An applicant for any permit for the construction, erection,
addition, alteration or repair of a structure in the Township of Upper
Moreland shall, at the time of his application, pay to the proper
officer of the Township for the use of the Township a fee, determined
as follows:
A.
New residential construction. The fee for new residential construction,
including basements, attached garages, detached garages, dormitories,
and convents shall be $300 per 1,500 square feet and $100 for each
additional 500 square feet or fraction thereof.
B.
Apartment building and/or multiple dwellings. The fee for the construction
of apartment buildings and/or multiple dwellings shall be $200 per
unit.
C.
Commercial, industrial and institutional buildings. The fee for construction
of a new commercial, industrial or institutional building shall be
$400 per 1,000 square feet and $250 for each additional 1,000 square
feet or fraction thereof.
D.
Additions, alterations, repairs, re-roofing, siding, removals and
demolitions. The fee for an addition to an existing building, for
its repair, alteration, re-roofing, siding, removal, demolition or
moving, or for installation of a public awning, shall be $25 for the
first $500 of the cost of construction, plus $25 for the next $500
of the cost of construction, $15 for each additional $1,000 of the
cost of construction, or fraction thereof.
E.
Air-conditioning units, air-cooling systems, condensing units, exhaust
systems, etc. The fee for air-conditioning units, air-cooling systems,
condensing units, exhaust systems, etc., shall be $20 for the first
$1,000 of cost and $5 for each additional $1,000 of cost or fraction
thereof. In no event shall the permit fee exceed $1,500.
G.
Certificates of occupancy.
(1)
The fee for a certificate of occupancy for each new residential building
shall be $50 per dwelling unit.
(2)
The fee for a certificate of occupancy for each alteration or addition
to a residential building shall be $25 per dwelling unit.
(3)
The fee for a certificate of occupancy for each new nonresidential
building shall be $125.
(4)
The fee for a certificate of occupancy for each addition to a nonresidential
building shall be $75.
A.
Master plumber license. The annual license renewal fee shall be $75.
B.
Restricted master plumber license. The annual license fee shall be
$75.
C.
Journeyman plumber license. The annual license renewal fee shall
be $25.
D.
Apprentice plumber registration fee. The annual registration fee
shall be $10.
E.
Permit fees.
(1)
New fixture permit fee shall be $50 for first five fixtures and $8
for each additional.
(2)
Replacement fixture fee shall be $20 for the first fixture and $10
for each additional replacement fixture.
(3)
Garbage disposal unit fee shall be $25 for a new unit and $15 for
a replacement unit.
(4)
Heating systems. The fee for the installation or replacement of a
heating system shall be $75 for the first $2,000 of cost of the installation
and $20 for each additional $1,000 of cost. The fee for the replacement
gas- or oil-burner unit of any heating system shall be $15.
(5)
Additional fixture on existing drain line fee shall be $20 for the
first additional fixture on an existing drain line and $10 for the
second additional fixture thereafter on an existing drain line.
(6)
Sewer connection fee shall be $100 for connecting to a public sewer.
(7)
The fee for repairs or replacements to a public sewer shall be $75.
(10)
Hot water heaters, new or replacement: $25.
Permit fees for all signs regulated by ordinance shall be in
accordance with the following schedule:
The fee for a permit to construct a swimming pool shall be $30
for each $1,000, or fraction thereof, of the cost of construction
of the pool, including fencing.
The permit fee for all electrical work, including residential,
commercial, industrial, institutional and office, shall be $25 per
$1,000 of cost or fraction thereof.
A.
The permit fee for all residential driveway paving shall be $40.
B.
The permit fee for all new commercial, industrial, institutional
and office driveway and parking lot paving shall be $75.
C.
The permit fee for all paving overlays of driveways or parking lots
shall be $30 per $1,000 of cost or fraction thereof.
[Amended 11-10-2014 by Ord. No. 1639]
Unless otherwise specified in the Upper Moreland Code, the license fee for registration of all contractors shall be $75 per calendar year, which license fee shall, in addition, cover the registration fee for the business privilege licenses under Chapter 310, Article I, Business Privilege Tax, of the Upper Moreland Code. Any contractor who may be exempt from obtaining a contractor license but is operating a business must comply with any and all requirements under Chapter 310, Articles I, II, and III, as applicable.
In addition to any other penalty or fee in lieu of penalty provided
for in the other ordinances of the Township, any person or entity
which shall commence work prior to applying for and obtaining required
permits shall pay a permit fee that is twice that which is provided
for in this article.
In addition to any permit fee amount established under this
article, the applicant for any permit shall be obligated to remit
to the Township at the time of issuance of the building permit the
amount of any building permit fee surcharge or other amount, however
denominated, imposed on the Township from time to time by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in connection with the administration of the Pennsylvania
Uniform Construction Code.
