Minor plat: $300.

Major plat: $500.

Subdivision: minor, amended minor: $150

Subdivision: preliminary major, amended preliminary or amended final major: $150, plus $50 per lot.

Subdivision: final plat: $200.

Site plan: minor, amended minor: $150.

Site plan: residential preliminary major, amended preliminary or amended final major: $150 plus $50 per unit.

Site plan: nonresidential preliminary major, amended preliminary or amended final major: $150 plus $50 up to 5,000 square feet; $150 for up to 20,000 square feet; and $300 for over 20,000 square feet.

Site plan: final major: 25% of the preliminary site plan GIS update fee if filed separately; $0 if filed with the preliminary.

Planned development: preliminary plat, amended preliminary or amended final: $150 plus $50 per additional unit.

Planned development: final plat: 35% of the preliminary plat GIS update fee if filed separately; $0 if filed with the preliminary.

Conditional use: $150.

Dimensional or "C" variance: $50 for each variance in conjunction with site plan or subdivision; $25 for each variance without site plan or subdivision.

Use or "D: variance: residential: $150.

Use or "D" variance: nonresidential: $150.

The Planning Board and/or the Board of Adjustment or its authorized committee or designee, as the case may be, shall, in conjunction with its attorney, engineer or planner, review said application for development to determine whether the escrow amount set for the above is adequate. In conducting such review, said Board shall consider the following criteria:

Upon completion of said review, the Board or its authorized committee shall determine whether the escrow amount specified above is sufficient, excessive or insufficient. In the event that the Board or its authorized committee shall determine that the amount is excessive, it shall specify the amount that shall be deemed sufficient, including a specification, if appropriate, that no escrow be posted. In the event that the Board or its authorized committee shall determine the amount specified above is insufficient, it shall so specify and shall further set forth the amount to be posted in light of the criteria specified herein.

No application for development be deemed complete until such time as the applicant shall have posted with the Township of Stillwater, in cash, certified check or money order, the amount of escrow deposit determined by the Planning Board and/or Board of Adjustment to be required in accordance with the provisions of this section.

Charges for any professional for required attendance at a regular or special meeting during which hearings are held on the application in question; provided, however, that where hearings are held on other applications at the same hearing, the cost of attendance of the Township's professionals shall be reimbursed on a pro rata basis.

The review of applications both as to completeness and as to content and for the review and preparation of documents, such as but not limited to drafting resolutions, developer's agreements and necessary correspondence with applicant or applicant's professionals.

The cost of all necessary inspections and for such other services necessary to assure that all work is performed in compliance with the approved plans and governing laws or ordinances.

Escrow deposits. Each payment charged to the deposit for review of applications, review and preparation of documents and inspection of improvements shall be pursuant to a voucher from the professional, which voucher shall identify the personnel performing the service and each date the services were performed, the hours spent to 1/4 of an hour increments, the hourly rate and the incurred charge. All professionals shall submit vouchers to the Chief Financial Officer of the Township on a monthly basis, in accordance with the schedules and procedures established by the Chief Financial Officer or the Township Boards. The professional shall send an informational copy of all vouchers or statements submitted to the Chief Financial Officer of the Township simultaneously to the applicant and the municipal agency for whom said services were performed.

Withdrawals. Withdrawals for payment of services of professionals shall be authorized only if:

Statements. The Chief Financial Officer shall prepare and send to the applicant a statement which shall include an accounting of funds listing all deposits, interest earnings, disbursements and the cumulative balance of the escrow account. This information shall be provided on a quarterly basis, if monthly charges are $1,000 or less, or on a monthly basis if monthly charges exceed $1,000.

Should any fees for applications for development, expert witness fees, consultants fees, review fees, inspection fees or fees of any nature connected with an application for development be due and unpaid by an applicant for development and/or owner of the subject property, for a period of 14 days after written notice of the amount due was mailed to the owner and applicant, the Township Clerk or Mayor or Assistant Clerk or other officer or employee of the Township of Stillwater may execute a written statement of lien showing, the amount due to the Township and may record the same in the Sussex County Clerk's office as a lien on the subject property. The lien shall include interest at the rate of 12% per annum, recording fees and a reasonable attorneys fees.

