[Ord. 284, 9/11/1985, § 801; as amended by Ord.
348, 6/14/1989, § 5]
The Board of Commissioners shall establish by resolution a schedule
for review fees to be paid by the applicant at the time of filing
of all plats. Review fees may include reasonable and necessary charges
by the Township's professional consultants or Engineer for review
and report thereto to the Township. Such review fees shall be reasonable
and in accordance with the ordinary and customary charges by the Township
Engineer or consultant for similar service in the community, but in
no event shall the fees exceed the rate or cost charged by the engineer
or consultant to the Township when fees are not reimbursed or otherwise
imposed on applicant.
A.
In the event the applicant disputes the amount of any such review
fees, the applicant shall, within 10 days of the billing date, notify
the Township that such fees are disputed, in which case the Township
shall not delay or disapprove a subdivision or land development application
due to the applicant's request over disputed fees.
[Ord. 284, 9/11/1985, § 802; as amended by Ord.
348, 6/14/1989, § 6]
The applicant shall reimburse the Township for the reasonable
and necessary expense incurred for the inspection of improvements.
Said reimbursement shall be based upon a schedule established by resolution
of the Board of Commissioners. Such expense shall be reasonable and
in accordance with the ordinary and customary fees charged by the
Township Engineer or consultant for work performed for similar services
in the community, but in no event shall the fees exceed the rate or
cost charged by the engineer or consultant to the Township when fees
are not reimbursed or otherwise imposed on applicants.
A.
In the event the applicant disputes the amount of any such expense
in connection with the inspection of improvements, the applicant shall,
within 10 working days of the date of the billing, notify the Township
such expenses are disputed as unreasonable or unnecessary, in which
case the Township shall not delay or disapprove a subdivision or land
development application or any approval or permit related to development
due to the applicant's request over disputed engineer expenses.
B.
If, within 20 days from the date of billing, the Township and the
applicant cannot agree on the amount of expenses which are reasonable
and necessary, then the applicant and the Township shall jointly,
by mutual agreement, appoint another professional engineer licensed
as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to review the said expenses
and make a determination as to the amount thereof which is reasonable
and necessary.
C.
The professional engineer so appointed 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 more
days of the billing date. The applicant shall be required to pay the
entire amount determined in the decision immediately.
D.
In the event that the Township and applicant cannot agree upon the
professional engineer to be appointed within 20 days of the billing
date, then, upon application of either party, the President Judge
of the Court of Common Pleas of the judicial district in which the
Township is located or, if at the time there be no President Judge,
then the senior active judge then sitting shall appoint such engineer
who, in that case, shall be neither the Township Engineer nor any
professional engineer who has been retained by, or performed services
for, the Township or the applicant within the preceding five years.
E.
The fee of the appointed professional engineer for determining the
reasonable and necessary expenses shall be paid by the applicant 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 of $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.
[Ord. 284, 9/11/1985, §§ 803, 804; as amended
by Ord. 348, 6/14/1989, § 7]
1.
Fees for all other permits required for and by the Township for opening
roads, connecting to municipal sewers, building construction, etc.,
shall also be paid by a check payable to the Township and/or Municipal
Authority.
2.
The applicant at the time of application shall agree to cover the
cost of advertising the ordinance accepting the deed of dedication
of applicable required improvements and its recording costs.
