[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of South Hackensack 12-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-16; amended in its entirety 7-27-2000. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The following fees have been established for various permits, licenses, deposits, inspections, services, etc., referred to throughout the Code of the Township of South Hackensack by reference to Chapter 108, Fees.
The following fees for services and materials are established pursuant to § 52-18 of the Code:
A. 
Photographs: $10 per print.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-22; 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05]
B. 
Fingerprints: $15 per set.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-22; 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05]
C. 
Letters of good conduct: $10 per original and $2 per copy.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-22]
D. 
Pistol permit: $10.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-22; 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05]
E. 
Firearms ID: $10.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-22]
F. 
Escort service: $10 each way, $20 round trip; subject to availability.
[Amended 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05]
G. 
Police examination fees: $35 per applicant for the written examination and an additional sum not to exceed $65 per applicant for the oral examination, the latter to be fixed by resolution of the Township Committee based on the anticipated cost to conduct such oral examination.
H. 
All police reports, motor vehicle accident reports and any incident reports: $5.
[Added 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05]
[Amended 11-8-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-12; 7-15-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-07]
A. 
The Recreation Commission may charge a fee for admission to a Township-sponsored and scheduled event not to exceed $100.
B. 
The Recreation Commission shall charge a fee to any nonresident or non resident group submitting application for approval for use of the Veteran’s Park field and/or facilities. Said fee shall be $50 per day or in the event of an application for use on multiple dates the maximum fee chargeable to said nonresident or nonresident group shall be $300 per calendar year.
C. 
Any nonresident or nonresident group shall post with the Township cash or other acceptable form of surety in the amount of $250 to be used or applied towards the costs to repair any damage or to defray the cost of labor and/or material required for cleaning of the park and or facilities. This posting shall in no way restrict the Township or Recreation Commission from requiring further or other security as authorized by Chapter 63, § 63-2B of this Code.
D. 
For purposes of this chapter, a nonresident shall be defined as any individual who cannot produce evidence of residency by virtue of current driver’s license, deed, lease, current utility bill or other acceptable evidence of residency. Any group of multiple users shall be considered nonresidents for purposes of this chapter if more than 51% of the group cannot produce evidence of residency as required herein.
[Amended 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05; 6-8-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-08; 11-10-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-11]
Pursuant to § 74-2, entitled "Assessment of fee for false alarms," such fee upon the third false alarm and each subsequent false alarm during any single calendar month shall be:
A. 
Police Department fees.
(1) 
As to a burglar alarm upon residential property: $25 upon each of the fifth through 10th false alarm; $50 upon each of the 11th through 20th false alarm; and $75 upon each subsequent false alarm in any calendar year.
(2) 
As to a burglar alarm upon nonresidential property: $50 upon each of the fifth through 10th false alarm; $100 upon each of the 11th through 20th false alarm; and $200 upon each subsequent false alarm in any single calendar year.
B. 
Fire Department fees.
(1) 
As to a fire alarm upon a residential property: $75 upon each of the fourth through ninth false alarm; $150 upon each of the 10th through 15th false alarm; $300 upon each of the 16th through the 20th; and $600 upon each subsequent false alarm in any calendar year.
(2) 
As to a fire alarm upon a nonresidential property: $200 upon each of the fourth through ninth false alarm; $400 upon each of the 10th through 15th false alarm; $800 upon each of the 16th through 20th false alarm; and $1,600 upon each subsequent false alarm in any single calendar year.
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-22]
A. 
The following fee for a plenary retail consumption license is established pursuant to § 76-4: $1,488.
B. 
The following fee for a club license is established pursuant to § 76-8: $172.
C. 
The following fee for a plenary retail distribution license is established: $260.
A. 
The following fees are established pursuant to § 82-2:
(1) 
License and registration tag fee: $6.80.
(2) 
Annual registration fee: $1.20 for each dog.
(3) 
Annual surcharge on all licenses issued for nonspayed and nonneutered dogs: $3.
