This article shall provide for the establishment of a fee schedule for the payment of fees for the review and administration of land development applications submitted to the township pursuant to the Township of Pohatcong land use regulations. All types of applications as listed in the Fee Schedule below must be accompanied, at the time of submission of the application, by the fees and escrow amounts set forth in the schedule.

A. The fees and escrow amounts shall consist of the sum of the following

(1) An administrative fee (application fee) which is charged to the applicant to cover the costs associated with the clerical processing of the application, which fee shall be nonrefundable, and which shall be deposited into the township's general fund account and

(2) A professional review escrow amount which shall be deposited into the professional review escrow account, maintained by the Chief Financial Officer of the township.

B. Application fees and professional review escrow account fees shall be paid by separate checks in order to facilitate the administration of the same.

C. The deposit required of the applicant and deposited into the professional review escrow account shall cover the costs associated with the required review of the application by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment's engineer, planner or attorney, and for such other professionals as the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Adjustment may reasonably require, which review may include a written report on the application to be submitted to the Board.

D. Prior to withdrawing moneys from the professional review escrow account, each professional engaged by the Board shall submit a detailed invoice to the Board Chairperson for approval.

E. Following completion of administration of the application, including the determination that the conditions attending thereto, if any, have been satisfied, any unused funds deposited by an applicant into the professional review escrow account shall be refunded to the applicant simultaneously with payment of the invoice of the Board's professionals(s).

F. The fee schedule shall be as follows: