This article shall provide for the establishment of a fee schedule
for the payment of fees for the review and administration of land
development applications submitted to the Township pursuant to the
Township of Fredon land use regulations. All types of applications
as listed in the fee schedule below must be accompanied, at the time
of submission of the application, by the fees and escrow amounts set
forth in the schedule.
A. The fees and escrow amounts shall consist of the sum of the following:
(1) An administrative fee (application fee) which is charged to the applicant
to cover the costs associated with the clerical processing of the
application, which fee shall be nonrefundable, and which shall be
deposited into the Township's general fund account; and
(2) A professional review escrow amount which shall be deposited into
the professional review escrow account, maintained by the Chief Financial
Officer of the Township.
B. Application fees and professional review escrow account fees shall
be paid by separate checks in order to facilitate the administration
of the same.
C. The deposit required of the applicant and deposited into the professional
review escrow account shall cover the costs associated with the required
review of the application by the Land Use Board's engineer, planner
or attorney, and for such other professionals as the Land Use Board
may reasonably require, which review may include a written report
on the application to be submitted to the Board.
[Amended 11-10-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-11]
D. Prior to withdrawing monies from the professional review escrow account,
each professional engaged by the Board shall submit a detailed invoice
to the Board Chairperson for approval.
E. Following completion of administration of the application, including
the determination that the conditions attending thereto, if any, have
been satisfied, any unused funds deposited by an applicant into the
professional review escrow account shall be refunded to the applicant
simultaneously with payment of the invoice of the Board's professional(s).
F. The fee schedule shall be as follows:
[Amended 11-10-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-11]
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Fee Schedule
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Type of Development Application
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Application Fee
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Professional Review Escrow
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Concept review
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Small-scale development less than 10 acres
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$100
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$300
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Large-scale development over 10 acres
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$500
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$1,000
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Minor subdivision
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$175
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$1,500
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Preliminary major subdivision
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4 to 10 lots
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$750 + $25 per lot
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$1,000 + $250 per lot
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11 to 50 lots
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$1,500 + $25 per lot
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$1,000 + $225 per lot
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51 to 250 lots
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$2,000 + $25 per lot
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$1,000 + $200 per lot
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Over 250 lots
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$2,500 + $25 per lot
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$1,000 + $175 per lot
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Final major subdivision
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$250 + $25 per lot
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$250 + $50 per lot
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Minor site plan
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$300
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$1,500
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Preliminary site plan
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Residential
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1 to 10 dwelling units
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$750 + $25 per unit
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$1,000 + $250 per unit
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11 to 50 dwelling units
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$1,500 + $25 per unit
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$1,000 + $225 per unit
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51 to 250 dwelling units
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$2,000 + $25 per unit
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$1,000 + $200 per unit
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Over 250 dwelling units
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$2,500 + $25 per unit
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$1,000 + $175 per unit
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Nonresidential
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0 to 10,000 square feet building area
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$1,500 + $25 per 1,000 square feet
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$4,000 + $200 per 1,000 square feet
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10,001 to 50,000 square feet building area
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$2,000 + $25 per 1,000 square feet
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$4,000 + $175 per 1,000 square feet
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Over 50,000 square feet building area
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$2,500 + $25 per 100 square feet
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$4,000 + $150 per 1,000 square feet
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Wireless Communication Towers and Antennas
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With new tower
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$2,000
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$5,000
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Without new tower
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$1,000
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$2,500
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Final site plan
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Residential
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$500
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$250 + $50 per unit
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Nonresidential
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$750
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$250 + $50 per 1,000 square feet
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General development plan
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$3,000
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$15,000
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Critical geologic areas
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Phase I submittal
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$500
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$1,500 + $20 per acre in CAD
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Phase II submittal
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$500
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$5,000 + $100 per acre in CAD
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Environmental impact statement
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Residential
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1
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$1,000 + $100 per unit
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Nonresidential
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1
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$1,000 + $250 per acre
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Driveways
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Residential (w/o engineering review)
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$15
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N/A
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Residential (with engineering review)
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$50
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$300
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All other driveways
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$50
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$500
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Land disturbance/construction permit
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$100
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N/A
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Soil disturbance
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$500 + $0.05 per cubic yard2
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$2,500
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Street openings
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0 to 50 square feet
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$50
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$750 per day3
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51 to 300 square feet
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$300
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$750 per day3
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Over 300 square feet
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$500
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$750 per day3
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Application for rezoning of a tract or parcel
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$750
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$3,000
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Zoning variances and appeals
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Planning variances (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-34, 35 and 36)
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$500
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$1,500
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Conditional uses (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-67)
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$350
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$1,000
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Appeals to the Land Use Board [N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(a)]
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$400
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$1,000
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Interpretation by the Land Use Board [N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(b)]
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$400
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$1,000
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Bulk variances [N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(c)]4
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$350
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$500
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Use variance [N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(d)]
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$500
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$1,500
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Special meeting of the Land Use Board or meeting with professionals
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$250
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$1,500
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Notes:
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No separate fee required.
