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13-14.2 Calculation of Certain Filing Fees by Township Engineer.

Whenever a filing fee is based upon the extent of a land area that is affected by the application, a determination of the extent of such area by the township engineer shall be controlling and the applicant may be required to pay an increased filing fee after the review of the application by the township engineer.

13-14.3 Filing Fees Cumulative.

Filing fees required by subsection 13-14.1 are cumulative, and an applicant shall pay the total of the filing fees for all aspects of any application.

13-14.4 Fees for Verification.

The fee for a certificate of subdivision approval pursuant to R.S. 40:55D-56 shall be the maximum amount permitted by R.S. 54:5-14 or R.S. 54:5-15.

13-14.5 Fees for Transcripts and Copies of Documents.

For the preparation of a transcript from a recording of proceedings pursuant to subsection 13-6.1e the fee shall be $.60 for each folio of the original or the maximum permitted for the original by R.S. 2A:11-15, whichever is greater. The fees for copies shall be the same as for copies of other public documents of the township. The fee for furnishing and mailing a copy of a decision in accordance with subsection 13-8.3 shall be $10.

13-14.6 Fee for Stenographic Record.

Whenever it appears that the public hearing or hearings on an application will require more than one meeting of the planning board or zoning board of adjustment, as the case may be, the applicant shall be required to pay, in addition to the filing fees hereinabove set forth, the actual cost incurred for the stenographic recording and transcription of all of the public hearing or hearings upon the application and the furnishing of a copy of the transcript to the planning board or zoning board or adjustment, as the case may be.

13-14.7 Fees for Professional Services Rendered to Municipal Agencies in Connection with an Application for Development.

The filing fee for an application for development set forth in subsection 13-14.1 or incorporated in that subsection does not cover any of the following expenses which shall be borne by the applicant:

a. Expenses incurred by a municipal agency of the Township for professional services rendered to the municipal agency in connection with an application for development, including review, study, research, reports and/or testimony deemed necessary by the municipal agency in order to assure compliance with applicable State laws and regulations and Township ordinances, rules, regulations and standards;

b. Expenses incurred by a municipal agency of the township for professional services for the review and preparation of documents necessary in connection with the processing of an application for development, including but not limited to resolutions, developer's agreements, performance guarantees and deeds, as well as conferences and correspondence relating to the foregoing;

c. Expenses incurred by the township for inspections by the township engineer or consulting engineers of improvements constructed and installed by a developer, which expenses are the subject of section 13-15; or

d. Expenses incurred by the township for inspections by the township engineer in connection with a request by a developer for a reduction in a performance guarantee as provided in subsection 16-7.4d.

This subsection 13-14.7 applies only to the expenses referred to in a. and b. above, and for convenience the funds to be paid to the township by an applicant in order to cover such expenses are hereinafter referred to as "professional service fees".

Professional service fees shall be calculated at hourly rates established by a schedule adopted and from time to time amended by resolution of the township committee, which schedule shall be maintained in the office of the township clerk for public inspection. The hourly rate established for a particular professional shall not exceed the hourly rate charged to the township by that professional for other work of the same nature.

At the time of filing an application for development, the applicant shall pay the following amounts to the township as an initial deposit for professional service fees for the following matters: (these fees shall be cumulative and certain of these fees shall be calculated by the township engineer as in sections 13-14.2 and 13-14.3)

1. Subdivision and Site Plan (Chapter XVI).