A. 
Fee for copies of certificates of occupancy. No fee shall be charged for an original certificate of occupancy as required herein; but for each copy of an original certificate, there shall be a charge of $1, which shall be remitted to the Township Treasurer by the issuing officer in accordance with the manner of reporting and payment as is generally provided.
B. 
Filing fees and escrow funds. At the time of submitting an application for site plan approval, subdivision approval, bulk variance, use variance or conditional use permit, the applicant shall comply with the following provisions.
(1) 
The applicant shall execute a form of agreement with the Township of Riverside agreeing to pay all application fees, professional charges and any other cost of fee related to the processing and review of his or her application, including, but not limited to, the cost of site inspections and appeals by the applicant, if necessary.
(2) 
Payment of fees and escrow.
(a) 
The applicant shall pay application fees and the applicant shall deposit in cash a certain sum with the Planning Board Secretary to be placed in escrow by the Township to cover the cost of professionals employed by the Planning Board to make reviews and inspections of the applications and plans submitted as well as site inspection, if necessary, in accordance with the Township fee schedule.
(b) 
Applicants for site plan and major subdivision plan approval must receive both preliminary and final approval.
(c) 
In the event that an application is denied, certified incomplete or withdrawn by the applicant and the application is subsequently resubmitted or a second application is submitted by the same applicant for the same use and on the same site as the original application within 60 days of the denial, incomplete certification or withdrawal, then a new escrow amount must be submitted with such application in accordance with the fee schedule. If an application is refiled after the application has been denied without prejudice, no new application fee need be submitted. Upon receipt of a formal, written request, the Planning Board reviewing the application may recommend to the governing body that the unencumbered balance of the original escrow be refunded to the applicant or credited toward the escrow amount required for any subsequent application or resubmitted application.
(d) 
Sums not utilized in the review and inspection process or other costs of administration shall be returned to the applicant. If additional sums should be deemed necessary, the applicant shall be notified of the required additional amount and shall add such sum to the escrow within 14 days of the date of said notice.
(e) 
Within 30 days of the Planning Board's adoption of a resolution memorializing its approval or denial of an application for development or the conclusion of an appeal, the Township professionals shall submit final vouchers for services performed in connection with the application or appeal to the Chief Financial Officer of the Township.
(3) 
Dispute of escrow charges. In the event that an applicant wishes to dispute the charges made by a professional for services rendered to the municipality for the review of a development application, the applicant shall notify the Township Administrator, in writing, with copies to the Chief Financial Officer, the Planning Board and the professional. The Township governing body or its designee shall attempt to remediate the disputed charges within a reasonable time period. If the matter is not resolved to the satisfaction of the applicant, the applicant may appeal the matter to the county construction Board of Appeals any charge to an escrow account or deposit made by any municipal professional or consultant pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.2a. Any such appeal shall be filed within 45 days of the receipt of the informational copy of the professionals voucher or, if the informational copy is not received, within 60 days of the receipt of the municipal statement of activity against the deposit or escrow account. An applicant may file an appeal for an ongoing series of charges by a professional during a period not exceeding six months. The County Construction Board of Appeals shall hear the appeal and render a decision thereon, within 10 business days of the submission of the appeal unless such time is extended by the applicant.
(4) 
Within 45 days of the Township's Engineer's completion of inspection of improvements installed at the behest of the applicant, the Board Engineer shall submit a voucher for services which shall be processed in accordance with the preceding subsection.
(5) 
Fees of professionals employed by the Planning Board shall be those determined annually by the Board. The fee schedules of the professionals should indicate whether clerical and related support services are included in the professional rate structure or charged separately.