[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Barnegat 6-6-83 by Ord. No. 1983-13. Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1: Schedule A
[Amended 11-17-14 by Ord. No. 2014-26]
The purpose of this chapter is to finalize miscellaneous charges of the various departments of the Township of Barnegat. The following fees may be established annually by a resolution of the Township Committee as may be needed to reflect necessary fees for individual purposes.
[Amended 9-2-86 by Ord. No. 1986-26; 3-21-88 by Ord. No. 1988-13; 3-15-04 by Ord. No. 2004-07; 8-16-10 by Ord. No. 2010-20]
The following charges are hereby established by the Barnegat Township Clerk's office:
A. 
Photocopies.
[Added 11-17-14 by Ord. No. 2014-26; amended 11-13-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-36]
(1) 
Individuals requesting photocopies of public records shall be charged at rates established pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. There shall not be a charge for electronic records (i.e., records sent via email and fax). If the record is requested in the form of a computer disc, CD-ROM or DVD, there will be a charge of $1 per disc plus the cost to mail the disc to the requester.
(2) 
In addition to the foregoing cost, whenever the nature, format, manner of collation, or volume of a Township record embodied in the form of printed matter to be inspected, examined or copied pursuant to this section is such that the record cannot be reproduced by ordinary document copying equipment in the ordinary business size and/or involves an extraordinary expenditure of time and effort to accommodate the request, the Township will charge, in addition to the actual cost of duplicating the record, a special service charge based upon clerical expense on an hourly basis, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.
(3) 
The Township Clerk shall advise the person requesting the service to post monies to be held in trust in an amount estimated at half of the total cost of the request in order to insure that the Township is reimbursed in full for all clerical expenses incurred. After the service has been completed and the documents and information produced to the person requesting the service, the person requesting the service shall be provided an itemization of the number of hours spent to accommodate the request and be issued a check for any credit remaining in the account. In the event that the service exceeds the amount of monies posted in escrow, before continuing with the request, the person requesting the service shall be required to post an additional escrow amount representing the remaining cost of the service.
(4) 
Photocopies of oversized material, such as maps or site plans, shall be charged the following fees: 24"x36"- $5; 36"x48" - $10.
B. 
Flood letters. Flood letters issued by the Township shall require a fee of $10 per letter requested.
[Amended 3-21-88 by Ord. No. 1988-13; 11-17-14 by Ord. No. 2014-26]
C. 
Street maps. There shall be a charge of $4 per street map sheet or $10 per set of three plus a charge of $0.50 for mailing for street map copies requested by citizens of the Township of Barnegat from the Township Clerk's office.
[Amended 4-1-91 by Ord. No. 1991-11]
D. 
Zoning Maps. There shall be a charge of $5 for Zoning Map copies requested by citizens of the Township of Barnegat from the Township Clerk's office.
[Added 3-19-84 by Ord. No. 1984-6]
E. 
Fees for electrical hook-up and lighting. For any person, corporation, organization that uses the electrical outlets at the municipal dock on public facility of the Township, the following fees shall be assessed and collected:
[Added 6-30-92 by Ord. No. 1992-12]
(1) 
Minimum $10 per outlet;
(2) 
An additional $25 per outlet if two or more appliances are connected.
(3) 
There shall be a charge for lights only of $10.
F. 
Municipal dock. A deposit of $200 shall be required from organizations requesting the use of the Municipal Dock in order to insure cleanup at the Municipal Dock.
[Added 4-6-98 by Ord. No. 1998-6]
G. 
Registrar of Vital Statistics: The Township of Barnegat establishes the following fees related to the Office of Registrar of Vital Statistics:
[Added 3-15-04 by Ord. No. 2004-07; amended 12-6-10 by Ord. No. 2010-30]
(1) 
There shall be a charge of $10 for each certified copy of a death certificate.
[Amended 12-6-10 by Ord. No. 2010-30]
(2) 
There shall be a charge of $15 for each certified copy of a marriage license, civil union or a birth certificate.
