The following fees formerly found in various chapters of the Code of the Township of Long Beach are now incorporated into this new Chapter 82 known as "Fees, Licenses, Bonds and Permits." A more detailed description may be found in the chapters cited.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Long Beach 12-27-2007 by Ord. No. 07-48C. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Section 5-10B, Fees for copies/replacements.
[Amended 12-27-2007 by Ord. No. 07-49C; 12-19-2008 by Ord. No. 08-41C; 4-9-2010 by Ord. No. 10-13C]
(1)
Duplicate tax bills: $5; subsequent copies/same year: $25.
(3)
Police photos: $10 each.
(4)
Copies of Land Use and Zoning booklets: $50.
(5)
Alcotest® data download, CD format: $25.
[Added 1-7-2011 by Ord. No. 10-60C]
(6)
Review of videotape: $25/hr or portion thereof.
(7)
Copy of videotape: $25 plus additional $5 if mailed; DVDs/CDs: $25.
(8)
Audio tapes: $25 per copy plus additional $5 if mailed.
(9)
Certified copies of police reports: $0.05 per page for letter size and $0.07 per page for legal size.
[Amended 1-7-2011 by Ord. No. 10-60C]
(10)
Certified copies of police accident reports: $5 if requested by mail, otherwise as set forth in Subsection A(9) above.
[Amended 1-7-2011 by Ord. No. 10-60C]
(11)
Certified copies of disposed Municipal Court cases: $5.
(12)
Township Codebook: $250.
(13)
Supplements to Codebook: $50.
(14)
Certified copies of vital statistics, including civil unions: $25 for the first copy and $10 for each and every copy thereafter ordered at the same time.
[Amended 1-7-2011 by Ord. No. 10-60C]
(15)
Supplements to Combined Land Use Code booklets: $10, includes postage.
(16)
NSF check charge: $30.
[Amended 7-25-2014 by Ord. No. 14-23C; 2-3-2020 by Ord. No. 20-02C]
B.
Sections 18-14 and 18-16, charges and minimum professional fee escrow deposits:
[Amended 12-19-2008 by Ord. No. 08-41C; 9-23-2011 by Ord. No. 11-37C; 2-5-2018 by Ord. No. 18-03C; 2-1-2021 by Ord. No. 21-02C; 4-5-2021 by Ord. No. 21-09C]
Type | Fee | Escrow (initial deposit) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Subdivisions | |||
Minor | $625 | $1,000 Engineer $500 Attorney | |
Major (preliminary) | $1,200, plus $50 per lot | $1,500 Engineer $500 Attorney | |
Major (final) | $700 | $1,000 Engineer $500 Attorney | |
Exceeding 4 Lots | Additional $100 for each lot in excess of 4 lots | ||
Site Plans | |||
Minor | $700 | $1,000 Engineer $500 Attorney | |
Major (preliminary) | $1,700 | $1,500 Engineer $500 Attorney | |
Major (final) | $950 | $1,000 Engineer $500 Attorney | |
Hotel/Motel Site Plans | |||
Development of hotel/motel | $1,700 | ||
Additional fee per unit | $25 per unit in addition to base fee | ||
Inspections | |||
All inspections | The greater of $500 or 5% of the cost of the improvements determined by Township Engineer | ||
Variances* | |||
Bulk | $500 per application | $500 Engineer $500 Attorney | |
Special reasons | $500 per application | $500 Engineer $500 Attorney | |
Use | $500 per application | $500 Engineer $500 Attorney | |
Other | |||
Holdover fees | $500 | ||
Flood elevation standard | $500 | $425 Attorney | |
All other matters not listed | $500 | $425 Attorney | |
*NOTE: All variance fees are in addition to subdivision and site plan fees. |
C.
Section 51-25, Fees established (beach badges):
(1)
Preseasonal badge: $40 (buy on or before 6/15).
[Amended 11-5-2010 by Ord. No. 10-49C; 11-4-2019 by Ord. No. 19-24C; 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 22-25C]
(2)
Regular seasonal badge: $50 (buy after 6/15).
[Amended 11-5-2010 by Ord. No. 10-49C; 11-4-2019 by Ord. No. 19-24C; 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 22-25C]
(3)
Weekly badge: $20.
(4)
Daily badge: $10.
[Amended 4-4-2016 by Ord. No. 16-08C; 11-4-2019 by Ord. No. 19-24C]
(6)
Senior citizen beach badge: $5 per senior citizen per season; replacement badge: $5.
