A.
The Township review fee required by this chapter shall be as established
from time to time by resolution of the Township Board of Supervisors
to defray review and other costs incurred by the Township in the administration
of this chapter. The applicant shall pay all fees.
B.
The applicant shall also reimburse the Township for costs that the
Township has incurred by the Township Engineer, Township Solicitor,
and/or other professional consultant(s) that the Township, in its
sole discretion, deems necessary in order to adequately and properly
administer the requirements of this chapter and report the findings
to the Township. The Township shall advise the applicant of the reimbursement
amount required within 30 days of being billed by the Township Engineer
and/or professional consultant(s). The applicant shall reimburse the
Township within 30 days of receipt of the Township's notice of
payment due.
(1)
In the event the applicant disputes the amount of any such review
fee, the applicant shall, within 14 days of the receipt of the notice
of payment due, notify the Township that such fees are disputed, in
which case the Township shall not delay or disapprove a plan submission
due to the applicant's fee dispute. The Township may condition
the approval of plan submissions upon the Township having received
full payment as stated in the notice of payment due.
(2)
If, within 20 days of the notice of payment due, the applicant and
Township cannot agree on the amount of expenses incurred by the Township,
the applicant and the Township shall jointly, by mutual agreement,
appoint another professional engineer of the same profession or discipline
as the Township Engineer or professional consultant whose fees are
being disputed to make a determination as to the amount thereof which
is reasonable and necessary.
(3)
The professional engineer appointed, either by mutual agreement of
the Township and applicant or by the President Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas, shall hear such evidence and review such documentation
as the professional engineer in his or her sole opinion deems necessary
and render a decision within 50 days of the billing date. Such decision
shall be final and binding upon both the Township and the applicant.
The applicant shall be required to pay the entire amount determined
in the decision within 30 days of such decision.
(4)
The applicant shall pay the fee of the appointed professional engineer
for determining the reasonable and necessary expense, if the amount
of payment required in the decision is equal to or greater than the
original bill. If the amount of payment required in the decision is
less than the original bill by $1,000 or more, the Township shall
pay the fee of the professional engineer, but otherwise the Township
and the applicant shall each pay 1/2 of the fee of the appointed professional
engineer.
The fees required by this chapter shall, at a minimum, cover:
A.
Administrative and clerical costs.
B.
Review of the SWM site plan and report by the Township.
C.
Preconstruction meetings.
D.
Inspection of stormwater management facilities/BMPs and drainage
improvements during construction.
E.
Final inspection upon completion of the stormwater management facilities/BMPs
and drainage improvements presented in the SWM site plan.
F.
Any additional work required to enforce any permit provisions regulated
by this chapter, correct violations, and assure proper completion
of stipulated remedial actions.
A.
The owner or agent of any land upon which permanent BMPs will be
placed, constructed, or implemented, as described in the SWM site
plan, shall record the following documents in the Office of the Recorder
of Deeds of Dauphin County, within 90 days of approval of the SWM
site plan by the Township:
(1)
The SWM site plan.
(2)
O&M agreement (Appendix A).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is on file in the Township offices.
B.
The Township may suspend or revoke any approvals granted for the
project site upon discovery of the failure of the owner to comply
with this section.
