Every application for development is subject to an application
fee, professional development fee, escrow fee for professional review
services and administrative fees. These fees must be paid upon submission
of any development application to the City of Trenton and must be
provided in four separate checks payable to the City of Trenton.
A. Application fee. Each application for development shall be accompanied by payment of a nonrefundable application fee as set forth in §
315-71C. There shall be a separate fee required for preliminary and final site plan applications as well as subdivision and conditional use applications.
B. Professional development fee. Per N.J.S.A. 40:55D-8b, development applications are subject to a professional development fee to defray the cost of tuition for those persons required to take the course in land use law and planning in the municipality as required pursuant to P.L. 2005, c. 133 (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-23.3 et seq.). All site plan and subdivision applications shall be accompanied by payment of a nonrefundable professional development fee as set forth in §
315-71C.
C. Fee Schedule.
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Type of Application
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Application Fee
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Professional Development Fee
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Site plan/subdivision
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Preliminary site plan1 (square feet
of land area)
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Up to 10,000
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$225
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$10
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10,001 to 20,000
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$325
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$20
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20,001 to 40,000
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$400
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$30
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Over 40,000
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$450
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$40
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Final site plan1 (square feet of
land area)
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Up to 10,000
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$225
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$10
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10,001 to 20,000
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$325
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$20
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20,001 to 40,000
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$400
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$30
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Over 40,000
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$450
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$40
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Preliminary subdivision (square feet of land area)
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Up to 10,000
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$225
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$10
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10,001 to 20,000
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$325
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$20
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20,001 to 40,000
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$400
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$30
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Over 40,000
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$450
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$40
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Final subdivision (square feet of land area)
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Up to 10,000
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$225
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$10
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10,001 to 20,000
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$325
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$20
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20,001 to 40,000
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$400
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$30
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Over 40,000
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$450
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$40
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Conditional use permit
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$200
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n/a
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Variance
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$200
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n/a
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Designation of redevelopment area and creation of redevelopment
area plan
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$2,500
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n/a
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Amendment to redevelopment plan
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$1,500
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n/a
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NOTES:
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For preliminary and final site plan review there is an additional
fee of $100 for every 50,000 square feet of floor area, or fraction
thereof, in excess of the first 50,000 square feet of any development.
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D. Escrow fees for professional review services.
(1) Each application for development shall be accompanied by payment
of an escrow fee in addition to the nonrefundable application fee
set forth above, to be deposited with the City. The amount of the
escrow fee shall be as set forth in the schedule below:
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Type of Application
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Escrow Fee
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Site plan review
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$300+
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Residential
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$100 per dwelling unit
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Nonresidential
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$425 per 1,000 gsf
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Subdivision review
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$300 plus $100 per lot; if a subdivision includes the dedication
of public roads, the fee shall be $150 per lot
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Conditional use permit review1
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$3002
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NOTES:
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This fee is applicable to conditional use permit applications that do not require submission of a full site plan, per § 315-63B. When a full site plan review is required as part of a conditional use permit application, the site plan review escrow fees shown in the above chart shall apply.
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With the exception of conditional use permit applications for telecommunications facilities. Escrow fees applicable to conditional use permit applications for telecommunications facilities are enumerated in Article XXIII, § 315-159.
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(2) Performance standard review required under §
315-165: $300.
(3) Waiver of escrow requirement. A waiver of all or part of the escrow
fee requirement for performance standard review applications or site
plan applications containing 10 or fewer residential units, or 20,000
or fewer gross square feet of nonresidential space, may be granted
at the sole discretion of the Planning Board, after receiving a staff
recommendation. The granting of a full or partial waiver shall be
based upon review of a completed application and a finding that the
nature of the application and its potential impacts are such that
no substantial technical or professional review is required.
(4) Use of escrow funds. Escrow fees shall be utilized to cover the cost
of professional services required for the review of application materials,
the conduct of hearings on the application, and necessary follow-up
activities arising from approval of an application, including, but
not limited to, engineering, professional planning, environmental
analysis, historic preservation, urban design, and traffic analysis.
(5) Escrow agreement. The applicant shall execute an escrow agreement
with the City to authorize payment of such expenses. Sums not utilized
by the City in the review process shall be returned to the applicant
within a reasonable time after adoption of a resolution of memorialization
by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment disposing of the
pending application, except with respect to matters where either Board
approves an application subject to outstanding conditions requiring
action, monitoring or analysis by the City or the applicant subsequent
to such action. In such cases, escrow funds shall be retained until
such time that all outstanding conditions have been satisfied.
(6) Additional escrow. If the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment
finds that the initial escrow fee deposit is inadequate and that additional
funds are deemed necessary to continue processing an application,
the applicant shall be notified of the additional amount required
and shall add to his/her escrow fee deposit such additional amount.
The Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment may withhold final
action on any application until all required escrow fees are paid.
(7) Issuance of building permit or certificate of occupancy upon payment;
lien for payment. No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall
be issued until all escrow fee deposits have been made. All charges
which are due and owing shall become a lien upon the premises with
respect to which such charges are required and shall remain until
paid. The City shall have the same remedies for the collection thereof,
with interest, costs and penalties, as it has by law for the collection
of taxes upon real estate. All escrow fee deposits shall be administered
by the City in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.1.
E. Attorney, Secretary and planning staff administrative fees.
(1) All applications for development shall be charged an additional processing
fee for the time that the Attorney, the Planning Board/Zoning Board
Secretary, stenographer and the Planning Board planning staff expend
reviewing the application and considering the application for development
at the public hearing and any other meetings required.
(2) The applicant shall be assessed the processing fee in quarter-hour
increments at the following rates:
(b)
Planning Board/Zoning Board Secretary: $30 per hour.
(c)
Stenographer: $275 per meeting.
(d)
Planning staff:
[2]
Supervising planner: $60 per hour.
[3]
Senior planner: $40 per hour.
(3) An initial escrow deposit of $530 shall be submitted to the City
Treasurer in an amount of $530 for one hour of the Attorney and Planning
Board Secretary's rate and two hours of the Planning staff reviewer's
rates. Any unexpended escrow funds for the administrative review shall
be returned to the applicant within 30 days after the applicant has
secured a certificate of occupancy.
(4) If additional funds are needed from the applicant to pay for the
administrative review, the City shall notify the applicant and the
applicant shall submit payment to the City within 15 days. The Division
of Planning staff will not sign off on the certificate of occupancy
until all administrative fees have been paid to the City.
F. Other administrative fees.
(1) Certified list of property owners (see §
315-35D): $0.25 per name or $10, whichever is greater.
(2) Copy of minutes, transcripts or decisions, per page (see §§
315-36 and
315-46): $0.50
(3) Court reporter. If an applicant desires a court reporter, the cost
for taking testimony, transcribing it and providing a copy of the
transcript to the City shall be at the expense of the applicant, who
shall arrange for the reporter's attendance.