B. 
The following kennel license fees are established pursuant to § 82-18:
(1) 
For 10 or fewer dogs: $10.
(2) 
For more than 10 dogs: $25.
[Amended 9-12-2002 by Ord. No. 22-02; 9-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-17; 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-22; 7-15-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-06; 12-11-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-10[1]; 6-14-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-06]
The following fees for a construction permit are established pursuant to § 97-3:
A. 
The building subcode fees shall be as follows:
Type of Service
Fee
Minimum fee R3/R5
$65
Minimum fee all other uses and commercial
$105
New construction, including additions, per cubic foot of volume
$0.045
Minimum fee for any new principal structure R5
$1,200
Minimum fee for any new accessory structure R5
$150
Minimum fee for additions 120 square feet or less R5
$250
Minimum fee for additions greater than 120 square feet R5
$350
Modular structures: per $1,000 of cost
$30
Renovations, alterations and repairs
Up to first $50,000 in cost per $1,000
$27
From $50,001 to $100,000 in cost per $1,000
$25
Over $100,001 in cost per $1,000
$24
Demolition
R5 use group complete
$250
All other use groups complete
$700
Interior demolition all use groups
$150
Garage or accessory building demolition all use groups
$250
Fuel storage tanks, removal or abandon
Up to 275 gallons
$75
276 to 1,000 gallons
$125
Each additional 500 gallons
$50
Moving a building
Per $1,000 of estimated cost of work
$25
Asbestos abatement with administrative certificate
$175
Lead hazard abatement with certificate of clearance
$195
Swimming pools, building permit only
Aboveground pools
$150
In-ground pools, per $1,000 of estimated cost
$25
Sheds, per $1,000 of estimated cost
$24
House and construction trailers, each
$150
Tents, over 900 square feet or 30 feet of length in one direction
$110
Retaining walls, 4 feet or more in height, per $1,000 of estimated cost
$24
Signs per square foot
$3
Certificate of occupancy: U.C.C.
Residential (new construction or rehabilitation)
$100
Nonresidential
10% of permit fee
Certificate of continued occupancy: U.C.C., applicant requested
General visual inspection by all Subcode Officials: per subcode
$100
Temporary certificate of occupancy
Initial issuance
No fee
Subsequent renewals, each
$35
Plan review: nonrefundable percentage of permit fee
20%
Change of contractor: plus any additional items or cost
$35
Withdrawn permit, administrative fee: percentage of permit fee
30%
Reinstatement of lapsed permit fee: percentage of original permit fee
80%
Permit surcharge (state mandated)
See N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.19(b)
Variation application as per N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.10
Class I structures
$550
Class II and III structures
$200
Resubmission: Class I structures
$200
Resubmission: Class II and III
$100
Special inspection fee request: Any request for a required code inspection either before or after regular Building Department hours of business or on holidays and weekends shall be required to pay, in addition to any established permit and certificate fees, the current contractual hourly compensation rate (one and one half times their normal hourly salary) based on the amount of time required for said inspection with a two-hour minimum.
B. 
