Borough of Beaver, PA Part 8 FEES

§ 22-800 Fees Required.

[Ord. 754, 8/14/2007]

A. All applications submitted for the review and approval of plans of subdivision and plans of land development prepared in preliminary or final form shall be accompanied by a review fee and a deposit in accordance with a schedule of fees and charges established, or to be established, and adopted by resolution of the Council to defray, or to help defray, any cost that may be incurred by the Borough in viewing and inspecting the site of the subdivision or land development, and reviewing the application, data and the plans submitted relative to the same.

1. A deposit in the amount of $500 for land development plan approval shall be made at the time of application for preliminary and final subdivision approval, with the Borough in order to cover the costs of engineering review and inspection of proposed improvements, legal fees and other consultants' fees whose services are required in order to provide a comprehensive review of the subdivision application.

2. A review fee, as established by resolution of the Council, and fees as charged to the Borough for activities related to the subdivision application shall be deducted from the deposit as invoices are received.

3. A full accounting of all expenses incurred during the review and approval of a subdivision application, whether preliminary or final or land development plan, shall be kept by the Borough secretary and made available to the applicant.

4. Upon completion of all improvements to the satisfaction of the Borough Engineer, and upon a full and complete release of all sureties posted relative to the improvements proposed, the remaining balance of the deposit shall be returned to the applicant upon receipt of a written request to do so.

B. The schedule of fees and charges established or to be established may vary, and be regulated in accordance to the scope and complexity of the plan of subdivision or land development project, such as:

1. Number of parcels or lots in plan;

2. Site development plans;

3. Utility development plans;

4. Applicants plan of construction and development of the land, structures and facilities thereon, and appurtenant thereto; and

5. Number of times that a plan is submitted or resubmitted for review and request is made for approval of the same.

C. Where a plan of subdivision or land development for any reason has been rejected by the Planning Commission and/or Council, the applicant when resubmitting plans and application for review and approval of the same shall be required to pay a fee as set forth in the Borough's schedule of fees and charges for such submittals.

D. All review fees shall be made payable to the Borough of Beaver. All review fees deducted from the original deposit are nonrefundable, and the approval or rejection for any reason of any plan of subdivision or land development will not be reason or cause for the return of any fee submitted.

E. The applicant shall reimburse the Borough all costs associated with the review and approval, or denial, of an application for subdivision or land development which exceed the amount of the original deposit.