[Ord. 2005-2, 4/4/2005]
1.
At the time of filing, the final application shall be accompanied
by a check payable to the Borough in an amount determined by the Borough
Engineer sufficient to cover the cost of:
A.
Reviewing the application's engineering details.
B.
Inspecting the site for conformance survey.
C.
Preparing the cost estimates of required improvements.
D.
Inspection of required improvements during installation.
E.
Final inspection on completion of installation of required improvements.
F.
Fees charged by the County Planning Commission and fees for other
related consulting services.
2.
Applicants shall reimburse the municipality for the cost of fees
charged to the municipality by the Municipal Engineer and other municipal
consultants for the purpose of review and report on the applicant's
application and the inspection of the applicant's improvements
and report thereon.
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 municipality that such fees are disputed, in which case the municipality
shall not delay or disapprove a subdivision or land development application
due to the applicant's request over disputed fees.
B.
In the event that the municipality and the applicant cannot agree
on the amount of review fees which are reasonable and necessary, then
the applicant and the municipality shall follow the procedure for
dispute resolution set forth herein.
C.
If within 20 days from the date of billing, the municipality and
the applicant cannot agree on the amount of expenses which are reasonable
and necessary, then the applicant and municipality shall jointly,
by mutual agreement, appoint another professional engineer licensed
as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to review said expenses
and make a determination as to the amount thereof which is reasonable
and necessary.
D.
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 days
of the billing date. The applicant shall be required to pay the entire
amount determined in the decision immediately.
E.
In the event that the municipality 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 municipality
is located (or if at the time there be no President Judge, then the
senior active judge then sitting) shall appoint such engineer. The
Court-appointed engineer shall be neither the Municipal Engineer nor
any professional engineer who has been retained by, or performed services
for, the municipality or the applicant within the preceding five years.
F.
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 by $1,000 or more, the municipality
shall pay the fee of the professional engineer, but otherwise the
municipality and the applicant shall each pay 1/2 of the fee of the
appointed professional engineer.
[Ord. 2005-2, 4/4/2005]
At the time of filing, the preliminary application and the final
application shall be accompanied by a check payable to the municipality
in the amount set forth in a separate Borough resolution; provided,
however, that no review fee shall be required for a minor subdivision.
Said fee shall be treated as a deposit against the final review fee
for the preliminary application and the final application.
[Ord. 2005-2, 4/4/2005]
1.
At the time of filing, the preliminary application and the final
application shall be accompanied by a check payable to the municipality
in the amount set forth in a separate Borough resolution; said fee
shall be treated as a deposit against the final review fee for the
preliminary application and the final application, respectively.
[Ord. 2005-2, 4/4/2005]
In addition to the above, each application for a subdivision/land
development shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee to cover the
cost of administration required to process applications. Such fees
to be set forth, from time to time, in a separate Borough resolution.
In addition, all applicants shall pay the fee of the Northumberland
County Planning Commission for its review in an amount determined,
from time to time, by Northumberland County.
