[Amended 12-28-1978; 2-7-1985 by Ord. No. 2-85; 5-7-1987 by Ord. No. 13-87; 6-4-1987 by Ord. No. 14-87; 5-5-1988 by Ord. No. 15-88; 5-5-1988 by Ord. No. 16-88; 2-2-1989 by Ord. No. 3-89; 2-2-1989 by Ord. No. 4-89; 2-22-1989 by Ord. No. 13-89; 2-1-1990 by Ord. No. 2-90; 10-4-1990 by Ord. No. 33-90; 11-1-1990 by Ord. No. 35-90; 7-1-1991 by Ord. No. 15-91; 12-20-1991 by Ord. No. 40-91; 3-5-1992 by Ord. No. 4-92; 4-2-1992 by Ord. No. 8-92; 2-18-1993 by Ord. No. 2-93; 4-7-1994 by Ord. No. 9-94; 4-4-1996 by Ord. No. 11-96; 7-1-1996 by Ord. No. 16-96; 8-7-1997 by Ord. No. 28-97; 9-4-1997 by Ord. No. 29-97; 6-3-1998 by Ord. No. 12-98; 7-1-1998 by Ord. No. 21-98; 9-6-2000 by Ord. No. 18-2000; 10-17-2001 by Ord. No. 23-2001; 3-20-2002 by Ord. No. 6-2002; 7-3-2002 by Ord. No. 24-2002; 3-3-2004 by Ord. No. 7-2004; 3-3-2004 by Ord. No. 9-2004; 4-6-2005 by Ord. No. 5-2005; 2-18-2009 by Ord. No. 7-2009; 3-18-2009 by Ord. No. 13-2009; 11-4-2009 by Ord. No. 39-2009; 6-16-2010 by Ord. No. 13-2010; 9-1-2010 by Ord. No. 19-2010; 3-8-2011 by Ord. No. 4-2011; 5-18-2011 by Ord. No. 12-2011; 2-6-2013 by Ord. No. 2-2013; 8-6-2014 by Ord. No. 17-2014; 4-15-2015 by Ord. No. 5-2015; 3-2-2016 by Ord. No. 4-2016; 2-1-2017 by Ord. No. 1-2017; 4-3-2019 by Ord. No. 4-2019; 2-19-2020 by Ord. No. 3-2020; 4-21-2021 by Ord. No. 8-2021; 5-19-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021; 9-6-2023 by Ord. No. 20-2023; 4-1-2026 by Ord. No. 10-2026]
A.
Miscellaneous fees are hereby established as follows:
(1)
Code book, Code of the Borough of Hopatcong: $300.
(2)
Annual Code supplementation fee for those Code holders outside Borough government: $100.
(4)
Police report:
(a)
Except in the case of a request for a motor vehicle accident report not made in person, the fee assessed for the duplication of government record embodied in the form of printed matter shall be $0.05 per letter-size page or smaller, and $0.07 per legal-size page or larger.
(b)
In the event a citizen of this state requests a copy of a motor vehicle accident report in any manner other than in person, an additional fee of up to $5 may be added to cover the administrative costs of the report in addition to the cost of copying the report as set forth in Subsection A(4)(a).
(5)
Flood insurance statement: $45.
(6)
Zoning Ordinance booklet: $25.
(7)
Subdivision Ordinance booklet: $15.
(8)
Transcript of Municipal Court docket book, per page: $3.
(9)
Duplicate copy of tax bill: $5.
(10)
Copy of Tax Map, per sheet: $10.
(11)
Fee to certify any document as a true copy: $5.
(12)
(13)
Whenever the nature, format, manner of collation or volume of a record to be inspected, examined or copied is such that the record cannot be reproduced by ordinary document copying equipment in the ordinary business size or involves an extraordinary expenditure of time and effort to accommodate the request, the charge for the record shall be the actual cost to the Borough together with a service charge of $12 per hour for each hour required to duplicate the record. The requestor shall have the opportunity to review and object to the charge prior to it being incurred.