[Amended 12-6-10 by Ord. No. 2010-30]
(3) 
There shall be a charge of $15 for each certified copy of a domestic partnership.
[Amended 12-6-10 by Ord. No. 2010-30]
The following fees are hereby established to be charged by the Tax Collector's office of the Township of Barnegat:
A. 
Duplicate tax bill. A charge for the issuance of a duplicate tax bill shall be $2 per duplicate requested.
[Amended 3-21-88 by Ord. No. 1988-13]
B. 
Return check fee. In the event that a check is returned to the Township marked as unpaid, for whatever reason, there shall be an additional $20 fee levied upon the person who submitted the check to the municipality. The $20 fee shall apply to returned checks submitted to any and all Township departments in addition to the Tax Collector's office.
[Amended 8-3-92 by Ord. No. 1992-20; 7-5-83 by Ord. No. 1983-16]
C. 
(Reserved)
[Added 4-21-97 by Ord. No. 1997-12; deleted 11-17-14 by Ord. No. 2014-26]
D. 
Fee for preparation of a tax search — $10 per line item.
[Added 2-22-05 by Ord. No. 2005-06]
E. 
Fee for assessment search — $10 per line item.
[Added 2-22-05 by Ord. No. 2005-06]
F. 
(Reserved)
[Added 2-22-05 by Ord. No. 2005-06; deleted 11-17-14 by Ord. No. 2014-26]
G. 
Fee for electronic files for assessment searches — $10 per line item.
[Added 2-22-05 by Ord. No. 2005-06]
H. 
(Reserved)
[Added 2-22-05 by Ord. No. 2005-06; deleted 11-17-14 by Ord. No. 2014-26]
I. 
Fee for redemption—Tax Collector shall provide any party entitled to redeem a tax sale certificate, two redemption calculations within a calendar year at no cost. Thereafter the fee will be $50 for each subsequent calculation requested of the Tax Collector. For fee redemption calculations that have been requested by a lien holder on a certificate that they own, there will be a $50 fee. This fee may not be passed on to the certificate and the lien holder must specify the date to be used for calculation.
[Added 4-19-10 by Ord. No. 2010-06]
J. 
Fee permitted for online tax sale notice to property owner, $25 per mailing added to the cost of sale (maximum of two in-lieu mailings).
[Added 5-1-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-13]
The following fees are hereby established for the Assessor's office of the Township of Barnegat:
A. 
Tax Map. In the event that there is a request for a copy of a Tax Map made to the Assessor's office of the Township of Barnegat, there shall be a fee of $3 per map requested. Further, in the event that there is a request to mail said map to the individual making said request there shall be an additional charge of $0.50 for each sheet required to be mailed.
[Amended 4-1-91 by Ord. No. 1991-11]
[Added 6-5-95 by Ord. No. 1995-31; 8-6-07 by Ord. No. 2007-13]
The following fees are hereby established in connection with recycling within the Township of Barnegat:
A. 
Tires. There shall be a $3 per tire charge in connection with the pickup of used tires from a residence. Said fee shall be paid in advance and then shall be scheduled for pickup by the Township. No tire will be accepted that is larger than a car or pickup truck tire and is larger than 10/20 (width in inches/height in inches).
B. 
Removal of Freon. In connection with the Township's pickup of any air-conditioner and/or refrigeration unit, the resident shall be required to pay a nonrefundable fee of $10 to the Township in advance for the removal of Freon from said units. In the event the refrigeration or air-conditioning unit is larger than a normal household item, the Township will have the option of not accepting said item to be recycled.
[Amended 7-6-09 by Ord. No. 2009-19]
C. 
Propane tanks. There shall be a nonrefundable fee of $5 per tank charge for propane tank pickup. Said fee shall be paid in advance and then shall be scheduled for pickup by the Township.
