[1979 Code § A127-1; Ord. No. 7-80; Ord. No. 15-80; Ord. No. 10-81; Ord. No.
8-83; Ord. No. 9-88; Ord. No. 16-88; Ord. No. 9-90; Ord. No. 03-12; Ord. No. 04-002; Ord. No. 06-07; Ord. #09-24 § 1; Ord. No. 2017-03]
a. Subdivision Plats.
1. Resubmission of Minor Plat: $400, plus escrow fees and publication
fee.
4. Environmental Impact Study Review: $50 per acre or fraction thereof,
plus appropriate fees.
b. Site Plans.
1. Amended Site Plan: 1/2 of site plan fee, plus escrow fees and publication
fee.
[1979 Code § A127-1E; Ord. No.
15-80; Ord. No. 3-83; Ord. No. 8-87; Ord. No. 9-88; Ord. No. 9-90; Ord. No. 15-95; Ord. No. 03-12; Ord. No.
04-002; Ord. No. 06-07; Ord. No. 09-24 §§ 1,
2; Ord. No. 2010-17; Ord. No. 2017-03]
[1979 Code § A127-1E; Ord. No.
7-80; Ord. No. 15-80; Ord. No. 10-81; Ord. No. 3-83; Ord. No. 8-87; Ord. No. 9-88; Ord. No. 16-88; Ord. No.
9-90; Ord. No. 03-12; Ord. No. 03-16; Ord. No. 04-002; Ord. No. 06-07; Ord. No. 09-24 § 1; Ord. No. 2017-03]
b. Publication of action taken by the Planning Board or Board of Health
(charged to applicant); $20 per publication.
c. Certification of Approval. The fee for obtaining a Certificate of
Subdivision Approval shall be $50 for each lot shown on the plat for
which such certificate is sought plus professional services deemed
necessary.
d. Minor subdivision fee for tax map changes $250; major subdivision
fee for tax map changes $100 per lot, both payable at time of signing
maps or deeds.
e. Application and Inspection Fees. Upon applying for a permit pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter, the applicant shall pay a fee to
cover the cost of the initial review of the soil erosion and sediment
control permit application in the amount set forth in the fee schedule
as follows:
1. Roads, drainage, basins, utilities, bridges as follows:
|
Application
|
Escrow Per Acre or Partial Acre
|
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5,000 square feet to 1 acre
|
$400
|
$250
|
2 to 4 acres
|
500
|
200
|
5 to 10 acres
|
550
|
225
|
11 to 20 acres
|
800
|
225
|
21 to 50 acres
|
1,000
|
225
|
51 to over acres
|
1,500
|
100
|
Note: This is the initial minimum deposit required. Any charges
over the initial deposit required for additional reviews for revisions
or incomplete applications or inspections shall be paid by additional
deposits, to be paid monthly, due the first of each month.
|
(a) Upon the issuance of a permit the applicant shall pay an escrow review fee as set forth in the schedule to cover the cost of inspections and review of the project by the Township Engineer during the year. In the event that this amount is utilized and additional inspections are required, the applicant shall post additional escrow review fees as set forth in the above schedule with the Planning Board Secretary to cover additional inspections. The provisions of Section
33-4 through
33-7 shall apply with respect to the method of administration of inspection fees and the posting of additional inspection fees.
(b) Inspection shall be provided for during construction and the applicant
shall be required to have the certified plans on site during construction.
[1979 Code § 127-2; Ord. No. 9-90; Ord. No. 15-95; Ord. No. 14-97; Ord. No.
03-12; Ord. No. 06-07; Ord. No. 09-24 § 1; Ord. No. 2017-03]
a. Review Fee Escrow Deposits. The Planning Board and/or Board of Health
shall require, in addition to such base application fees as set forth
elsewhere in this chapter, review fee escrow deposits in accordance
with the provisions of this section. Such deposits shall be utilized
to pay the reasonable costs of any professional services incurred
for the review of an application for development to the Planning Board
and/or Board of Health. These costs include but are not necessarily
limited to a reasonable cost incurred for services of a duly licensed
engineer, planner, attorney, surveyor, scientist, realtor, appraiser,
or other professional or expert who provided services for review,
advice, preparation of reports and/or expert testimony, inspection
of the property and the surrounding area and for any tests performed
in order to assist the Board in the review of the application before
it.
b. Amount of Review Fee Escrow Deposit Use. Each applicant shall, prior
to its application being deemed complete, submit to the appropriate
Board Secretary in cash or by certified check or money order the following
sums to be held in escrow in accordance with the provisions hereof:
c. Amounts of Escrow for Other Applications.
1. For application before the Planning Board acting as the Zoning Board
of Adjustment.
(a) Application for certificate of pre-existing nonconforming use when
requested in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-68: $2,000.
(b) If any of the above involve C-1 streams, an additional $1,000 escrow
is required.
2. Any application for development containing both nonresidential and
residential development shall pay a fee that equals the collective
review fee escrow deposit fee of nonresidential and residential parts
as above stated.
3. C-1 Stream/Floodplain/Wetlands Zoning Permit Review — $125.
[1980 Code § 127-2E]
The Board's authorized committee or authorized designee
may require additional escrow deposits by the applicant to be posted
during the course of the review of an application provided:
a. The original amounts escrowed pursuant to the section have been exhausted;
and
b. Additional professional services or expert services must reasonably be incurred because of the premises of one or more factors enumerated in Section
33-5, Completeness of Application, in order to complete the review of the application and to properly decide the same. In the event additional escrow monies are required, they shall not be deemed items required for the application to be complete but may be required as additional information reasonably required to decide the application. Their payment shall be required as a condition of any approval granted.
c. If the applicant objects to such determination, the applicant shall
notify the Planning Board and/or Zoning Board of Adjustment and/or
Board of Health as applicable, in writing of such objection, and the
Board shall determine the additional proper escrow deposit prior to
any further hearing. The Board shall rely upon the factors enumerated
above in making this determination.
[1979 Code § 127-2 F-I; Ord. No.
2011-22]
a. Charges for Certain Professional Services to the Applicant. Applicants
shall be responsible to reimburse the Township with regard to certain
specific professional services in accordance with the following:
1. Any fees charged to the Township by its professional personnel in
preparation for consideration of an applicant's application before
a Township agency or Board and for that portion of a meeting of a
Township agency or Board devoted to consideration of the applicant's
application. The Township will also be entitled to be reimbursed for
attendance of its professional personnel at special meetings of a
Township agency or Board which were requested to be called by the
applicant.
2. The applicant shall pay for the review of the revision of the application
or maps by the Board professional in the event the application is
declared incomplete.
3. The cost of the preparation of a resolution or memorializing resolution
setting forth the findings of fact and conclusions of law of the Township
agency or board with respect to an application shall be reimbursable
to the Township.
4. The fees for other professional services incurred by the Township
or Township agency or Board that are related to an application and
issues related thereto shall be reimbursed by the applicant to the
Township.
b. Reasonable Charges for Professional and Expert Services. No professional
personnel submitting charges to the Township for any of the services
referred to in this section shall charge for any of the services at
any higher rate or in any different manner than would normally be
charged by the Township for similar work as ascertained by the professional's
contract of employment with the Township. The charges shall be reasonable.
c. Reimbursement for Inspection of Improvements. The developer shall
reimburse the Township for all reasonable inspection fees paid to
the Township Engineer for the inspection and/or testing of improvements.
The Township may require the applicant to make a deposit for all or
a portion of the reasonable anticipated fees to be paid for the Township
Engineer for such inspections pursuant to N.J.S. 40:55D-53(h).
d. No Final Action Until Payment is Made. No final action on an application
for development shall be taken until all escrow deposit fees in connection
with such application shall have been paid in full. Every resolution
of memorialization adopted by the Planning Board and/or Zoning Board
of Adjustment pursuant to N.J.S. 40:55D-10(g) and/or Board of Health
shall be expressly conditioned upon the applicant making payment in
full of all sums due to or to grow due on account of such escrow account
within 20 days of the date of being billed therefor by the Township,
in default of which the Planning Board and/or Zoning Board of Adjustment
and/or Board of Health may thereupon or at any time thereafter declare
such resolution of memorialization and any relief granted pursuant
thereto to be null, void and of no further effect.