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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 10:37:24+00:00

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§ 109-1 Alcoholic beverage control licenses.
§ 109-2 Amusements, shows and exhibitions.
§ 109-5 Environmentally sensitive areas.
§ 109-8.1 Landlord certificate of registration.
§ 109-9 Parks and recreational areas.
§ 109-10 Records, documents, administrative services, response and non-life-hazard fees.
§ 109-11 Rent control for mobile home dwellings.
§ 109-12 Sewers and sewage disposal.
§ 109-13 Soil removal and importation.
§ 109-14 Streets and sidewalks.
§ 109-19 Fees for marriage and civil union ceremonies.
§ 109-20 Condition to issuing permit or license.
§ 109-21 Commercial certificate of occupancy.
§ 109-22 Capital improvement projects.
§ 109-23 Affordable housing administrative agent services fee.
§ 109-24 Agricultural program fees.
§ 109-25 Wildlife Management Program fees.
Pursuant to § 70-8, the license fee shall be $100.
License for nonspayed or nonneutered dogs (§ 74-2A): $3.
Late fee (§ 74-2A): $5 surcharge plus $1 per month.
Kennels and pet shops (§ 74-6A).
Providing accommodations for 10 or less dogs, per year: $10.
Providing accommodations for more than 10 dogs: $25.
Pet shop license (§ 74-6A): $10.
Redemption fee (§ 74-10): $10 per day in addition to actual costs incurred by the Township.
Plan review for new construction and additions: 20% of the permit fee deducted from the total cost of the permit; minimum fee: $75.
Determination of estimated cost. The applicant shall submit cost data by the architect or engineer of record or a recognized estimating company or by copy of contract.
Residential use groups: $0.055 per cubic foot.
Buildings in excess of 250,000 square feet to 499,000 square feet, the volume fee per cubic foot shall be $0.025 per cubic foot.
Buildings in excess of 500,000 square feet to 899,000 square feet, the volume fee per cubic foot shall be $0.020 per cubic foot.
Buildings in excess of 900,000 square feet, the volume fee per cubic foot shall be $0.012 per cubic foot.
Farm buildings as defined, N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21, by the State Farm Act.
The fee shall be $0.0007 per cubic foot with a maximum fee not to exceed of $1,060.
Fees for renovations, alterations, reroofing, and the installation and foundation systems of premanufactured construction and external utility connections for premanufactured systems shall be based upon estimated cost of the work. R-4 and R-5 roofing and siding permits shall be charged at flat minimum fee per.
The fee shall be computed at a unit rate per $1,000 of estimated costs.
Twenty feet or less in height of structural towers: $50.
Twenty-one feet to 30 feet: $200.
Greater than 31 feet: $500.
Minimum fee shall be $75, except residential chimney liners, fences shall be $50 per.
Additions. Additions shall be the same as for new construction. Combination of renovations and additions shall be computed as the sum of the fees computed separately. Minimum fee shall be $75.
Demolition. The fee for demolition of Use Group R-5 and buildings of less than 5,000 square feet and less than 30 feet in height shall be $100. All other use groups shall be $300. For any demolition work undertaken through a writ of condemnation procedure, the fee shall be $500.
Removal to other locations. The fee for removal of one building from one lot to another lot or different location on the same lot shall be per $1,000 of estimated cost of moving, plus the estimated cost of new foundation and work necessary to place the building in its completed condition. Minimum fee shall be $75.
Signs. The flat fee to construct a sign shall be $40 per sign (except foundation costs).
All R Use Groups: $75 per unit.
All others shall be $125.
R Use Groups and farm structures: $65 per subcode.
All other use groups: $100 per subcode.
The fee to receive or renew a temporary certificate will be $30 per unit.
Elevator inspections. The fee for inspections shall be as per mandate of the State Uniform Construction Code Act per N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.20 and N.J.A.C. 5:23-12.6. A copy is on file with the Construction Official.
The fee for each of the following fixtures shall be $20 per toilet, urinal, bidet, sink, lavatory, basin, bibb, oil pipe connection per unit, gas pipe connection per unit, washer, fountain, shower, floor drain, receptor, main stack, hot water heater (75 gallons or less), backflow preventor (less than two inches).
