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Hillside City Zoning Code

§ 188-53

Fees.

[Amended 6-27-2000; 10-19-2004
Fees for application or for the rendering of any service by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment or any member of their administrative staffs which is not otherwise provided by ordinance may be provided for and adopted as part of the rules of the Board, and copies of said rules or of the separate fee schedule shall be available to the public.
A. 
Planning and Zoning Board Fee Schedule.
(1) 
$300 per adjournment, after first request.
(2) 
$300 for informal work sessions (Planning Board only).
(3) 
$300 for each additional hearing date, if hearing carried over.
(4) 
Concept plan fee: commercial.
(a) 
Concept plan application fee: $350; escrow fee: $1,000.
(5) 
Concept plan fee: residential.
(a) 
Concept plan application fee: $350; escrow $200 per lot/unit, one to 20; more than 20, $2,000 escrow and $50 per lot/unit.
(b) 
One- and two-families excluded.
(6) 
Concept plan fee: Industrial.
(a) 
Concept plan application fee: $350; escrow fee: $1,000.
(7) 
Preliminary site plan approval: residential.
(a) 
Initial fee: $350, plus $200 for first 1,000 square feet of gross floor area of proposed building and structures; $1,000 escrow.
(b) 
One- and two-families excluded.
(8) 
Preliminary site plan approval: industrial.
(a) 
Industrial uses up to 5,000 square feet of gross building floor area: $300; 5,001 to 20,000 square feet: $400, plus $0.02/square foot of gross floor area; more than 20,000 square feet: $500, plus $0.03/additional square foot; $1,500 escrow.
(9) 
Preliminary site plan approval: commercial.
(a) 
Commercial uses up to 5,000 square feet of gross building floor area: $300; from 5,001 to 20,000 square feet: $400, plus $0.02/square foot of gross building floor area; greater than 20,000 square feet: $500, plus $0.03/square foot of gross building floor area. Escrow fee for nonresidential application not involving new buildings: one to 25 parking spaces: $500; 26 to 400 spaces: $750; more than 100 spaces: $1,000.
(10) 
Final site plan approval: Residential.
(a) 
50% of application fee; $1,000 escrow base fee; escrow unit fee: $50/lot or dwelling.
(11) 
Final site plan approval: commercial.
(a) 
50% of preliminary application fee; escrow fee: 100% of preliminary application fee.
(12) 
Final site plan approval: industrial.
(a) 
50% of preliminary application fee; escrow fee: 100% of preliminary application fee.
(13) 
Minor subdivision approval: residential.
(a) 
$400 application fee and escrow base fee of $300 and $200/lot.
(14) 
Minor subdivision approval: commercial.
(a) 
$500 application fee; $1,000 escrow.
(15) 
Minor subdivision approval: industrial.
(a) 
$500 application fee, plus $50 for each subdivision in lot; any improvements will be 5% of the engineer's estimate; $1,000 escrow.
(16) 
Major subdivision approval, residential.
(a) 
$500 application fee; $2,000 escrow.
(17) 
Major subdivision approval: commercial.
(a) 
$600, plus $250/lot; $2,500 escrow fee; escrow unit fee preliminary major subdivision: $50/lot or dwelling unit.
(18) 
Major subdivision approval: industrial.
(a) 
$600, plus $250/lot; $2,500 escrow fee; escrow unit fee preliminary major subdivision: $50/lot or dwelling unit.
(19) 
Variance applications.
(a) 
"C" variances.
[1] 
Residential.
[a] 
One- and two-families: $300 for first variance, plus $50 for each additional variance; escrow fee $1,000.
[2] 
Commercial property.
[a] 
$400 for first variance, plus $50 for each additional variance; escrow fee: $2,000.
[3] 
Industrial property.
[a] 
$500 for first variance, plus $100 for each additional variance; escrow fee: $2,000.
(b) 
"D" variances.
[1] 
Residential property.
[a] 
$400, plus $1,000 escrow.
[2] 
Commercial property.
[a] 
$600, plus $1,000 escrow.
[3] 
Industrial property.
[a] 
$600, plus $1,000 escrow.
(20) 
Appeal of Zoning Officer decision: $300; escrow fee: $500.
(21) 
Interpretation of Zoning Ordinance: $300; escrow fee: $500.
(22) 
Modification of previously approved plans without change to floor area: 50% of original application fee; escrow fee: $1,000.
(23) 
Modification of all plans: 50% of original application fee.
B. 
The initial application fee entitles the applicant to a professional review of the application along with one three-hour hearing and a resolution once a decision is made. Should the applicant require additional hearing time beyond the original three hours, an additional assessment is levied in the amount of 1/2 the application fee for every additional three hours of hearing. In the case of a nondeveloper applicant, an additional fee of $150 shall become due upon the third inspection until the project is complete.
[Added 6-27-2000]