The following fee schedule is hereby established for
applications filed in zoning and planning matters before the Wanaque
Planning Board, Wanaque Board of Adjustment or Wanaque governing body:
In addition to the appropriate application fee, the
applicant will be requested to post and deposit moneys in an escrow
account to reimburse the Borough for the Board's actual professional
fees incurred, and if need be, during the course of the procedure,
the applicant may be required to make additional deposits to cover
professional fees rendered for the proper review of the application.
Any unused portion of the escrow is refundable to the applicant.
No final approvals shall be given or provided to the
applicant until all professional review fees or required escrows shall
have been paid. In the event that any applicant shall contest or dispute
the fee, he shall pay the same, reserving his right to so dispute
or contest, and shall then appeal such decision and payment to the
particular Board for a determination. If the applicant is further
aggrieved by said decision, an appeal shall be filed with the governing
body of the Borough of Wanaque within 10 days of the decision of the
particular Board. The governing body shall hear and consider the matter
and make an appropriate determination as to the reasonableness of
said fees. The decision of the particular Board if no appeal is taken,
or the decision of the governing body, shall be final.