[Added 3-5-2010 by Ord. No. 10-06C]
[Amended 12-27-2007 by Ord. No. 07-49C; 8-8-2008 by Ord. No. 08-27C; 12-19-2008 by Ord. No. 08-41C; 9-10-2010 by Ord. No. 10-42C; 1-7-2011 by Ord. No. 10-60C; 3-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-11C; 7-25-2014 by Ord. No. 14-23C; 10-10-2014 by Ord. No. 14-34C; 3-7-2016 by Ord. No. 16-03C; 10-3-2016 by Ord. No. 16-38C; 12-4-2017 by Ord. No. 17-40C; 4-9-2018 by Ord. No. 18-13C; 11-5-2018 by Ord. No. 18-30C; 12-3-2018 by Ord. No. 18-35C; 12-5-2022 by Ord. No. 22-24C; 3-4-2024 by Ord. No. 24-05C]
C.
Section 64-3, Permit fees.
(2)
Fence permit: $30.
(3)
Curb, sidewalk, driveway: $40 plus any engineering fee.
(4)
Dune walkway: $75.
(5)
Piling permit: $75.
(6)
Building subcode fees:
(a)
New construction: per volume, i.e., $0.034 per cubic foot; subject, however, to the provision that $0.019 per cubic foot for Use Groups A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, F-1, F-2, S-1 and S-2.
(b)
Premanufactured renovations, alterations, repairs, site construction is based on estimate of cost which shall be calculated by the Construction Official as follows: For any amount up to but not including $1,000, the fee shall be $100. From $1,000 up to any amount less than $50,000, the additional fee shall be in the amount of $25 per thousand or part thereof. From $50,000 up to any amount less than $100,000, the additional fee shall be in the amount of $17 per thousand or part thereof. For any amount of $100,000 or more, the additional feel shall be in the amount of $16 per thousand or part thereof. For the purpose of determining estimated costs, the applicant shall submit to the Construction Official such cost data as may be available and produced by the architect or engineer of record or by a recognized estimating firm or by the contractor. The bona fide contractor's bid, if available, shall be submitted. The Construction Official shall make the final decision regarding the estimated cost.
(c)
Additions are computed on cubic foot volume.
(d)
Minimum for any renovation or alteration: $100.
(e)
Various structures that cannot be computed by volume: $75. For garden-type utility sheds and similar structures not otherwise exempted from permits by the terms of N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.14(b)8, temporary structures, towers, fences greater than six feet in height, open decks not attached to a principal or accessory structure, and similar structures for which volume cannot be computed, the fee shall be $75.
(g)
Plan review: 20% of new construction permit fee.
(h)
Inspection fees for fire inspection, plumbing inspection and electrical inspection are hereby established as follows:
[1]
The following fees are hereby established for plumbing inspection:
[a]
Fixtures, equipment or appliances connected to the gas piping or oil piping system, except for special devices: $15 each.
[b]
Special devices are the following: grease traps, oil separators, water-cooled air-conditioning units, refrigeration units, utility service connections, backflow preventers, double-check valve assembly, reduced-pressure zone and pressure vacuum breaker backflow preventers, steam boilers, hot-water boilers (heating only), gas or oil piping, sewer pumps, sump pumps and sewer interceptors, pool safety vacuum release system: $91.
[2]
The following fees are hereby established for fire inspection:
[a]
One to 12 smoke, heat or carbon monoxide detectors not less than: $50; $17 for each additional 25 detectors.
[c]
Standpipes: $321 each standpipe.
[d]
Pre-engineered systems: $129 each system.
[e]
Gas/oil-fired appliances (not connected to plumbing system): $65.
[f]
Commercial kitchen exhaust system, each system: $65.
[g]
Incinerator/crematorium: $511.
[h]
NOTE: Fee for single/multiple station/smoke/fire/burglar/security system one- to two-family other use fee is based on standard fire fee schedule: $33 per unit.
[3]
The following fees are hereby established for electrical inspection:
[b]
Each motor or device rated greater than 20 amps to 50 amps or greater than 1 hp or 1 kva to 10 hp, 10 kw or 10 kva: $15.
[c]
Each motor or device rated greater than 10 hp, 10 kw or 10 kva to 50 hp, 50 kw or 50 kva or greater than 50 amps to 225 amps: $65.
[d]
Each motor or device rated 50 hp or 50 kva to 100 hp, 100 kw or 100 kva and greater than 225 amps to 1,000 amps for each transformer greater than 50 kw or kva to 112.5 kw or kva to 100 kw or kva: $129.
[e]
Each motor or device rated greater than 100 hp or 100 kw or kva, or greater than 1,000 amps or transformer greater than 112.5 kw kva: $640.
[f]
Annual electrical inspections (public and private swimming pools and equipment): $77.
