Every applicant for development, site plan review (or waiver), rezoning or variance shall pay application fees and escrows to the City of Somers Point in accordance with the following schedule:

All applications shall be deemed incomplete until the applicable application fee(s) and escrow funds have been paid in full to the Planning and Zoning Administrative Officer. The application charge for requests for rezoning, subdivisions and site plans is a flat fee to cover administrative expenses. The escrow amount is established to cover the costs of professional services, including engineering, legal and other expenses connected with the review of the submitted materials. Where the applicant requests a rezoning, the costs shall also include the professional fees incurred in drafting or reviewing the ordinance and the expense of providing public notice. Sums not utilized in the review process shall be returned to the applicant. The escrow account schedule is only an estimate based on average costs. If additional sums are deemed necessary, the applicant shall be notified of the required additional amount and shall add such sum to the escrow. Final approval is contingent upon receiving additional sums where applicable. The Planning and Zoning Administrative Officer shall exercise his/her discretion in establishing the amount required for the escrow account if the project is of a nature not expressly included in one of the aforementioned categories. In the event that the escrow account is insufficient to cover the cost of professional service, including legal, engineering and other expenses connected with the review and approval of the application, the applicant shall still be required to pay such fees which shall first be reviewed and approved by the Planning and Zoning Administrative Officer. It is the intent of this provision that all fees, costs and expenses incurred by the City, the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment shall be passed through to and paid by the applicant.

Where one application for development includes several approval requests, the total sum of all of the individual required fees and escrows shall be paid.

Each applicant with an application for development including but not limited to preliminary or final subdivision or site plan approval (or waiver) shall agree, in writing, to pay all reasonable costs for professional review of the application and for inspection of the improvements required by the Board. Such costs must be paid in full before any approval shall take effect or construction permits are issued.

Application fees and escrow funds must be submitted in separate checks payable to the City of Somers Point and submitted to the Planning and Zoning Administrative Officer. The City Treasurer shall deposit the escrow funds into a developer's escrow account and the application fees into the City's general account.

The applicant shall pay all professional fees and costs incurred as a result of a special Board Meeting held at the applicant's request or with the applicant's approval.

Every applicant for zoning permit shall pay application fees to the City of Somers Point in accordance with the following schedule: