A.Â
All applications and inspections required for reviews, construction
and approval of plans of subdivision and land development shall require
payment of fees in accordance with a schedule of fees and charges
established, or to be established, and adopted by resolution of the
governing body. Such fees shall be sufficient to defray all costs
incurred by the Township in viewing and inspecting the site of the
land development, in reviewing the application data and plans submitted
relative to the same, and in inspections of improvements during and
following construction.
B.Â
The schedule of fees and charges established, or to be established,
shall vary and be regulated in accordance with the scope and complexity
of the plan of subdivision and land development projects, such as:
(1)Â
Number
of parcels or lots in plan;
(2)Â
Site
development plans;
(3)Â
Utility
development plans;
(4)Â
Applicant's
plan of construction and development of the land, structures and facilities
thereon, and appurtenant thereto; and
(5)Â
Number
of times that a plan is submitted or resubmitted for review and request
is made for approval of the same.
C.Â
Where a plan of subdivision or land development has for any reason
been rejected by the governing body, 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 Township's schedule
of fees and charges for such submittals.
D.Â
All fees submitted 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.Â
Fees will be invoiced to the developer for Township administration,
Engineering, Zoning Officer, or Building Inspector Costs, and construction
inspection costs. The Township will require an escrow account from
which the fees may be deducted with the remainder sent to the developer.
