Chapter 79 Fees and Licenses - East Hanover

1 Chapter 79 fees AND Licenses ARTICLE I Licensing Procedure 79-1. Duties of Township Clerk. 79-2. Applicability to certain Licenses . ARTICLE II Schedule of fees 79-3. fees under 6-27, Public records. 79-4. fees under Chapter 57, Alcoholic Beverages. 79-5. fees under Chapter 75, Construction Codes, Uniform. 79-6. fees under Chapter 89, Gasoline Filling Stations. 79-7. fees under Chapter 95, Land Use and Zoning. 79-8. fees under Chapter 118, Peddling and Soliciting. 79-9. fees under Chapter 159, Water and Sewer Utility. 79-10. fees under Chapter 126, Signs, Temporary. 79-11. fees under Chapter 132, Streets and Sidewalks. 79-12. fees under Chapter 144, Taxicabs. 79-13. fees under Chapter 147, Tennis Facilities. 79-14. fees under Chapter 159, Water. 79-15. fees under Department of Health.

2 79-16. fees under Chapter 6, Administrative Code, for marriage and civil union ceremonies. ARTICLE III (Reserved) 79-17. (Reserved) ARTICLE IV (Reserved) 79-18. (Reserved). ARTICLE V Municipal Documents and Publications 79-19. Publications. 79-20. Land use and zoning pamphlet and subscription fee; notification; cancellation of service. [HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee (now Township Council) of the Township East Hanover as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.] ARTICLE I Licensing Procedure [Adopted 8-17-1982 by Ord. No. 24-19821] 1 Editor s Note: Adopted as a procedural statement. 79-1. Duties of Township Clerk. [Amended 7-15-1999 by Ord. No. 13-1999] The Township Clerk shall countersign all Licenses and permits granted by the Township Council and receive for the Township all moneys paid for the same.

3 79-2. Applicability to certain Licenses . When statutes of the state or other chapters of the Code of the Township of East Hanover provide for applications for Licenses or permits to be made to any specific municipal department or agency and for Licenses or permits to be issued by such department or agency, the provisions of such statutes or chapters shall be observed. ARTICLE II Schedule of fees [Adopted 8-17-1982 by Ord. No. ] 2 Editor s Note: Adopted as a compilation of license and permit fees contained in chapters of the Revised Ordinances adopted or as amended or added subsequent to that date by ordinances as indicated in the text by number and date of adoption. 79-3. fees under 6-27, Public records. [Added 12-16-1976 by Ord. No. 32-1976; amended 8-12-2002 by Ord. No. 13-2002; 9-13-2004 by Ord.]

4 No. 36-2004; 12-13-2004 by Ord. No. 43-2004; 3- 14-2011 by Ord. No. 2-2011] The following fees are hereby fixed and established for the reproduction of public records as set forth in 6-27B: A. The fee for photocopying of public records shall be as follows: (1) Five cents per letter-size page ( x 11) or smaller. (2) Ten cents per legal-size page or larger. (3) Electronic records/nonprinted material shall be provided free of charge. (4) If a public agency can demonstrate that the actual cost for duplication exceeds the foregoing rate, they can charge the actual cost. The actual cost is the cost of materials and supplies but does not include the cost of labor or other overhead. For electronic supplies the agency may charge for the actual cost of any needed supplies such as computer discs. B. Municipal Court discovery. (1) All requests for discovery in matters pending the East Hanover Municipal Court shall be submitted through the Municipal Prosecutor.

5 (2) The following fees shall be payable by the requestor to the Township of East Hanover for the discovery provided: (a) Five cents per letter-size page ( x 11) or smaller. (b) Ten cents per legal-size page or larger. (c) Actual cost of postage for any discovery sent by mail. (d) Actual cost for the envelope for any discovery sent by mail. (e) Photographs will be photocopied at the rates established herein. If requests are made for duplicate photographs, the actual cost of making the photographs shall be charged. (f) Duplication of videotapes constitutes an extraordinary duplication process and will be charged at actual cost. (g) On any item that cannot be photocopied on the Township copy machine or otherwise provided for in this schedule, the actual cost in making the copy shall be charged. (h) If a public agency can demonstrate that the actual cost for duplication exceeds the foregoing rate they can charge the actual cost.

