation Hall and other similarly related and necessary costs in
connection with administering the Municipal Code.
Unless otherwise specifically provided in this
article, the fees required pursuant to this article shall be paid
in advance upon submission of the application. The failure to submit
the full payment required shall render the application incomplete.
Whenever an extension is necessary to prevent
an approval from lapsing or becoming otherwise void, the first such
request for an extension shall be processed at no charge. The second
and each subsequent request for an extension shall be processed only
upon prior payment of fees established pursuant to the Master Fee
Schedule.