§ 276-67. Fees.

A. 

Every application for development shall be accompanied by a check payable to the City of North Wildwood in accordance with the following schedule. Applicant(s) shall submit separate checks for the filing fee charges and escrow fees.

Application			Charge	Escrow
Subdivisions
	Minor plat		$470	$1,200
	Major subdivision
		Preliminary plat	$470, plus $50 per lot	$1,500
		Final plat	$240	$700
		Preliminary and final plats	$750	$1,500
	Informal concept plat
		Minor plat	$170	$1,200
		Major plat	$335	$1,200
Site plans
	Minor plan		$470	$1,000
	Preliminary plan, per residential unit		$470, plus $25 and/or $0.05 per square foot of nonresidential development	$2,700
	Final plan		$240	$1,200
	Informal concept plan
		Minor plan	$170	$1,000
		Major plan	$335	$2,700
		Preliminary and final extensions	$135	$500
Variances
	Appeals (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70a)		$135	$1,000
	Interpretation (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70b)		$70	$800
	Hardship or flexible (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c)		$170	$800
	Use (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d)
		Existing structure	$265	$800
		On vacant lot	$265	$800
	Permit (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-34 and 40:55D-35)		$70	$500
Special meeting at applicant's request			$470	$750
Appeals to City Council (see § 276-60 of this chapter)			$135	$550
Certified list of property owners [see § 276-59D(3) of this chapter]			$0.25 per name or $10, whichever is greater
Copy of minutes, transcripts or decisions [see §§ 276-59E(2) and 276-61C of this chapter]			$0.75 per page for first 1-10 copies of each page, then $0.50 per page for pages 11-20 and $0.25 for each page thereafter
Subdivision approval certificate (see § 276-73 of this chapter)			$20 per certificate
Zoning permit			$0.018 per cubic foot of structure volume or $40, whichever is greater
Application for zoning change			$170	$2,000

NOTES:
	The applicant would pay $800 for the first "C" variance and $400 for each additional "C" variance requested.
	If the applicant requests a "D" variance with associated "C" variances, the escrow would be $800 plus the applicable "C" variance escrow as set forth above.

B. 

Where one application for development includes several approval requests, the sum of the individual required fees shall be paid.

C. 

The administrative charges are flat fees to cover administrative expenses and are nonrefundable.

D. 

The escrow account deposits are required to pay for the costs of professional services, including engineering, planning, legal and other expenses connected with the review of submitted materials, including any traffic engineering review or other special analysis related to the City's review of the submitted materials or any necessary studies regarding off-tract improvements. An applicant is responsible to reimburse the City for all expenses of professional personnel incurred and paid by the City for the review process of an application for development before a municipal agency, such as, but not limited to:

(1) 

Charges for reviews by professional personnel of applications, plans and accompanying documents;

(2) 

Issuance of reports by professional personnel to the municipal agency setting forth recommendations resulting from the review of any documents submitted by the applicant;

(3) 

Charges for any telephone conference or meeting requested or initiated by the applicant, his attorney or any of his experts or representatives;

(4) 

Review of additional documents submitted by the applicant and issuance of reports relating thereto;

(5) 

Review or preparation of easements, developer's agreements, deeds, approval resolutions or the like;

(6) 

Preparation for and attendance at all meetings by professionals serving the Board, such as the Attorney, Engineer and Planner, or other experts as required; and

(7) 

The cost of expert advice or testimony obtained by the municipal agency for the purpose of corroborating testimony of applicant's experts.

E. 

The escrow account deposits, when required, shall be placed in a separate account by the City Treasurer at the direction of the administrative officer and an accounting shall be kept of each applicant's deposit.

(1) 

All professional charges shall be paid from the account and charged to the applicant;

(2) 

Any moneys not expended for professional services may be returned to the applicant within 90 days upon written request by the applicant and as authorized by the City Council:

(3) 

If, at any time during the review procedure, 75% of the moneys posted shall have been expended, the applicant shall be required to post such additional sum as may be required by the administrative officer to cover professional costs;

(4) 

The applicant shall not be entitled to proceed with the application or any development until such time as the necessary moneys have been posted to guarantee payment of professional service fees;

(5) 

All payments charged to the deposit shall be pursuant to vouchers from the professionals stating the hours spent, the hourly rate and the expenses incurred;

(6) 

No professional submitting charges to the City for any review of an application for development shall charge for such services at any higher rate or in any different manner than would normally be charged to the City for similar work; and

(7) 

The City shall render a written final accounting to the developer on the uses to which the deposit was put and, thereafter, the City shall, upon written request, provide copies of the vouchers to the developer.

F. 

Each applicant for subdivision or site plan approval shall agree in writing to pay all reasonable costs for professional review of the application and for inspection of the improvements. All such costs for review and inspection must be paid before any approved plat, plan or deed is signed or any construction permit is issued, and all remaining costs must be paid in full before any occupancy of the premises is permitted or certificate of occupancy issued.

G. 

If an applicant desires a court reporter, the cost for taking testimony and transcribing it and providing a copy of the transcript to the City shall be at the expense of the applicant who shall arrange for the reporter's attendance.