The escrow fees required by the fee schedule set forth in Appendix C to this chapter shall be for the purpose of reimbursing the Borough for direct fees, costs, charges and expenses of professional consultants retained by or on behalf of the Borough, its boards or agencies, in reviewing and processing development applications and in the evaluation and design of municipal services and facilities necessary to meet the needs of a proposed project. The term "professional personnel" and "professional services" shall include the services of a duly licensed engineer, surveyor, planner, attorney, realtor, appraiser, or other expert whose services would assist in ensuring that an application meets the performance standards of this chapter.

Escrow fees required by the fee schedule shall be deposited with the Borough at the time of filing the application for development. Escrow fees shall be payable in cash or certified check, separate from amounts paid for application fees. Escrow fees shall be deposited and shall remain in an interest bearing escrow account, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.1. Escrow accounts shall be segregated as to each application.

All costs, expenses, charges and fees incurred by the Planning Board or other agency of the Borough for professional services which are incurred in relation to a particular project shall be charges to the project's escrow account. If the fees for professional services exceed the amount of the escrow fee, the applicant shall be liable for the payment of the deficiency which shall be immediately due and owing. If the amount of the escrow fee exceeds the actual cost of professional services, the applicant shall be entitled to a refund of amounts remaining in the escrow account.

All fees for professional services charged to the escrow account shall be pursuant to vouchers from the professionals stating the hours spent, the hourly rate, and the expenses incurred. No professional personnel submitting charges to the Borough for any services referred to in this subsection shall charge at any higher rates or in any different manner than would normally be charged the Borough for similar work as ascertained by the professional's contract of employment, if any, or by the provisions of the Borough's salary ordinance, if applicable.

The Borough shall render a final written accounting to the applicant on the uses to which the escrow account was put, and shall, on written request, provide copies of the professionals' vouchers to the applicant.

When an escrow account has been depleted by two-thirds (2/3) of the original escrow fee, it shall be replenished by an additional one-third (1/3) of the original escrow fee.

Applicants for zoning permits shall submit, with each application, the fees as set forth in Appendix C to this chapter. Applications requiring a combination of approvals such as zoning, pool, fence and deck, shall pay a fee equal to the sum of fees for each required approval.

In the event an application for a permit is returned to the applicant due to insufficient information, or an application is denied for noncompliance with the land use regulations, a resubmission fee, equal to the initial application fees, shall be submitted to cover the administrative cost of another review. This applies to each and every resubmission.