In addition to the submission of application filing fees (which are
charged to cover general Borough administrative costs), development applications
which meet the criteria established herein shall be accompanied by a deposit
of escrow funds in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Escrow funds shall be utilized to cover the Borough costs of professional
charges for review of applications, review and preparation of documents and
inspections of developments under construction and review by outside consultants
when an application is of a nature beyond the scope of the expertise of the
professional normally utilized by the Borough. All plan review and inspection
fees or charges must be set by resolution by the Planning Board or Zoning
Board or Borough governing body. The only charge that shall be added to any
such charges shall be actual out-of-pocket expenses of any such professionals
or consultants, including normal and typical expenses incurred in processing
applications and inspecting improvements.
A. Review fees shall be charged only in connection with
an application for development presently pending before the approving authority
or upon review of compliance with conditions of approval, or review of requests
for modification or amendments made by the applicant.
B. A professional shall not review items which are subject
to approval by any state governmental agency and not under municipal jurisdiction
except to the extent consultation with a state agency is necessary due to
the effect of State approvals in the subdivision or site plan.
C. Inspection fees shall be charged only for actual work
shown on a subdivision or site plan or required by an approving resolution.
Professionals inspecting improvements under construction shall charge only
for inspections that are reasonably necessary to check the progress and quality
of the work and such inspections shall be reasonably based on the approval
development plans and documents.