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Horsham Township Fee Schedule

RESOLUTION NO. 2009- RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A FEE SCHEDULE

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WHEREAS, the Township Council of Horsham Township is authorized by various Ordinances of the Township of Horsham to establish a Schedule of Fees; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary that an appropriate Fee Schedule be established sufficient to defray all expenses that may be incurred by the Township in connection with consideration of the various applications and permits.

NOW, THEREFORE it is hereby resolved by the Township Council of Horsham Township, that Resolution No. 2007-17 is hereby rescinded and that the following Fee Schedule shall be established.

FURTHER, it is hereby resolved that the following Fee Schedule shall be effective as of February 1, 2009:

INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PETITIONS

An initial fee to reimburse the Township for review of the proposed Ordinance by the Township Solicitor. $500.00
Preparation of individual petition forms providing for 40 signatures, certification by the circulator the petition and proposed ordinance, up to 3 pages. $2.50 (addition al pages of ordinance at 25 cents per page).
Comparison of petitioners' signatures with Voter Registration List, per petition. $50.00
It is understood that if the Petitioners' Committee fails to obtain the requisite number of signatures, or for some other reason, voluntarily withdraws the petition prior to its submission to the Township for review, or comparison with the Voter Registration List, the amounts paid to the Township for reimbursement for these services, will be refunded

CONDITIONAL USE

Applicants must submit with their Conditional Use Application, a General Fee of $2,000.00, plus an escrow of $2,000.00 for professional fees.

LIQUOR LICENSE TRANSFER

Liquor License Transfer. $1,500.00 per application

BUILDING

All building related fees will be doubled if work has commenced prior to the application being approved.

NEW CONSTRUCTION

Residential - Single, Duplex, Town House, or Multiple Dwelling, $600.00 for each dwelling unit up to 500 square feet, $10.00 per 100 square feet of fraction thereof in excess of 500 square feet.
All residential computations based on exterior dimension of all floors of living area, including basements and garages, if attached. Plus Zoning Permit Fee

RESIDENTIAL ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS, REPAIRS, AND REMODELING AND ACCESSORY BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES

$75.00 for the first $1,000.00 of cost
$10.00 per $1,000.00 of cost or fraction thereof in excess thereafter
$75.00 minimum fee
Plus Zoning Permit Fee

RESIDENTIAL ROOFING AND SIDING PERMITS

$75.00 for the first $1,000.00 of cost
$10.00 per $1,000.00 of cost or fraction thereof in excess thereafter
$75.00 minimum fee
Plus Zoning Permit Fee

COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL AND ALL OTHER ROOFING AND SIDING

$200.00 for the first $1,000.00 of cost
$10.00 per $1,000.00 of cost or fraction thereof in excess thereafter
$200.00 minimum fee
Plus Zoning Permit Fee

NEW CONSTRUCTION, ADDITIONS, AND ACCESSORY BUILDINGS

Fee = to 1% of Fair Market Value of Construction and Occupancy, Zoning Use Permit
Township reserves the right to review unaltered contracts to verify costs
Minimum Fee $1,000.00, whichever is greater
Plus Zoning Permit Fee

COMMERCIAL ALTERATIONS, REMODELING AND REPAIRS

Fee = to 1% of Fair Market Value of Construction and Occupancy, Zoning Use Permit
Township reserves the right to review unaltered contracts to verify costs
Minimum Fee $500.00, whichever is greater
Plus Zoning Permit Fee

INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE - FIRE PROTECTIONS SYSTEMS

Construction Permits - See Attachment "A"
Operational Permits - See Attachment "B"
Operational Permits are issued to new or revised operations and upon change of ownership. Permits
are in effect until revoked. Permit Fees are waived when an IFC Construction Permit is required.

RESIDENTIAL SWIMMING POOLS

Minimum Fee - $125.00 (in-ground pool)
Minimum Fee - $75.00 (above-ground pool)
Minimum Fee includes first 500 square feet
$10.00 per 100 square feet of fraction over 500 square feet
Plus Zoning Permit Fee

COMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOLS

Minimum Fee - $500.00 up to 500 square feet
$10.00 per 100 square feet to fraction in excess of 500 square feet
Plus Zoning Permit Fee

DEMOLITION PERMIT

Residential - $100.00 each building
Commercial, Industrial, Institutional and Non-residential - $200.00 for the first building and $100.00 for each additional building

PLAN REVIEW FEES

Residential Buildings

New Construction - $75.00 per dwelling unit
Additions & Alterations - $50.00

All Other Buildings or Structures

New Construction: up to 25,000 square feet - $100.00 plus $25.00 for each additional 25,000 square foot or fraction thereof.
Additional & Alterations - fee is same as new construction

RE-INSPECTION FEES (For all Districts and Inspection Types)

Any Inspection, Other Than the Final Inspection;
*NOTE* - Fees must be paid in full prior to any re-inspection

After the second failed inspection - Fee = $75.00
*NOTE* - If third inspection fails re-inspection fees to be 50% of the original permit fee, less the State $4.00 fee

Any Failed Final Inspection, after the second failed inspection - Fee = 50% of the original permit fee, less the $4.00 State Fee

