There is hereby established, in connection with various applications
for development and other matters which are the subject of this article,
the following schedule of fees.
[Amended 11-28-2002 by Ord. No. 2000-26; 2-27-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-3; 3-24-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-2; 2-23-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-2]
A.
Application for minor subdivision.
(1)
The following application
fees covering administration and overhead shall be charged to the
applicant for a minor subdivision and shall be submitted at the time
of an application to the Planning Board. All checks are to be made
payable to the Township of Pequannock.
(2)
The following deposits shall
be submitted by the applicant at the time of submission of an application
to the Planning Board. Said deposit shall cover the costs of engineering,
legal, and planning review, documentation fees and disbursements.
(3)
The Department of Construction
and Land Use shall tabulate the costs of the Planning Board, including
the Engineer, Attorney, planning review, their staffs and any additional
experts required for a proper review and documentation. These costs
shall be deducted from the review fee deposit. Where the review costs
exceed or are anticipated to exceed the review fee deposit, the applicant
shall pay the additional amount prior to the signing of any plat or
deed. Failure to remit the additional required deposit within 15 days
of the request shall render the application incomplete, and no further
proceedings or action shall be taken by the Planning Board until after
compliance. Where the review costs are less, the difference shall
be refunded to the applicant within 120 days of the filing of the
deed.
B.
Application for major subdivision.
(1)
The following application
fees covering administration and overhead shall be charged to the
applicant for a major subdivision and shall be submitted at the time
of submission of an application to the Planning Board. All checks
shall be made payable to the Township of Pequannock.
(2)
The following deposits shall
be submitted by the applicant at the time of submission of an application
to the Planning Board. Said deposit shall cover the costs of engineering,
legal and planner review and documentation fees and disbursements.
(3)
The Department of Construction
and Land Use shall tabulate the costs of the Planning Board and the
Engineer, Attorney, Planner, their staffs and any additional experts
required for a proper review and documentation. These costs shall
be deducted from the review deposit fee. Where the review costs exceed
the review deposit fee, the applicant shall pay the additional amount
prior to the signing of any plat. Failure to remit the additional
required deposit within 15 days of the request shall render the application
incomplete, and no further proceedings or action shall be taken by
the Planning Board until after compliance. Where the review costs
are less than the amount of the review deposit fee, the difference
shall be returned to the applicant within 120 days of the signing
of the plats.
C.
Application for site plan.
(1)
The following application
fees covering administration and overhead shall be submitted by the
applicant at the time of submission of a site plan application to
the Planning Board. All checks shall be made payable to the Township
of Pequannock.
(a)
Minor site plan: $500.
(b)
Preliminary major residential
site plan: $500 plus $50 per unit.
(c)
Preliminary major nonresidential
site plan: $500 plus $75 per 1,000 square feet.
(d)
Final residential/nonresidential
site plan: 50% preliminary.
(e)
Amendment or extension
of preliminary or final site plan approval: $250.
(f)
Floodplain development
permit: $250.
(2)
The following deposits shall
be submitted by the applicant at the time of submission of an application
to the Planning Board. Said deposit shall cover the cost of engineering,
legal, and planner review, documentation fees and disbursements.
(a)
Minor site plan: $1,500.
(b)
Preliminary major residential
site plan: $2,000 plus $100 per unit.
(c)
Preliminary major nonresidential
site plan: $2,000 plus $150 per 1,000 square feet.
(d)
Final major residential/nonresidential
site plan: 50% preliminary.
(e)
Amendment: $1,000, or extension:
$500.
(f)
Floodplain development
permit: $1,000.
(3)
The Department of Construction
and Land Use shall tabulate the costs of the Planning Board and the
Engineer, Planner, Attorney, their staffs and any additional experts
required for a proper review and documentation. These costs shall
be deducted from the review deposit fee. Where the costs exceed or
are anticipated to exceed the review deposit fee, the applicant shall
pay the additional required deposit amount prior to the signing of
any plat. Where the review deposit fee costs are less than the deposit,
the difference shall be refunded to the applicant within 120 days
of the signing of the plat.
D.
Conditional uses, variances and
appeals.
(1)
The following application
fees covering administration and overhead shall be charges to the
applicant for conditional uses, variances, and appeals and shall be
submitted at the time of an application to the Department of Construction
and Land Use. All checks shall be made payable to the Township of
Pequannock.
(a)
Conditional use: $250.
(b)
Appeals: $500.
(c)
Interpretation of Zoning
Map or zoning regulations or for decisions on other special questions:
$300.
(d)
Dimensional variance (lot
area, front yard, side yard, rear yard, lot coverage, lot width):
$100 each variance.
