bOROUGH OF hILLSDALE
oRDINANCE 07-10
TO AMEND CHAPTER 138, FEES, OF THE CODE OF THE BOROUGH OF HILLSDALE, TO AMEND A PORTION OF THE CHAPTER RELATING TO CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION FEES
SECTION 1.
Chapter 138 Fees of the
Code of the Borough of Hillsdale is amended to replace that portion of Chapter
124 Uniform Construction Codes with the following:
Chapter 124
Uniform
Construction Codes
Construction permit fee (the
fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the subcode fees listed
herein and shall be paid before the permit is issued)
Zoning permit application
review
$25.00
Plan
Review Fee:
New
construction, additions or renovations. The plan review fee shall be 20% of the
permit fee for proposed improvements and is included in the building subcode
fee. [Roofing and siding. No plan review fee is required.
Building
Subcode fees.
The
fee for work under the building subcode shall be as follows:
New
buildings and additions. Permit fees shall be based upon the volume of the
structure. Volume shall be computed in accordance with N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.28. The
building permit fee shall be $0.025 per cubic feet of volume for buildings and
structures of all use groups and types of construction as classified and
defined in Article 3 of the building subcode; State of New Jersey training fees
shall be $.00265 per cubic
foot volume of new construction and
additions, the fee for all
other construction shall be $1.35 per $1000.00 value of construction in
accordance with N.J.A.C. 5.23-4.19(b).
Renovations,
alterations, decks, roofing, siding and repairs. The fee shall be based upon
the estimated cost of the work. The fee shall be $20 per $1,000 of the
estimated cost, with a minimum fee of
$60
.
Reinstatement
fees for lapsed construction permits shall be as follows:
Recalculation
of the construction permit shall be based upon the current Fee Schedule for all
work to be performed.
Minimum
building permit fees shall be:
Principal
building: $1,000.00.
Additions:
less than 120 square feet of floor area: $150.00
121 square feet of floor area and greater: $300.00
Accessory
building: $100.00
Sheds
greater than 100 square feet: $75.00
For
the purpose of determining estimated cost, the applicant shall submit to the
enforcing agency, if available, cost data produced by the architect or engineer
of record of by the contractor. A bona fide contractor’s bid, if available,
shall be submitted. The enforcing agency will make the final decision regarding
estimated cost. The building subcode permit includes a plan review fee which is
20% of the permit fee.
Swimming
pools.
Permit
fees for in-ground pools shall be , in addition to electric, plumbing, fire,
fence $150.00
.Above-ground
pools shall require a permit fee of in addition to electric, plumbing, fire, fence.
The
fee for a swimming pool which requires subcode permits includes plan review
fees as part of the subcode permit, which is 20% of the subcode fee. $ 50.00
Tennis courts; fence installation $200.00
Asbestos
hazard abatement permit $ 84.00
certificate
of occupancy for abatement $ 17.00
Plumbing Subcode Fees.
The fees for installation of the following type of
fixtures under the plumbing subcode shall be as follows:
Type of Use Fee
Bathroom fixture each $ 15.00
Floor
drain $ 15.00
Sink $ 15.00
Residential
dishwasher $ 15.00
Drinking
fountain $ 15.00
Washing
machine $ 15.00
Hose
bib $ 15.00
Initial Fuel
piping (install or replace)
$ 50.00
Additional gas piping connections
per
$ 15.00
Water heater (install or replace) $ 25.00
Boiler installation and replacement $ 65.00
Sewer pump or
ejector $ 60.00
Interceptor/separator $ 50.00
Backflow
preventer $ 18.00
Greasetrap $ 60.00
Water-cooled air-conditioning
or $ 50.00
refrigeration unit
Sewer connection $ 80.00
Water service
connection $ 55.00
(installation and replacement)
Gas service connection $50.00
(installation and replacement)
Active
solar
system $ 65.00
Commercial
dishwasher $ 40.00
(installation and replacement)
Water
cooler $ 15.00
Water
softener $ 15.00
Reduced-pressure
backflow device
$ 15.00
Vent
stack $ 12.00
Dry
well
$ 12.00
Minimum
plumbing
fee
$ 50.00
A plan review fee of 20% is included in the plumbing
subcode fees as listed above.
Demolition permits. The fee for demolition permits
shall be:
Principal
building: $200.00
Accessory
building: $ 80.00
Relocation of
building
$22.00 per $1,000.00 of the estimated cost of moving, plus
the
estimated cost of a new foundation and all work necessary to
place
the building in its completed condition
in the new location
Signs.
