[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Borough
of Lititz 1-29-1985 by Res. No. 373,[1] approved 1-29-1985. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This resolution supersedes
former Ch. 55, Fees, adopted 12-29-1981 by Res. No. 336, approved
12-29-1981, as amended.
[Amended 8-27-1985 by Res. No. 385]
The following schedule of fees is hereby established
with respect to licenses, permits and activities required or regulated
under the provisions of various chapters of the Code of the Borough
of Lititz. Applications for and the issuance of such licenses and
permits shall be subject to the provisions of the specific chapter
of the Code which is indicated for each type of license or permit.
The business, activity or operation for which the license or permit
is required shall be subject to all regulations set forth in the chapter
to which reference is made.
A.
Bicycle registration application: $2.
[Amended 3-31-1992 by Ord. No. C-352,
approved 3-31-1992; 8-31-2004 by Res. No. 663, approved 8-31-2004; 11-29-2005 by Res. No. 678]
A.
UCC BUILDING PERMIT FEES
(3)
Commercial (International Residential Code –
IBC – regulated).
(b)
Additional reviews:
[1]
Hood and duct system plan review: $300 per system.
[2]
Elevators: $200 per bank.
[3]
Fire sprinkler system: $350 for the first 100
heads, plus $1 each for any additional heads.
[4]
Fire detection or alarm system: $150 for the
first 15,000 square feet, plus $0.01 each for any additional square
feet.
[5]
Alternative fire suppression system: $75 per
hour of review time.
(4)
All UCC building permits issued will be subject to
an administrative fee equal to 10% of the total plans review and inspection
fees, as established within this section.
(5)
All building permits issued will also be subject to
a per permit state fee of $2 as required by Act 13 of 2004, payable
to the Borough of Lititz.
(6)
Uniform Construction Code appeal fee: $500.
A.
Article III.
(1)
Connection to sewer system.
[Amended 12-13-1988 by Ord. No. C-323,
approved 12-13-1988; 6-25-1991 by Ord. No. 345, approved 6-25-1991; 7-26-2005 by Ord. No. C-468,
approved 7-26-2005]
(a)
Connection fee: actual costs of labor, equipment
and materials.
(b)
Customer facilities fee: actual costs of labor,
equipment and materials.
(c)
Tapping fees (per EDU):
[Amended 12-29-2020 by Ord. No. C-586, approved 12-29-2020]
[1]
The capacity-related tapping fee for the sewer
system shall be $4,317.50 per EDU based on a 235.8 gallon-per-day
EDU for the sewer system.
[2]
The collection-related tapping fee for the sewer
system shall be $ 1,046.95 per EDU based on a 235.8 gallon-per-day
EDU basis.
[3]
The total sewer tapping fee shall be $5,364
per EDU based on a 235.8 gallon-per-day EDU value.
[4]
Notwithstanding any other definition of an EDU
as set forth in Ord. No. 468, or the Code of Ordinances of Lititz
Borough, for the purposes of calculating sewer tapping fees, an EDU
shall be calculated on the basis of 235.8 gallons per day per EDU.
(2)
Sewer rental charges. In addition to the sewer service charge, for all connections to the sewer system imposed in Subsection A(3) below, effective for bills dated December 10, 2010, and thereafter, there shall be imposed the following sewer usage charges for usage of 100 cubic feet and over per quarter:
[Amended 7-29-1986 by Ord. No. C-300,
approved 7-29-1986; 7-31-2007 by Ord. No. C-485, approved 7-31-2007; 10-26-2010 by Ord. No. C-510, approved 10-26-2010; 1-29-2019 by Ord. No. C-570, approved 1-29-2019]
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3 Months' Usage Increments and Ranges
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Rate per 100 Cubic Feet
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|---|---|
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100 cubic feet and over
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$2.47
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(3)
Sewer service charges.
[Amended 7-29-1986 by Ord. No. C-300,
approved 7-29-1986; 7-31-2007 by Ord. No. C-485, approved 7-31-2007; 10-26-2010 by Ord. No. C-510, approved 10-26-2010; 1-29-2019 by Ord. No. C-570; 1-29-2019 by Ord. No. C-570, approved 1-29-2019]
(a)
The sewer service charge per meter for all connections
per quarter shall be $82.09, plus an additional charge as specified
below for each additional EDU over one serviced by the same meter.
(b)
If more than one dwelling unit is served by
the same meter, the increase charge shall be $61.56 for each additional
EDU over one serviced by the same meter.