(e)
Use variance: $750.
(g)
Zone change: $500.
(2)
The following deposits shall
be submitted by the applicant at the time of submission of an application
to the Department of Construction and Land Use. Said deposit shall
cover the costs of engineering, legal, and planner review, documentation
fees and disbursements.
(3)
The Department of Construction
and Land Use shall tabulate the costs of the Planning Board, the Engineer,
Planner, Attorney, their staffs, and any additional experts required
for a proper review and documentation. These costs shall be deducted
from the review deposit fee. Where the costs exceed or are anticipated
to exceed the review deposit fee, the applicant shall pay the additional
required deposit amount prior to the signing of any plat. Where the
review deposit fee costs are less than the deposit, the difference
shall be refunded to the applicant within 120 days of the signing
of the plat.
Fees for temporary uses shall be as follows:
A.
Inspection fees and costs shall
include:
(1)
The inspection by the Township
Engineer of on-site, on-tract, off-site and off-tract improvements
constructed or installed by the developer in accordance with the terms
and conditions of subdivision or site plan approval.
(2)
The reasonable cost of testing
materials or construction work performed by the developer in the event
that any such testing may be required by the Township Engineer.
(3)
Analyses or tests to determine
compliance by the developer with any monitoring standards established
by the terms and conditions of subdivision or site plan approval.
(4)
The inspection of improvements
constructed or installed by the developer for purposes of determining
compliance with the two-year maintenance obligation of the developer.
B.
Account.
(1)
At the time of the grant
of final subdivision or site plan approval by the Planning Board,
the developer shall pay to the Township an amount equal to 5% of the
cost of all improvements as estimated by the Township Engineer. Such
amount shall be held by the Township in an interest-bearing trust
account separate from the general funds of the Township.
(2)
The Township shall pay from
the aforesaid account the inspection fees and costs which are the
obligation of the developer as hereinabove provided. All payments
shall be calculated in accordance with a schedule of inspection fees
and costs set forth in the developer's agreement.
(3)
The developer may, at any
time, examine Township records with respect to vouchers and payments
from the account.
(4)
In the event that the payment
to the Township is not sufficient to cover all inspection fees and
costs, upon request, the developer shall pay to the Township for deposit
to the aforementioned account such additional amount as may be reasonably
required to cover anticipated inspection fees and costs.
C.
Upon the issuance by the Township
Engineer of a certification that all improvements have been maintained
during the required two-year period following their acceptance by
the Township, the Township shall pay any outstanding vouchers for
inspection fees and costs; pay to the Township for administrative
expenses an amount equal to 5% of the total inspection fees and costs
paid from the account; terminate the account; and refund to the developer
any moneys remaining in the account at the time of its termination,
including all interest earned during the life of the account.
[Amended 11-28-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-26; 3-24-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-2]
A.
Situations may occur in which
expenses necessary in processing applications for development or in
acting upon appeals are not otherwise provided for and covered by
the fees set forth in the preceding sections of this article. Such
expenses may involve extensive studies of applications and testimony
by experts, consultants or other individuals, including engineering,
land use, planning and environmental consultants, or expenses incurred
in connection with holding special meetings, including attorney fees.
In the event that any such situations occur, the Planning Board and
Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, before rendering a
decision, whether preliminary or final in nature, may require that
the applicant or appellant pay such additional fees as may be required
for reimbursement of such additional expenses not otherwise provided
for by this article.
B.
In addition to all other fees
specified in this article, an applicant or appellant shall pay the
actual cost incurred by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment,
as the case may be, for recording verbatim, by use of a shorthand
reporter or stenographer, all public hearings, whether regular or
special, in excess of three hours upon any application for development
as well as the furnishing of copies of transcripts of any such hearing
required by the applicant, appellant, Planning Board or Zoning Board
of Adjustment, as the case may be, in consideration of the application
or appeal.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
C.
In addition an applicant or appellant
shall pay for any requested special meeting in the sum of $1,000 to
cover all expenses associated with the requested special meeting.
These expenses include but are not limited to the cost of providing
the meeting room, Board Secretary, Board Attorney, Township Planner,
and Township Engineer, as applicable.
[Amended 3-24-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-2]
A.
All fees required by this article
shall be paid by check drawn to the order of the Township of Pequannock.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
B.
All permits, determinations,
resolutions, decisions or certificates of approval are subject to
the payment of all fees provided for in this article, and no approvals
shall be given or decisions rendered by the Planning Board or Zoning
Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, until proof has been submitted
that all requisite fees have been paid to the Township.
The payment of fees pursuant to the provisions of this article
shall not relieve an applicant from the payment of any other fees
required by any other ordinance or provision thereof.
