[Added 12-12-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-1186 (Ch. 38, Art. III, of the 1966 Code)]
The purpose of this article shall be to waive
the fees collected for the issuance of building permits by the Building
Department of the Borough of Montvale for eligible senior citizens
of the Borough of Montvale for improvements to their personal residences.
[Amended 6-27-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-1540]
Fees collected for the issuance of building permits for improvements to the applicant's personal residence by the Building Department of the Borough of Montvale, which are specified in Montvale Code § 170-10A through E and which include, respectively, building subcode fees, plumbing subcode fees, electrical subcode fees, fire subcode fees, and elevator fees, shall be waived for any citizen who meets the eligibility requirements contained in this article. All county, state and federal fees, and all other local fees other than construction permit fees as defined herein, shall remain the sole responsibility of the applicant, and no applicant will be exempt from any such fees, including, without limitation, the New Jersey permit surcharge fee and all development fees mandated by the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing.
[Amended 6-27-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-1540]
An applicant shall be eligible for waiver of
the fees collected for the issuance of building permits for improvements
to the applicant's personal residence by the Building Department of
the Borough of Montvale if the applicant certifies, in writing, that
he or she is qualified for the State of New Jersey's Property Tax
Reimbursement Program (aka the "Senior Freeze"), as may be amended
by the State Division of Taxation, at the time of the application.
Proof of personal residence at the subject property and the above
waiver of permit fees shall be presented to the Building Department
at the time of the application for the permit. If such proof is not
presented at the time of the application, the applicant shall not
be entitled to a "refund" of fees already paid.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
If the provisions of any section, subsection,
paragraph, subdivision or clause of this article shall be held invalid
by a court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect
or invalidate the remainder of this article, but such judgment shall
be confined in its operation to the section, paragraph, subdivision
or clause directly involved in the controversy in which said judgment
shall have been rendered.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
with the provisions hereof are hereby repealed.
This article shall take effect upon passage
as required by law.