(4)
An administrative fee of $25 shall be imposed upon
the customer where the Borough posts a ten-day notice on the customer's
property regarding a delinquent sewer bill.
[Added 12-30-1996 by Ord. No. C-391,
approved 12-30-1996]
License fee for each and every exhibition: $50.
A.
Permit issuance fees. Issuance fees to defray costs
incurred by the Borough in reviewing and processing the application
and plans, including the preliminary review of the site location identified
in the application, and in issuing and processing the permit shall
be as follows:
(1)
Issuance fee: $50.
B.
General permit inspection fees. General inspection
fees to defray costs incurred by the Borough in spot inspection of
permitted work or subsequent inspections after the permitted work
has been completed and to monitor compliance with the permit and this
chapter shall be as follows:
(1)
Underground facilities (for example, pipelines, buried
cable with pedestals, conduit and manholes). This fee is calculated
on the total linear feet of the facility or facilities being permitted
within the right-of-way, regardless of whether the surface is opened.
(a)
Physically connected longitudinal facility or
facilities (first 100 feet or fraction thereof) in:
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Type
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Fee
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Pavement
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$60.00
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Shoulder
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$40.00
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Outside roadway
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$20.00
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(b)
Additional physically connected longitudinal
facilities (each 100 feet or fraction thereof) in:
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Type
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Fee
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|---|---|
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Pavement
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$30.00
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Shoulder
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$20.00
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Outside roadway
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$10.00
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(2)
Surface openings of less than 25 square feet (for
example, service connections performed independently of underground
facility installation, pipeline repairs) (each opening) in:
(3)
Test holes drilled in roadway (each hole): $5.
C.
Additional fees. If the Borough anticipates that the
cost of reviewing the required application information or inspecting
the permitted work will exceed the above issuance or inspection fees
by a significant amount, the following additional fees will be assessed:
(1)
Additional issuance fee. The Borough will estimate
the additional amount of salary, overhead and expenses and prepare
a reimbursement agreement for execution by the applicant. Borough
review of the permit application will commence on the effective date
of the agreement.
(2)
If the Borough determines that the permitted work
is of sufficient magnitude or importance to warrant assignment of
one or more persons to inspect the permitted work on a more than spot
inspection basis, the permit will so indicate and the permittee shall
be charged for all salary, overhead and expenses incurred by the Borough
for inspection.
(3)
The Borough will provide an itemized invoice for additional
fees owed to the Borough.
D.
Refunds. The Borough will refund the general permit
inspection fees on unused permits. In order to be eligible to receive
such a refund, the permittee shall deliver the request with the permittee's
copy of the permit to the issuing district permit office on or before
the permit expiration date.
B.
Construction plan filing: $75.
C.
Actual costs for Borough Engineers to review water,
sanitary sewer and storm sewer facilities will be assessed to the
applicant.
D.
Actual costs for the review of and submittal of DER
planning modules will be assessed to the applicant.
E.
Third review. If subdivision plans are not corrected
as recommended upon third review, actual cost of consultant's review,
charges plus advertising will be assessed to the applicant.
A.
Article II.
(1)
Connection to water system.
[Amended 12-13-1988 by Ord. No. C-323,
approved 12-13-1988; 6-25-1991 by Ord. No. 346, approved 6-25-1991; 2-26-2002 by Ord. No. C-440,
approved 2-26-2002]
(a)
Connection fee: Actual costs of labor, equipment
and materials.
(b)
Customer facilities fee: Actual costs of labor
equipment and materials.
(c)
Tapping fees:
[Amended 7-26-2005 by Ord. No. C-469, approved 7-26-2005; 12-29-2020 by Ord. No. C-585,
approved 12-29-2020]
[1]
The capacity-related tapping fee for the water
system shall be $749.32 per EDU based on a 170.3 gallon-per-day EDU
for the water system.
[2]
The distribution-related tapping fee for the
water system shall be $502.39 per EDU based on a 170.3 gallon-per-day
EDU basis.
[3]
The total water tapping fee shall be $1,251
per EDU based on a 170.3 gallon-per-day EDU value.
[4]
Notwithstanding any other definition of an EDU
as set forth in Ord. No. 0-469, of the Code of Ordinances of Lititz
Borough, for the purposes of calculating water tapping fees, an EDU
shall be calculated on the basis of 170.3 gallons per day per EDU.
(2)
Application fee to test fire-protection lines: actual
labor cost.
D.
Article VI.
