City of Northfield - Procedures

Commercial: $200.

Residential, per lot: $100.

Accessory structures: $50.

(d)

Sheds 100 square feet or less: no fee.

(2)

Minor subdivision application:

Each informal review: $100.

Application fee: $250, plus $50 per lot.

(3)

Major subdivision application:

Each informal review: $200, plus $25 per lot.

Preliminary plat application fee: $500, plus $25 per lot.

Final plat application fee: $500, plus $25 per lot.

(4)

Site plan application, major and minor:

Each informal review: $250, plus $5 for each 100 square feet of building area up to 2,000 square feet and $2.50 for each additional 200 square feet or fraction thereof.

Preliminary application fee, nonresidential: $500, plus $50 for building area up to 2,000 square feet, and $25 for each additional 200 square feet or fraction thereof.

Final application fee: $500.

(5)

Appeals from the decision of an administrative officer pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70a: $500 for nonresidential, and $250 for residential.

(6)

Request for interpretation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70b: $250. If the interpretation request is accompanied by a variance request, the fee for the variance shall apply.

(7)

Request for variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c: $300 for one variance; $100 for each additional; $75 for each lot subject to the variance.

(8)

Request for variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d: $1,000; $200 for each additional; $150 for each lot subject to the variance.

(9)

Conditional uses: $500.

(10)

Environmental impact report (EIR). For those development applications which require review of an EIR pursuant to § 215-94: $500 in addition to professional escrow fee.

(11)

Publication fee: $50.

(12)

Waiver of site plan fee: $500.

(13)

Continuance (unless at the direction of the Board), in addition to other applicable fees: $250 for each continuance.

(14)

Request for extension of time within which any variance must be exercised (per request): $250.

(15)

Withdrawal of application for variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d:

More than 10 days in advance of the scheduled hearing date (not counting the date of the hearing): $150.

Within 10 days, but more than 24 hours prior to the scheduled hearing (not including the date of hearing): $250.

(16)

Withdrawal of any other application more than 10 days before the scheduled hearing date (not including the date of hearing): $100; if within 10 days, but more than 24 hours prior to the scheduled hearing (not counting the date of the hearing): $100.

(17)

All fees previously deposited for withdrawn applications shall not be refunded unless the withdrawal is properly made more than 24 hours prior to the hearing (not counting the date of the hearing). Professional review fees are not subject to refund pursuant to this subsection but are subject to the subsections specially relating thereto.

(18)

All other applications not specifically mentioned herein: $500 for commercial applications, and $250 for noncommercial applications.

(19)

Public hearings and specially scheduled meetings.

For those development applications which require public notice: $100.

For specially scheduled meetings: $250 in addition to any other required fees.

(20)

Reproduction of records.

Duplication of tape recordings: $75/meeting.

Use of tape recordings for transcript purposes (applicant to supply stenographer to make transcript): $75/meeting.

(21)

Professional review costs.

Professional review costs for planner, engineer, attorney, or other professional retained on behalf of the City of Northfield for the purpose of reviewing, analyzing, inspecting, research, or preparation of documents. The applicant shall be responsible for payment of all such costs incurred. The applicant shall, at the time of filing an application, be required to post the following minimum amounts:

[1]

Request for interpretation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70b: $250. If the interpretation request is accompanied by a variance request, the review fee for the variance shall apply.

[2]

Minor subdivision application involving no variances or exceptions, including any application for waiver of site plan approval: $500.

[3]

Appeals from the decision of an administrative officer pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70a: $500.

[4]

Request for a variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70c: $500.

[5]

Request for a variance pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d: $1,000.

[6]

All other noncommercial applications: $250.

[7]

All other commercial applications: $500.

Review fees shall be held and disbursed according to the law by the City Treasurer at the direction of the Planning Board Secretary. An accounting shall be kept of each applicant's deposit, and professional fees shall be paid from the account and charged to the applicant. Any monies not expended for professional services shall be returned to the applicant upon final approval, denial or withdrawal of the application. If, at any time during the procedure, the monies posted shall have been expended, the applicant shall be required to post such additional sums not to exceed the amount of the initial payment for each replenishment.

The applicant shall not be entitled to proceed with the application until such time as the necessary monies have been posted to guarantee payment of professional service fees.

(22)

Bonding and inspection fees for off-site public improvements. When any development proposal approved by the municipal agency includes the construction of off-site public improvements, the developer, owner, or applicant shall submit a performance bond in the amount of 120% of the estimated construction cost and pay to the City of Northfield, prior to the issuance of any development permit or the start of construction, inspection fees equal to 5% of the bond amount. Note: The minimum inspection fee shall be $250.

(23)

Bonding and inspection fees for a major subdivision.

A required performance bond in the amount of 120% of the estimated construction cost and inspection fees equal to 5% of the bond amount shall be submitted and paid prior to the issuance of a development permit or signing of a final plat or, when authorization has been granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, prior to the start of construction of any improvements before final plat approval. Such bonding and fees shall be paid for the lots in the section or sections for which final approval has been granted or in which the developer proposes to install improvements prior to final approval in accordance with the following:

[1]

Supervising engineer has been retained by developer: The inspection fee shall be equal to four times the total final plat application fee.

[2]

Supervising engineer has not been retained by developer: The inspection fee shall be equal to eight times the total final plat application fee.

In the event the developer does not continue to retain a supervising engineer throughout construction or the supervising engineer does not properly perform the duties set forth in this chapter, the developer shall be required to pay an amount equal to the difference in the above two schedules prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy of acceptance of improvements.

(24)

Inspection fees for minor and major site plans.

A required performance bond in the amount of 120% of the estimated construction cost and inspection fees equal to 5% of the bond amount shall be submitted and paid prior to issuance of a development permit or signing of a final plat or, when authorization has been granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, prior to the start of construction of any improvements before final plat approval. Such fees shall be paid for the section or sections for which final approval has been granted or in which the developer proposes to install improvements prior to final approval in accordance with the following:

[1]

Supervising engineer has been retained by developer: The inspection fee shall be equal to 2 1/2 times the total final plat application fee.

[2]

Supervising engineer has not been retained by developer: The inspection fee shall be equal to five times the total final plat application fee.

(25)

Tax map revision fees. A fee of $100 or $10 per lot, whichever is greater, shall be charged for minor subdivisions and final plats of major subdivisions to cover the cost of the City Clerk obtaining a reproducible original of the filed map and providing for revisions of the City tax maps.

(26)

Revised plats. Any proposed revisions to a plat, including all supporting maps and documents, previously approved by the Planning Board, which approval is still in effect, shall require submission of a revised plat and payment of fees in accordance with the following:

Where changes in the plat are requested by the Planning Board or City Engineer, no fees need to be paid and only sufficient copies of the plat incorporating the changes as may be necessary for distribution need be submitted.

Where there are only minor changes in the plat proposed by the applicant or required by another governmental agency where approval was a condition of the Planning Board approval, which do not involve any additional building or parking or significant change in the design of the site or subdivision, an application fee of $150 will be required, along with sufficient copies of the plat incorporating the changes as may be necessary for distribution.