[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Port Jervis 12-8-1986 by L.L. No. 8-1986; amended in its entirety 5-8-2000 by L.L. No.
4-2000 (Ch. 18 of the 1981 Code). Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Amended 11-23-2009]
A.
The City
of Port Jervis shall charge a service fee of $25 when requested to
produce any of the following documents or reports from the indicated
departments:
(1)
A street report from the Director of Public Works.
(2)
A certificate of occupancy letter, floodplain certification
and/or violation search from the Building Official.
(3)
Any fingerprinting service for any application, other
than a permit to be issued by the City, for each set requested. This
fee will be waived for residents of the City of Port Jervis upon proof
of residency.
(4)
Requests for Fire Department violation search.
B.
Tax searches.
(1)
Fee
charges for tax searches on parcels of property within the City of
Port Jervis: $250 (effective December 1, 2020).
[Amended 12-14-2015; 2-26-2018; 8-24-2020]
(2)
A set of delinquent tax lists for county, City and School taxes will
be printed and supplied to any party requesting such at the fee of
$75. Said lists will not be updateable and are not certified for use
in real estate or title transactions as a substitute for a full tax
search.
[Added 9-2-2015]
C.
Notary
service.
[Added 12-10-2012]
(1)
City
employees who are also notary publics shall, pursuant to Section 136
of the New York State Executive Law, limit their charges to fees as
set forth in Section 136 of the New York State Executive Law per notarization.
[Amended 8-12-2019 by L.L. No. 9-2019]
(2)
Proof
of residency within the City limits will be required for City residents
to receive free notary service.
[Amended 2-26-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
The fee for any check presented to the City
of Port Jervis for payment of any tax, water rent, fee or service
that is dishonored or returned by a bank for insufficient funds or
otherwise shall be $20. The payment of this charge and the original
amount of the payment must be made by cash, certified check or bank
check.
[Added 3-14-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
A.
Legislative findings. The Common Council of the City
of Port Jervis hereby finds that there is a present need for park
and recreational facilities in the City and the maintenance and expansion
of existing facilities, based on projected population growth to which
all residential construction will contribute. The Common Council has
determined that a system of parks and recreational facilities to meet
the needs of the residents of the City is preferable. Therefore, the
Common Council determines that it is a proper case that each new residential
dwelling contribute recreation fees. The Common Council determines
that the provisions of this section are consistent with the purposes
of General City Law § 33 and that to the extent, if any,
that this section may hereinafter be determined to be inconsistent,
this section shall, as provided in Article IX of the New York State
Constitution and the Municipal Home Rule Law, supersede such provisions
in reference to the City of Port Jervis.
B.
There is hereby imposed a fee in lieu of parkland
contribution to be assessed upon real property in the City of Port
Jervis on which new residential building construction takes place.
Such fees shall be levied and collected in accordance with this section.
Such fees shall be called "recreation fees." The obligation to pay
such fees shall be a lien against the property which shall attach
to the new construction as of the time of approval and shall be satisfied
as hereinafter provided. All moneys collected pursuant to this section
shall be used by the City exclusively for park, playground, and recreational
purposes, including the compensation of employees and the acquisition
of property within the City of Port Jervis.
C.
The City of Port Jervis from time to time shall establish
the amount of such fees by resolution of the Common Council. At least
once a year, at the time of the reorganizational meeting, the Common
Council shall consider the adequacy, sufficiency and fairness of the
fees to be charged.
D.
Collection of fees.
(1)
Each subdivision plat or site plan hereinafter approved
shall contain a note indicating that any property on which new buildings
may be constructed shall be subject to the lien of recreational fees
to be calculated on the number of new dwelling units created.
(2)
At the time of issuance of building permits, the applicant
shall pay, in addition to such other fees that may be due, the recreation
fees in the amount of $500 per new residential dwelling unit.
(3)
In the event that such fee is not paid at the time
of issuance of the building permit, the amount of such fee shall remain
a lien against the property and shall accrue interest from such time
at the rate of not less than 9% or the judgment rate then current,
whichever shall be greater. No City official shall issue a certificate
of occupancy or other report, certificate, consent or approval concerning
such property unless such official has determined that the fees required
hereby have been paid, that the parcel existed prior to the date of
this section, that the parcel is shown on a plat or site plan approved
prior to the date of this section or that the property is otherwise
exempt from this section.
E.
Exemptions. The Common Council may, by resolution,
exempt any property from payment of the recreation fees required by
this section upon a determination that the property owner has dedicated
or donated to the City property of equal or greater value than the
estimated recreation fees which would otherwise be payable or where
a residence has been destroyed by fire or other catastrophe and a
new residence will be constructed. The Common Council's determination
shall be final.
F.
The neglect or failure of the City to collect such
recreational fees at the time when such fees are due shall not waive
the City's right to collect such fees, together with interest thereon.
G.
In the event that the Common Council determines such
fees are due and owing but have not been paid, the Common Council
shall, after notice to the property owner and the provision of an
opportunity to be heard, assess such recreational fees, together with
interest and costs related to such assessment, against such real property.
Notice by certified mail to the address shown on the City's latest
assessment roll at least 10 days prior to the date of the hearing
shall be deemed good and sufficient notice. Such assessment shall
be levied on the annual state, county and town real property tax bill.
[Added 2-26-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
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Value of Work
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Fee
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$1.00 to $499.00
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$20.00
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$500.00 to $1,999.99
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$20.00 plus $2.50 per each $100.00 or fraction
thereof over $500.00
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$2,000.00 to $24,999.99
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$65.00 plus $7.00 per each $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof over $2,000.00
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$25,000.00 to $49,999.99
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$230.00 plus $5.00 per each $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof over $25,000.00
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$50,000.00 to $99,999.99
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$400.00 plus $4.00 per each $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof over $50,000.00
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$100,000.00 to unlimited
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$650.00 plus $3.00 per each $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof over $100,000.00
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[Added 2-26-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
The fee for all demolition permits will be computed as set forth in § 280-5 above (i.e., fee calculated based on value of work just as for building permits).
[Added 2-26-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007; amended 11-25-2019]
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Project Cost
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Fee
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$1 to $9,999
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$25
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$10,000 to $19,999
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$50
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$20,000 to $49,999
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$60
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$50,000 to $99,999
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$80
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$100,000 to $149,000
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$100
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Over $150,000.00
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$150
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[Added 11-25-2019]
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Fees
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$200 First 500 square feet base fee
$50 each additional 100 square feet up to 1,000 square feet
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$500 First 1,000 square feet base fee
$100 each additional 1,000 square feet up to 10,000
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$2,500 base permit fee btw. 10,000 and 100,000 square feet
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$5,000 base permit fee buildings over 100,000 square feet
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New building construction: Base fee plus $0.60/square foot first
100,000 square feet; plus $0.45/ square foot over 100,000 square feet
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Existing building renovation: Base fee plus 1% of construction
cost supported by signed proposals/contracts
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Utility/nonbuilding projects: Base fee plus 1% of construction
cost supported by signed proposals/contracts
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Site improvement construction oversight: The escrow should be
4% of cost of the site improvements. Any remaining escrow funds would
be returned to the applicant at the conclusion of the project.
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[Added 2-26-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007; amended 8-23-2010; 10-25-2010; 5-22-2017 by L.L. No. 8-2017; 4-9-2018; 11-25-2019]
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Service
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Fees
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Sign permit
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$100
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Reclamation fee for sign removed by City
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$25 per sign
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Record search for lot coverage information
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$50
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Combined mailing list and record search where
the lot coverage information is the same as the mailing list
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$50
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Combined mailing list and record search where
the lot coverage information is different from the mailing list
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$40 for lot coverage information and $25 for
mailing list
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Application for Senior Citizen Affordable Housing
District
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$500
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Inspections by Building Official, Department
of Social Services or other agency
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$200 for initial inspection and $150 for each
additional inspection; $20 will be retained by the City in the case
of canceled inspections
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Copy of Zoning Map
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$5
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Zoning Board of Appeals
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$275 minimum
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Planning Board
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$275 minimum
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Commercial or industrial fee
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To be determined by the Board based on the nature and complexity
of the application with a minimum charge of $275 per above
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[Added 2-26-2007 by L.L.