(1)
Water service charges. In addition to the water service charge for all connections to the water system per quarter imposed in Subsection D(2) below, effective for bills dated December 10, 2010, and thereafter, there shall be imposed the following water usage charges for usage of 100 cubic feet and over per quarter:
[Amended 7-29-1986 by Ord. No. C-299,
approved 7-29-1986; 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. C-392, approved 5-8-1990; 2-26-2002 by Ord. No.
C-440, approved 2-26-2002; 12-30-2003 by Ord. No. C-451,
approved 12-30-2003; 7-31-2007 by Ord. No. C-485; approved 7-31-2007; 10-26-2010 by Ord. No. C-510, approved 10-26-2010; 1-29-2019 by Ord. No. C-570, approved 1-29-2019]
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3 Months' Usage Increments and Ranges
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Rate per 100 Cubic Feet
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100 cubic feet and over
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$1.00
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(2)
Water service charges.
[Amended 7-29-1986 by Ord. No. C-299,
approved 7-29-1986; 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. C-392, approved 5-8-1990; 7-31-2007 by Ord. No.
C-485, approved 7-31-2007; 10-26-2010 by Ord. No. C-510, approved 10-26-2010; 1-29-2019 by Ord. No. C-570, approved 1-29-2019]
(a)
The water service charge per meter for all connections
per quarter shall be $26.35, plus an additional charge as specified
below for each additional EDU over one serviced by the same meter.
(b)
If more than one dwelling unit is served by
the same meter, the increase charge shall be $19.76 for each additional
EDU over one served by the same meter.
(3)
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(3), Water
service charges, added 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. C-329, approved 5-8-1990,
which enacted a rate increase effective September 10, 1992, was repealed
9-29-1992 by Ord. No. C-359, approved 9-29-1992. The water service
charges which became effective on September 10, 1990, shall hereby
continue in full force and effect until further modified by action
of the Borough Council.
(4)
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(4), Minimum
water service charge, added 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. C-329, approved 5-8-1990,
which enacted a rate increase effective September 10, 1992, was repealed
9-29-1992 by Ord. No. C-359, approved 9-29-1992. The water service
charges which became effective on September 10, 1990, shall hereby
continue in full force and effect until further modified by action
of Borough Council.
A.
Appeal or application to Zoning Hearing Board. Except as provided in § 55-1.9A(1) above, the fees for an appeal or application to the Zoning Hearing Board required by the Lititz Borough Zoning Ordinance and/or the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code shall be as follows:
[Amended 3-29-1994 by Ord. No. C-373,
approved 3-29-1994]
(1)
A nonrefundable administrative filing fee and
an assessment for the costs involved for notice, advertising and postage
incidental thereto and an assessment for stenographic costs incidental
thereto, in the following categories:
(a)
Four hundred dollars for all appeals and applications
to the Zoning Hearing Board other than those historic cases that revert
to § 122-41, Building permit required in historic district,
only.
[Amended 11-24-2009 by Res. No. 755, approved 11-24-2009]
(b)
Thirty-five dollars for those historic cases
that revert to § 122-41, Building permit required in historic
district, only.
B.
Petition for amendment to the Zoning Ordinance or
Zoning Map. The fees for a hearing on a petition to amend the Zoning
Ordinance or Zoning Map before the Lititz Borough Council shall be
as follows:
(1)
A nonrefundable filing fee of $75, plus a deposit
in the amount of $35 for the estimated cost of advertising and postage
incidental thereto. Any balance of the deposit remaining will be refunded
to the petitioner, and any advertising costs in excess of the deposit
will be charged to the petitioner. The total fee plus deposit equals
$110.
C.
Petition for a curative amendment to the Zoning Ordinance.
The fees for a hearing on a petition for a curative amendment to the
Zoning Ordinance which has been submitted to the Borough Council shall
be as follows:
(1)
A nonrefundable filing fee of $600, plus a deposit
in the amount of $100 for the estimated cost of advertising and postage
incidental thereto plus the deposit in the amount of $300 for the
estimated stenographic costs incidental thereto. Any balance of the
deposits remaining will be refunded to the petitioner, and costs in
excess of the deposits will be charged to the petitioner. The total
fee plus deposits equals $1,000.
D.
Transcription of record. In the event of an appeal
from a decision of the Zoning Hearing Board or the Borough Council,
the cost of transcribing the record shall be paid by the person taking
such appeal.
E.
Zoning permit fees (required for all UCC related permits
and all other non-UCC permits).
[Added 8-31-2004 by Res. No. 663, approved 8-31-2004; approved 11-29-2005 by Res. No.
678]
(5)
Grading/excavating/earthmoving/paving: 1% of
contract price.
(6)
Curb and sidewalk (exterior or street side):
no fee.