The electrical subcode fees shall be as follows:
Type of Service
Fee
Minimum fee R3/R5
$65
All other uses and commercial
$105
Electrical devices (lighting outlets, receptacles, switches, smoke and heat detectors, emergency lights, exit lights, communication points and fire alarm devices
1 to 20 devices
$65
Each additional 20 devices
$30
Dishwasher, disposal unit, instant hot (each)
$45
Temporary trailers (each) plus the service
$60
Motors (all except those in plug-in appliances)
1 to 10 horsepower
$50
11 to 50 horsepower
$100
51 to 100 horsepower
$175
Greater than 100 horsepower
$450
Transformer/generator/appliance equipment/ovens, ranges, warming trays
1 to 10 kilowatt
$40
11 to 45 kilowatt
$65
46 to 112.5 kilowatt
$105
Over 112.5 kilowatt
$455
Service entrance, panel, subpanel or disconnect (each)
Up to 100 amps
$85
101 to 200 amps
$105
201 to 400 amps
$205
401 to 1,200 amps
$500
Over 1,201 amps
$750
Additional meters included in service
$35
Air-conditioning units (includes disconnect, compressor/condenser air handler) each
$100
Replacement of any system part
$60
Burglar alarm system (complete)
$75
Swimming pools (includes receptacle, switch, trench, bonding and equippotential bonding matt)
$180
Hydromassage tub (interior)
$45
Hot tub, spa (exterior) same as a pool
$180
Certificate of compliance, annual inspection for public swimming pools, spas and hot tubs
$100
Photovoltaic Systems
Solar modules
1 to 20 modules
$65
Each additional 20 modules
$35
1 to 10 KW
$65
11 to 50 KW
$95
51 to 100 KW
$125
Greater than 100 KW
$580
Disconnects and invertors
Up to 100 amps (each)
$85
101 to 200 amps (each)
$105
C. 
The elevator subcode fees shall be as follows:
Type of Service
Fee
Elevator subcode fees
80% of state fees and subject to change by the state pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:23-12.6 plus 25% administrative fee
Elevator plan review shall be in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.20 (6 and 7)
D. 
The Fire subcode fees shall be as follows:
Type of Service
Fee
Minimum fee R3/R5
$65
All other uses and commercial
$105
Sprinkler systems, each
Pipe schedule
$75
Hydraulically calculated
$75
R5 use group, 20 or fewer heads
$65
Sprinkler system heads, all other use groups
1 to 20 heads
$82
21 to 100 heads
$152
101 to 200 heads
$289
201 to 400 heads
$750
401 to 1,000 heads
$1,036
Over 1,000 heads
$1,775
Sprinkler system supervisory devices (tamper switches low/high), each
$20
Standpipes, each
$289
Dry pipe/alarm valves, each
$60
Preaction valves, each
$150
Water service for a fire line
$150
Fire alarm systems
Control panels, R5 use group, each
$65
Control panels, all other use groups, each
$85
Fire alarm system devices (i.e., smoke detector heads, heat detector heads, pull stations, water flow alarms)
1 to 20 devices
$65
21 to 100 devices
$130
101 to 200 devices
$310
201 to 400 devices
$650
401 to 1,000 devices
$850
Over 1,000 devices
$1,200
Fire alarm panel, new installation or replacement
$100
Fire alarm system security devices (door locks, electromagnetic releases), each
$30
Fire alarm system signaling devices (i.e., horns, strobes, bells) each
$8
Independent preengineered systems, each
Wet chemical system
$200
All other systems
$250
Gas- or oil-fired appliances, each
R5 use group
$65
All other use groups
$85
Fireplaces
$75
Metal chimney liner
Residential
$75
Commercial
$125
Exhaust systems, each
Commercial kitchen hood
$200
Smoke control system
$350
Incinerators, crematorium, each
$375
Fuel storage tanks: installation, each
Up to 275 gallons
$75
276 to 1,000 gallons
$100
1,001 gallons to 5,000 gallons
$250
Over 5,000 gallons
$500
Fire pump, each
$350
Water service for fire line
Up to 2 inch
$100
2 1/2 inch to 5 inch
$200
6 inch or larger
$300
E. 
The plumbing subcode fees shall be as follows:
Type of Service
Fee
Minimum fee R3/R5
$65
All other uses and commercial
$105
Fixtures (i.e., lavatories, kitchen sinks, basins, urinals, water closets, bathtubs, shower stalls, sill cocks, laundry tubs, floor drains, drinking fountains, dishwashers, garbage disposals, clothes washers and similar devices, each
$25
Stacks, each
$45
Special devices (i.e., grease traps, oil separators, refrigeration units, utility service connections, backflow preventers, gas service interceptors, and fuel oil piping), each
$75
Utilization equipment (i.e., steam boilers, hot-water boilers, warm-air furnaces), each
R5 use group
$65
All other use groups
$95
Air-conditioning units, each
R5 use group
$65
All other use groups
$75
Water heaters, each
R5 use group
$70
All other use groups
$100
Gas piping, each
R5 use group
$65
All other use groups
$75
Vapor recovery systems, each
$100
Required annual reinspections (i.e., cross connections, backflow preventers)
$100
Medical gas piping, per outlet
$25
Annual testing of backflow preventers
1 to 4 devices
$75 per device
5 or more devices
$60 per device
F. 
