Borough of Dumont, NJ Schedule of Fees

[Amended 4-17-2007 by Ord. No. 1342]

Copies of public records may be purchased for the fee prescribed by law or regulation. Unless otherwise specifically provided by the laws of the State of New Jersey or by this Code, the fee shall be the actual cost of duplicating the public record together with the cost incurred by the Borough for personnel to produce the record. Where the actual cost for duplication of a record exceeds the rates provided herein, the actual cost shall be imposed.

Special service charge. Whenever the nature, format, manner of collation, or volume cannot be reproduced by ordinary document copying equipment in ordinary business size or involves an extraordinary expenditure of time and effort to accommodate the request, the public agency may charge, in addition to the actual cost of duplicating the record, a special service charge of $25 per hour or fraction thereof shall be charged.

(1)

Whenever a requestor asks for copies of 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 Clerk may charge the requestor a special service charge, which will be equal to the actual cost of reproduction of the record in the medium requested, including labor.

(2)

Whenever the nature, format, manner of collation, or volume of a government record embodied in the form of printed matter to be inspected, examined, or copied is such that the record cannot be reproduced by ordinary document-copying equipment in ordinary business size or involves an extraordinary expenditure of time and effort to accommodate the request, the Clerk may charge a special service charge, which will be equal to the actual cost of the production of that record. The requestor shall have the opportunity to review and object to the special service charge prior to it being incurred.

(3)

Conversion of records from one medium to another. Cost of duplication plus special service charges as follows:

(a)

Conversion of paper record to electronic form: $1 per page.

(b)

Conversion of electronic files from one software to another: $1 per page.

(4)

Applicable postage shall be added for any and all records requested by mail.

(5)

A deposit shall be paid prior to filling any request where it is estimated that the information requested will cost in excess of $5 to produce. The amount of deposit shall equal the total estimated cost of filling the request.

(6)

The requester shall reimburse the Borough for actual cost of personnel required to fulfill any request as set forth in the Borough Salary Ordinance currently in effect as of the date of filing of the request.

(7)

Standard-sized paper documents, up to 8 1/2 inches by 14 inches in size:

	Number of Pages	Fee (per page)
	1 to 10	$0.75
	11 to 20	$0.50
	Over 20	$0.25

(8)

Other fees, odd-sized paper documents, maps and miscellaneous documents:

Document				Fee
Zoning Map				$5
Street Map				$5
Drug-Free School Zone Map				Actual cost of reproducing, plus 25%
Engineering plans				Actual cost of reproducing, plus 25%
Certified copy of vital statistics record				$10 per copy
Tax:
	List of property owners			$30
	Tax Maps			$50
	Duplicate tax bill			$5
	Subsequent copies			$25 each
	Returned check fee			$20
	Property tax history printout			$1 per block/lot
	Notice of tax sale			$25
Preprinted land use pamphlet				$60
Preprinted Master Plan				$60
Municipal land use fees:
	List of property owners within 200 feet			Greater of $0.25 per name or $10, plus $5 for labels
	Fee for publication of decision			$10
	Bylaws, rules and regulations of the Joint Land Use Board			$0.25 per page
	Transcripts of proceedings before either Board of governing body			$3 per page
	Duplicate recordings of proceedings before either Board or governing body, per tape or any part thereof			$10
	Minutes of public meetings			$0.25 per page
	Decisions of either Board or governing body			$0.25 per page
Site plan:
	Site plan preliminary filing			$150
		Multiple-family:		$50
			Per dwelling unit	$5
		All others:
			Per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area (exclusive of subdivision fee costs)	$10
			Minimum	$50
		Site plan final filing
		Multiple-family:
			Per dwelling unit	$2.50
			Minimum	$50
		All others:
			Per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area	$5
			Minimum	$25
	Simultaneous filing of preliminary and final:
		Multiple-family		$75, plus $7 per dwelling unit
		All others:
			Per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area	$12
			Minimum	$75
	Existing building occupancy or change of use without new construction or parking areas			$75
	Informal plan review			$50
	Amended site plan			$50
Subdivision:
	Sketch plat:
		Minor subdivision filing		Greater of $15, or actual cost plus $5 per lot
		Major subdivision		$25
			Preliminary filing	Greater of $75, or actual cost plus $5 per lot
			Final filing	Greater of $75, or actual cost plus $5 per lot
	Fees for specific services:
		Reproduction of minutes		$0.25 per page
		Reproduction of transcripts		$3 per page
		Copy of decision		$0.25 per page
		Certified list		$10

NOTE: All deposits shall be on account of such engineering, inspection, legal, advertising and other costs as may be incurred by the Board in connection with any application up to the point of final action thereon by the Board. Prior to final action on any application, the Board shall compute all engineering, inspection, legal, advertising and other costs actually incurred by the Board in connection with the application up to the point of final action. If the aggregate amount of such costs shall exceed the deposits for costs, the applicant shall, on demand, pay the amount of such excess. If the aggregate amount of such costs shall be less than the deposit for costs, the excess shall be refunded to the applicant.