Minor subdivision (two lots): $300 application fee, $250 escrow deposit.

Major subdivision: $500 application fee, $400 escrow deposit.

Site plans (without subdivision): $400 application fee, $400 escrow deposit.

One- and two-family residential: $200 application fee, $175 escrow deposit.

Other residential: $400 application fee, $300 escrow deposit.

Nonresidential: $750 application fee, $600 escrow deposit.

Where a public notice is required, a fee of $850 is to accompany the application. Individual lot applications for single- and two-family homes are exempt.

Where a public notice is not required, a fee of $500 is to accompany the application. Individual lot applications for single- and two-family homes are exempt.

Where a hearing is continued to a subsequent session, a fee of $500 is to be paid 10 days prior to the date of the continued hearing. Individual lot applications for single- and two-family homes are exempt. The Board retains the right to waive this fee on an individual case-by-case basis for specific circumstances.

Where an applicant requests a special meeting and public notice is required, a fee of $885 is to be paid 30 days prior to the date of the hearing. Where a special meeting is continued to a subsequent session, a fee of $500 is to be paid five days prior to the date of the continued hearing.

All postponements of public hearings that are requested by the applicant must be made in writing and made prior to the actual date and time of the hearing date and shall be made to the Secretary of the Garwood Planning Board. Postponement requests by applicants made prior to 72 hours of the date and time of the advertised hearing date shall be granted at no further cost to the applicant, and a new public notice shall be made in accordance with the Municipal Land Use Laws.

Postponement requests by applicants made 48 to 72 hours of the date and time of the advertised hearing date, with good cause and with permission from the Chairman, shall incur a fee of $200, payable prior to the rescheduling of a new hearing, and a new public notice shall be made in accordance with the municipal land use laws.

Postponement requests by applicants made 24 to 48 hours of the date and time of the advertised hearing date, with good cause and with permission from the Chairman and Attorney of the Planning Board, shall incur a fee of $400, payable prior to the rescheduling of a new hearing, and a new public notice shall be made in accordance with the municipal land use laws.

Postponement requests by applicants made less than 24 hours of the date and time of the advertised hearing date, with good cause and with permission from the Chairman and Attorney of the Planning Board, shall incur a fee of $885, or the current rate of attorney fees for attendance at meetings, payable 10 days prior to the rescheduling of a new hearing, and a new public notice shall be made in accordance with the municipal land use laws.

The Planning Board shall retain the right to waive any and all penalties upon an individual-case basis based upon specific circumstances.

Each payment charged to a deposit made for the review of applications, the review and preparation of documents, and inspections of improvements shall be pursuant to a voucher from the professional. That voucher shall identify the personnel performing the services and, for each date, the services performed, the hours spent to one-quarter-hour increments, the hourly rate, and the expenses incurred.

All professionals shall submit vouchers to the chief financial officer of the Borough on a monthly basis in accordance with schedules and procedures established by the Chief Financial Officer.

If the services are provided by a Borough employee, the Borough shall prepare and submit to the Chief Financial Officer of the Borough a statement, on a monthly basis, containing the same information as required on a voucher.

The professional shall send an informational copy of all vouchers or statements submitted to the Chief Financial Officer of the Borough simultaneously to the applicant. The Chief Financial Officer of the Borough shall prepare and send the applicant a statement. That statement shall include an accounting of funds listing all deposits, interest earnings, disbursements, and the cumulative balance of the escrow deposits.

The Chief Financial Officer shall provide this information to the applicant on a quarterly basis, if monthly charges are $1,000 or less, or monthly, if monthly charges exceed $1,000.

If an escrow account or deposit contains insufficient funds to enable the Borough or approving authority to perform required application reviews or improvement inspections, the Chief Financial Officer of the Borough shall provide the applicant with a notice of the insufficient escrow or deposit balance.

