[Amended 9-6-2006 by Ord. No. 78]
A.Â
All applications submitted for the review and approval of plans of
subdivision and plans of land development shall be accompanied by
a fee in accordance with a schedule of fees established and adopted
from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. Such
fee will be used to help defray any costs that may be incurred by
the Township in viewing and inspecting the site of the subdivision
or land development, and reviewing the application data and the plans
submitted relative to the same.
B.Â
Where a plan of subdivision or land development has for any reason
been rejected by the Board of Supervisors, the applicant, when resubmitting
plans and application for review and approval of the same shall be
required to pay the fee as set forth in the Township's schedule of
fees for such submittal.
C.Â
All fees shall be made payable to the Township of Connoquenessing.
All fees submitted are nonrefundable, and the approval or rejection
for any reason of any plan of subdivision or land development will
not be reason or cause for the return of any fee submitted.
[Added 9-9-1997 by Ord. No. 59; amended 9-6-2006 by Ord. No.
78]
A.Â
Applicants for subdivision and land development plans shall, concurrent
with filing an application, post an escrow for professional consultant
review in an amount as determined from time to time by resolution
of the Board of Supervisors. The resolution shall set forth varying
rates, taking into account the scope and complexity of the proposed
land development or proposed subdivision. No application will be accepted
without the required escrow. Upon recommendation of either the Planning
Commission or a professional consultant, the Board of Supervisors
may require additional escrow.
B.Â
With the exception of the Township Engineer, no review shall be undertaken
by a professional consultant without the approval of the Board of
Supervisors or their designee. Notice of an approved request for review
by professional consultants shall be mailed by the Township Secretary
to the applicant by regular mail. Failure to mail notice shall not
be deemed a waiver of payment of professional consultant review fees
by the applicant.
C.Â
Applicants may be billed by the Township on an interim basis. Bills
shall identify the work performed, the person performing the service,
and the time and date spent in each task. Payment for invoices shall
first be made from the escrow account. In the event the escrow account
is expended, then payment for the Township invoices shall be paid
in full within 30 days.
D.Â
Within a reasonable time subsequent to a decision on an application,
the Township shall submit to the applicant an itemized bill for professional
consultants specifically designated as a final bill. The final bill
shall include all review fees through the date of the decision. If
for any reason additional review is required subsequent to the decision,
including inspections and other work to satisfy the conditions of
the approval, the review fees shall be charged to the applicant as
a supplement to the final bill. Any unused escrow shall thereafter
be returned to the applicant.
E.Â
A developer shall not be required to reimburse the Township for any
inspection which is duplicative of inspections conducted by other
governmental agencies or public utilities. The burden of proving that
any inspection is duplicative shall be upon the objecting applicant.
