Pleasantville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
Fees
§ 300-9 Fees enumerated.
A.
Every application for land use approval shall be accompanied by a check or money order, made payable to the City of Pleasantville in accordance with the Fee Schedule contained in § 300-9J. applicant(s) shall submit separate checks or money orders for the application fee(s) and the escrow deposit(s).
B.
The application fees and the sum stated for the escrow deposit are minimums which must accompany the application.
C.
application fees are due at time of submission of the application. Escrow deposits are required before the application is deemed complete in accordance with this section and § 300-27.
D.
Every approval granted and every permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall, whether or not expressly so conditioned, be deemed to be conditioned upon payment of fees and escrows as required. Failure to fully pay any such fee or escrow, when due, shall be grounds for denying or revoking any permit or approval sought or issued with respect to the land or development to which the unpaid fee or escrow relates, including the delay or denial of a certificate of occupancy if outstanding fees are due and owing.
E.
Fees cumulative. Where a single application includes several approval requests, the sum of the individual fees are required.
F.
application fees. application fees shall be used to compensate the City for the actual costs incurred for time spent by City employees for the administrative processing of applications. Such fees shall be deposited into the general account of the City upon receipt and are nonrefundable.
G.
Escrow deposits. Escrow deposits shall be used to pay for the actual costs incurred by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment, as the case may be, for professional services connected with the review of an application for land use approval, including, but not limited to, engineering, planning, legal, traffic, environmental or other special analyses related to the Board's review of the application, or any necessary studies regarding off-tract improvements. Such review shall include, but need not be limited to:
(1)
Review of applications, plans and accompanying documents;
(2)
Issuance of reports setting forth recommendations resulting from the review of any documents submitted by the applicant;
(3)
Charges for any telephone conference or meeting requested or initiated by the applicant, applicant's attorney or any of the applicant's experts or representatives;
(4)
Review of additional documents submitted by the applicant and issuance of reports relating thereto;
(5)
Review or preparation of easements, developer's agreements, deeds, approval resolutions or the like;
(6)
Preparation for and attendance at all meetings by professionals serving the subject Board; and
(7)
The cost of expert advice or testimony obtained by the Board for the purpose of corroborating testimony of applicant's experts.
H.
The Tax Map update escrow deposit is designed to compensate the City for the actual third-party costs incurred by the municipality for revisions to the City's Tax Maps and associated G.I.S. database(s) necessitated by the lot subdivision and consolidation process, resulting in the creation of new lot(s), the revision of any existing lot(s) and/or the alterations to the Tax Maps and/or G.I.S. database(s). Such third-party costs include, but need not be limited to, revisions to existing Tax Map plates, creation/additions of new Tax Map plates, appropriate revisions to the City's Key Map(s), updates to the G.I.S. database, reprographic services for applicable municipal, county and state submission copies, as well as any reasonable shipping and handling fees involved.
I.
Escrow accounts.
(1)
Escrow deposits in connection with an application for land use approval shall be made via separate check or money order from the check or money order paying the application fee, made payable to the City of Pleasantville, with the words "escrow deposit" in the memo field. Such check or money order shall be deposited as a separate, project-related account by the City's Chief Financial Officer at the direction of the Board Secretary.
(2)
Similarly, the Tax Map update escrow deposit shall be made via separate check or money order from the check or money order paying the application fee or escrow deposit referenced in Subsection I(1) above, made payable to the City of Pleasantville, with the words "Tax Map update fee" in the memo field. Such check or money order shall be deposited as a separate, project-related account by the City's Chief Financial Officer at the direction of the Board Secretary. Should the subject subdivision or consolidation be approved, the Tax Map escrow deposit shall be used for its stated purpose. Should the subject subdivision or consolidation be denied, the Tax Map escrow deposit shall be returned to the applicant in accordance with the following procedures.
(3)
All professional charges shall be paid from such account, and detailed records of such charges, along with a detailed accounting of each applicant's deposit(s) shall be maintained by the Board Secretary. A copy of said accounting shall be available to the applicant upon request.
(4)
If, at any time during the review process, the amount in the escrow fund has been reduced to 40% of the original amount placed in escrow and the Zoning Officer determines that additional escrow funds are needed to complete review of the application, the Board Secretary shall communicate to the applicant, in writing, the status of the account and shall require such applicant to replenish the account with such additional sums as may be required to cover actual professional costs.
(5)
No plans, plats, deeds, construction permits, certificates of occupancy or other similar document requiring final signature by a Board official shall be processed until a final accounting of all professional service fees has been undertaken and it has been determined that no additional escrow funds are required.
(6)
Any moneys not expended for professional services may be returned to the applicant upon written request by the applicant and upon certification by the Zoning Officer that no activities requiring the use of such funds shall be required.
(7)
All payments charged to the deposit shall be pursuant to invoices and/or vouchers from the professionals detailing the hours spent, the hourly rate and the expenses incurred.
(8)
No professional submitting charges to the City for any review of an application for development shall charge for such services at any higher rate or in any different manner than would normally be charged to the City for similar work.
(9)
Upon written request by the applicant, the City shall render a written final accounting as to the uses to which the escrow fees were employed and shall, if requested, provide copies of the vouchers to the applicant.
J.
Application Fee and Escrow Deposit Schedule. The following schedule of fees shall pertain to the applications for development presented to the Planning Board and/or Zoning Board of Adjustment and for the administrative review of zoning permits. Fees pursuant to this schedule are minimums which must accompany every application:
[Amended 10-17-2016 by Ord. No. 18-2016; 10-3-2022 by Ord. No. 18-2022; 9-6-2023 by Ord. No. 19-2023]
Application Fee and Escrow Deposit Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Application Type | Application Fee | Escrow Deposit | ||
Preapplication conference | $100 | $300 | ||
Extension of approval | ||||
Without additional review | $200 | $0 | ||
With additional review | $200 | As if new application | ||
subdivisions | ||||
Minor | $250 | $800 | ||
Preliminary major | ||||
10 lots or fewer | $300 plus $20 per lot | $2,500 | ||
11 to 24 lots | $300 plus $20 per lot | $3,000 | ||
25 lots or more | $400 plus $20 per lot | $3,500 | ||
Final major | ||||
10 lots or fewer | $200 plus $15 per lot | $1,000 | ||
11 to 24 lots | $250 plus $15 per lot | $1,500 | ||
25 lots or more | $300 plus $15 per lot | $2,000 | ||
Tax Map update escrow deposit | N/A | $65 per lot affected | ||
(subdivision or consolidation) | ||||
Site plans | ||||
Minor | $550 | $2,000 | ||
Preliminary major | ||||
1 to 3 stories1 | $800 | $4,000 | ||
4 stories and above | Fee applicable to preliminary major site plans plus $50 for each story above 3 stories1 | Escrow applicable to preliminary major site plans plus $1,000 for each story above 3 stories1 | ||
Final major | ||||
1 to 3 stories | $650 | $3,000 | ||
4 stories and above | Fee applicable to final major site plans plus $25 for each story above 3 stories1 | Escrow applicable to Final major site plans plus $500 for each story above 3 stories1 | ||
Site plan amendment | ||||
To minor site plan | 50% of minor application | |||
To major site plan | 50% of final major application | |||
Site plan waiver | $300 | $1,000 | ||
Appeal of decision of Zoning Officer [N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(a)] | $250 | $300 | ||
Interpretation or special question [N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(b)] | $250 | $500 | ||
Variance [N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(c)] | $250 | $300 | ||
For first variance plus 50% of such fee/escrow for each additional variance | ||||
Technical "c" variance2 | $0 | $0 | ||
Variance [N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70(d)] | $550 | $600 | ||
Certificate of nonconformity | ||||
Within one year from ordinance change (administrative review) | $250 | N/A | ||
After one year from ordinance change (Zoning Board review) | $250 | $1,000 | ||
Zoning permit | ||||
Commercial | $100 | Landscape plan review, where required by Zoning Officer: $150 | ||
Residential | $50 | |||
Certified list of property owners for notification purposes | $0.25 for each name, $10 minimum3 | N/A | ||
Transcript or recordings of proceedings held pursuant to this chapter | Actual cost to the City plus 10% to defray administrative expenses4 | N/A | ||
Documents | As per N.J.S.A. 47:1A-2 | N/A | ||
Publication of notice of final decision | $405 | N/A | ||
Request for amendment to Land Management Code | $800 | $5,000 | ||
Certificate of occupancy | ||||
Commercial | $100 | |||
Residential | $60 | |||
Occupancy permit | ||||
Commercial | $100 | |||
Residential | $60 | |||
Transfer of ownership permit | ||||
Commercial | $60 | |||
Residential | $40 | |||
New Jersey lead-safe certification | $15 per rental dwelling unit payable to the City to defray administrative costs; fees administered when lead-based certification is required in accordance with New Jersey P.L. 2021, Chapter 182[1] | |||
NOTES: |
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1 For fee and escrow calculation purposes only, every 10 feet of building height shall equal a story. Standard rules of rounding shall apply (i.e., 40.01 feet to 44.99 feet shall equal four stories, and 45 feet to 49.99 feet shall equal five stories. |
2 Defined as variances for preexisting nonconformities not being caused or exacerbated by the actions proposed under the subject application. |
3 Payable to the City Tax Assessor upon applicant's request of such list. |
4 Payable by deposit of $300 upon ordering of the transcript, with the balance upon receipt. |
5 Due upon the filing of an application. |
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Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 52:27D-437.16 et seq.