A.
The Borough Council shall establish, by resolution, a collection
procedure and schedule of fees to be paid hereunder by the landowner
and/or developer at the time of filing a preliminary plan. Said resolution
shall also establish a fee for public hearings.
B.
Review fees shall be assessed for each subdivision and land development
preliminary and final application, based on a specific fee schedule
adopted by resolution reflecting the actual costs incurred by the
Borough in reviewing the plan.
C.
In the event a developer initiates revisions to a plan, the revised
application and plan shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount determined
by the Borough to cover the costs incurred to process and review the
plan. Developer is not responsible to pay for the revisions required
by the Planning Commission or Borough Council.
D.
In order to defray a portion of the cost incurred by the Borough
in inspecting the installation of the improvements required by this
chapter and to ensure compliance with these regulations, the landowner
and/or developer shall present a check or money order, made payable
to the Borough, in an amount equal to 2% of the estimated cost of
the improvement(s) used in the determination of the construction guarantee,
as determined by the Borough Engineer. This fee is separate from and
in addition to any application fees required by the Borough. The fee
shall be paid at the time of submission of the development agreement
and kept in a separate account used solely for the purposes of this
section. Upon completion of all inspections and other requirements,
the remainder of the funds held in this account retained by the Borough
shall be returned to the landowner and/or developer along with an
itemized statement evidencing the expenditures of the funds from the
account. This fee shall be paid at the time of submission of the development
agreement.
E.
Said schedule of fees shall be posted in the municipal offices and
shall be available for inspection upon request.
F.
No final plan shall be approved unless and until all fees and charges
are paid in full.
Before acting on an application for approval, the Borough Council
and/or the Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing thereon,
pursuant to public notice, as defined by this chapter.
No lot in a subdivision shall be sold; no permit to erect, alter
or repair any building upon land in a subdivision or development shall
be issued; and no building shall be erected in a subdivision or development
until a final plan has been approved by the Borough and properly recorded
and, further, until the required improvements have been constructed
or their construction guaranteed.
Where any road, public in the Borough, including the paved area,
gutters, utilities and the right-of-way, is hereafter damaged in any
manner whatsoever, the person or persons directly responsible for
said damage, the subcontractor and/or general contractor for whom
said persons or his superiors work, or with whom they have contracted,
shall be jointly liable for any and all damage to said Borough roads
and shall repair said damage within 90 days of any written notification
by the Borough. All repairs shall meet Borough standards and shall
be subject to Borough inspection.
