Allenhurst City Zoning Code
§ 26-8.1
Fees.
[Ord. 6/26/79 § 801; Ord. 3/8/88 § 1; Ord. No. 91-14 § I; Ord. No. 2006-12 § I; Ord. No. 2007-07 § 801; Ord. No. 2015-14; amended 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-11; 4-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-07; 1-25-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-02; 4-14-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-05; 9-19-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-17]
a.
Every application for site plan review, subdivision reviews, requests for variance relief, application for a certificate of appropriateness, drainage plan review, zoning review and/or pool installation shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee in accordance with the schedule set forth in § 26-8.1c herein. The application fees charged are to cover the costs associated with the administrative and clerical processing of the application and are not refundable.
b.
1.
Professional review costs for attorneys, planners, engineers or other professionals or experts retained by or on behalf of the Borough for the purpose of review, analysis, inspection or preparation of documents or reports relating to development applications shall be charged to and shall be paid for by the applicant, inclusive of such fees as are incurred by the Borough to conduct inspections to determine that the project has been performed as per the approved plans. The Borough shall make all payments to the professionals for services rendered to the Borough for the review of applications, review and preparation of documents and inspection of property.
2.
An applicant shall be responsible to reimburse the Borough for all expenses of professional personnel incurred and paid by it necessary to process an application for development before a municipal agency, and to assure its completion in accordance with the approved plans, such as, but not limited to:
(a)
Charges for reviews by professional personnel of applications, plans and accompanying documents.
(b)
Issuance of reports by professional personnel to the municipal agency setting forth recommendations resulting from the review of any documents submitted by the applicant.
(c)
Charges for any telephone conference or meeting requested or initiated by the applicant, its attorney of any of its experts or representatives.
(d)
Review of additional documents submitted by the applicant and issuance of reports relating thereto.
(e)
Review or preparation of easements, developer's agreements, deeds or the like.
(f)
Preparation for and attendance at all meetings.
(g)
The cost of expert advice or testimony obtained by the municipal agency for the purpose of corroborating testimony of applicant's experts.
(h)
All professional inspection fees incurred by the Borough to assure that any and all projects undertaken pursuant to a site plan review, subdivision reviews, requests for variance relief, application for a certificate of appropriateness, drainage plan review, zoning review and/or pool installation, including engineer's review, surveyor's review, elevation compliance check, Code compliance officers as well as any and all fees and costs incurred by the Borough to assure that the subject project has been constructed according to the approved application.
3.
The applicant shall, at the time of filing of an application, deposit with the Borough in the form of a certified or bank check, the amount prescribed herein. The deposit shall be placed into an escrow account pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.1, and fees shall be collected in accordance with the schedule set forth in § 26-8.1c herein.
4.
Those funds shall be placed in a separate account by the Borough Clerk and an accounting shall be kept of each applicant's deposit. All professional charges shall be paid from the account and charged to the applicant. Any monies not expended for professional services shall be returned to the applicant upon final approval, denial or withdrawal of the application. If, at any time during the procedure, 75% of the monies posted are expended, the applicant shall be required to post such additional sums as may be required by the Borough Secretary to cover professional costs. All payments charged to the deposit shall be pursuant to vouchers from the professionals stating the hours spent, the hourly rate and the expenses incurred. The Borough shall render a written final accounting to the developer on the uses to which the deposit was put. Thereafter, the Borough shall, upon written request, provide copies of the vouchers to the developer. The applicant shall not be entitled to proceed with the application or any development until such time as the necessary monies have been posted to guarantee payment of professional service fees.
c.
Application and Escrow Fee Schedule.
Be advised that whenever an application for development shall include more than one request or action, the total accumulated fees of each separate action shall be charged.
Type of Application | Application Fee | Escrow Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
Subdivisions | |||
1. | Sketch Plat | $150.00 | $500.00 |
2. | Preliminary Plat | $300.00 + $100.00 per lot | $3,000.00 + $100.00 per lot |
3. | Final Plat | $100.00 | $1,500.00 + $100.00 per lot |
Site Plans | |||
1. | Preliminary | $500.00 | $3,500.00 |
2. | Minor Site Plan | $1,500.00 | $2,500.00 |
3. | Final | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
4. | Amended Site Plan | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
5. | Site Plan Inspection | $0.00 | $6,000.00 |
Variance Relief | |||
1. | Special Question or Interpretation | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
2. | Hardship | $500.00 | $1,500.00 |
3. | Use | $500.00 | $1,500.00 |
4. | Signs Only | $150.00 | $300.00 |
5. | Appeal | $1,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
6. | Appeal to the Governing Body | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
Certificate of Appropriateness | |||
1. | Application | $500.00 | $1,500.00 |
2. | Application for new construction | $1,000.00 | $4,000.00 |
3. | COA Compliance Inspections Minor | $0.00 | $3,000.00 |
4. | COA Compliance Inspections Major | $0.00 | $6,000.00 |
Additional Fees | |||
1. | Certified List of Property Owners | $35.00 | $0.00 |
2. | Conceptual Review | $500.00 | $1,000.00 |
3. | Demolition Permit | $500.00 | $1,500.00 |
4. | Road Opening Permit | $300.00 | $0.00 |
5. | Construction permit in bed of mapped street or drainage right-of-way or lacking street frontage | $300.00 | $500.00 |
6. | Special meeting Costs | $3,500.00 | $1,000.00 |
7. | Official Map Appeals | $200.00 | $500.00 |
8. | Determination of percentage of impervious surface | $155.00 | No Escrow |
9. | Zoning Determination | $450.00 | No Escrow |
10. | Zoning Determination for Fence ONLY | $155.00 | No Escrow |
11. | Zoning Determination for Driveways/Patios/PCD ONLY | $155.00 | No Escrow |
12. | Zoning Determination for Generators/AC Condensers ONLY | $155.00 | No Escrow |
13. | Zoning Determination, resubmission due to incompleteness | $155.00 | No Escrow |
14. | Zoning Inspection | $275.00 | No Escrow |
15. | Zoning re-inspection due to incompleteness | $110.00 | No Escrow |
16. | Pool Permit Application per § 26-5.11 | $310.00 | $1,500.00 |
17. | Drainage System Application | $310.00 | $1,500.00 |
18. | Patio Inspections | $155.00 | $1,500.00 |
19. | Extension of Certificate of Appropriateness | $1,500.00 | $1,000.00 |
20. | Amended Application | $1,500.00 | $1,000.00 |
1.
Definitions relative to Application and Escrow Fee Schedule:
2.
No professional reviews will be undertaken until the escrow has been established. If, in the judgement of the Planning Board, additional funds are required after 75% of the original escrow has been exhausted, these additional funds shall be paid within 5 days of notification