Hot-water heaters in excess of 75 gallons.
Main backflow preventors, sizes two inches and above.
Suction devices or lines for in-ground pool systems.
Minimum fee shall be $75.
From 1 to 25 receptacles, fixtures or switches: $45.
Each additional 25 receptacles, fixtures or switches: $20.
For each additional 25 devices or portions thereof: $15.
Motor less than one horsepower.
Receptacles rated 15, 20 or 30 amps.
Equipment less than one kilowatt.
Lights poles eight feet or under.
Devices rated 20 amps or less.
Pool permit with underwater light: $75.
Private swimming pool as defined in the Building Subcode fee includes bonding, trench, filter motor, disconnecting means and required receptacle. All additional items, such as panelboards, heaters, light poles, cleaner pump motors, shall be charged per number and rating of device.
Public swimming pools shall be charged based on the number and size of each device. The fee shall include bonding and trench work.
Annual pool inspection shall be $75 per pool.
Storable pool/spa/hot tub/fountain: $75. The fee includes bonding, trench, filter motor, disconnecting means and required receptacle. All additional items, such as panelboards, heaters, light poles, cleaner pump motors, shall be charged per number and rating of device.
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection K(10) and (11) as Subsection K(12) and (13), respectively.
Construction trailer to existing service with one to 10 receptacles: $75.
Connection of a construction trailer: $100.
Light poles greater than eight feet in height: $40.
Cable tray: $50 first 400 feet; $20 each additional 100 feet.
Underground cable or conduit (over 480 volts): $50 first 400 feet; $15 each additional 100 feet.
Temporary service R-use: $75; all other uses: $100 per service.
The minimum electrical fee for a basic permit shall be $75.
Fire protection and hazardous equipment. Sprinklers, standpipes, detectors (smoke and heat), preengineered suppression systems, gas- and oil-fired appliances not connected to plumbing systems, kitchen exhaust systems, incinerators and crematoriums.
In computing the fees, the number of each shall be computed separately, and two fees, one for heads and one for detectors, shall be charged.
The fee for each standpipe/Fire Department connection shall be $125.
The fee for each independent preengineered system shall be $125.
The fee for each gas/oil-fired appliance shall be $50.
Commercial kitchen exhaust system fee shall be $150 each.
For an incinerator or crematorium system, the fee shall be $300.
The minimum permit fee for any of the above shall be $75, except residential R-4 and R-5 furnace replacements and chimney liners which shall be a flat fee of $50.
Class II and III buildings: $120.
Class II and III: $60.
When variations are minor in nature, no fee will be charged on R Use Groups. A fee of $100 will be charged for all other uses per subcode.
Annual permits. As provided by N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.20(c)5.
Cross connections and backflow preventers. The fees for these items shall be as follows: annual inspection, $75 each device.
Plan review fees. The amount of the plan review fees shall be 20% of the amount to be charged for overall permit fees associated with new construction excluding elevator devices. The Construction Official may waive the requirement of the payment of plan review fees when deemed minor in nature or prior to the completion of the plan review.
PADD. Plan resubmittal fees shall be charged $75 per hour or portion of each hour, per subcode, except no resubmittal fee shall be charged if review is less than one hour total by all subcodes.
Senior citizens that are 65 years young and older, on their single-family property being occupied by themselves, shall not be charged a Township fee for roofing/siding permits, residential water heater permits or minor electrical work permits. New Jersey DCA fees must still be paid for by the applicant.
For a file search by an interested party regarding environmentally sensitive areas or properties, the fee shall be $75. This fee does not include the cost of providing copies of written documents.
Additional required inspection fees. Please refer to § 109-10B and C hereinbelow.
Permit fees. Please refer to permit fees as defined and established by the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code.
No fee shall be charged where: a) the applicant is a corporation or association not organized for pecuniary profit; and b) all of the net proceeds of the activity for which the permit or license is sought are to be devoted solely to religious, charitable, educational or benevolent purposes.
Plan review fees (§ 270-4).
Condo, apartment, mobile home inspections: $75.
The fee for a landlord certificate of registration shall be $50.