The Mechanical subcode fees shall be as follows:
Type of Service
Fee
(A)
Minimum fee (R3/R5)
$85
(B)
Mechanical review for R-3/R-5
$65
(C)
Replacement: furnaces, boilers, A/C and HVAC units
$85 per unit replaced
Rooftop HVAC units
$140 per unit replaced
(D)
Installation of above- or underground fuel storage tanks for R-3/R-5
Up to 275 gallons
$75 per unit
276 to 1,000 gallons
$100 per unit
(E)
Fuel oil or gas piping connections for R-3/R-5
$65 per unit
(F)
New installations: fireplaces, solid-fuel stoves, boilers, furnaces, A/C, HVAC, generators, chimneys and chimney relinings for R-3/R-5
$85 per unit
(G)
Each additional unit over the initial (Lines C, D, E, F, from above)
$40 per unit
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of 1-1-2015.
[Amended 9-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-17; 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-22; 12-14-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-20]
The permit fees established by the Uniform Fire Code pursuant to § 110-8 shall be as follows:
A. 
Type 1 permit: $42.
B. 
Type 2 permit: $166.
C. 
Type 3 permit: $331.
D. 
Type 4 permit: $497.
E. 
Application for a certificate of smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarm compliance, one- and two-family residence: $25.
The following is the fee schedule for reimbursement of expendable items in connection with hazardous materials as contained in § 124-4:
A. 
Use of police vehicles: $200 per hour, per vehicle.
B. 
Use of police personnel: current rate per hour.
C. 
Use of fire vehicles: $200 per hour, per vehicle.
D. 
Use of ambulance: $200 per hour, per vehicle.
E. 
Use of any Township paid personnel: current rate per hour.
F. 
Use of DPW vehicles: $200 per hour, per vehicle.
G. 
Mitigating service: $200, flat fee.
H. 
Use of Fire Department personnel: $200 per hour.
I. 
Prevailing rate of expendable equipment and supplies.
J. 
Office of Emergency Management: current rate per hour.
K. 
Speed dry: current price per bag.
L. 
Sand: current price per bag.
M. 
Miscellaneous: current price.
A. 
Article I, Licensed Businesses and Occupations. Pursuant to § 131-7, the annual license fee for the businesses and occupations listed below shall be as follows:
[Amended 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-22; 12-11-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-10[1]]
Activity or Occupation
Fee
Antique shop
$100
Auto body shop
$175
Auto repair shop
$175
Bakery
$120
Beauty salon
$100
Business from home
$100
Butcher shop
$150
Cabins and motels
$2,500 per premises and $16 per separate unit
Car wash
$300
Coin-operated machines or games (excluding amusement machines):
  Food and beverage
$25 for each machine
  Gum ball machines, novelties
$25 per machine
  Jukebox
$25 for each
  Kiddie rides
$25 for each
  Laminating machine
$30 per machine
  Vacuum cleaner
$25
Concert
$50
Dry cleaners
$100
Entertainment
$360
  For a single day or days
$25 per day
Garage sale
$5
Gas station
$120, plus $25 per pump
General merchandise
$100
Grocery store
$120
Limousine service
$50
Milk trucks
$160
Mobile vendors
$160
Motor vehicle authorization letter
$25
Movie theater
$300
New car dealer
$360
Parking lots
$420
Restaurant, lunchroom or diner
$125
Theater
$610
Used car dealer
$360
Cannabis establishments
[Added 12-27-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-16]
$35,000 per class of license
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of 1-1-2015.