(14)
In the event that the Borough does not maintain the record requested in the medium requested, the Borough shall either convert the record to the medium requested or provide a copy in some other meaningful medium. If a request is for a record in a medium not routinely used by the Borough, not routinely developed or maintained by the Borough or requiring a substantial amount of manipulation or programming of information technology, the cost for the record shall be the actual cost of duplication together with a special charge that shall be reasonable and shall be based upon the cost for any extensive use of information technology, or for the labor cost of personnel providing the service, that is actually incurred by the Borough or attributable to the Borough for the programming, clerical and supervisory assistance required, or both.
(16)
Deposit for Board of Adjustment applications.
(a)
The applicant shall also deposit with the Borough, in the form of cash or certified check, a sum to cover the cost incurred in the review of the application by the Planning Consultant, Board Attorney or Borough Engineer or Borough Consulting Engineer(s) or any other consultants or specialists employed by said Borough or the governing body for decisions under:
(b)
If said deposit shall be insufficient, such additional sums as may be necessary shall be paid by the applicant before approval is granted. If the application is denied or withdrawn, the applicant shall pay said additional sums also. Failure to do so may result in legal action, including but not limited to placing a lien on the property which is the subject of the application. Any balance from the deposit, after all review and inspection costs and appearance-at-meetings costs have been deducted therefrom, shall be refunded to the applicant.
(17)
Deposit for Board of Adjustment applications for extensions.
(a)
The applicant shall deposit a nonrefundable fee for each application for extension: $25.
(b)
The applicant shall deposit with the Borough, in the form of cash or check, the sum for each granted extension of a six-month duration. The fee shall be paid in advance and will be refunded only if the Board denies the request. If construction is not completed within the six-month extension period, a new application will be required: $150.
(18)
(Reserved)
(19)
Deposited checks returned (overdraft/returned checks): $20 per item.
(21)
Bulk items permit: $10.
(22)
(Reserved)
(23)
Duplication of any audio/video recording: The fee shall be an approximation of the actual cost to the Borough of the compact disk or other medium used to record the duplication.
(24)
The application fee for a certificate of smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm, and portable fire extinguisher compliance, as required by N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.3, shall be based upon the amount of time remaining before the change of occupant is expected, as follows:
(a)
Requests for an inspection received more than 10 business days prior to the change of occupant: $100.
(b)
Requests for an inspection received five to nine business days prior to the change of occupant: $150.
(c)
Requests for an inspection received one to four business days prior to the change of occupant: $200.
(d)
Reinspection fee is $50.
(25)
Radon test kits: $14 each.
(26)
Duplication of tax record card: $5.
(27)
Certificate as to approval of subdivision of land pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-56: $25.
(28)
(Reserved)
(29)
(Reserved)
(30)
Duplication of police videotape: Actual cost of DVD, $0.98.
(31)
Tax search fees: $10.
(32)
Assessment search fees: $10.
(33)
Outside tax lien certificate cancellation fee: $20.
(34)
Report as to off-site conditions pursuant to Off-Site Conditions Disclosure Act, Chapter 253, Laws of 1955: $10.
(35)
Disposal of automotive tire without rim: $3.
(36)
Disposal of automotive tire with rim: $6.
(37)
Disposal of truck tire: $15.
(38)
Issuance of a duplicate copy of a third party tax sale certificate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-52.1 (P.L. 1940, c. 90): $100.
(39)
Copy of Borough Street Map: $4.
(40)
Copy of Borough Zoning Map: $4.
(41)
Master Plan: $35.
(43)
Administrative fee for the sale of Borough property: $50. In the event that two or more properties are sold by the Borough in any single ordinance or proceeding, the administrative fee for the sale of each property shall be $25.
(44)
Photographs.
35mm color and black and white: | |
3 1/2 x 5 | $1.00 each |
4 x 6 | $1.50 each |
8 x 10 | $8.00 each |
20 x 30 | $30 each |
Polaroid | $2.00 each |
Digital images reprints | $2.00 each |
(45)
Fence permit: $20.
(46)
For the third and each subsequent redemption calculation request: $50 (two calculations at no fee).
(47)
For each redemption calculation request by a lienholder on a certificate that they own: $50 (must pay for all calculations).
(48)
Tax sale notices (per mailing): $10.
(49)
(Reserved)
(50)
Marriage ceremony by Mayor or designee fee. $100.