Palmyra City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Application Fees; Copies; Deadlines
§ 158-71 Fees.
A.
Every application for development shall be accompanied by a check payable to the Borough of Palmyra 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 | Professional Escrow | Number of Copies | Submission Deadline | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subdivisions | 13 | 14 days before Planning Board meeting | ||||
Conceptual | $25 | $150 | ||||
Minor | $100 | $300/lot | ||||
Preliminary, major | $100 + $25/lot | $750 + $100/lot | ||||
Final major | $100 + $25/lot | $750 + $50/lot | ||||
Site plan minor | $200, $100 additional for each 500 square feet of new construction or portion thereof | $800 | 13 | 14 days before Planning Board meeting | ||
Site plan waiver | $100 | $400 | 13 | 14 days before Planning Board meeting | ||
Site plan major, preliminary | $100 | $1,250 | 13 | |||
Site plan major, final | $150 | $750 +$100 per acre | 13 | 14 days before Planning Board meeting | ||
Amended final | $100 | $1,000 | 13 | 14 days before Planning Board meeting | ||
Concept plan review | $25 | $150 | 13 | 14 days before the Planning Board meeting | ||
Variances | ||||||
Appeals (40:55D-70a) | $100 | N/A | 13 | 14 days before Planning Board meeting | ||
Interpretation (40:55D-70c) | $50 | N/A | 13 | 14 days before Planning Board meeting | ||
Bulk (40:55D-70c) | $50 | 200 | 13 | 14 days before Planning Board meeting | ||
Use (40:55D-70d) | $50 | 200 | 20 | 14 days before Planning Board meeting | ||
Permit (40:55D-34 and 35) | $200 | N/A | 20 | 14 days before Council meeting | ||
Conditional use permit | $200 | N/A | 13 | 14 days before Planning Board meeting | ||
Appeals to Council of approved use variances | $50 | N/A | 10 | Within 30 days of notice of decision published in legal newspaper | ||
Signs | $25 | N/A | 13 | 28 days before Planning Board meeting | ||
Swimming pools | $50 | N/A | 5 | 14 days before issuance of construction permit | ||
Fences | $46 | N/A | 5 | 5 days before issuance of construction permit | ||
Certified list of property owners | $0.25/name or $10 whichever is greater | N/A | N/A | 7 days before list is needed (minimum 17 days before hearing) | ||
Copy of transcript | Cost of transcript and copying including $50 deposit at time of request | N/A | Full payment required before release of transcript to applicant | |||
B.
The application fees above are flat fees to cover administrative expenses. In addition to this application fee, an applicant for site plan review is responsible for all review fees to cover the costs of professional services including engineering, legal, and other expenses connected with the submitted materials. An escrow deposit pursuant to § 158-71A must accompany the application along with the application fee. Within 14 days of the submission of the application, an additional review fee may be required if recommended by the Borough Engineer, up to a maximum total pre-application deposit of $500. Any additional required deposit must be received by the Borough by the end of the business day prior to the Planning Board meeting in order for the application to be heard. Sums not utilized in the review process shall be returned to the applicant. Sums required for review that exceeds the deposit must be paid to the Borough before a construction permit will be issued.
C.
Where one application for development includes several approval requests, the sum of the individual application fees listed in Subsection A above shall be paid.
D.
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.
E.
No municipal action will be taken as to any application required to be approved by the Planning Board, 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.