Should the lien remain unpaid, the Township Tax Collector, Clerk or other officer authorized by the Township Committee shall have the power to sell the property to collect the amount of the lien, together with interest, attorneys fees and recording fees pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:5-19 et seq. and other applicable laws of the State of New Jersey.

The following closeout procedures shall apply to all deposits and escrow accounts established under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq., and shall commence after the approving authority has granted final approval and signed the subdivision plat or site plan, in the case of application review escrows and deposits, or after the improvements have been approved in N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53, in the case of improvement inspection escrows and deposits.

The applicant shall send written notice, by certified mail, to the Chief Financial Officer of the Township and the approving authority and to the relevant municipal professional that the application or the improvements, as the case may be, are completed. After receipt of such notice, the professional shall render a final bill to the Chief Financial Officer of the Township within 30 days and shall send a copy simultaneously to the applicant. The Chief Financial Officer of the Township shall render a written final accounting to the applicant on the uses to which the deposit was put within 45 days of receipt of the final bill. Any balances remaining in the deposit or escrow account, including interest in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.1, shall be refunded to the developer along with the final accounting.

An applicant shall notify, in writing, the governing body, with copies to the Chief Financial Officer, the approving authority and the professional, whenever the applicant disputes the charges made by a professional for a service rendered to the Township in reviewing applications for development, review and preparation of documents, inspection of improvements or other charges made pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.2. The governing body or its designee shall within a reasonable time attempt to remediate any disputed charges. If the matter is not resolved to the satisfaction of the applicant, the applicant may appeal to the County Construction Board of Appeals, established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:27D-127, any charge to an escrow account or deposit by any Township professional or consultant or the cost of the installation of improvements estimated by the Township Engineer pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.4. An applicant or his authorized agent shall submit the appeal, in writing, to the County Construction Board of Appeals. The applicant or his authorized agent shall simultaneously send copies of the appeal to the Township, approving authority and any professional whose charges are the subject of the appeal. An applicant shall file an appeal within 45 days from receipt of the informational copy of the professional's voucher required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.2(c), except that, if the professional has not supplied the applicant with an informational copy of the voucher, then the applicant shall file his appeal within 60 days from receipt of the Township statement of activity against the deposit or escrow account required by N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.2(c). An applicant may file an appeal for an ongoing series of charges by a professional during a period not exceeding six months to demonstrate that they represent a pattern of excessive or inaccurate charges. An applicant making use of this provision need not appeal each charge individually.

The County Construction Board of Appeals shall hear the appeal, render a decision thereon and file its decision with a statement of the reasons therefor with the Township or approving authority not later than 10 business days following the submission of the appeal, unless such period of time has been extended with the consent of the applicant. The decision may approve, disapprove or modify the professional charges appealed from. Copies of the decision shall be forwarded, by certified or registered mail, to the party making the appeal, the Township, the approving authority and the professional involved in the appeal. Failure by the Board to hear an appeal and render and file a decision thereon within the time limits prescribed in this subsection shall be deemed a denial of the appeal for purposes of a complaint, application or appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction.

Appeals shall be taken in accordance with the rules and procedures established by the County Construction Board of Appeals.

During the pendency of any appeal, the Township or approving authority shall continue to process, hear and decide the application for development and to inspect the development in the normal course and shall not withhold, delay or deny reviews, inspections, signing of subdivision plats or site plans, the reduction or the release of performance or maintenance guaranties, the issuance of construction permits or certificates of occupancy or any other approval or permit because an appeal has been filed or is pending under this subsection. The Chief Financial Officer of the Township may pay charges out of the appropriate escrow account or deposit for which an appeal has been filed. If a charge is disallowed after payment, the Chief Financial Officer of the Township shall reimburse the deposit or escrow account in the amount of any such disallowed charge or refund the amount to the applicant. If a charge is disallowed after payment to a professional or consultant who is not an employee of the Township, the professional or consultant shall reimburse the Township in the amount of any such disallowed charge.