[g]
NOTE: DCA fee for single/multiple station/smoke/fire/ burglar/security system one- to two-family other use fee is based on standard electrical fee schedule: $33 (per unit).
(i)
Demolition of structures less than 5,000 square feet; including removal of tanks: $100; all others: $151.
(j)
Certificates of occupancy for one- and two-family structures shall be $150, and all other uses shall be $175.
(k)
Continued certificate of occupancy: $75.
(l)
Construction permit reinstatement fee (as per subcode application): $75.
(m)
An administrative fee shall be charged per permit for the purpose of covering a proportionate share of administrative costs incurred by the Township in connection with inspections performed by any private agency. The administrative fee shall be determined by resolution of the governing body.
A.
Section 146-3, Fees for copying public records:
(1)
Five cents per page for letter size pages and $0.07 per page for legal size.
[Amended 1-7-2011 by Ord. No. 10-60C[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Subsection A(2), regarding the fee for copying the next 10 pages, and A(3), regarding the fee for copying each page thereafter, and provided for the renumbering of former Subsection A(4) through (8) as Subsection A(2) through (6), respectively.
(2)
Actual postage for discovery sent by mail.
(3)
For the envelope for discovery sent by mail: $0.25.
(4)
Photos are copied as per rates above; duplicates are at actual cost.
(5)
Videotapes shall be charged at actual costs.
[Amended 12-19-2008 by Ord. No. 08-41C]
(6)
Items the Township cannot copy on its equipment are sent out and charged at actual cost.
[Added 3-4-2024 by Ord. No. 24-06C; 6-3-2024 by Ord. No. 24-13C]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 82-18, Chapter 160, Signs, amended 7-2-2018 by Ord. No. 18-20C, was repealed pursuant to Ord. No. 21-04C, adopted 3-1-2021.
A.
Section 164-4, Review procedure.
(1)
Public notice provided at the applicant's expense.
(2)
Notice of hearing to owners within 200 feet shall be made by applicant as per land use and Township laws.
(3)
Certified owners list to be purchased from Township Tax Collector by applicant.
(4)
Any and all fees to the Township noted herein shall be certified or attorney's checks; no cash accepted.
C.
The permitted fees, costs, and amounts relating to guarantees are set forth in Chapter 103.
[Amended 2-4-2019 by Ord. No. 19-02C]
B.
Section 183-6D, Issuance of license: The fee for the license issued under this chapter will be $25 per vehicle. The fee for annual review of certification and inspection of vehicles and equipment will be $20.
[Amended 12-19-2008 by Ord. No. 08-41C]
C.
Section 183-12, Towing, storage, recovery, winching and cleanup fee schedules.
[Added 12-19-2008 by Ord. No. 08-41C]
(1)
Subsection A: The fee schedule for towing services for automobiles as defined by this chapter are as follows:
[Amended 10-10-2014 by Ord. No. 14-34C]
(a)
Days: first mile or less: $100; each additional mile, $4, based upon a round-trip charge. Mileage shall be calculated based on the distance traveled from the official tower’s base of service to the job site and return. Fractions shall be rounded up to the next whole mile.
(b)
Nights, weekends and New Jersey State holidays: first mile or less, $120; each additional mile, $4, based upon a round-trip charge. Mileage shall be calculated based on the distance traveled from the official tower’s base of service to the job site and return. Fractions shall be rounded up to the next whole mile.
(c)
Recovery and winching services. When certain recovery and/or winching services must be performed in order to preserve the condition of an automobile or while moving the damaged vehicle to a towable position, the rate for the services will be $150 per hour or any portion thereof.
(3)
Subsection C: Maximum towing rates and charges for trucks and other vehicles with vehicle weight ratings of 10,000 pounds or in excess thereof:
(a)
Days: first mile or less, $145; each additional mile, $4, based upon a round-trip charge. Mileage shall be calculated based on the distance traveled from the official tower’s base of service to the job site and return. Fractions shall be rounded up to the next whole mile.
[Amended 10-10-2014 by Ord. No. 14-34C]
(b)
Nights, weekends and New Jersey State holidays: first mile or less, $165; each additional mile, $5, based upon a round-trip charge. Mileage shall be calculated based on the distance traveled from the official tower’s base of service to the job site and return. Fractions shall be rounded up to the next whole mile.
[Amended 10-10-2014 by Ord. No. 14-34C]
(c)
Recovery and/or winching services. When certain recovery and/or winching services must be performed in order to preserve the condition of an automobile or while moving the damaged vehicle to a towable position, the rate for the services will be $200 per hour or any portion thereof.
A.