Application for use of parks by groups (§ 174-6B): $50.
Deposit by groups using park facilities (§ 174-6D): $75.
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, Skate park fees, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 5-12-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-11.
Records, documents and administrative services.
Non-life-hazard fees. In addition to the registration required by the State of New Jersey Uniform Fire Code, the following non-life-hazard uses shall be registered with the Robbinsville Township Fire Department Bureau of Fire Prevention. These uses shall be inspected once per year, and an annual fee shall be paid.
For the first 1000 units, per unit: $10.
Article I, Individual Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems (§ 283-2).
Soil suitability testing: $260, per proposed lot. This covers four hours of inspection time for soil testing. Additional time will be billed at $65 per hour.
Design review application and installation: $325 per proposed lot. This covers five hours of time for plan review and installation inspections. Additional time will be billed at $65 per hour.
Design/repair/installation of an existing, technical, malfunctioning individual subsurface sewage disposal system: $650.
In all other cases, there will be charged a connection fee of $4.78 per gallon of estimated average daily flow. The estimated average daily flow shall be determined by the Township on the basis of the factors specified in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-23.3 and such other data and information made available to the Township from advisory sources and the results of its other investigations and studies.
Other uses. Connection fees for uses not specified herein shall be based upon flow estimates prepared by a licensed professional engineer, in accordance with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection criteria and/or established engineering practice. All such estimates are subject to the review and approval of the Robbinsville Township Municipal Utilities Division.
Basis of fee. Connection fees shall be based on the maximum projected sewage discharge from the facility, under build-out conditions, in accordance with the rate schedule in effect at the time of permit issuance.
Connection fee payment. The connection fee shall be due and payable to the Township at a time prior to the time of the issuance of a sewer connection permit by the Township. In lieu thereof, however, the Township may, in its discretion, and in written agreement with the party or parties involved, permit such payment to be paid in installments and other terms and conditions as may seem proper to the Township, which may, in such a case, ask for security to guarantee such payment and charge interest on the unpaid balance of such payment at such rate to be established by the Township from time to time.
Expansion of change in use. In the event that there is a change in the use of the structure, which includes either a change in the character or usage or a change in the size of a facility which results in an increase in the nature or extent of the usage, the Township shall impose an additional connection fee to correspond with the amount of increased usage.
Industrial customers having excess biochemical oxygen demand and/or suspended solids shall pay additional charges as determined by the Township's Engineer.
Other uses. Service charges for uses not specified herein shall be based upon flow estimates prepared by a New Jersey licensed professional engineer, in accordance with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection criteria and/or established engineering practice. All such estimates are subject to the review and approval of the Township Engineer. The annual service charge is calculated on an equivalent dwelling unit (EDU) basis. The annual service charge shall be established by dividing the total number of gallons per day allocated by the 300 gallons per day usage rate to obtain the applicable EDU. The EDU shall then be multiplied by the rate for a single-family dwelling.
Grace period. A person to whom service charge payments are due and payable semiannually shall allow a period of 10 days' grace in which the service charge due shall be paid. No delinquency or other late charge shall be made when payment is received within the grace period of 10 days. Payments not rot received within the grace period of 10 days shall be subject to late fees, interest or other delinquent charges.
In the event that a sewer charge of the Township with regard to any parcel of real property shall not be paid as and when due, interest shall accrue and be due to the Township on the unpaid balance at the rate of 1 1/2% per month until such service charge, and the interest thereon, shall be fully paid to the Township.
In addition, in the event that any service charge of the Township with regard to any parcel of real property shall not be paid as and when due, the Township may, in its discretion, enter upon such parcel and cause any connection or connections thereof leading directly or indirectly to or from the utility system to be cut and shut off until such service charge and any subsequent service charge with regard to such parcel and all interest accrued thereon shall be fully paid to the Township.
Liens on real property. The collector or other officer of the Township charged by law with the duty of enforcing municipal liens on real property shall collect all service charges and the lien thereof shown in any statement filed with him by the Township pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:14B-42 of the Utilities Division Law, L. 1957, c. 183, and shall pay over to the Township the sums or a pro rata share of the sums realized upon such enforcement or upon liquidation of any property acquired by the municipality by virtue of such enforcement.
