Payment of Fees. All fees required hereunder shall be paid in cash, certified check or money order payable to the Town of Kearny.

Construction Official Fees. Construction Official fees shall be paid at the office of the Construction Official upon filing of an application for a building permit or Certificate of Occupancy. The fee will be based on the Uniform Construction Code fees established by the regulations of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code.

Additional Fee. An additional fee of $25 as required in response to inquiries relative to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, use of premises, use of structures, flood zone location or any inquiry requiring a search and written response.

Escrow Fees. Unless waived by the authority, an applicant for development shall deposit professional review fees in an escrow account with the Township of Kearny for review of an application for development and the preparation of documents related thereto. Such fees are in addition to the application filing fees in subsection 36-3.2a. There shall be no initial escrow deposit required. However, if in the course of an application, the approving authority determines that an escrow account or deposit is needed and contains insufficient funds to perform required application reviews, the Chief Financial Officer of the Town of Kearny shall provide the applicant with a notice of insufficient escrow or deposit balance. Upon such notice, the applicant shall within a reasonable time period post a deposit to the account in an amount to be agreed upon by the approving authority and the applicant.

The charging to and processing of escrow fees and any disputes related thereto shall be handled in accordance with the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.2.