B. 
Article II, Proof of Payment of Taxes. Pursuant to § 131-11, the following fees are established:
(1) 
For each search and certification: $10.
(2) 
For each original copy thereof: $5.
The fees for noncommercial peddling and soliciting licenses pursuant to § 161-6A are established as follows:
A. 
For an application for a noncommercial peddling and soliciting license: $10 per applicant and an additional $5 per principle of each such applicant.
B. 
For each solicitor or canvasser if they are different persons: $10 each.
A. 
Pursuant to § 180-11, the schedule of fees for discharge of waste into the sanitary sewer system is established as follows:
(1) 
Residential users:
(a) 
Up to 50,000 cubic feet per residential dwelling unit per year: no charge.
(b) 
In excess of 50,000 cubic feet per residential dwelling unit per year: $2.30 per each 100 cubic feet in excess of 50,000 cubic feet or portion thereof.
[Amended 7-13-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-09]
(2) 
Commercial users, per 100 cubic feet per commercial unit: $2.30.
(3) 
Well users, per 100 cubic feet for the entire amount of water metered: $2.30.
B. 
Pursuant to § 180-23, the sewer connection inspection fee is established at $10.
A. 
Pursuant to § 189-1, the fee for issuance of a permit to construct, reconstruct, repair or install a public curb, gutter or sidewalk is established as follows: $1.
B. 
Pursuant to § 189-10, the fee for issuance of a permit for a street excavation is established as follows: $250.
[Amended 8-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-09]
C. 
Pursuant to § 189-11B, the required deposits are established as follows:
[Amended 8-11-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-09]
(1) 
Unimproved streets: $1,000.
(2) 
Macadam surfaces: $1,500.
(3) 
Concrete surfaces: $2,000.
D. 
Pursuant to § 189-11C, the fee for an engineering certificate is established as follows: $150 per square yard.
[Amended 7-9-1998 by Ord. No. 12-98]
A. 
Pursuant to § 192-16, the application fee for preliminary review of a site plan is established as follows: $50.
B. 
Pursuant to § 192-30A, the following fees and deposits in connection with applications or rendering of any service by the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment are established:
(1) 
Minor subdivision, minor site plan and filing and classification: $125.
(2) 
Major subdivision without site plan approval or conditional use approval (preliminary and final approval): $250.
(3) 
Site plan approval or conditional use:
(a) 
For first 10,000 feet of improved area: $200.
(b) 
Plus $25 for each additional 10,000 square feet of floor area.
(4) 
Use variance: $200.
(5) 
Variances other than in respect to use: $150.
(6) 
Any other application to the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment: $50.
(7) 
Whenever an application is made requiring approvals for two or more of the applications set forth above, the fee shall be the fee which when calculated is the greatest for any one component of the application (i.e., if approval sought for site plan and use variance, the fee for site plan will be applicable).
(8) 
Escrows. In payment for services rendered by various Township professionals, each applicant shall post at the time of making application to the Board of Adjustment or Planning Board the sum of $1,500 for residential applications and the sum of $2,500 for all other applications as and for escrow to be applied to the fees and charge of the Board’s professionals, inspection fees, advertising and such other costs as may be incurred by the Board in connection with any application up to the point of final approval thereon. Said sum may be adjusted from time to time on notice from the Board or its professionals.
[Amended 9-9-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-13; 3-8-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-03; 9-10-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-04]
C. 
Pursuant to § 180-32C, the fee for a tax duplicate is established as follows: $10.
D. 
The engineer fee for checking plans or maps pursuant to § 192-41 is established as follows: $30 minimum.
Pursuant to § 202-4, the following towing fees are established:
A. 
The sum per motor vehicle to be charged for the respective services shall depend on equipment reasonably required to be used and shall not exceed the following:
[Amended 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05; 4-9-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-02]
(1) 
Service charges.
(a) 
Cars (light): $125 per hour, plus parts.