This fee shall be in $0.85 per square addition to any Planning
Board
foot
of surface application fee which may be required area of the by
Chapter 186.
sign,
with a minimum fee of $50.00 computed on each side of the sign to be displayed
Fences
(this fee shall be in addition to any Planning Board
$40.00
Which application fees which may be required
by Chapter 186. includes the
plan review fee
Certificate of occupancy fees shall be as follows:
Each new business, industrial
or $120.00
residential structure
Each unit or condominiums
or $ 80.00
townhouses
Each business establishment (all zones) $ 80.00
Each
industrial establishment $
80.00
Each
commercial tenant or
change $
80.00
of use
Continued
occupancy
letter $
80.00
Addition
$ 60.00
Each
swimming pool, deck, $ 40.00
alteration, detached garage,
accessory structure
Shed $
12.00
Miscellaneous
certifications, $ 32.00
each request for written
clarification of any sort. This
shall include but not be limited
to requests for floodplain
information, availability of sewers,
or inquiries into the requirement
for certificates of code compliance
upon resale of residential property
and requests for zoning permits.
The
fee for a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy
$ 35.00
The fee for a Change of
Contractor
$ 15.00
Plumbing Subcode Fees.
The fees for installation of the following type of
fixtures under the plumbing subcode shall be as follows:
Type
of
Use
Fee
Bathroom
fixture each $
15.00
Floor
drain $
15.00
Sink $ 15.00
Residential
dishwasher $ 15.00
Drinking
fountain $ 15.00
Washing
machine $ 15.00
Hose
bib $
15.00
Initial Fuel
piping (install or replace)
$ 50.00
Additional
gas piping connections per $ 15.00
Water
heater (install or replace) $
25.00
Boiler
installation and
replacement $
65.00
Sewer
pump or
ejector $
60.00
Interceptor/separator $
50.00
Backflow
preventer $ 18.00
Greasetrap $ 60.00
Water-cooled
air-conditioning or refrigeration unit $ 50.00
Sewer
connection
$ 80.00
Water
service
connection $ 55.00
(installation and replacement)
Gas service
connection
$ 50.00
(installation and replacement)
Active
solar
system $ 65.00
Commercial
dishwasher
$ 40.00
(installation and replacement)
Water
cooler ` $ 15.00
Water
softener
$ 15.00
Reduced-pressure
backflow
device
$ 15.00
Vent
stack $ 12.00
Dry
well $ 12.00
Minimum
plumbing fee $ 50.00
A plan review fee of 20% is included in the plumbing
subcode fees as listed above.
Fire Subcode Fees.
The fees under the fire subcode shall be as follows:
Type of
Use Fee
Alarm systems (including
alarm, supervisory and signaling devices)
1 to 5
devices $
25.00
Each additional over
5 $
5.00
Flammable
liquid storage
tanks $250.00
Combustible
liquid storage
tanks $150.00
Liquid
gas storage
tanks $100.00
Sprinkler system:
Wet or Dry system per head $ 3.00
Kitchen
hood exhaust systems $ 75.00
Commercial
Kitchen
fire protection
system $100.00
Other
fire protection system $100.00
Gas-
or oil-fired
appliance $ 35.00
Fireplace
or woodburning
stove
$ 60.00
Gasoline
pump $180.00
MPD
(multiple product dispenser) $200.00
Residential storage
tank installation, removal or $
80.00
abandonment
Commercial storage tank
installation, removal or $200.00
abandonment
Standpipes,
per riser $150.00
Minimum
fire subcode
fee $ 50.00
Incinerator $260.00
Crematorium $260.00
Plan review fee of 20% of the improvement cost is
included in fire subcode fees as listed in above.
Electrical Subcode Fees.
Electrical subcode fees. The fees for installation or
replacement under the electrical subcode shall be:
Fixtures (including lighting fixture, receptacle,
switch, smoke/heat detector,
alarm device/F.A.C. panel, signaling device,
thermostat, emergency and exit
light, communication point, motor or electrical
device of less than (1) horsepower
or less than (1) kilowatt,
each $2.00
Light pole
each $ 5.00
Swimming Pool
In-ground $100.00
Swimming Pool Above
ground $50.00
Storable pool, spa or hot
tub $ 50.00
KW Range
$ 15.00
KW Dryer $ 15.00
KW Dishwasher $ 15.00
HP Garbage Disposal $ 15.00
KW central air conditioning
unit
$ 50.00
Baseboard Heating
$ 20.00
HP Motors:
One (1) to ten (10) HP motors each
$ 15.00
Over ten (10) HP motors
each
$ 50.00
KW
transformer/generator
$ 50.00
AMP Service:
Up to and including 200 AMP
$ 75.00
201 to 800
AMP
$150.00
Over
800 $450.00
AMP Subpanel
each
$ 40.00
AMP motor control
center
$ 75.00
Electric sign/outline
light
$ 40.00
Annual inspection of public swimming pools, Spas and/or
hottubs $ 50.00
Minimum fee for electrical permit fee shall be $ 50.00
SECTION 2. Prior Inconsistent Ordinances Superseded. All ordinances or parts of ordinances contrary to or inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby superseded.
SECTION 3. Invalidity. If any section or provision of this Ordinance be adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, preempted by Federal or State law, or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the same shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any other section or provision hereof.
SECTION 4. Effect. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon final passage and publication, or otherwise as provided by law.