[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee
of the Township of Colts Neck 2-9-2000. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Mercantile licenses — See Ch. 145.
This chapter is established to provide a mechanism
whereby the township can recover costs incurred in providing miscellaneous
public services, including but not limited to the provision of copies
of public documents and other communications media. The governing
body has considered actual out-of-pocket expenditures, as well as
manpower costs, in establishing these rates.
A.
Photocopy costs. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-2, the
following rates are to be charged for persons or entities seeking
photocopies of municipal records:
[Amended 12-14-2011]
(1)
Photocopying charges: $0.05 per page for 8 1/2
inches by 11 inches; $0.07 per page for legal-size.
B.
Website advertisement costs. To defray costs associated
with the setup and operation of the Colts Neck Municipal Website,
the governing body has determined that it is in the public interest
to make available sufficient space to accommodate businesses located
in the Township of Colts Neck on the website on a first-come-first
served basis at a cost of $25 per space per annum. These spaces shall
be made available to businesses holding valid mercantile licenses
issued by the Township of Colts Neck and which are located within
the Township of Colts Neck. The advertisements shall be compiled in
the nature of a business directory.
C.
Chapter 102, Development Regulations, of the Township of Colts Neck with Zoning Map: $50.
[Added 7-11-2001]
D.
Zoning Map of the Township of Colts Neck: $5.
[Added 7-11-2001]
E.
Master Plan of the Township of Colts Neck: $50.
[Added 7-11-2001; amended 8-11-2004]
F.
Street Map of the Township of Colts Neck: $5.
[Added 7-11-2001]
G.
Preparation and certification of a list of property
owners from the current tax duplicates: $0.50 per name or $20, whichever
is greater.
[Added 7-11-2001; amended 12-14-2011]
I.
Registrar of Vital Statistic Documents and Services:
[Added 4-14-2004]
(1)
Marriage license: $28.
(2)
Certified copies of marriage, birth and death certificates:
$20.
[Amended 12-14-2011]
(3)
Processing fee for corrections to marriage, birth
and death certificates: $20.
(4)
Domestic partnership license: $28.
[Added 4-27-2005]
(5)
Vital statistic search fee: $10.
[Added 4-27-2005; amended 12-14-2011]
J.
Firearm Map of the Township of Colts Neck: $5.
[Added 4-27-2005]
K.
Copy of
any formal bid packages: $50.
[Added 12-14-2011]
L.
Film permit.
[Added 3-28-2012; amended 1-29-2014]
(1)
FILMING
PUBLIC LANDS
Definitions.
The taking of still or motion pictures, either on film or
videotape, or similar recording medium, for commercial or educational
purposes, intended for viewing on television, in theaters or for institutional
uses. The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to include
the filming of news stories within the Township of Colts Neck.
Any and every public street, highway, sidewalk, square, public
park or playground or any other public place within the Township which
is within the jurisdiction and control of the Township of Colts Neck.
(2)
Permit required.
(a)
No person or organization shall film or permit filming on public
or private land within the Township of Colts Neck without first having
obtained a permit from the office of the Municipal Clerk, which permit
shall set forth the approved location of such filming and the approved
duration of such filming by specific reference to day or dates. No
permit shall authorize filming for more than three consecutive days
in any one location, and in no event shall filming at one location
within the Township exceed a total of six days in any one calendar
year, regardless of the number of permits utilized in reaching this
six-day maximum. Said permit must be readily available for inspection
by the Township officials at all times at the site of the filming.
The six-day limitation may be extended only if the filming requested
constitutes a major motion picture or television series.
(b)
All permits shall be applied for and obtained from the office
of the Municipal Clerk during normal business hours. Applications
for such permits shall be in a form approved by the Municipal Clerk
and be accompanied by a permit fee in the amount established by this
chapter.
[1]
If a permit is issued and, due to inclement weather or other
good cause, filming does not in fact take place on the dates specified,
the Municipal Clerk may, at the request of the applicant, issue a
new permit for filming on other dates subject to full compliance with
all other provisions of this chapter. No additional fee shall be paid
for this permit.
(3)
Issuance of permits.
(a)
No permits will be issued by the Municipal Clerk unless applied
for prior to five days before the requested shooting; provided, however,
that the Municipal Clerk may waive the five-day period if, in his
or her judgment, the applicant has obtained all related approval and
adjacent property owners or tenants do not need to be notified.
(b)
Proof of insurance coverage must be provided for filming on
public lands, prior to issuance of any permit, in the following amounts:
(c)
No permit shall be issued without an agreement, in writing,
whereby the applicant agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Township
of Colts Neck from any liability, expense, claim or damages resulting
from the use of public lands.
(4)
Filming in residential zones. Filming in residential zones shall
be permitted Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00 a.m.
and 9:00 p.m. The setup, production and breakdown required by all
filming shall be included in the hours as set forth herein.
(5)
Refusal to issue permit. The Municipal Clerk may refuse to issue
a permit whenever he determines, on the basis of objective facts and
after a review of the application and a report thereon by the Police
Department, that the filming would pose either an undue hardship on
the public by interference with the use and enjoyment of their property
or by presenting a possibility of endangering the health, safety and
well-being of the public.
(6)
Appeal. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Municipal Clerk
denying or revoking a permit may appeal to the Township Committee.
A written notice of appeal setting forth the reasons for the appeal
shall be filed with the Municipal Clerk within 10 days from the Municipal
Clerk's decision. A hearing date shall be provided within 30 days
from the receipt of the appeal. The decision of the Township Committee
shall be in the form of a resolution.
M.
Additional
recycling carts. Whereas each resident household shall be provided
by the Township with one recycling cart at no cost to the household,
additional recycling carts may be purchased from the Township at a
cost of $120 per cart.
[Added 1-25-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-2]
If a section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this chapter is for any reason held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion
shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision, and
such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
hereof.
This chapter shall take effect immediately after
final passage and publication as provided for by law of the State
of New Jersey. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