[Added 8-15-02 by Ord. No. 2002-23; 7-6-09 by Ord. No. 2009-19]
[Added 10-21-96 by Ord. No. 1996-47; amended 5-3-04 by Ord. No. 2004-13; 11-17-14 by Ord. No. 2014-26]
The Township hereby establishes a fee of $75 to be paid by the applicant to the Township, to help defray its administrative costs in the implementation of the police patrolman's examination.
[Added 6-21-99 by Ord. No. 1999-19; amended 10-18-04 by Ord. No. 2004-50]
A. 
All requests for discovery in matters pending in the Barnegat Township Municipal Court shall be submitted through the Municipal Prosecutor.
B. 
The following fees shall be payable by the requestor to the Township of Barnegat for the discovery provided:
[Amended 11-17-14 by Ord. No. 2014-26]
(1) 
Photocopy charge of $0.05 per 8 1/2"x11" letter size page and $0.07) per 8 1/2"x14" legal size page or larger.
(2) 
(Reserved)
(3) 
(Reserved)
(4) 
Actual postage for any discovery sent by mail.
(5) 
$0.28 or $0.35, based on size, for the envelope for any discovery sent by mail.
(6) 
Photographs will be photocopied at the rates established herein. If requests are made for duplicate photographs, the actual cost of making the photograph shall be charged.
(7) 
Duplication of compact discs shall be charged a fee of $0.41 per CD; DVDs a fee of $0.60 per DVD.
(8) 
On any item that cannot be photocopied on the Township copy machine or not otherwise provided for in this schedule, the actual cost incurred in making the copy shall be charged.
C. 
Where the discovery must be obtained from an entity other than the Township of Barnegat, e.g., another police department, the actual costs paid to the other entity shall be paid by the requestor.
[Added 5-20-02 by Ord. No. 2002-16]
The Township hereby establishes a fee for accident reports prepared by the Barnegat Township Police Department at a flat rate of $5 per report. Township residents will be exempted from the $5 fee.
[Added 2-22-05 by Ord. No. 2005-06]
The following fees are hereby established to be charged by the Township of Barnegat for the providing of sanitary sewer and water search fees.
A. 
Fee for water search — $10 per line item;
B. 
Fee for sewer search — $10 per line item.
[Added 2-22-05 by Ord. No. 2005-06]
The Township agrees to accept electronic receipts in the form of credit card or debit card charges for any and all delinquent local obligations, which is defined as any debt or charge that has been turned over to a municipality for collection for the tax sale process. The credit card or debit charge payment will be accepted by the Township up to but no later than 30 days prior to a tax sale for the obligation.
[Added 3-19-07 by Ord. No. 2007-03]
A. 
The following program fee ranges are hereby established for recreational programs, in accordance with the attached Schedule A.[1]
B. 
Recreational programs fees may be established annually by resolution of the Township Committee as may be needed to reflect necessary fees for individual recreation programs.
C. 
Discounts.
[Added 6-3-13 by Ord. No. 2013-11]
(1) 
This subsection provides for deposits, payment plans, early bird and multifamily discounts on various recreation programs that include but are not limited to preschool, pre-K, summer camps (exclusive of any paid admission based trips).
(2) 
The above-mentioned discount is for family members enrolling in the same program only. The second family member will receive a 10% discount, and each additional family member will receive an additional 10% discount.
(3) 
Discounts may not be combined. Discounts are not permitted for individual classes that include but are not limited to Mommy and Me, children's daily classes, adult classes, after school classes and special events.
[Added 6-3-13 by Ord. No. 2013-11; amended 11-17-14 by Ord. No. 2014-26]
Program
Charge
Per
SPECIAL EVENTS
Vendor fees
$5 - $150
Space/event
Program registration
$5 - $25
Per person/program
Concession sales
$0 - $25
Item
Sponsorships
$0 — $10,000
Event
FARMERS MARKET
Vendors fee
$25 - $50
Space/day
Vendors' membership fee
$75 - $150
Year