(b) 
Trucks (medium/heavy): $175 per hour, plus parts.
(2) 
Towing charges.
(a) 
Cars (light) up to 10,000 pounds, hook up: $150.
(b) 
Medium duty, 10,001 to 16,000 pounds: $250 per hour.
(c) 
Heavy duty, 16,001 pounds and above: $500 per hour.
(d) 
On-hook mileage.
[1] 
Light duty: $6 per loaded mile.
[2] 
Medium duty: n/a.
[3] 
Heavy duty: n/a.
(3) 
Recovery/winching (in addition to towing, per truck, including driver).
(a) 
Light/medium duty, 10,001 to 16,000 pounds: $350 per hour, charged in half-hour increments.
(b) 
Heavy duty, 16,001 pounds and above: $600 per hour, charged in half-hour increments.
(4) 
Specialized recovery equipment.
(a) 
Rotator/crane recovery unit: $1,200 per hour.
(b) 
Tractor with Landoll trailer or detach trailer: $450 per hour.
(c) 
Tractor/transport hauler only: $250 per hour.
(d) 
Refrigerated trailer with tractor: $450 per hour.
(e) 
Box trailer with tractor: $400 per hour.
(f) 
Air cushion unit: $1,000 per hour.
(g) 
Light tower: $250 per hour.
(h) 
Pallet jack: $200 flat rate.
(i) 
Rollers: $200 flat rate.
(j) 
Any other specialized equipment: $250 per hour.
(k) 
Loader, backhoe, telescopic handler, bulldozer, bobcat: $300 per hour each.
(l) 
Forklift: $300 per hour.
(m) 
Dump truck, dump trailer with tractor: $350 per hour.
(n) 
Roll off with container: $350 per hour, plus disposal.
(o) 
Recovery supervisor vehicle: $150 per hour.
(p) 
Scene safety equipment, communication equipment, traffic management equipment: $250 per hour, each type used.
(q) 
Recovery support vehicle/trailer additional recovery equipment: $350 per hour.
(5) 
Labor, all labor a minimum of one hour.
(a) 
Accident minor clean up and disposal of debris: $75 per hour, plus cost of absorbent material used.
(b) 
Recovery supervisor and/or Level III recovery specialist: $225 per hour.
(c) 
Certified towing operator: $125 per hour, per person.
(d) 
Manual laborers: $100 per hour, per person.
(6) 
Storage, per calendar day (inside rates at two times outside rates):
(a) 
Cars/light trucks, ten-foot-by-twenty-foot space: $45 per day.
(b) 
Trucks (dual wheels), singe axle: $90 per day.
(c) 
Tractor/dump truck/tractor trailer combo/trailers: $125 per day, per unit.
(d) 
Buses: $150 per day.
(e) 
Roll off: $125 per day for each.
(f) 
Cargo/accident debris/load storage/vehicle components, ten-foot-by-twenty-foot space: $45 per space per day.
(g) 
Rental of tow company supplied trailer, post incident: $500 per day.
(7) 
Additional services.
(a) 
Fuel/hazmat/cargo spills: rates per this subsection, plus material costs.
(b) 
Hazmat and trash recovery: surcharged 10%.
(c) 
Subcontractor services: add 10% surcharge.
(d) 
Administrative charge after third visit to vehicle, cars only: $50.
(e) 
Administrative charge, medium/heavy truck: $200.
(f) 
After hours' release: $75.
(g) 
Notification documentation fee: $50.
(h) 
Tarping/wrapping vehicle: $90 for cars; $250 for trucks.
(i) 
Go jacks/skates: $40.
B. 
The fixed sum to be charged for each period of 24 hours for the storage of a motor vehicle towed upon notification by the Police Department as provided herein shall not exceed the following:
(1) 
Storage:
[Amended 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05]
(a) 
Police impounds (vehicles and motorcycles):
[1] 
Outside: $45 per day.
[2] 
After the first 24 hours inside: $50 per day.
