[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Mendham 5-12-2014 by Ord. No.
6-2014. Amendments noted where applicable.]
C.
Road detail fees.
[Amended 9-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-2016; 4-18-2017 by Ord. No. 4-2017]
(1)
For the convenience of those persons and entities which utilize the
services of off-duty law enforcement officers of the Mendham Township
Police Department and to authorize the outside employment of police
while off duty, the Township hereby establishes a policy regarding
the use of said officers:
(a)
Any request for police attendance at private events, work sites,
businesses or any other activity not ordinarily provided shall be
made to the Chief of Police or his designee.
(b)
The Chief of Police or his designee, at his discretion, may
assign members of the Police Department not on regular duty to provide
police services at those events, work sites or activities. While on
said duty, the members of the Department so assigned shall be under
the supervision and control of the Chief of Police or superior officers
of the Department and shall be subject to the provisions of this subsection.
(c)
For this service, the persons sponsoring or responsible for
such events shall directly compensate, at the rate established by
the Township, the Township for the services of members of the Department
who are assigned to the activity.
(2)
Fees for hiring police officers.
(a)
The fee to be charged for hiring Township police officers for
road detail shall be at $100 per hour. There shall be a four-hour
minimum of the rate shown for the private-duty work. All payment shall
be made to the Township of Mendham and allocated as follows:
(b)
The rate pf $100 per hour will apply to all vendors, except
for Board of Education- or Township-funded jobs for which the standard
overtime rate will apply.
(3)
Road detail fees shall be paid to the Township prior to the commencement
of work based on the estimated hours required. No work will be scheduled
until sufficient funds are posted in the established account. Any
excess fees will be refunded to the contractor.
[Amended 5-11-2015 by Ord. No. 4-2015; 3-14-2016 by Ord. No. 6-2016; 5-8-2017 by Ord. No. 5-2017; 5-14-2018 by Ord. No. 6-2018]
Beach and recreation activity fees are subject to the discretion
of the Business Administrator based on the input from the Township
Committee and Recreation Director.
A.
Fees established. Pursuant to the provisions of the State Uniform
Construction Code Act and Regulations, the following fees are hereby
established.
(1)
Building subcode. The building subcode fees shall be as follows:
(a)
For new construction: $0.35 per cubic foot of building or structure
volume of all structures, provided that the minimum fee shall be $65.
[Amended 6-26-2018 by Ord. No. 10-2018]
(b)
For additions: $0.35 per cubic foot of building or structure
volume for the added portion, provided that the minimum fee shall
be $65.
[Amended 6-26-2018 by Ord. No. 10-2018]
(c)
For renovations, alterations, repairs and minor construction
work: $28 per $1,000 of estimated cost of work, provided that the
minimum fee shall be $65.
[Amended 6-26-2018 by Ord. No. 10-2018]
(e)
For the construction of a barn or similar building or structure
where no interior floor to ceiling partitions or finished interior
walls are contemplated or intended, $0.0016 per cubic foot of building
or structure volume, provided that the minimum fee shall be $65.
(f)
For the construction of an in-ground swimming pool, the fee
shall be $135.
(2)
The plumbing subcode fee shall be $20 per plumbing fixture, device,
and plumbing stack to be installed and $65 per boiler, furnace, backflow
preventer, fuel oil piping, gas piping, grease trap, interceptor,
oil separator, refrigeration unit, sewer pump, utility service connection,
water-cooled air conditioning unit and hot water heater, provided
that the minimum fee for a plumbing permit shall be $65.
[Amended 6-26-2018 by Ord. No. 10-2018]
(3)
Electrical subcode.
(a)
From one to 50 receptacles or fixtures, the fee shall be in
the amount of $50; for each 25 receptacles or fixtures in addition
to this, the fee shall be in the amount of $20. For the purpose of
computing this fee, receptacles or fixtures shall include lighting
outlets, wall switches, fluorescent fixtures, convenience receptacles,
smoke and heat detectors, or similar fixtures, and motors or devices
of less than or equal to one horsepower or one kilowatt.
[Amended 6-26-2018 by Ord. No. 10-2018]
(b)
Motors and electrical devices.
[1]
For each motor or electrical device greater than one horsepower and
less than or equal to 10 horsepower; and for transformers and generators
greater than one kilowatt and less than or equal to 10 kilowatts,
the fee shall be $15.
[2]
For each motor or electrical device greater than 10 horsepower
and less than or equal to 50 horsepower; for each service panel, service
entrance, or sub-panel less than or equal to 200 amperes; for each
transformer and generator greater than 10 kilowatts and less than
or equal to 50 kilowatts and less than or equal to 50 kilowatts; and
for each utility load management device, the fee shall be $65 (0–200
amp, $65).
