Borough of Hopatcong, NJ Miscellaneous Fees

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Article I Miscellaneous Fees

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[Adopted 2-5-1976]

§ 108-1 Miscellaneous fees established.

[Amended 12-28-1978]

Miscellaneous fees are hereby established as follows:

(1)

Code book, Code of the Borough of Hopatcong: $300.

[Amended 2-7-1985 by Ord. No. 2-85; 6-4-1987 by Ord. No. 14-87; 5-5-1988 by Ord. No. 15-88; 2-18-1993 by Ord. No. 2-93; 4-7-1994 by Ord. No. 9-94; 10-17-2001 by Ord. No. 23-2001]

(2)

Annual Code supplementation fee for those Code holders outside Borough government: $100.

[Added 2-18-1993 by Ord. No. 2-93; amended 4-7-1994 by Ord. No. 9-94; 10-17-2001 by by Ord. No. 23-2001]

(3)

Code book, photostatic copy:

(a)

First copy: $1.

(b)

Per additional copy: $0.50.

(4)

Police report:

[Amended 3-18-2009 by Ord. No. 13-2009; 9-1-2010 by Ord. No. 19-2010; 3-8-2011 by Ord. No. 4-2011; 5-18-2011 by Ord. No. 12-2011]

(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.

[Amended 5-5-1988 by Ord. No. 15-88]

(6)

Zoning Ordinance booklet: $25.

[Amended 5-5-1988 by Ord. No. 15-88; 10-17-2001 by Ord. No. 23-2001]

(7)

Subdivision Ordinance booklet: $15.

[Amended 5-5-1988 by Ord. No. 15-88]

(8)

Transcript of Municipal Court docket book, per page: $3.

(9)

Duplicate copy of tax bill: $5.

[Amended 4-7-1994 by Ord. No. 9-94]

(10)

Copy of Tax Map, per sheet: $10.

[Amended 5-5-1988 by Ord. No. 16-88]

(11)

Fee to certify any document as a true copy: $5.

[Amended 5-5-1988 by Ord. No. 16-88]

(12)

Photocopies of public documents.

[Amended 7-3-2002 by Ord. No. 24-2002]

(a)

Photostatic copies of any other public document that can be photocopied with municipal facilities:

[Amended 3-18-2009 by Ord. No. 13-2009; 9-1-2010 by Ord. No. 19-2010]

[1]

For 8 1/2 x 11 pages: $0.05 per page.

[2]

For larger sizes: $0.07 per page.

(b)

In the event that the actual costs for duplication of a record exceed the foregoing rates, the charge shall be the actual cost of duplicating the documents requested.

(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.

[Amended 7-3-2002 by Ord. No. 24-2002]

(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.

[Added 7-3-2002 by Ord. No. 24-2002]

(15)

Application fee to the Zoning Board of Adjustment pursuant to:

[Amended 5-7-1987 by Ord. No. 13-87; 5-5-1988 by Ord. No. 16-88; 2-22-1989 by Ord. No. 13-89; 2-1-1990 by Ord. No. 2-90; 7-1-1996 by Ord. No. 16-96]

(a)

N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70a: $150.

(b)

N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70b: $200.

(c)

N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c (additions and modifications to existing single-family residences): $200.

[Amended 4-6-2005 by Ord. No. 5-2005]

(d)

N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c: $200.

(e)

N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d: $400.

(16)

Deposit for Board of Adjustment applications.

[Added 5-5-1988 by Ord. No. 16-88; amended 11-1-1990 by Ord. No. 35-90; 7-1-1996 by Ord. No. 16-96; 4-6-2005 by Ord. No. 5-2005; 11-4-2009 by Ord. No. 39-2009; 5-19-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]

(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:

[1]

N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70a: $900.

[2]

N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70b: $900.

[3]

N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c (additions and modifications to existing single-family residences): $900.

[4]

N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c (all others): $900.

[5]

N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d: $900.

(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.

[Added 3-5-1992 by Ord. No. 4-92]

(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.

[Amended 5-19-2021 by Ord. No. 13-2021]

(18)

(Reserved)[1]

[1]

Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(18), pertaining to voter registration cards, was repealed 3-3-2004 by Ord. No. 9-2004.

(19)

Deposited checks returned (overdraft/returned checks): $20 per item.

[Added 2-2-1989 by Ord. No. 3-89; amended 8-6-2014 by Ord. No. 17-2014; 4-21-2021 by Ord. No. 8-2021]

(20)

Zoning permit fee as required in § 242-72: $20.

[Added 2-2-1989 by Ord. No. 4-89; amended 6-3-1998 by Ord. No. 12-98]

(21)

Bulk items permit: $10.

[Added 10-4-1990 by Ord. No. 33-90; 2-18-2009 by Ord. No. 7-2009]

(22)

(Reserved)[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(22), pertaining to leaf bag chutes, added 4-7-1994 by Ord. No. 9-94, was repealed 2-18-2009 by Ord. No. 7-2009.

(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.

[Added 7-1-1991 by Ord. No. 15-91; amended 4-6-2005 by Ord. No. 5-2005; 2-18-2009 by Ord. No. 7-2009]

(24)

Residential smoke detector and carbon monoxide inspection upon rental or sale:

[Amended 3-3-2004 by Ord. No. 7-2004; 4-3-2019 by Ord. No. 4-2019; 9-6-2023 by Ord. No. 20-2023]

(a)

If request for inspection is received more than 10 days prior to the change of occupant: $50.

(b)

If request for inspection is received four to 10 days prior to the change of occupant: $100.

(c)

If request for inspection is received fewer than four days prior to the change of occupant: $175.

(d)

Reinspection fee: $50.

(e)

Penalty for closing real estate transaction without certificate: $500, smoke detectors or carbon monoxide detectors; $100, fire extinguisher.

(25)

Radon test kits: $14 each.

[Added 12-20-1991 by Ord. No. 40-91]

(26)

Duplication of tax record card: $5.

[Added 3-5-1992 by Ord. No. 4-92]

(27)

Certificate as to approval of subdivision of land pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-56: $25.

[Added 3-5-1992 by Ord. No. 4-92]

(28)

(Reserved)[3]

[3]

Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(28), Notary fees, added 4-2-1992 by Ord. No. 8-92, was repealed 2-6-2013 by Ord. No. 2-2013.

(29)

(Reserved)[4]

[4]

Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(29), pertaining to viewing police videotape, added 2-18-1993 by Ord. No. 2-93, was repealed 5-18-2011 by Ord. No. 12-2011.

(30)

Duplication of police videotape: Actual cost of DVD, $0.98.

[Added 2-18-1993 by Ord. No. 2-93; amended 5-18-2011 by Ord. No. 12-2011]

(31)

Tax search fees: $10.