A. All fees required in this chapter shall be payable to the administrative officer at the time of filing of an application for development; provided, however, all fees required relating to the borough council shall be payable to the borough clerk.

B. All permits, determinations, applications or certificates of approvals are subject to the payment of all fees provided for in this title, and no approvals shall be given by the planning board or board of adjustment until proof of payment has been submitted to them that the requisite fees have, in fact, been paid to the administrative officer.

All developers or appellants to the planning board, board of adjustment, construction official, borough engineer or borough council shall pay the following applicable fees:

A. Appeal of an Administrative Decision: Three hundred dollars for an appeal pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70a.

B. Interpretation of Ordinance: Three hundred dollars for an interpretation pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70b.

C. Use Variance: five hundred dollars for a variance application pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55D-70d.

D. All other variances: One hundred and fifty dollars for any variance application other than "use variance" as outlined in subsection C.

E. Minor subdivision: Three hundred dollars.

F. Major subdivision (preliminary or final): Five hundred dollars for the first three lots, plus one hundred dollars for each additional lot.

G. Conceptual Site Plan Review: No fee

F. Preliminary Site Plan Approval: Three hundred dollars

H. Final (or Preliminary & Final) Site Plan Approval: Five hundred dollars

I. Amended Site Plan Approval: Three hundred dollars

J. Conditional Use: Three hundred dollars

K. Site Inspection: Two and one half percent of the estimated cost of the approved on tract improvements in a major subdivision or site plan shall be paid to the Borough for their inspection.

L. Duplication of Tapes: Forty-five dollars per tape.

M. Certified List of Property Owners: Ten dollars.

N. Appeal to Council: Five hundred dollars

A. The Planning Board and the Board of Adjustment shall require escrow deposits by an applicant in accordance with the provisions of this section. The escrow deposits shall be in addition to the application fees required in 16.16.020. Such funds shall be used by the Boards to pay professional and other fees, incurred for review of applications, review and preparation of documents and inspections of developments under construction and review by outside consultants when an application is of a nature beyond the scope of the expertise of the professionals normally utilized by the Planning Board or the Board of Adjustment. The only costs that shall be added to any such charges shall be actual out-of-pocket expenses of any such professionals or consultants including normal and typical expenses incurred in processing applications and inspecting improvements. All professional fees charged to any escrow deposit shall be billed at the same rate as all other work of the same nature by the professional for the Board when fees are not reimbursed or otherwise imposed on applications or developers.

B. Prior to and as a condition of an application being considered complete, an applicant shall submit to the Borough of Glen Ridge, to be held in escrow, the amount indicated below or in Subsection C. Where more than one fee category applies, the category that produces the higher fee shall be applicable.

1. Residential bulk variances pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:55d-70c(one & two family house only): No fee

2. Appeal of Administrative Decision: Five hundred dollars

3. Use Variance: Five hundred dollars

4. Conceptual Review: No fee

5. Amended Site Plan & Minor Subdivision: Two hundred and fifty dollars

6. Site Plan: Five hundred dollars

7. New or expanded parking lots (for multifamily and nonresidential development): one thousand dollars.

8. Major Subdivision: One thousand five hundred dollars

9. Conditional Use: Five hundred dollars

10. All other Applications: Five hundred dollars

11. Appeal to Council: Five hundred dollars pursuant to Glen Ridge Code Section 16.20.010.

C. The Secretary of the Planning Board or Board of Adjustment shall arrange for the escrow amount to be deposited in an interest-bearing account of the Borough of Glen Ridge in accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.1. Control of the funds shall be with the respective Board having jurisdiction of the application. Interest of $100 or less per year shall not be credited to the applicant.

D. When disbursements from the escrow account leave less than 10% of the original deposit, the applicant shall replenish the account in an amount equal to the original deposit or such other amount reasonably determined by the Board Secretary.

E. All escrow deposits shall be administered, disbursed and otherwise applied in accordance with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-53.1 and 40:55D-53.2.

**Webmasters Note: The previous article has been amended as per Ordinance No. 1357. The previous section has been added and has been codified to amend Title 16.