[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Township of Florence 6-2-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-11. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter shall be the consolidation of all municipal fees charged, collected, and levied for services, permits, applications, and documents. Any fee set forth in Chapter 2 shall prevail in the event of any conflict with a fee set forth elsewhere in the Township Code. It is the purpose of establishing Chapter 2 to add to it with a goal to consolidate all fees into Chapter 2.
A current schedule of fees, "Schedule A," shall be created in order to contain the current fees of the Township.
Schedule A
Item
Fee
Vital records
$25 for first certified copy, $2 for each additional certified copy obtained at the same time.
Recreation registration
[Amended 5-15-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-12]
No fee
Tennis Clinic Program
[Added 5-15-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-12]
$50 per person per period
Summer Camp
[Added 5-15-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-12]
$50 per person per week
Zoning permit
$50 for residential uses
$100 for commercial uses
Electronic pet containment zoning permits
[Added 6-5-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-14]
No fee
Pet license (fee to be divided between State of New Jersey and the Township according to law)
Altered dog
$10 (effective 12-31-2010)
Non-altered dog
$13 (effective 12-31-2010)
Cat
$5
Late fee for dogs, post 1/31
$5
Late fee for cats, post 1/31
$2
Construction code plan revisions
$50 per hour/per subcode
Note – not applicable to R-5 single-family owner-occupied homes
Master Plan document
$25
Housing element of Master Plan
$25
Land Use Code Book
$30
O.P.R.A. requests
$0.10 per page
Copy fee
$0.10 per page
Township Map (small)
$2
Township Map (large)
$5
Zoning Map
$5
Flood Map letter
$5
200 feet list, up to 40 names
$10, plus $0.25 per additional name over 40
Yard sale permit
$2
Boat ramp and designated trailer parking area fees
[Added 9-19-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-26[1]]
Florence Township resident
Daily permit
$10
Annual permit
$40
New Jersey nonresident
Daily permit
$20
Annual permit
$80
Out-of-state resident
Daily permit
$50
Annual permit
$500
Clothing bins (Chapter 101): annual permit fee
[Added 6-12-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-08]
$25 per bin
Property maintenance fees
[Added 4-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-05; amended 6-25-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-15]
Landlord registration certificate
$25
Landlord registration certificate annual renewal
$25
Initial inspection and first reinspection for a continued certificate of occupancy for resales
$60
Initial inspection and first reinspection for a continued certificate of occupancy for rentals
$120
Second reinspection after initial and first reinspection for a continued certificate of occupancy
$35
Third inspection after initial and subsequent reinspection for a continued certificate of occupancy
$50
Fourth reinspection, and subsequent reinspections, after initial series to obtain a continued certificate of occupancy
$100
Inspection and reinspection fees where the inspection is for a property owned and occupied by a senior citizen, at least 65 years of age
No fee
Landlord registration certificate where the application is for a property owned and occupied by a senior citizen, at least 65 years of age residing in a unit of the property and rents out the remaining units
No fee
Administrative fee for amending a continued certificate of occupancy
$20
Fire flow/pressure test
Editor's Note: See § 140-45.1.
[Added 4-21-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-11]
Water mains 8 inches diameter or larger (max. test duration 2 hours)
$1,000 per test
Water mains less than 8 inches (max. test duration 2 hours)
$500 per test
Tests exceeding 2 hours duration
$150/hour or fraction thereof
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it would take effect at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2013.
[Added 9-7-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-11; amended 3-6-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-03]
Whenever the Township is called upon for an inspection of a lot by the Township Engineer, for the issuance of a certificate of approval, certificate of occupancy or temporary certificate of occupancy, to determine compliance with land use approvals, the fees, per lot inspected, shall be as follows:
Type of Inspection
Fee
(per lot)
Buildings:
Grading plan, initial review
$250
Grading plan, re-review
$150
CO/TCO inspection/report
$250
CO/TCO reinspection
$150
In-ground swimming pools:
Grading plan and grading plan updates
$125
Certificate of approval, inspection and reinspection
$175