[3]
For each motor or electrical device greater than 50 horsepower
and less than or equal to 100 horsepower; for each service panel,
service entrance or sub-panel greater than 200 amperes and less than
or equal to 1,000 amperes; and for transformers and generators greater
than 50 kilowatts and less than or equal to 100 kilowatts, the fee
shall be $150.
[4]
For each motor or electrical device greater than 100 horsepower;
for each service panel, service entrance or sub-panel greater than
1,000 amperes, and for each transformer or generator greater than
100 kilowatts, the fee shall be $550.
(d)
For the purpose of computing these fees, all motors except those
in plug-in appliances shall be counted, including control equipment,
generators, transformers and all heating, cooking or other devices
consuming or generating electrical current.
(e)
Minimum fee, annual pool bonding inspection: $125.
(f)
The minimum electrical subcode fee shall be $65.
(4)
Fire subcode. The fire subcode fee shall be as follows:
(a)
For sprinkler systems (R-2, R-3 and R-4 use groups), the fee
shall be $100 for each such system.
(b)
For sprinkler systems (all other use groups), the fee per system
shall be as follows: one to two heads, $75; three to 20 heads, $150;
21 to 100 heads, $250; more than 100 heads, $350.
(c)
For fire-suppression systems other than sprinkler systems, the
fee shall be $100 for each such system.
(d)
For fire protection standpipe systems, the fee shall be $200
for the first riser and $100 for each additional riser.
(e)
For fire pumps, the fee shall be $300 per unit.
(f)
For fire detection and alarm systems (R-2, R-3 and R-4 use groups),
the fee per system shall be $50 for one to seven smoke detectors and
$5 for each additional detection device. For a system installed for
low voltage and radio controlled, there shall be an additional fee
of $35.
(g)
For fire detection and alarm systems (all other use groups),
the fee per system shall be $75 plus $1 per activation/detection/alarm
or strobe device.
(h)
For a kitchen exhaust system (other than R-3 and R-4 use groups),
the fee shall be $75.
(i)
For gas- and oil-fired appliances not connected to the plumbing
system, the shall be $50 for the first unit and $10 for each additional
unit.
(j)
The minimum fire subcode fee shall be $65.
(5)
Elevator safety subcode. The fee shall be the fee charged by the
private on-site agency retained by the Township plus an administrative
charge of 15% thereof.
(7)
Plan review. The fee for plan review shall be 20% of the amount to
be charged for the construction permit and shall be paid before the
plans are reviewed. For projects which do not require plan review
for all subcodes, the fee shall be the appropriate percentage of the
subcode fee which is applicable. The amount paid for plan review fee
shall not be refundable but shall be credited toward the amount of
the fee to be charges for the construction permit.
(8)
Demolition of building. The fee for a permit to demolish a building
or structure shall be $75 per building or structure.
(9)
Removal of building. The fee for a permit for the removal of a building
or structure from one lot to another lot or to a new location on the
same lot shall be $5 per $1,000 of the estimated costs for moving,
for new foundations and for placement in a completed condition in
a new location, provided that the minimum fee shall be $65.
(10)
Asbestos hazard abatement. The fee for a permit for the removal
of asbestos shall be $65 per building or structure.
(11)
Signs. The fee for a sign shall be $40.
(12)
Variances. The fee for an application for a permitted variance
from any subcode shall be $85.
(13)
Certificates of occupancy. The fee for a certificate of occupancy
shall be as follows:
(a)
For a certificate of occupancy for new construction, additions,
alterations, repairs, minor work or a building subject to removal,
the fee shall be $75.
[Amended 6-26-2018 by Ord. No. 10-2018]
(b)
For a certificate of continued occupancy, the fee shall be $50.
(c)
For a certificate of occupancy granted pursuant to a change
of use, the fee shall be $50.
(d)
For a certificate of occupancy following the completion of an
asbestos abatement, the fee shall be $14.
(e)
For a temporary certificate of occupancy, the fee shall be $35.
B.
State surcharge fee. In order to provide for the training, certification
and technical support programs required by the Act and Regulations,
the enforcing agency shall collect, in addition to the fees specified
above, a surcharge fee of $0.0016 per cubic foot of volume of new
building and additions and $0.80 per $1,000 of value of all other
construction. Such surcharge fee shall be remitted to the Bureau of
Housing Inspection, Department of Community Affairs, on a quarterly
basis.
C.
Waiver of fees and charges related to handicap accessibility. Notwithstanding the fees set forth in Subsections A and B, no person shall be charged a construction permit surcharge fee or Township Building Department fee for any construction, reconstruction, alteration or improvement designed and undertaken solely to promote accessibility by disabled persons to an existing living unit or any of the facilities contained therein.
Event fee: $100 per day for the first day of the event and $50 per day for each succeeding day of the event for which the permit is to be issued. (§ 154-7)
A.
