[Ord. 64, 3/27/1979]
This Part is enacted to promote consistency and fairness in
the fees to be charged by Smithfield Township for licenses, permits,
and similar charges which the Township may lawfully impose. This Part
shall be deemed to apply to any fee or charge imposed by the Township
in accordance with the Township's ordinances and applicable laws of
the United Stated and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 64, 3/27/1979]
The Board of Supervisors shall adopt and publish a fee schedule
covering any matter for which the Township may lawfully impose such
charge. The fee schedule shall be adopted by resolution, and shall
remain in effect until amended or repealed by resolution. Advertisement
of such fee schedule shall be in accordance with existing law.
[Ord. 64, 3/27/1979]
A copy of the current Smithfield Township Fee Schedule shall
be made available by the Township Secretary to any interested person
without charge.
[Ord. 64, 3/27/1979]
The fee schedule shall be reviewed annually at the first regular
meeting of the year by the Board of Supervisors; however, the fee
schedule may be amended at any time.
[Ord. 64, 3/27/1979]
The following standards shall apply to the establishment of
fees:
1.
Imposition
of a fee must be authorized by the ordinances of Smithfield Township;
and
2.
Imposition
of a fee shall be authorized directly or by necessary implication
by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and
3.
The fee
established shall not be more than is reasonably necessary to cover
the Township's cost of administration of the applicable law or ordinance.
[Ord. 64, 3/27/1979]
The Supervisors may by resolution exempt from payment of all
fees, or any particular fee, a “charitable organization,”
which shall be deemed to be any of the following:
1.
An organization
which is and holds itself out to be a benevolent, educational, philanthropic,
humane, patriotic, religious or eleemosynary organization; or
2.
An organization
no part of the net income of which inures to the benefit of any individual
and which has received a declaration of current tax exempt status
from the government of the United States.
