[Amended 1-10-2022 by Ord. No. 804; 1-22-2024 by Ord. No. 814, approved 1-22-2024]
Zoning permits and applications will not be considered received
until the applicable fee(s) is/are paid to the Borough Zoning Office.
The following fees shall be paid at the Office of the Zoning Officer.
A. Zoning permits and applications. Applicants for zoning permits or
other actions shall be required to pay the following fees:
(1) Zoning application: $100.
(2) Zoning application requiring one Zoning Board or Borough Council
meeting and/or a public hearing and action by either body. The zoning
application may include appeals for alleged errors, interpretations,
variances, special or conditional uses or requests for zoning amendments.
Such fees are necessary to pay for the cost of advertisements, compensation
for the Secretary and members of the Zoning Hearing Board, and necessary
administrative overhead connected with the hearing: $1,000.
(4) Certificate and registration of nonconforming uses: $30.
B. Special review fees.
(1) In the event that any applications of the type listed under §
170-22A(2) above require more than one meeting and/or public hearing by the Zoning Hearing Board or Borough Council, then additional reasonable fees may be prescribed by the Borough for the necessary compensation for the Secretary and members of the Zoning Hearing Board, notice and advertising costs and necessary administrative overhead connected with the hearing, in accordance with the requirements of Section 908 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
(2) Fees for a required stenographic record of the proceedings shall
be shared by the Borough and the applicant as set forth in Section
908 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. The cost of
the original transcript shall be paid by the Board if the transcript
is ordered by the Board or Hearing Officer or shall be paid by the
person appealing from the decision of the Board if such appeal is
made, and in either event, the cost of additional copies shall be
paid by the person requesting such copy or copies. In other cases,
the party requesting the original transcript shall bear the cost thereof.
C. Planning
Commission application and review fee: $100.