Foreclosure. In the event that any service charge of the Township shall not be paid as and when due, the unpaid balance thereof and all interest accrued thereon, together with attorneys’ fees and costs, may be recovered by the Township in a civil action, and any lien on real property for such service charge and interest accrued thereon may be foreclosed or otherwise enforced by the Township by action or suit in equity as for the foreclosure of a mortgage on such real property.
No deduction or credit on the yearly or annual sewer service charge shall be allowed by reason of nonuse of the sewerage system for any part of a year with respect to premises required to be connected, directly or indirectly, to the sanitary sewerage system of the Township.
Sewer service will not be considered a service subject to shutoff at the request of a customer. Requests for discontinuance of sewer service will be permitted only in cases of demolition, total destruction or by order of the Board of Health for vacation of the building serviced for health reasons. The owner will be responsible for the payment of sewer service charge at the minimum rates as established by the Township during the time the property or structure is vacant.
The Township will provide relief from sewer fees to any customer who suffers a catastrophe that would cause the sewer connection to be unusable for a period of at least 90 days, as certified by the Township Construction Official. Fees will recur on the date of the new certificate of occupancy, and rates will be amortized to assure payment for each day of possible use.
The Township may, in its discretion, require deposits from customers requesting service for a period of less than 90 days in an amount equal to two times the estimated bill for the service requested, plus the cost of making and discontinuing said service.
The Township may require deposits from customers who are habitually delinquent in payment of their bills. The Township may require that service charges shall be paid in advance for a period of not more than one year.
Deposits may be required from customers who have claimed bankruptcy and have had all or a portion of any Township bills discharged in bankruptcy. The Township may require that the estimated service charge to such customer be paid in advance for periods of not more than one year.
No interest shall be paid on deposits.
Any customer that disputes a bill rendered by the Township for sewer service shall bring the disputed bill to the attention of the Township within 30 days of the issuance of the bill. Said dispute shall be presented to the Township in writing, stating the exact portion of the bill that is in dispute and the reasons why the bill is in dispute.
The Township shall investigate the bill dispute presented by the customer and shall receive whatever supporting evidence that customer may wish to present and shall determine whether the disputed bill is valid or is invalid in whole or in part. In the event that the Township determines that any or all of the disputed bill is due, and that amount exceeds the amount paid by the customer under the temporary estimated bill, the difference shall be paid by the customer within 14 days after notification is sent by the Township. After said fourteen-day period, the bill shall be classified as delinquent.
Service charge payment schedule. The aforesaid service charge as set forth herein shall be payable in accordance with the current Township schedule. Bills are payable at the Township’s offices, either in person or by mail.
Mailings, deadlines for payments and other rules and regulations shall be determined by the Mayor or his designee.
Proration. In the year 2011 only, the semiannual service charge shall be prorated at a monthly rate of $20 for July 2011 and $141.67 for August through December 2011, for a total billing amount of $161.67.
Land disturbance permit (§ 216-16): $75.
License fee: For an area not exceeding 15,000 square feet: $100; for each additional 15,000 square feet or fraction thereof in area: additional fee of $150.
Street excavation permit (§ 225-5A): $100 plus $20 per square yard or part thereof of excavation or tunneling.
Towing fee schedule (§ 237-24). This does not include sales tax.
Winching light-duty tow (minimum one hour): $350 per hour.
Winching medium-duty tow (minimum one hour): $350 per hour.
Winching heavy-duty tow (minimum one hour): $600 per hour.
Waiting time light-duty/medium-duty tows: $60 per hour.
Yard fee light-duty tow: $45.
Yard fee medium-duty tow: $90.
Yard fee heavy-duty tow: $250.
Administrative fee light-duty tow: $50.
Administrative fee medium-duty tow: $200.
Administrative fee heavy-duty tow: $200.
Tarping/wrapping vehicle: $90 per car, $250 per truck.
Double tow: When any vehicle is brought from the original location to police headquarters for investigative purposes and, upon completion, is moved from police headquarters to a final destination, the charge will be 1 1/2 times the actual rate for one tow as listed above.
Storage fee schedule (§ 237-25). This does not include sales tax.
