[Adopted 5-25-1982 by Ord. No. 4-82; amended
in its entirety 3-12-2002 by Ord. No. 02-2 (Ch. 101, Art. II, of
the 1985 Code)]
[Amended 2-14-2006 by Ord. No. 06-04]
A.
General.
(1)
The fee for plan review, computed as a percentage
of the fee for a construction permit, shall be paid at the time of
application for a permit. The amount of this fee shall then be deducted
from the amount of the fee due for a construction permit when the
permit is issued. Plan review fees are not refundable.
(2)
The fee to be charged for a construction permit will
be the sum of the basic construction fee plus all applicable special
fees, such as elevator or sign fees. This fee shall be paid before
a permit is issued.
(3)
The fee to be charged for a certificate of occupancy
shall be paid at the time the permit is issued. This fee shall be
in addition to the construction permit fee.
(4)
Any and all charitable, philanthropic, fraternal and
religious nonprofit organizations which hold tax exempt status under
N.J.S.A. 54:3.6 et seq. shall be exempt from the payment of all local
permit fees charged under this article, upon the presentation and
filing of the form prescribed by N.J.S.A. 54:4-4.4, which demonstrates
tax exempt status, with the Village Tax Assessor.
(5)
There shall be no construction permit fee or surcharge
fee for any construction, reconstruction, alteration or improvement
to an existing residential dwelling, classified as R-1, R-2, R-3 or
R-4 according to the state building code in effect at the time the
permit is issued, if the sole purpose of the construction, alteration
or improvement is to promote accessibility to disabled persons.
B.
Construction fees:
(1)
Plan review fee. The fee for plan review shall be
20% of the amount to be charged for the construction permit. Whenever
a permit is issued based on an approved prototype plan for which a
construction permit has previously been issued, the construction permit
fee shall be reduced by the amount of the plan review fee.
(2)
All use groups.
(d)
The fee for tents in excess of 900 square feet
or more than 30 feet in any dimension shall be: $80.
(e)
Temporary construction trailers or structures
for which volume cannot be computed: $105.
(f)
Minor work. Steps, retaining walls, construction
or replacement of porch or stoop which does not provide structural
support for any roof or portion of a building; construction or alteration
of any rooms within existing one- and two-family dwellings when no
structural members are to be altered.
(h)
(j)
Accessory buildings 150 square feet or larger:
$40.
(3)
Plumbing fixtures and equipment:
(b)
Special device, grease trap, oil separator,
water-cooled air conditioner, active solar systems, backflow preventors,
sewer pump or ejector: $40.
(c)
Domestic hot water heater: residential, $40;
commercial, $50.
(d)
Gas- or oil-fired boiler: $40.
(e)
Water service or sewer installation or repair:
$40.
(f)
Lawn sprinkler system: residential, $35; commercial,
$60.
(g)
Condensate air-conditioning line: $25.
(h)
Minimum plumbing fee: $40.
(4)
(5)
Fire protection fees.
(c)
Kitchen suppression systems, commercial: $80.
(d)
Gas- or oil-fired appliance: $45.
(e)
Fire pump: $50.
(f)
Preengineered suppression systems: (Halon, CO2,
foam, wet, dry chemical): $110.
(g)
Wood-burning stoves: $45.
(h)
Incinerator or crematorium: $510.
(i)
Minimum fire protection fee: $40.
(13)
Sidewalks and driveways (non Uniform Construction
Code).
(a)
Construction, removing, repairing, replacing
sidewalk or driveway apron.
[1]
Every 250 square feet or fraction thereof: $35.
(c)
Erection and maintaining of temporary sidewalk
or walkway or sidewalk fence.
[1]
Each 30 days or fraction thereof: $10.
(d)
Sidewalk excavation or opening: $25.
(e)
Refuse container (dumpster) in public roadway.
[1]
Each five-day period or fraction thereof: $35.
(f)
Construction or replacing of driveway: $35.
A.
Any and all charitable, philanthropic, fraternal and
religious nonprofit organizations which hold tax exempt status under
N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.6 et seq. shall be exempt from the payment of all
local permit fees charged under this article upon presentation and
filing of the form prescribed by N.J.S.A. 54:4-4.4, which demonstrates
tax exempt status, with the Village Tax Assessor.
B.
After the initial presentation of the form demonstrating
tax exempt status, the Village Tax Assessor shall make a copy of the
certificate at no charge to the tax exempt organization and place
it on file for future reference. If the form, on its face, appears
to be outdated or inaccurate, the Village Tax Assessor may refuse
to grant any exemption unless and until a current and valid form is
shown and filed.
C.
The tax exempt organization shall maintain a copy
of a current and valid form demonstrating tax exempt status with the
Village Tax Assessor.
D.
State, county or local government units and agencies
or political subdivisions thereof shall not be required to pay any
local permit fees, nor shall such unit or agency be subject to the
training fee surcharge imposed by the New Jersey Department of Community
Affairs.
E.
The Ridgefield Park Board of Education shall be exempt
from payment of any fee.
F.
Newly constructed residential units that are to be
legally restricted to occupancy by households of low or moderate income
shall be exempt from payment of all local permit fees.
