Haddonfield City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
Fees
§ 135-115 Development application fees.
[Amended 1-13-2004 by Ord. No. 1-2004; 1-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2-2004; 1-9-2007 by Ord. No. 2006-28]
Every application for development shall be accompanied by a check payable to the Borough of Haddonfield in an amount required by the following schedule along with the number of copies of applications and plans per the following schedule, and by the deadlines listed in the following schedule:
Type of Application | Fee | Number of Copies | Submission Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
(1) Subdivisions | $100/lot | 20 | 28 days before Planning Board meeting |
(2) Site plans | $200 $100 additional for each 500 square feet of new construction or portion thereof | 20 | 28 days before Planning Board meeting or 42 days before Zoning Board meeting |
(3) Preapplication conference | $50 | 20 | 14 days before the conference |
(4) Concept plan review | $50 | 20 | 21 days before Planning or Zoning Board meeting |
(5) Variances | |||
(a) Appeals (40:55D-70a) | $100 | 20 | 28 days before Zoning Board meeting |
(b) Interpretation (40:55D-70c) | $50 | 20 | 28 days before Zoning Board meeting |
(c) Hardship (bulk) [40:55D-70c] | 28 days before either Zoning Board or Planing Board meeting | ||
[1] Items in Article X | $50 | 20 | |
[2] All other | $200 | 20 | 28 days before either Zoning Board or Planning Board meeting |
(d) Use [40:55D-70(d)] | $400 | 20 | 28 days before Zoning Board meeting |
(e) Permit (40:55D-34 and 40:55D-35) | $200 | 20 | 28 days before Commissioners' meeting |
(6) Conditional use permit | $200 | 20 | 28 days before Planning Board meeting |
(7) Appeals to Commissioners of approved use variances | $50 | 5 | Within 30 days of notice of decision published in legal newspaper |
(8) Historic District | |||
(a) Administrative review and approval [Amended 5-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-08] | $100 | 5 | |
(b) Tier I application [Amended 5-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-08] | $125 | 20 | 14 days before Historic Preservation Commission meeting or 28 days before Planning Board meeting, whichever date is earlier |
(c) Tier II application [Amended 5-10-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-08] | $175 | 20 | 14 days before Historic Preservation Commission meeting or 28 days before Planning Board meeting, whichever date is earlier |
(d) Tier III application | $250 | 20 | 14 days before Historic Preservation Commission meeting or 28 days before Planning Board meeting, whichever date is earlier |
(e) Tier IV Application | $500 | 20 | 14 days before Historic Preservation Commission meeting or 28 days before Planning Board meeting, whichever date is earlier |
(f) Any application submitted for an administrative review where the applicant does not receive approval and must have his/her application heard in front of the full Board shall have the administrative review fee of $50 applied to the tier application. | |||
(9) Swimming pools | $50 | 5 | 14 days before issuance of construction permit |
(10) Fences | $20 | 5 | 5 days before issuance of construction permit |
(11) Certified list of property owners | $0.25 per name or $10, whichever is greater | N/A | 7 days before list is needed |
(12) Copy of transcript | Cost of 1 transcript and copying, including deposit of $50 at time of request | Full payment required before release of transcript to applicant | |
§ 135-116 Fees for professional services.
[Amended 12-28-2004 by Ord. No. 34-2004]
In addition to any application fee(s) as provided for in § 135-115, an applicant for site plan review, subdivision, variances and/or other applications provided for under state statute and local ordinances is responsible for all additional fees, as provided for in this section.
A.
The fees and escrow in this section are intended to cover the costs of providing legal, engineering, planning and/or other professional services designated by the Planning and/or Zoning Board and other related expenses with respect to the review and ultimate disposition of an application, including any pre-application costs associated with stormwater maintenance facilities, where required.
[Amended 6-13-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-08]
B.
These professional services shall be provided where deemed necessary by the Planning Board, Zoning Board and/or Zoning Officer.
C.
All the fees and escrows listed must accompany the application along with the application fee.
D.
Legal, engineering, planning and/or other services will be charged at fixed fees and, if not listed as a fixed fee, then at actual costs billed at an hourly rate, as approved by the Borough Commissioners from time to time by resolution.
E.
For types of applications where a specific dollar amount is shown, the applicant shall pay the fixed amount listed, and no further charge will be made for these services.
F.
For all other types of applications, a deposit in escrow must be paid in the amount listed.
H.
For commercial properties, residences with three or more units or other residential applications where the professional review fee is not fixed, a deposit in escrow must accompany the application along with the application fee as follows:
(1)
Subdivision: a deposit of $1,000 for change of one lot line, plus a deposit of $500 for each additional lot line changed.
(2)
Site plan: a deposit of $1,000 for one lot involved on a plan, plus a deposit of $500 for each additional lot involved.
(3)
Bulk variance: a deposit of $300.
(4)
Use variance: a deposit of $450.
(5)
Conditional use: a deposit of $300.
(6)
Appeals: a deposit of $150.
(7)
Interpretations: a deposit of $150.
(8)
Other, not covered above: a deposit of $150.
I.
The fee for witness of test pits in conformance with § 135-77C of this Code shall be $500. The fee shall be paid with the submission of the zoning application.
[Added 6-25-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-13[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former Subsection I as Subsection J.
J.
Escrow deposits and payment are governed by the following:
(1)
Where applications contain more than one type of action, the escrow shall be a combination of all of the individual escrow amounts listed above.
(2)
Within 14 days of the submission of the application, an additional escrow deposit may be required if recommended by any of the reviewing professionals, up to a maximum total preapplication deposit of $2,000.
(3)
Any additional required deposit must be received by the Borough by the end of the business day prior to the applicable Planning Board or Zoning Board meeting in order for the application to be heard.
(4)
During the review process beyond the initial date the application is scheduled to be heard by a Board, if the sum in escrow for a particular application is deemed insufficient by the Zoning Officer to cover the actual or anticipated professional fees necessary to continue to review and process that application, the applicant will be required to deposit such additional sums before any further review or processing takes place.
(5)
Escrow sums that are required for review and processing of an application that exceed the amount in escrow for that application must be paid to the Borough before a construction permit will be issued.
(6)
Escrow sums not utilized in the review and processing of an application shall be returned to the applicant upon written request of the applicant and verification from all professionals that final bills have been submitted and paid.
(7)
Fees for professional services must be paid whether the application is approved, denied or withdrawn.
§ 135-117 Several approval requests.
A.
Where one application for development includes several approval requests, the sum of the individual application fees listed in § 135-115 above shall be paid.
B.
Where an application for development made to the Zoning Board of Adjustment requires either site plan approval, Historic District approval, or subdivision approval, the required submission date shall be 42 days before the Zoning Board meeting.
§ 135-118 Court reporter fees.
If an applicant desires a court reporter, the cost of taking testimony and transcribing the Board hearing as well as providing a copy of the transcript to the Borough shall be solely at the expense of the applicant, who shall arrange for the reporter's attendance.
§ 135-119 Proof of payment of taxes, charges and other fees required.
No municipal action will be taken as to any application required to be approved by the Planning Board or the Zoning Board of Adjustment in § 135-115, Items (1) through (8), above, unless verification is provided that all monetary payments legally due to the Borough for property taxes, water and/or sewer use charges, assessments, development review fees from this or any other application or any other municipal matter, are fully paid in accordance with law.