Light storage: $45 per day.
Medium storage: $75 per day.
Heavy storage: $150 per day.
Protective covering (when applicable or required) $50 per day.
Emergency road service. (§ 237-24). This does not include sales tax. This shall include, but not be limited to, basic jump starting, up to two gallons of fuel, and tire changing. Due to roadway design, traffic patterns, and the inability to conduct quick road service repairs, the Township of Robbinsville does not recognize emergency road service for vehicles over 16,001 pounds. Vehicles disabled over 16,001 pounds must be towed from the roadway or any other vehicle deemed to be unsafe on the roadway. If emergency road service results in tow, then the licensee may not charge for road service.
Emergency road service light tow: $100.
Emergency road service medium tow: $225.
Emergency road service heavy tow: $450.
Additional manpower (minimum one hour): $100 per hour.
Junk titles shall be applied for after 60 days of storage at which time the state forms may be processed in accordance with New Jersey laws and regulations. A fee of $15 for each junk title requested will be paid to the Township by the towing service.
A fee of $75 will be paid to the Township by the towing service for processing a clear title.
Vending machines that dispense potentially hazardous foods as defined in N.J.A.C. 8:24-1 et seq.
Fee per ceremony performed by Mayor: $100.
Reimbursement for Mayor’s expenses in connection with performing ceremonies: The Mayor may request reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred as a result of performing ceremonies up to a maximum of $100 per ceremony. Requests for reimbursements shall be made as outlined in the Township’s Policy and Procedure Manual.
Prior to the issuance of any permit or license for which a fee is collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, except for § 109-3 (Animals), § 109-19 (Vital statistics) and § 109-4 (Construction codes), the applicant for such permit or license must provide to the Township official responsible for issuing the permit or license proof from the Township’s Tax Collector that any and all real property taxes for any and all real property owned by the applicant in the Township of Robbinsville are current as of the date that the application for the license or permit is filed.
For each individual or single unit that is less than 5,000 square feet in area, the commercial certificate of occupancy (CCO) fee shall be $100 for the initial inspection and $50 per any reinspection.
For each individual or single unit greater than 5,001 square feet to 25,000 square feet in area, the commercial certificate of occupancy fee shall be $200 for the initial inspection and $75 per any reinspection.
Buildings greater than 25,001 square feet shall be charged a commercial certificate of occupancy fee of $0.08 per square foot for the initial inspection and $200 per each reinspection. However, no single building CCO fee shall exceed $5,000.
The Township hereby establishes the hourly billing rates to be charged for the services of Township employees and professional consultants for capital improvement projects within the Township of Robbinsville, as set forth in the attached Fee Schedule, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
Editor's Note: The Fee Schedule is included at the end of this section.
The Township hereby adopts the attached Fee Schedule, and the rates contained therein shall become effective immediately.
The fees set forth in the Fee Schedule may be charged to any developers and/or funding agencies, as appropriate, who are involved with and/or funding capital improvement projects within the Township of Robbinsville.
Any and all fees charged to developers and/or funding agencies as a result of this section shall be placed into the Township's General Revenue Account, and shall be utilized to offset the expenses associated with the provision of services by Township employees and professional consultants to assist with or facilitate capital improvement projects performed within the Township. All such assessments must be paid within 30 days of the due date. If not so paid, then all Township services and activities with respect to the capital improvement project shall cease.
The primary mission of the Township’s administrative agent is to ensure that housing units that are deed restricted as "affordable housing," are sold to eligible low- and moderate-income households and that the restrictions are enforced throughout their term of affordability.
The administrative agent will also assist to facilitate the resale of an affordable unit that is listed for sale by its current owner. In order to process the sale or resale of an affordable unit it is necessary to affirmatively market affordable units, certify a buying household as eligible, send potential and approved buyers to the unit, facilitate an agreement of sale between the buyer and seller and provide technical assistance to buyer and seller throughout the process.
The fee for processing the sale or resale of an affordable housing unit will be 2.5% of the sales price of the unit and will be charged to the seller of the unit and collected from the seller by the Township at closing.
The above fees include approximately three heads of lettuce per week and possibly other produce based on availability.

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