In addition to the registration and inspection of life hazard uses, the fees for which are determined by the Department of Community Affairs, the following additional inspections and the fees therefor shall be required by the Township of Mendham; provided, however, that if any of the uses listed below are also life hazard uses, then the fees and frequency of inspections specified for the life hazard use shall apply: (§ 177-9)
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Type of Use
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Inspection Fee
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Number of Annual Inspections
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|---|---|---|---|
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Private schools and any supporting facilities
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$100
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3
| |
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Any structure covered by the code owned by the Township of Mendham
or the Board of Education of the Township of Mendham
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Exempt
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3
| |
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All other structures covered by the code
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$25
|
1
| |
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All agricultural uses of a farm upon consent of the owner who
shall be provided with a list of recommendations
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Exempt
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1
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Application fee: $50. (§ 250-6)
A.
Mendham East Water Pollution Control System sewer charges. (§ 272-4)
[Amended 12-29-2015 by Ord. No. 15-2015; 11-28-2017 by Ord. No. 14-2017; 6-23-2020 by Ord. No. 7-2020]
(1)
Service charges established.
|
The owner of every property connected to and served by the Mendham
East Water Pollution Control System (a self-liquidating municipal
utility established by Ordinance No. 8-96 entitled "An Ordinance of
the Township of Mendham, in the County of Morris, New Jersey, Providing
for the Acceptance of the Mendham East Water Pollution Control System
and its Operating and Maintenance by the Township as a Self-Liquidating
Municipal Utility") shall pay to the Township an annual service charge
in accordance with the following schedule:
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Property Use
|
Annual Service Charge
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|---|---|---|---|
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Single-family dwelling unit and condominium dwelling unit:
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1-Bedroom Dwelling
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$1,033
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2-Bedroom Dwelling
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$2,067
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3-Bedroom Dwelling
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$3,100
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4-Bedroom Dwelling
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$4,134
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5-Bedroom Dwelling
|
$5,166
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(2)
If the sewage flows to the sewer treatment plant should exceed the design and NJDEP-permitted plant flows and cannot be attributable to specific users, and these excess flows must be disposed of in alternate sewage treatment facilities in accordance with the regulations of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, then the cost of the disposal of these excess flows shall be added to the quarterly bill to be rendered to all of the utility customers. These added costs shall be shared by the utility customers pro rata in accordance with the individual customer’s existing share of the quarterly charge established in Subsection A(1) of this section.
(3)
The annual service charges provided in Subsection A(1) of this section, plus the excess flow charge provided in Subsection A(2) of this section, shall be billed by the Collector of Taxes of the Township and be due and payable quarter-annually on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 in each and every year.
(4)
If any bill for service charges remains unpaid after the due date,
the amount due shall bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum up
to $1,500 and 18% over $1,500. No interest shall be charged if payment
of any quarterly service charge is made within the 10th calendar day
following the date upon which the quarterly service charge became
due. Service charges, and any interest thereon, provided by this subsection
shall be liens on the respective properties against which such charges
are made, and the payment may be enforced in the same manner provided
for the collection of taxes.
(5)
All service fees received by the Township pursuant to this subsection
shall be dedicated revenues to adequately meet the managerial, professional,
overhead and all other operating expenses of the Mendham East Water
Pollution Control System in accordance with the provisions of the
Local Budget Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-1et seq.
(6)
The rate structure established herein shall be effective January
1, 2018, and continue thereafter until amended or modified.
B.
Mendham West Water Pollution Control System sewer charges. (§ 272-8)
[Amended 8-23-2016 by Ord. No. 15-2016]
(1)
Service charges established. The owner of every property connected
to and served by the Mendham West Water Pollution Control System (a
self-liquidating municipal utility established by Ordinance No. 16-2001
entitled "An Ordinance of the Township of Mendham, in the County of
Morris, New Jersey, Providing for the Acceptance of the Mendham West
Water Pollution Control System and its Operating and Maintenance by
the Township as a Self-Liquidating Municipal Utility") shall pay to
the Township an annual service charge in accordance with the following
schedule:
|
Property Use
|
Annual Service Charge
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Single-family
|
$1,507
| |
|
Condo Unit
|
$622
|
(2)
The annual service charges provided in Subsection B(1) of this section shall be billed by the Collector of Taxes of the Township and be due and payable quarter-annually on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 in each and every year.
(3)
If any bill for service charges remains unpaid after the due date,
the amount due shall bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum up
to $1,500 and 18% over $1,500. No interest shall be charged if payment
of any quarterly service charge is made within the 10th calendar day
following the date upon which the quarterly service charge became
due.
(4)
Service charges, and any interest thereon, provided by this subsection
shall be liens on the respective properties against which such charges
are made, and the payment may be enforced in the same manner provided
for the collection of taxes.
(5)
All service fees received by the Township pursuant to this subsection
shall be dedicated revenues to adequately meet the managerial, professional,
overhead and all other operating expenses of the Mendham West Water
Pollution Control System in accordance with the provisions of the
Local Budget Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:4-1 et seq.