6 The actual cost is the cost of materials and supplies but does not include the cost of labor or other overhead. For electronic supplies, the agency may charge for the actual cost of any needed supplies such as computer discs. (3) Where the discovery must be obtained from an entity other than the Township of East Hanover , , another police department, the actual cost paid to the other entity shall be paid by the requestor. C. The fee for copying engineering documents such as site plans, subdivision plats, tax maps and the like shall be actual cost. D. The fee for reproductions of photographs shall actual cost. E. The fee for reproduction of audio or videotape recordings shall be actual cost for the first tape and for each additional tape. Reproduction tapes shall be supplied by the person requesting same. F. If the inspection and/or photocopying of public records requires more than 30 minutes per day of municipal employee s time, a special service charge may be charged according to state statute.

7 G. A deposit may be required on all photocopy requests estimated by the custodian to cost $20 or more, provided that nothing herein shall prohibit the Township from waiving charges where the request for reproduction is made by a bona fide law enforcement agency or another authorized agency supported solely by public funds. 79-4. fees under Chapter 57, Alcoholic Beverages. [Amended 12-29-1977 by Ord. No. 40-1977; 2- 16-1982 by Ord. No. 1-1982; 3-6- 1986 by Ord. No. 2-1986; 5-19-1988 by Ord. No. 12-1988; 3-15-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990; 3-10-1994 by Ord. No. 6-1994; 4-17-1997 by Ord. No. 11-1997; 9-8- 2003 by Ord. No. 20-2003; 2-6-2006 by Ord. No. 2-2006] The classes of Licenses to be issued by the Township of East Hanover and the fees to be paid said Township of East Hanover for the same are hereby fixed and classified as follows: A.

8 The fee for plenary retail consumption Licenses shall be $2,500 per annum. B. The fee for plenary retail distribution Licenses shall be $2,500 per annum. C. The fee for a hotel or motel containing 100 guest sleeping rooms now existing or hereinafter constructed shall be $2,500 per annum. D. The Fee for club liquor Licenses shall be $188 per annum. [Added 4-8- 2013 by Ord. No. 2-2013] 79-5. fees under Chapter 75, Construction Codes, Uniform. [Added 2-3- 1977 as Section 3 of Ord. No. 5-1997; amended 2-16-1978 by Ord. No. 1-1978; 8-17-1982 by Ord. No. 24-1982; 11-8-1984 by Ord. No. 35-1984; 10-19-1995 by Ord. No. 28-1995; 4-17-1997 by Ord. No. 14-1997; 8- 21-1997 by Ord. No. 35-1997; 7-10-2000 by Ord. No. 18-2000; 8-12-2002 by Ord. No. 13-2002; 4-6- 2004 by Ord. No. 12-2004; 6-4-2008 by Ord. No. 10-2008] A. Construction code fees .

9 (1) Plan review fee. The fee for plan review shall be 20% of the amount to be charged for the construction permit. (2) The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the parts computed on the basis of the volume or cost of construction, the number of plumbing fixtures and devices, the number of electrical fixtures and devices, the number of sprinklers, standpipes and detectors (smoke and heat), specialty equipment at the unit rate provided herein and must be paid prior to the issuance of a permit. The minimum fee for a basic construction permit covering any or all of the building, plumbing, electrical or fire protection work shall be $70. (3) All construction permit fees , including the State of New Jersey training surcharge fee, for any construction, reconstruction or alteration or improvement for the following buildings shall be waived: (a) Buildings owned and operated by the Township of East Hanover .

10 (b) Buildings owned and operated by the County of Morris. (c) Buildings owned and operated by the State of New Jersey. (d) Buildings owned and operated by the federal government. (e) Buildings owned and operated by the East Hanover Board of Education or the Hanover Park Regional School District. (f) Designs solely to promote accessibility by the handicapped to an existing structure or any of the facilities contained therein. B. Building Subcode fees . (1) The fees for new construction shall be based upon the volume of the structure. The volume shall be computed in accordance with 5:23-2:28. The new construction fee shall be in the amount of $ per cubic foot of volume for buildings and structures in Use Group R-5 and $ per cubic foot of volume for buildings and structures in all other use groups as classified in the Building Subcode, except that the fee shall be $ per cubic foot for Use Group A-5 and the fee shall be $ per cubic foot for structures on farms used exclusively for the storage of food or grain or sheltering livestock with a maximum fee for such structures not to exceed $800.