No. 2-2007; amended 5-26-2009 by L.L. No. 5-2009; 10-25-2010; 6-27-2011; 10-15-2013; 12-9-2013 by L.L. No. 9-2013; 2-26-2018; 1-1-2019; 8-12-2019 by L.L. No. 9-2019; 11-25-2019; 1-1-2020; 8-24-2020; 12-14-2020]
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Section
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Fee For
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Amount
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Marriage ceremony fee
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At least one party is City resident: no fee
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At least one party is NYS resident: $50
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Both parties are not NYS residents: $100
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Marriage license
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$40 fee set by NYS
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Certified copy birth/death/marriage
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$10 a copy fee set by NYS
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Fee for notary noncity resident
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Fee per § 136 of NYS Executive Law
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Delinquent tax list
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$75, effective 9-2-2015
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Tax search fee
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$250, effective 12-1-2020
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Parking permit December 1 to April 1
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$40 before December 1
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$100 after December 1
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Daily use pass for restaurant/bars/hotel
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$1 daily
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Municipal violation search (Building Department)
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$200
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Administrative fee for all services provided for the purpose
of snow removal, lawn mowing, removal of debris and all other items
related to property maintenance
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$100, effective 4-1-2018
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All invoiced City services/charges
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5% late fee/penalty per month
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§ 142-11A
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Copying records (FOIL requests)
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$0.25 per page for photocopies not exceeding nine inches by
14 inches
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Alarm business license
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$75 per year
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215-9A
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Domestic animal license
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Each spayed or neutered dog or cat
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$11
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Each unspayed or unneutered dog or cat
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$23
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Purebred license for more than 25 dogs or cats
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$100
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215-9H
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Impounded dog release, first offense
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$275
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Impounded dog release, subsequent offenses for the same dog
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$275 plus an additional $25 for each subsequent impound
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215-30B
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Application for dangerous dog license
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$50
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1 dangerous dog
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$100 per year
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2 dangerous dogs
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$250 per year
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3 dangerous dogs
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$500 per year
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220-7A
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Auction license
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$100
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220-22A
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Auctioneer license
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$100
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231-16
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Operating permit inspection
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$100
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Fire safety inspection - commercial
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$125
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Fire alarm inspection
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$100
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Fire sprinkler inspection
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$100
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Kitchen hood system
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$100
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267-16
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Electricians licenses
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Master Electrician Class A
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Initial fee
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$300
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Renewal fees
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$100
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If continually licensed prior to June 27, 2011
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$100
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Port Jervis residents
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$200
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Orange County, New York, residents
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$300
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New York State residents
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$400
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Out-of-state residents
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$500
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Master Electrician Class B
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Initial fee
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$300
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Renewal fees
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$100
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If continually licensed prior to June 27, 2011
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$100
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Port Jervis residents
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$200
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Orange County, New York, residents
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$300
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New York State residents
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$400
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Out-of-state residents
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$500
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Master Electrician Class C
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Initial fee
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$300
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Renewal fees
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$100
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If continually licensed prior to June 27, 2011
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$100
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Port Jervis residents
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$200
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Orange County, New York, residents
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$300
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New York State residents
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$400
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Out-of-state residents
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$500
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Special Electrician
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Initial fee
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$300
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Renewal fees
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$100
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If continually licensed prior to June 27, 2011
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$100
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Port Jervis residents
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$200
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Orange County, New York, residents
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$300
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New York State residents
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$400
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Out-of-state residents
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$500
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267-18B
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Subsequent electrical examinations
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$50
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267-25B(1)
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One-time electrician's license
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1% of the estimated cost of work or $1,000, whichever is greater
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280-4
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Recreation fee new construction
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$500
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288-12B
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Floodplain development permit application
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$100; plus costs necessary for review, inspection and approval
(deposit of no more than $500 for additional costs)
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300-4
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Games of chance license
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$50
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403-8
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Peddler's permit
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Annual peddler's permit
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$1,500
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City fire parade permit
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$100
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410-23
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Plumber's examination
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$300
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Subsequent examinations
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$50 each
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410-29A
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Renewal of plumber's certificate of competency
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If continually licensed prior to June 27, 2011
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$100
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Port Jervis residents
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$200
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Orange County, New York, residents
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$300
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New York State residents
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$400
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Out-of-state residents
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$500
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410-31
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Replacement of lost plumber's license
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$5
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410-32A(1)
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One-time plumber's license
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1% of the estimated cost of work or $1,000, whichever is greater
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445-7B
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Sewer permit and inspection
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$50
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Sewer base charge
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$90 per quarter
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451-4B
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Shopping cart recovery
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$10 per cart
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457-15B
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Garbage collection permit for nonmunicipal collectors
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$1,500 per year
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479-10
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Taxi driver's license or renewal
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$50, plus processing fees
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479-17
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Taxi license or renewal
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$100 per vehicle, plus processing fees
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479-24C
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Duplicate taxi/driver's license or permit
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$20
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486-4
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Restricted towing license
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$50
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486-5A
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Unrestricted towing license
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$150 per year
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520-19
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Wireless telecommunications application
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$5,000; extension/renewal: $2,500
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520-39
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Small cell tower
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$500 each for the first five on an existing tower and $100 each
after the first five; $1,000 for any new pole installation; if the
pole is owned by the City there will be an annual attachment fee of
$270
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535-34C(3)
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Application for Senior Citizen Affordable Housing District
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See § 280-8
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535-62K(4)(c)
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Reclamation fee for sign removed by City
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See § 280-8
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535-91J
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Various functions and services
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535-91M
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Inspections
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See § 280-8
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A615-10B
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Use of fire hydrant
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$100 minimum
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[Added 2-26-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
Fees charged by the City of Port Jervis may
be established or amended by the Common Council by resolution from
time to time.
