[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Stone Harbor as indicated in article histories.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted as Sec. 2-22 of the 1982 Revised
General Ordinances]
Public records of the Borough shall be open
for inspection by members of the public as provided by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1
as may be amended from time to time. Such inspection shall be made
only at reasonable times during business hours and without interference
to the conduct of the affairs of the office or other place where such
records are kept or maintained.
The following fees shall be charged for copies
of public documents:
A.
Birth, marriage, civil union, death certificates and
domestic partnership certificates: $10 each.
[Amended 4-3-2007 by Ord. No. 1277]
C.
Duplication of records.
[Amended 9-7-2010 by Ord. No. 1363]
(1)
A copy or copies of a government record may be purchased
by any person upon payment of the fee prescribed by law or regulation.
Except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, the fee assessed
for the duplication of a government record embodied in the form of
printed matter shall be $0.05 per letter-size page or smaller, and
$0.07 per legal-size page or larger. Access to electronic records
and nonprinted materials shall be provided free of charge, but the
Borough may charge for the actual costs of any needed supplies such
as computer discs.
(2)
Fees for police reports when requested in person during
regular business hours (other than Municipal Court Discovery) shall
be $0.05 per letter-size page or smaller and $0.07 per legal-size
page or larger. If copies of reports are requested other than in person,
an additional fee of up to $5 may be added to cover the administrative
costs of the report. Fees for Municipal Court Discovery requests shall
be $0.75 per page for each of the first 10 pages; $0.50 per page for
the 11th to the 20th pages; $0.25 per page for all pages over 20;
$5 for each CD, video or audio tape reproduction; and all photographs
will be photocopied. Actual photo reproductions will be prepared
only upon separate request and advanced payment for the actual costs
of the reproductions.
[Amended 12-21-2010 by Ord. No. 1366]
D.
In the discretion of the Borough Clerk, where reproduction
costs will exceed $5, a deposit up to the entire estimated cost shall
be posted with the Clerk upon demand.
E.
In the event that the nature or extent of the duplication
exceeds the above referenced fee schedule, the Borough shall have
the right to charge the actual cost to the person requesting such
copies, but the Clerk shall first inform the requestor of such actual
cost prior to incurring same.
F.
For official searches for municipal liens (tax searches)
or for improvements authorized but not assessed: $10.
G.
For a continuation of an official search for municipal
liens or for improvements authorized but not assessed within three
years from the date of the original search: $2 per year.
H.
For a certificate as to approval of subdivision: $2
each.
I.
For duplicate tax, water and sewer bills: $2 each.
J.
Address labels from the tax list shall be $25 for
nonprofit organizations and $50 for all others.
K.
A copy of the current zoning pamphlet shall be $25.
L.
For a street index report: $25.
[Amended 9-7-2010 by Ord. No. 1363]
Copies of any permits shall be provided at a
rate of $0.05 per letter-size page or smaller, and $0.07 per legal-size
page or larger. Copies of blueprints and/or plans shall be provided
where permissible at a rate of $5 per page for the first five pages
and $7.50 per page for each page thereafter.
Copies of any permits shall be provided at a
rate of $0.75 per page up to 10 pages and $0.50 per page for each
page thereafter. Copies of blueprints and/or plans shall be provided
where permissible at a rate of $5 per page for the first five pages
and $7.50 per each page thereafter.