Section 195-3, Application for license. Fees annually determined by governing body resolution. Ice cream vendor license fee to be annually fixed in February by the governing body by resolution.
[Amended 1-7-2011 by Ord. No. 10-60C; 2-4-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04C; 2-17-2015 by Ord. No. 15-04C; 6-1-2015 by Ord. No. 15-21C; 3-5-2018 by Ord. No. 18-07C; 11-5-2018 by Ord. No. 18-30C]
Type of Fee or Permit | Fee |
|---|---|
Vendors license fee for nonveterans (includes peddlers and hawkers) | $5,000 |
Vendors license fee for veterans | Waived |
MV/operator investigation and review fee for nonveterans | Waived |
MV/operator investigation and review fee for veterans | $300 |
Fingerprint processing (payable to State Bureau of Investigation - SBI) | $20 |
Food handlers permit (from Health Department) | $50 |
Relief driver's license fee (nonveterans only) | $100 |
B.
Annual SBI cost/check also required.
C.
Current Health Department's handler's fee.
D.
Section 195-4, application for food truck license. Fees annually determined by governing body resolution.
[Added 6-1-2015 by Ord. No. 15-21C; amended 1-8-2018 by Ord. No. 17-45C]
Type of Fee or Permit | Fee |
|---|---|
Food truck vendor license fee | $50 |
Food truck vendor license fee (veteran) | Waived |
Fingerprint processing (payable to SBI) | $18 |
Food handlers permit (Health Department) | $50 |
A.
B.
Section 197-7A water rates:
[Amended 1-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-01C; 2-5-2010 by Ord. No. 10-05C; 2-4-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06C; 5-3-2013 by Ord. No. 13-13C; 12-20-2021 by Ord. No. 21-33C; 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 22-25C; 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 23-09C; 12-4-2023 by Ord. No. 23-26C]
Schedule No. 1 Residential Water Base Rates | |
|---|---|
Type of Residential Property | Quarterly Rate |
Single-family residential property | $150 |
Duplex | $150 |
Triplex | $150 |
Condominium units 500 square feet and under | $75 |
Condominium units 501 square feet to 999 square feet | $112.50 |
Condominium units 1,000 square feet and more | $150 |
Boat slip only account (lot without residential structures) | $50 |
Irrigation system only account (lot without residential structures or association common area irrigation meter) | $50 |
Schedule No. 2 Residential Water Excess Consumption Rates | |
|---|---|
Use | Charge |
1-15,000 | $1* |
15,001-25,000 | $2 |
25,001-50,000 | $5 |
50,001-100,000 | $10 |
100,001-150,000 | $13.50 |
150,001- | $18 |
* All charges are per 1,000 gallons |
Schedule No. 3 Commercial Water Rates | |
|---|---|
Use | Charge |
Annual base charge by meter size: | |
1) 5/8" | $65 |
2) 3/4" | $97 |
3) 1" | $160 |
4) 1 1/2" | $319 |
5) 2" | $581 |
6) 3" | $964 |
Standby rate (when property is cut and capped) | $111 |
Quarterly consumption per meter | $5* |
* Charge is per 1,000 gallons |
Schedule No. 4 Miscellaneous Charges | |
|---|---|
Use | Charge |
Shutoff during business hours (7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., non-holiday, Monday to Friday) | $172 |
Shutoff outside business hours | $229 |
Cut and cap permit fee | $66 |
Schedule No. 5 Water Rates for Construction |
|---|
The base charges and consumption rates set forth in Schedules No. 1 and No. 2 shall apply to water use relating to residential and nonresidential construction, respectively. |
C.
Prior to the connection of any property with the Township water system, there shall be paid a connection fee as follows:
[Amended 1-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-01C; 2-5-2010 by Ord. No. 10-05C; 2-4-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06C; 5-3-2013 by Ord. No. 13-13C; 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 22-25C; 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 23-09C]
D.
In all subdivisions where the developer is required to install all utilities to curb on public streets, a charge of $510 shall be made for the house connection.
[Amended 1-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-01C; 2-5-2010 by Ord. No. 10-05C; 2-4-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06C; 5-3-2013 by Ord. No. 13-13C; 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 22-25C; 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 23-09C]
E.
Section 197-26A(2) sewer rates.
[Amended 1-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-01C; 2-4-2011 by Ord. No. 11-06C; 5-3-2013 by Ord. No. 13-13C; 9-15-2016 by Ord. No. 16-37C; 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 22-25C; 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 23-09C]
Schedule No. 1 Residential Sewer Rates | |
|---|---|
Use | Quarterly Rate |
Single-family residential property | $150 |
Duplex per unit | $150 |
Triplex per unit | $150 |
Condominium units 500 square feet and under | $75 |
Condominium units 501 square feet to 999 square feet | $112.50 |
Condominium units 1,000 square feet and more | $150 |
Additional annual usage rate | |
Each residential water meter | $100 for prior annual usage that exceeds 150,000 gallons of water |
Schedule No. 2 Commercial and Other Sewer Rates | ||
|---|---|---|
Rooming house or boardinghouse up to and including 9 rental rooms | 2x | $1,285 |
Rooming house or boardinghouse with 10 or more rental rooms | 3x | $1,929 |
Hotel or motel Rental rooms (each) Efficiencies (each) | 1x Plus 1/4x Plus 1/2x | $643 $161 $323 |
Restaurant Each rental room Each apartment | 1 1/2x Plus 1/4x Plus 1x | $965 $161 $643 |
Store or office: Under 10 employees 10 employees or more | 1x 2x | $643 $1,285 |
In-house or with apartment: Under 10 employees 10 employees or more Each additional apartment | 2x 3x 1x | $1,285 $1,929 $643 |
Bar or cafe Each rental room Each apartment | 2x Plus 1/4x Plus 1x | $1,285 $161 $643 |
Luncheonette Each rental room Each apartment | 1x Plus 1/4x Plus 1x | $643 $161 $643 |
Service station: Auto Auto with apartment | 1x 2x | $643 $1,285 |
Theater Each additional apartment or store | 2x Plus 1x | $1,285 $643 |
Launderettes Additional for each washing machine | 2x Plus | $1,285 $161 |
Car wash Additional for each wash unit | 2x Plus | $1,285 $161 |
Trailer park Each trailer connection Each transient location | 1x 1/2x 1/4x | $643 $323 $161 |
Each garbage disposal unit in addition to all other applicable charges | $273 | |
Club charge | 1 1/2x | $965 |
Community center | 1x | $643 |
Community center with cooking facilities | 1 1/2x | $965 |
Church | 1x | $643 |
Schedule No. 3 Miscellaneous Charges | |
|---|---|
Use | Charge |
Residential standby charge (temporary disconnection of sewer service) | $600 |
Commercial standby charge (temporary disconnection of sewer service) | $643 |
Initial charge for connection of each improved property to the sewerage collection system installed by the Township of Long Beach | $1,542 |
Initial charge for connection of each improved property to the sewerage collection system installed by the builder or applicant | $251 |
Disconnection inspection fee. Water and sewer lines must be disconnected at the curbline of the property | $73 |
F.
Industrial or any type of use not hereinabove set forth will be covered by an engineering survey and negotiations with the applicant. In any installation where unusual amounts of solid matter may be injected into the sewerage collecting system, it will be mandatory for the property owner to install a solid waste trap at the entrance of the sewerage collecting system.
[Added 9-15-2016 by Ord. No. 16-37C; amended 12-2-2019 by Ord. No. 19-27C; 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 22-25C; 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 23-09C]
G.
The rents, fees, and charges prescribed above for water and sewer service shall be effective January 1, 2023, and the readings and payment due dates shall be set and paid as follows.
[Added 8-30-2018 by Ord. No. 18-25C; amended 12-19-2022 by Ord. No. 22-25C; 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 23-09C]
(1)
The meter reading, billing, and due dates are as follows. All quarters shall include the base, plus the excess rate.
Excess Reading Date | Billing Date | Due Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 | N/A | 2/3 | 3/1 | Base + excess |
Q2 | 3/31 | 5/5 | 6/1 | Base + excess |
Q3 | 6/30 | 8/4 | 9/1 | Base + excess |
Q4 | 9/30 | 11/3 | 12/1 | Base + excess |
Q1 | 12/31 | 2/5 | 3/1 | Base + excess |
(2)
Accounts shall become delinquent if unpaid 10 days after the due date(s). Interest at the rate of 1 1/2% per month (18% per annum) shall be added to accounts until fully paid. Delinquent balances shall constitute a lien against the property and are enforceable as such. The Township reserves the right to shut off water service to any property for any water bill which remains unpaid beyond 90 days.
The above list of fees, licenses, bonds, permits, etc., is meant to be complete, but if a particular fee or fees are inadvertently omitted and remain in any individual chapter, it is none the less due and payable to the Township as intended.
All fees prescribed by the Code whether listed here or in a separate chapter may be either increased or decreased by resolution in any given year until said charges may be collectively and permanently approved by ordinance.
Any fees, rentals, taxes, or overpayment deemed suitable for refund by the Township shall be paid retroactively for a maximum period of two years.