[Ord. No. 33-76; § 6; No. 3-77, § 1; No. 18-81, § 1; No. 1-83, § 1; No. 7-92, §§ 2, 3; No. 2-2008, § 3]
(a) 
The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the subcode fees set forth in the Fee Schedule of the Borough of Morris Plains, Chapter 2, Section 2-46, of the Revised Ordinances, and the same shall be paid prior to the issuance of the permit.
(b) 
All construction permit fees and the State of New Jersey surcharge fee for the construction, reconstruction, alteration or improvement of any buildings owned and operated by the following entities and agencies shall be waived:
(1) 
Borough of Morris Plains;
(2) 
Morris Plains Board of Education;
(3) 
County of Morris;
(4) 
State of New Jersey;
(5) 
Federal government;
(6) 
VFW. (Waiver of fees is limited to improvements for nonprofit purposes.)
The fee for plan review shall be as set forth in the Fee Schedule of the Borough of Morris Plains, Chapter 2, Section 2-46, of the Revised Ordinances. The same shall be paid before the plans are reviewed and the amount paid shall be credited towards the amount to be charged for the construction permit.
[Ord. No. 33-76, § 6; No. 7-92, §§ 2, 3]
The fee for a permit for demolition of a building or structure shall be as set forth in the Fee Schedule of the Borough of Morris Plains, Chapter 2, Section 2-46, of the Revised Ordinances.
[Ord. No. 33-76, § 6; No. 7-92, §§ 2, 3]
The fee for a permit for the removal of a building or structure shall be as set forth in the Fee Schedule of the Borough of Morris Plains, Chapter 2, Section 2-46, of the Revised Ordinances.
[Ord. No. 33-76, § 6; No. 7-92, §§ 2, 3]
The fee for a permit to construct a sign shall be as set forth in the Fee Schedule of the Borough of Morris Plains, Chapter 2, Section 246, of the Revised Ordinances.
[Ord. No. 33-76, § 6; Ord. No. 1-83, § 1; Ord. No. 7-92, §§ 2, 3]
Certificate of occupancy fees shall be as set forth in the Fee Schedule of the Borough of Morris Plains, Chapter 2, Section 2-46, of the Revised Ordinances.
[Ord. No. 33-76, § 6; Ord. No. 1-83, § 1; Ord. No. 7-92, §§ 2, 3]
Elevator fees shall be those set forth in the Fee Schedule of the Borough of Morris Plains, Chapter 2, Section 2-46, of the Revised Ordinances.
[Ord. No. 33-76, § 7]
The construction official shall, with the advice of the subcode officials, prepare and submit to the Borough council, biannually, a report recommending a fee schedule based on the operating expenses of the agency and any other expenses of the Borough fairly attributable to the enforcement of the State Uniform Construction Code Act.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: For other duties of the construction official, see Ch. 2, Art. 4.
[Ord. No. 33-76, § 8]
In order to provide for the training, certification and technical support programs required by the Uniform Construction Code Act and the regulations, the Enforcing Agency shall collect, in addition to the fees specified above, a surcharge fee of six-tenths cent ($0.006) per cubic foot of volume of new construction. Such surcharge fee shall be remitted to the Bureau of Housing Inspection, Department of Community Affairs, on a quarterly basis for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30, and not later than one (1) month next succeeding the end of the quarter for which it is due. In the fiscal year in which the regulations first become effective, such fee shall be collected and remitted for the third and fourth quarters only. The Enforcing Agency shall report annually at the end of each fiscal year to the Bureau of Housing Inspection, and not later than July 31, the total amount of the surcharge fees collected in the fiscal year. In the fiscal year in which the regulations first become effective, the report shall be for the third and fourth quarters only.
[Ord. No. 18-81, § 2; Ord. No. 1-83, § 1; Ord. No. 7-92, §§ 2, 3]
When requested, the Construction Official may inspect a dwelling and issue a written report upon payment, in advance, of the fee or fees set forth in the Fee Schedule of the Borough of Morris Plains, Chapter 2, Section 2-46, of the Revised Ordinances.