Fees for hearings before the planning and zoning boards shall be as follows:

A.

Where a public notice is required, eight hundred forty dollars ($840.00) to accompany the application;

B.

Where a public notice is not required, six hundred dollars ($600.00) to accompany the application;

C.

Where a hearing is adjourned to a subsequent session, eight hundred forty dollars ($840.00) to be paid prior to commencement of the adjourned hearing.

(Ord. No. 4149, § 59, 8-24-2010; Ord. 3764 § 1 (part), 2005: prior code § 40-186)

Municipal fees for application for development shall be paid upon filing of an application for development. Such fees shall be as follows:

A.

Direction to issue a building permit pursuant to Section 17.08.100 of this title, four hundred eighty dollars ($480.00);

B.

Revisions, amendments, resubmissions or other alterations of required documents or exhibits, maps or technical reports, six hundred dollars ($600.00), other documents, two hundred forty dollars ($240.00);

C.

All other applications as per the table below:

(Ord. No. 4149, § 60, 8-24-2010; Ord. 3764 § 1 (part), 2005: prior code § 40-187)

Fees for certificates of subdivision shall not be in excess of those provided under N.J.S.A. 54:5-14 and 54:5-15.

(Prior code § 40-188)

The fee for a list of property owners to be notified of a public hearing shall be a sum not to exceed twenty-five cents ($0.25) per name, or ten dollars ($10.00), whichever is greater.

(Ord. No. 4392, § 1, 7-23-2013; Ord. No. 4149, § 61, 8-24-2010; Ord. 3764 § 1 (part), 2005: prior code § 40-189)

The fee for a duplicate recording of a hearing shall be twelve dollars ($12.00) per session.

(Ord. No. 4149, § 62, 8-24-2010; prior code § 40-190)

A.

The fee for a certificate of continued occupancy for existing uses shall be:

(Ord. No. 4149, § 63, 8-24-2010; prior code § 40-191)

A.

Twenty dollar ($20.00) nonrefundable fee for all single and two (2) family homes.

B.

One hundred dollar ($100.00) nonrefundable fee for all other zoning permits.

(Ord. No. 4764, § 2, 10-25-2016)

Fees for all documents shall be established as part of the rules and regulations of the appropriate agency.

(Prior code § 40-192)

When a hearing is conducted at a special meeting session, a fee of one thousand two hundred fifty dollars ($1,250.00) shall be paid prior to commencement of the special meeting. When two (2) or more hearings are conducted at a special session, the fee shall be prorated among the applicants based on hearing duration.

(Ord. No. 4149, § 64, 8-24-2010; prior code § 40-193)

A.

The required escrow deposit will be reduced by fifty (50) percent for applications that will serve the public good. Qualifying organizations, holding a tax-exempt status under the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c) or (d)), are as follows: public organizations and/or agencies, charitable and/or philanthropic organizations, fraternal and/or religious nonprofit organizations.

B.

Development or improvement of a single-family dwelling or one two-family dwelling which does not need a waiver, exemption or variance shall be exempt from escrow deposit.

C.

Residential fencing, decks, sheds, pools and minor residential building additions of less than five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area shall be exempt from escrow deposit requirements.

D.

The following uniform standards are to apply to the exemption granted hereunder:

1.

All applicants for exemption must provide written evidence of tax exemption, as required in this section at the time of making application.

2.

All applicants must provide written evidence of the organizational structure thereof signed by appropriate individuals and officers of the applicant. In the case of a corporation, the corporate officer authorized to do so on behalf of the corporation shall file the application attested to by the corporate secretary.

3.

All supporting documentation referred to in subsections (D)(1) and (2) of this section shall be approved as to terms and conditions by the zoning administrator and as to for by the city attorney.

(Ord. 3764 § 1 (part), 2005: prior code § 40-194)

A.

Fees for Professional Services. Prospective developers shall bear the cost of professional services in connection with land development matters under consideration by the planning board, zoning board or the city council.

1.

The land development matters shall include, but not be limited to, appeals, interpretations, application approvals, amendments to the land development control ordinance, conceptual plan reviews and amendments to the land use element of the master plan.

2.

The professional services shall be those services which are provided on a contractual basis rather than by city employees and shall include, but not be limited to, inspections, investigations, reviews and attendance at meetings by planners, engineers, architects, landscape architects, attorneys and other personnel and experts deemed necessary with respect to action on such land development matters.

3.

Payment of the costs shall be based on a schedule adopted by resolution and shall be in addition to other fees established pursuant to the land development control ordinance.

B.

Deposits. Prospective developers shall supply initial escrow funds to cover the cost of professional services per the table listed in this subsection. These are initial deposits, certain applications because of their complexity may require additional funding. No application shall be deemed complete unless the following fees are submitted:

1.

Initial Escrow Fees.

C.

Escrow. All moneys deposited shall be placed in an escrow account and administered in accordance with procedures established by the municipal chief financial officer. Escrow deposits must be submitted to the administrative officer prior to the application being reviewed for completeness. An application will not be considered to be complete or placed on the agenda for public hearing until the required escrow deposit has been satisfied.

D.

Appeals. Appeals shall be made to the governing body in accordance with state law and shall be remedied by the commissioner of planning and zoning.

E.

Nonpayment. Action on land development matters shall be deferred where a prospective developer has not complied with the requirements of this section. Municipal action on the related development matter shall not be delayed as a result of any appeal. Where deposits have not been made or where fees have not been paid in accordance with this section:

1.

Approving authorities shall not process applications, conduct hearings or take action on an application;

2.

Signatures of municipal officials shall not be affixed to any subdivision plat or deed, site plan, zoning permits, building permits or certificates of occupancy.

(Ord. No. 4779, § 1, 11-22-2016; Ord. 3764 § 1 (part), 2005: prior code § 40-195)