(7)
Replacement of water/sewer on homeowner side:
$15.
(8)
Spas and hot tubs: $25.
(10)
Sign fee (plus UCC inspection fee if applicable):
$25.
(11)
Temporary or modular building(s), requires building
permit: $20.
(12)
Demolition permit (permit not required for small
structures as determined by Code Official): $200 per structure.
(13)
Permit extension (valid for one year): $25.
(14)
Over two failed inspections per job (residential
and commercial): $50 per fail.
F.
Zoning hearing: $400.
[Added 8-31-2004 by Res. No. 663, approved 8-31-2004; amended 11-29-2005 by Res. No.
678; 11-24-2009 by Res. No. 755, approved 11-24-2009]
A.
Plumber's license fee: $25.
[Added 4-27-2007 by Res. No. 704; amended 3-27-2012 by Res. No. 782, approved 3-27-2012]
A.
Stray animal pickup fee:
(1)
Per animal/incident for animals not transported by Critter Catchers
but held temporarily at either the holding pen at Lititz Borough PD
and/or the LB Public Works Building: $20. The fee will be collected
from the pet owner at the time of pickup.
(2)
Effective January 1, 2012, The Borough of Lititz entered into
a contract with Critter Catchers, Inc., Lititz, Pennsylvania (627-4108),
for the transportation, care, and disposition of stray and/or found
dogs located in the Borough of Lititz, Pennsylvania.
(3)
Any dog found running at large inside the Borough will be subject
to being picked up and transported by Critter Catchers, Inc. (627-4108),
to a temporary holding facility located at the Northern Lancaster
County Regional Police Department (NLCRPD) located 870 Durlach Road,
Clay Township, Pennsylvania, for a period up to 48 hours. Critter
Catchers and/or police will attempt to locate the dog's owners by
reasonable means. Dog owners are expected to have their pets licensed
through Lancaster County. If the owners cannot be located inside 48
hours, the animal will be transported to the Berks County Humane League.
Owners of pets will be responsible to pay Critter Catchers according
to the following fee structure (dogs will not be returned unless payment
is received by Critter Catchers and/or other vendor):
(a)
All work initiated between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
shall be billable at a rate of $95 per dog.
(b)
All work initiated between the hours of 8:01 p.m. and 5:59 a.m.
shall be billable at a rate of $130 per dog.
(c)
All work related to the exceptional circumstance requirement
(injured animal requiring drug administration or care, and animals
requiring actions to suppress aggressive or threatening behaviors)
shall be provided in a separate detailed billing to the NLCRPD by
the vendor for payment.
(4)
In addition, pet (dog) owners will be sent a warning letter
(first offense) by the Lititz Borough Police Department stating that
their pet was found running at large; second and subsequent violations
will require a summary nontraffic citation be filed through the local
Magistrate for violation of Borough Ordinance C-453. Fines range up
to $300 according to the number of offenses, plus related court/administrative
costs.
[Added 1-27-2009 by Res. No. 737]
A.
The Borough adopts the following fee schedule with
regard to information requests under the Act:[1]
(1)
Copies/photocopies: $0.25 per page.
(2)
Certification of a record: $5 per record. The
certification fee does not include notarization fees.
(3)
Specialized documents (includes, but is not
limited to, blueprints, color copies, nonstandard size documents):
actual cost.
(4)
Facsimile/microfiche/other media: actual cost.
(5)
Conversion to paper: If the record is only maintained
electronically or in other nonpaper media, duplication fees shall
be limited to the lesser of the fee for duplication on paper or the
fee for duplication in the original media unless the requester specifically
requests for the record to be duplicated in the more expensive media.
(6)
Postage fees: actual cost of mailing.
[1]
Editor's Note: "The Act" refers to Act 3 of
2008, the Right-to-Know Law.
B.
To the extent that the Open Records Office subsequently
amends its guidelines for covered agencies accessing fees under the
Act and such amendments are not consistent with the fee schedule adopted
by the Borough, the Borough's fee schedule related to the Act shall
automatically amend to be consistent with the Open Records Office's
amended guidelines.
[Added 8-6-2013 by Res.
No. 805, approved 8-6-2013, effective 7-1-2013]
The following fees are adopted in reference to rental inspections:
[Added 5-27-2014 by Res.
No. 819, approved 5-27-2014]
A.
A fee of $15 is adopted in reference to an exemption from the stormwater
management site plan preparation and submission requirements as permitted
under Section 302 of the Stormwater Management Ordinance, Ord. No.
C-532, dated April 29, 2014.
