Borough of Penns Grove, NJ Part 2 Fees

[Adopted 2-6-1979 by Ord. No. 79-2 (Ch. 30, Part 2, of the 1986 Code)]

Article V Fees and Other Charges

[Amended 7-18-1989 by Ord. No. 89-14]

§ 85-28 Schedule of fees and escrow.

[Amended 4-1-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-6]

The following fees shall be charged an applicant by a municipal agency for the review of an application for development:

A. Site plan review, preliminary.

(1) Application fee: $200.

(2) Escrow account: $500 per acre, with a minimum deposit of $1,500 for legal and engineering review.

B. Site plan review, final.

(1) Application fee: $200.

(2) Escrow account: $250 per acre, with a minimum deposit of $750 for legal and engineering review.

C. Subdivision review.

(1) Minor subdivisions.

(a) Application fee: $100.

(b) Escrow account: $500 for legal and engineering review.

(2) Major subdivisions, preliminary plat.

(a) Application fee.

[1] Nine lots or fewer: $200.

[2] Ten lots or more: $200.

(b) Escrow account: $400 per lot with a minimum deposit of $2,000 for legal and engineering review.

(3) Major subdivisions, final plat.

(a) Application fee: $200.

(b) Escrow account: $200 per lot with a minimum deposit of $1,000 for legal and engineering review.

D. Variance applications: $200; escrow: $1,000.

E. Conditional use: $200; escrow: $500.

F. Continued use permit: $50; escrow: $300.

G. Change of use permit: $200; escrow: $1,000.

H. Special exceptions: $200; escrow: $500.

I. Appeal to Borough Council: $200; escrow: $500.

J. Transcript: $2.50 per page.

K. Specialized expert testimony. When the applicant intends to present specialized expert testimony which is beyond the expertise of the staff and consultants serving the approving authority, the applicant shall increase the professional review escrow account by a minimum of $750 for each such expert who will testify, in order to enable the approving authority to hire expert consultants to review this testimony.

L. Application for zoning permit: $10. If the zoning permit shall be in connection with a solar array, as set forth in Article XIII of Chapter 450, Zoning, of the Code of the Borough of Penns Grove, then the fee set forth in § 450-103C of the Code of the Borough of Penns Grove shall be applicable for a zoning permit.

[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]

M. Two-hundred-foot listing: $10.

§ 85-29 Escrow funds.

[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]

Fees as set forth above are nonrefundable and are to cover the administrative costs incurred by the Borough in processing applications. The escrow accounts are to pay the cost of professional review by the Engineer, Solicitor and other professionals employed by the approving authority to review and make recommendations on an application for development. At the time of submitting an application to the municipal agency, the applicant may be required to execute an escrow agreement to cover all necessary and reasonable costs incurred for technical and professional review. The amounts specified for escrow are estimates which shall be paid prior to certification of a complete application. In the event that more than the amounts specified for escrow are required to pay the reasonable costs incurred, the applicant shall, prior to being permitted to take the next step in the approval procedure or, in any event, prior to obtaining certificates of occupancy for any element of the project, pay all additional sums required. In the event that the amounts posted are more than those required, the excess funds shall be returned to the applicant within 14 days of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the project.

§ 85-30 Payment; accounting.

[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-5]

A. All fees shall be paid by the applicant to Municipal Land Use Secretary, unless otherwise specified, at the time the application is submitted or an appeal is filed.

B. The Municipal Land Use Secretary shall maintain an itemized account for each applicant and shall, upon the request of the applicant, supply a copy of said account.