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2
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Based upon volume of material moved.
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3
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The contractor shall provide an estimate of the number of days
to complete the work. Time may be broken down into 1/2 day increments.
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Where more than one bulk variance is requested the above stated
fee shall include all variances.
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[Amended 11-10-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-11]
During administration of land use applications, if it appears
that the actual costs incurred by the Township in administrative review
response to the application submitted exceed, or are anticipated to
exceed the balance of funds on deposit in the professional review
escrow account, the applicant shall be so notified, in writing, by
either the Chief Financial Officer of the Township or the Secretary
to the Land Use Board before which said application is pending, whereupon
the applicant shall be required to pay such additional amounts as
are reasonably anticipated to be sufficient for the purposes of completing
the administration of the application. Failure of the applicant to
remit the additional required deposit within 15 days of the date of
the written request to do so shall render the application incomplete,
and no further proceedings or actions shall be taken thereon by the
Land Use Board, until there shall be compliance with the request.
If at the conclusion of administration of a particular land
development application, the funds remaining on deposit in the professional
review escrow account to the credit of the applicant are not adequate
to pay the amount of outstanding vouchers for professional services
rendered in administrative review response to the application and
the applicant has refused or neglected to pay such additional amounts
due, for a period of 90 days from the date of a written request to
do so, the Chief Financial Officer of the Township shall be authorized
to pay such vouchers out the general fund, whereupon the Township
Attorney shall be authorized to institute legal proceedings against
the applicant for collection of such funds.
[Amended 11-10-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-11]
In the event that the Land Use Board deems it advisable or necessary
to engage the services of professional consultants other than the
Land Use Board engineer, attorney or planner to assist the Land Use
Board in the review and administration of a land use application or
to render reports, advice and recommendations with respect thereto,
the Board reviewing such land use application shall make the determination
as to its intention to engage the services of such consultant and
shall so advise the applicant in writing. The Board shall obtain from
such professional consultant an estimate of the cost of the services
to be rendered and the applicant shall be so advised, whereupon the
applicant shall be required to post with the Secretary of the Board
funds in the amount of such estimate which shall be deposited in the
developer's professional review escrow account. In the event
that the applicant fails to deposit the estimated funds, the application
shall be deemed to be incomplete at that point and the applicant shall
be so advised in writing and no further proceedings or action shall
be taken by the Board until such additional funds have been deposited.
The fees set forth in the aforementioned schedules are exclusive
of any other charges which may be required by the Township to cover
the costs of furnishing copies, ordinances, list of property owners,
transcripts or the inspection of buildings or improvements in conjunction
with the issuance of construction permits or occupancy permits.
In the event that any fees paid by an applicant into the professional
review escrow account shall exceed $5,000 such applicant's account
shall be placed into an interest bearing trust account in conformance
with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 40-55D-53.1. The applicant shall
be notified, in writing, of the institution in which the deposit has
been made and the amount of such deposit. Any interest earned on the
account shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40:55D-53.1. The Township shall maintain records of all fees paid
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.