[Added 9-22-2008]
An escrow account is to be established to cover
review fees at the time of application.
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New Construction and/or Additions
(addition space only)
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|---|---|
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Size
(square feet)
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Fee
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Less than 5,000
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$2,000
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5,000 to 10,000
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$2,500
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10,000 to 20,000
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$3,500
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20,000 to 50,000
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$10,000
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Above 50,000
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$15,000
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Alterations/Renovations (altered space)
with Change of Occupancy
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Size
(square feet)
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Fee
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Less than 5,000
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$2,000
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5,000 to 10,000
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$3,000
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10,000 to 20,000
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$5,000
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20,000 to 50,000
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$7,500
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Above 50,000
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$10,000
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Alterations/Renovations (altered space)
with No Change of Occupancy
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Size
(square feet)
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Fee
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Less than 5,000
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$1,000
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5,000 to 10,000
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$1,500
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10,000 to 20,000
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$2,000
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20,000 to 50,000
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$3,000
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Above 50,000
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$5,000
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[Added 10-18-2009; amended 12-14-2020]
Fees for use of Riverside Park are:
[Added 5-28-2013]
Fees for parking shall be as follows:
B.
Overnight
parking.
[Added 12-14-2015]
(1)
The
City shall immediately have the right to permit hotels, motels, restaurants,
bars, microbreweries, microdistilleries, brew pubs, breweries, wineries
and tasting rooms, as well as other establishments selling beers,
wines and liquors to secure from the City of Port Jervis and distribute
to customers of these establishments one-night parking passes to permit
customers/patrons to park overnight in City-owned parking lots under
the previous rules/regulations/legislation whereby the City established
annual overnight parking permits for a portion of each calendar year.
The administration of these one-night/overnight parking passes shall
be under the jurisdiction of the City Clerk-Treasurer's office in
conjunction with the office of the Mayor and the Port Jervis Police
Department.
(2)
The
fee to be charged for a daily overnight parking pass shall be $1.
[Added 12-28-2015]
[Added 10-15-2013]
[Added 8-11-2014]
The fees set forth in § 415-10 shall be changed according to the following schedule:
A.
The initial fee shall be increased from $250 to $1,200.
B.
The fee in § 415-10A(1) shall be increased to $2,200; A(2) to $3,200; A(3) to $4,200; A(4) to $5,200; A(5) to $6,200; A(6) to $7,200; A(7) to $8,200; A(8) to $9,200; and A(9) to $10,200.
C.
In addition, the City may add interest to any unpaid fees, monthly,
at the maximum legal rate permitted by law, in the event fees are
not received within 30 days after they are due.
[Added 7-14-2014 by L.L. No. 9-2014]
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Proposed fee schedule for parking permits and Metro North
parking:
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Suggested
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Fee
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2 Vehicles at 1 address
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12-month
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$240
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$350
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6-month
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N/A
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3-month
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N/A
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1-month
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N/A
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Metro North Parking Rates:
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|---|---|
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Permits
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Base Fee
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12-month
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$235
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6-month
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$137
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3-month
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$74
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1-month
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N/A
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[Added 11-28-2016 by L.L.
No. 16-2016]
From time to time, for good cause or reason, the Common Council has been asked to waive fees set, established or amended by the Council set forth in Chapter 280 of the Port Jervis Code or elsewhere within the Code. The Common Council may waive any such fees previously set, established or amended by a majority vote of the Council upon proper request for waiver based upon an appropriate or equitable reason or reasons as determined by the Common Council in its sole discretion from time to time.
