[Amended 6-6-1989 by Ord. No. 1784; 6-6-1989 by Ord. No. 1785; 7-17-1990 by Ord. No. 1833; 1-16-2001 by Ord. No. 2144-01; 12-16-2003 by Ord. No. 2234-03; 3-16-2004 by Ord. No. 2244A-04; 11-3-2004 by Ord. No. 2268-04; 4-18-2006 by Ord. No. 2347-06; 5-19-2009 by Ord. No. 2594-09]
The applicant shall, at the time of filing an application for development, pay the following fees to the Township by check or bank money order. All application/development fees nonrefundable. Plats returned to the applicant which require substantial changes shall require the applicant to pay an additional fee of up to 1/2 that required for the stage under review, with any amount less than 1/2 to be determined by the approving authority based on the magnitude and nature of the revisions. All escrow fees shall be paid separately.
A. 
Informal review: $100.
B. 
Subdivision.
(1) 
Minor: $250.
(2) 
Major, preliminary plat: $500, plus $50 per lot; a minimum of $1,000.
(3) 
Major, final plat: $150, plus $25 per lot; a minimum of $350.
(4) 
Resubmission of a plat that was previously approved, but not filed, shall be one-half the required fee, provided that there are no changes.
(5) 
Lot line adjustment: $150.
C. 
Site plans.
(1) 
Minor: $150.
(2) 
Major, preliminary plat, residential, nonresidential and mixed use: $300 per acre or fraction thereof, plus $30 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
(3) 
Major, preliminary plat, residential: $300, plus $30 per dwelling unit.
(4) 
Major final plat: $150.
(5) 
Cellular/antenna and/or towers: $350.
(6) 
When site plans and subdivisions are revised, in addition to the fee for new variances and waivers, the fee for the amended application shall be:
(a) 
First revision: 25%.
(b) 
Second revision: 33%.
(c) 
Third revision: 50%.
(d) 
Fourth revision: 75%.
D. 
Conditional use application: $200.
E. 
Signs not submitted with site plans: $50.
F. 
Variances and other appeals.
(1) 
Bulk variance (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c): $200.
(2) 
Use variance (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d): $350.
(3) 
Waivers from design and performance standards: $150.
G. 
Copies of records. Copies of minutes, decisions or other public documents at page size shall be available at a cost in accordance with N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. All copies must be requested via the Township Clerk's office by filing a “Government Records Request Form.” The fee for copies (as per Ordinance No. 2177-01)[1] is as follows:
(1) 
First page to 10th page: $0.75 per page.
(2) 
Eleventh page to 20th page: $0.50 per page.
(3) 
All pages over 20: $0.25 per page.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 123, Fees.
H. 
List of property owners. The Building Department, upon written request, shall make and certify a list from the current tax duplicates of names and addresses of property owners of property within 200 feet of a specific lot. The fee shall be $10 or $0.25 per name, whichever is greater, for each list. The list shall be provided within seven days, as set forth in the Municipal Land Use Law.[2] This fee shall be paid separately and shall not be included in the total cost of the Zoning or Planning Board application fees. (NOTE: This list is mandatory for all types of applications, except those for minor subdivision and/or minor site plan in which no variances are required.
[2]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq.
I. 
(Reserved)[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection I, pertaining to nonprofit organizations, was repealed 12-16-2003 by Ord. No. 2234-03.
J. 
Violations of provisions of this chapter shall be punishable by fines of $1,000 maximum per offense or 90 days in jail.
K. 
Advertising fee: $25. (NOTE: Mandatory for all applicants.
L. 
Court stenographer. All applicants for a major subdivision, major site plan or seeking relief under the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70a, b or d must supply, at their expense, a court stenographer at each meeting before the Maplewood Planning Board or Maplewood Zoning Board of Adjustment. The Board Secretary shall arrange for the court stenographer and the ordering of the transcript. The bill for the court stenographer and the transcript will be sent directly to the applicant. If the transcript is not received by the Board Secretary at least 14 days prior to each scheduled hearing, any subsequent hearings will be delayed.
M. 
Hear and decide appeals from the decision of the Administrative Officer: $250.
N. 
Special questions and interpretations of Zoning Maps or Zoning Ordinance: $250.
O. 
Request for a zoning change: $1,000.
P. 
Applicants, as indicated below, before the Maplewood Planning Board or Maplewood Zoning Board of Adjustment shall be required to reimburse the Township for the cost of review of the application by the Township's Engineer, Board's Attorney, and any experts or consultants retained by the Township at the hourly rates determined by the Township from time to time and pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.2. The applicant will be required to deposit with the Township an escrow to be used against the cost incurred in the review of the application.
(1) 
The escrows will be as follows:
Review
Escrows
Informal review
To be estimated by Township Engineer
Use variances (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d)
$1,500
Subdivisions
Minor subdivision
$1,500
Preliminary plat, major subdivision
$1,500 plus $250 lot
Final plat, major subdivision
$750 plus $150 lot
Site plans
Minor site plan
$1,000
Major site plan
$2,000 plus $250 per dwelling unit up to 10 units, $150 per dwelling unit from 11 to 100 units, $75 per dwelling unit for over 100 units
(2) 
All escrows will be held by the Township and will not be commingled with other Township funds. The Township will be entitled to payment for review services, as enumerated above, from the escrow funds. Should the escrow amount decrease by 50% or greater, the applicant will, upon notice from the Township including an itemization of charges withdrawn from the escrow, be required to deposit additional funds with the Township to increase the escrow to the full amount set forth above. After a final determination has been made as to the application, any unused escrow amounts will be returned to the applicant pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.1 with an itemization of all charges withdrawn from the escrow.
Q. 
Applicants, as indicated below, upon approval from the Maplewood Planning Board or Maplewood Zoning Board of Adjustment, shall be required to reimburse the Township for the cost of inspections by the Township Engineer and any experts and consultants retained by the Township at the hourly rates determined by the Township from time to time and pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.2. The applicant will be required to deposit with the Township, an escrow to be used against the cost incurred in performing inspections. After a final determination has been made as to the application, any unused escrow amounts will be returned to the applicant pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.1, with an itemization of all charges withdrawn from the escrow.
(1) 
The escrow will be the greater of $500 or 5% of the cost of installing the improvements.