In order for work to continue on the development or the application, the applicant shall, within 10 days, post a deposit to the account in an amount to be agreed upon by the Borough or approving authority and the applicant. With regard to review fees, if the applicant fails to make said deposit within the time prescribed herein, the approving board shall be authorized to dismiss the application without prejudice, subject to the right of the applicant to seek reinstatement of said application by written notice to the chief financial officer that the deposits have been posted. The application will be reinstated upon written notification by the chief financial officer to the approving board that said deposits are, in fact, posted. In the interim, the required or appropriate health and safety inspections shall be made and charged back against the replenishment of funds. With regard to inspection fees, the Planning Board Engineer, their employees, or the Borough Engineer shall not perform any inspection if sufficient funds to pay for the inspections are not on deposit. Failure to post or maintain balances in accordance with the requirements of this section will subject the developer to a stop-work order and/or suspension of construction permits.

The following close-out procedures shall apply to all deposits and escrow accounts and shall commence after the approving authority has granted final approval and signed the subdivision plat or site plan in the case of application review escrows and deposits, or after the improvements have been completed and approved in the case of improvement inspection escrow and deposits.

The applicant shall send written notice by certified mail to the Chief Financial Officer of the Borough, to the approving authority, and to the relevant municipal professional that the application or the improvements, as the case may be, are completed.

After receipt of such notice, each affected professional shall render a final bill to the Chief Financial Officer of the Borough within 30 days and shall send a copy simultaneously to the applicant.

The Chief Financial Officer of the Borough shall render a written final accounting to the applicant on the uses to which the deposit was put within 45 days of receipt of all final bills.

Any balances remaining in the deposit or escrow account, including interest, shall be refunded to the developer along with the final accounting, except for any amounts retained for administrative expenses pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D53-1.

All professional charges for review of an application for development, review and preparation of documents, or inspection of improvements shall be reasonable and necessary, given the status and progress of the application or construction.

Review fees shall be charged only in connection with an application for development presently pending before the approving authority, or upon review of compliance with conditions of approval, or review of requests for modification or amendment made by the applicant.

A professional shall not review items which are subject to approval by any state governmental agency and not under municipal jurisdiction, except to the extent consultation with a state agency is necessary due to the effect of state approvals in the subdivision or site plan.

Inspection fees shall be charged only for actual work shown on a subdivision or site plan or required by an approving resolution.

Professionals inspecting improvements under construction shall charge only for inspections that are reasonably necessary to check the progress and quality of the work, and such inspections shall be reasonably based on the approved development plans and documents.

If the Borough retains a different professional or consultant in the place of the professional originally responsible for development, application review, or inspection of improvements, the Borough or approving authority shall be responsible for all time and expenses of the new professional to become familiar with the application or the project, and the Borough or approving authority shall not bill the applicant or charge the deposit or the escrow account for such services.

An applicant shall notify the Borough governing body, in writing, with copies to the chief financial officer, the approving authority, and the professional, whenever the applicant disputes the charges made by a professional for services rendered to the Borough in reviewing an application for development, reviewing or preparing documents, inspecting improvements, or for other charges made pursuant to law.

The governing body, or its designee, shall within a reasonable time period attempt to remediate any disputed charges.

If the matter is not resolved to the satisfaction of the applicant, the applicant may appeal to the County Construction Board of Appeals any charge to an escrow account or to a deposit by any municipal professional or consultant.

An applicant or his authorized agent shall submit the appeal, in writing, to the County Construction Board of Appeals. The applicant or his authorized agent shall simultaneously send a copy of the appeal to the Borough, to the approving authority, and to any professional whose charge is the subject of the appeal.

An applicant shall file its appeal within 45 days from receipt of the informational copy of the professional's voucher, except that if the professional has not supplied the applicant with an informational copy of the voucher, then the applicant shall file his appeal within 60 days from receipt of the municipal statement of activity against the deposit or escrow account.

An applicant may file an appeal for an ongoing series of charges by a professional during a period not exceeding six months to demonstrate that they represent a pattern of excessive or inaccurate charges. An applicant making use of this provision need not appeal each charge individually.

All disputes relating to charges and appeals thereof shall be in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.2(a).