(b) 
Wrecked or disabled vehicles:
[1] 
Outside: $45 per day.
[2] 
After the first 24 hours inside: $50 per day.
(c) 
Truck storage, 11,000 pounds and up, outside only after the first 24 hours: $100 per day.
A. 
Pursuant to § 208-25C, the transcript deposit shall be established by the Secretary of the Land Use Board from which the appeal is taken and shall be either the estimated cost thereof or the sum of $100, whichever is more.
[Amended 9-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-17]
B. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, regarding the fee for a certificate of occupancy, was repealed 9-11-2003 by Ord. No. 17-03.
C. 
Zoning permits.
[Amended 5-8-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-4; 12-11-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-22; 12-11-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-10[2]; 6-14-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-06]
Zoning Permit
Fee
(includes review for use and/or development)
Initial (residential) owner-occupied
$25
Initial (residential) non-owner-occupied
$75
Initial (commercial)
$75
Amended application, each
$25
Sign applications
$75
Certificate for any rental unit
$50
Certificate for resale or rental of a commercial property (CCO)
$200
Reinspection of any residential unit
$25
Reinspection of any commercial unit
$50
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of 1-1-2015.
D. 
Pursuant to § 208-43 the fee and deposit for installation of a satellite earth antenna are established as follows:
(1) 
Application fee: $25.
(2) 
Deposit: $100.
E. 
Letter of interpretation. Any letter from the Zoning Official such as nonconformity, zone clarification or permitted uses in a particular zone: $75.
[Added 12-11-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-10[3]; amended 6-14-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-06]
[3]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of 1-1-2015.
F. 
Professional escrow, minimum to be posted when associated with a building permit or a zoning permit: $1,000.
[Added 12-11-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-10[4]; amended 6-14-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-06]
[4]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided an effective date of 1-1-2015.
[Added 11-10-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-23]
A. 
All requests for discovery in the South Hackensack Municipal Court shall be submitted through the Municipal Prosecutor.
B. 
The following fees shall be payable by the requestor to the Township of South Hackensack for the discovery provided:
(1) 
Any request for discovery shall be accompanied by a fee of $20. Said fee shall not include any other specific fees set forth in this Code.
[Amended 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Subsection B(2) and (3).
(2) 
(Reserved)
(3) 
(Reserved)
(4) 
Actual postage for any discovery sent by mail.
(5) 
Twenty-five cents for the envelope for any discovery sent by mail.
(6) 
Photographs will be photocopied at the rates established herein. If requests are made for duplicate photographs, the actual costs of making the photographs shall be charged.
(7) 
Duplication of videotapes, DVDs, CDs or other electronic information constitutes an extraordinary duplication process and will be charged at the rate of $5 plus any additional costs incurred in making said copies, if applicable.
[Amended 4-6-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05]
(8) 
On any item that cannot be photocopied on the Township copy machine or not otherwise provided for in this schedule, the actual cost incurred in making the copy shall be charged.
C. 
Where the discovery must be obtained from an entity other than the Township of South Hackensack (i.e., another police department) the actual cost paid to the other entity shall be paid by the requestor.
D. 
Professional fee rates; applicant services.
[Added 2-8-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-01]
(1) 
Review of plans and applications, preparation of resolutions and other documents related to approval or disapproval of applications, phone conferences and correspondence at a rate of $100 per hour.
(2) 
Meetings, other than regularly scheduled public meetings, with the applicant, its professionals or agents at a rate of $100 per hour plus associated costs at dollar for dollar reimbursement.
(3) 
Applicants shall post an escrow in the amount of $500 upon the filing of any application from which such fees and costs will be billed against. The appropriate professional shall notify the board secretary of any need to increase said escrow and shall submit detailed bills and invoices and a Township-approved voucher for the payment of any fees and costs pursuant to this subsection.
(4) 
The terms of this subsection shall govern the provision of legal services provided by the legal counsel to any land use board of the Township.