ROAD OPENING PERMITS

$30 for first 100 feet in length
$10 for each additional 100 feet in length

PLUMBING AND SEWAGE LATERAL PERMITS

Residential:
$75.00 for lateral up to 150 feet in length
$125.00 for lateral in excess of 150 feet in length

Residential repair and replacement, same as above

Commercial, Industrial, and All Other Districts:
$150.00 for first 100 feet in length
$50.00 for each 100 feet or fraction thereof
$150.00 for each manhole, if applicable

Commercial, Industrial and all other Repair and Replacement, same as above

MASTER PLUMBERS REGISTRATION

$100.00 Initial Registration and $75.00 Annual Renewal

PLUMBING AND SEWAGE - NEW CONSTRUCTION

Residential:
$75.00 up to 5 fixtures or traps
$7.00 each additional fixture or trap

Commercial, Industrial, Institutional:
$125.00 minimum (up to 10 fixtures or traps)
$9.00 each additional fixture or trap

PLUMBING AND SEWAGE - ALTERATION AND REPLACEMENT

$75.00 up to 5 fixtures or traps
$9.00 each additional fixture or trap

OCCUPANCY PERMIT

Residential:
New Construction Fee = $100.00 per Dwelling Unit
Additions & Alterations Fee = $75.00

All Other Uses
Fee = $250.00 up to the first 50,000 sq. ft or owned or leased space
Fee = $500.00 50,001 sq. ft. up to 150,000 of owned or leased space
Fee = $750.00 150,001 sq. ft. and over of owned or leased space

SIGN PERMITS

Minimum Fee of $100.00 for signs up to 32 sq. ft. and Zoning Use Permit
Signs over 32 sq. ft. @ $4.00 per sq. ft. and Zoning Use Permit

ZONING USE PERMITS

For all residential additions, alterations, fences, decks, patios, sheds and retaining walls less then 4' in height Fee= $20.00

For all new residential construction and retaining walls over 4' in height Fee= $50.00 per dwelling units.

No Impact Home Occupation/Home Occupation Fee = $100.00

For all other uses and occupancies, for the first 50,000 sq. ft. Fee= $ 150.00 for each additional 50,000 sq. ft. or fraction thereafter Fee= $25.00 or a minimum fee of $150.00

SOLICITATION PERMITS

Fee structure is:

One Day - $ 25.00
One Month - $100.00
One Year - $200.00

Permits may be issued for more than one person. These fees cover the first person on the permit, each additional person is $10.00, and each additional person must fill out a separate application. Approval of applications will take from 3 to 5 business days. When submitting applications, two passport style photos must be supplied with each application submitted. A background check of all applicants will be done for our resident's safety. As always, Horsham Township reserves the right to deny or revoke a license at any time for just cause.

GRADING PERMITS

Residential in-ground swimming pools Fee = $250.00
Residential General Grading under 2 acres Fee = $250.00
Residential single lot New or Reconstruction Fee = $250.00

Commercial/Industrial & all other Non-residential General Grading Permit

Acres	Fee	Escrow
0 to 2	$ 250.00	$ 700.00
+2 but less than 5	400.00	850.00
+5 but less than 10	700.00	1,000.00
+10 but less than 20	1,000.00	1,750.00
+20 or fraction thereof	100.00 per acre	2,750.00

Logging re-grading and stabilization permit:

Fee = $100.00 per acre or fraction thereof Escrow = $1,500.00

ROADSIDE STANDS

$50.00 per permit

CODE COMPLIANCE LETTER

$25.00 for the issuance of a code compliance letter

ZONING HEARING BOARD

Residential:
Addition, Alteration or Accessory Buildings Fee = $400.00
New one and two-family and multiple Dwellings Fee = $600.00 per dwelling unit

Commercial and Industrial:
Fee = $1,250.00 plus escrow of $2,000.00 for professional fees

Special Exception, Validity Challenge, Curative Amendment:
Fee = $2,000.00

An additional fee will be charged if hearing is postponed at the request of applicant:
Fee = $100.00 for Residential or Special Exception
Fee = $200.00 for Commercial and Industrial

TOWNSHIP ZONING CODE OR THE HORSHAM TOWNSHIP ZONING MAP

Amendments to Zoning Code Fee = $2,000.00

Amendments to Zoning Map Fee = $2,000.00

Additional fee of $200.00 may be charged if the Hearing is postponed at the request of the applicant

SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENTS

The following fees shall accompany each application for land subdivision or land development application received:

Category I - Residential Applications: These fees apply to all kinds of residential projects for sale, condominium, or rental; any type of buildings; either as a subdivision or single tract land development.

No. of Lots Or Units	General Fee	Fee for Each Unit or Lot	Range in Fees	Escrow
0-3	$300.00	and $50.00	$350.-$450.	$3,000.00
4-20	750.00	and 40.00	910.-1,550.	5,000.00
21-50	1,000.00	and 30.00	1,630.-2,500.	7,000.00
51-100	1,500.00	and 20.00	2,520.-3,500.	10,000.00
101+	2,000.00	and 10.00	4,020.	15,000.00

Category II - Non-Residential Land Development: These fees apply to all projects or sections of mixed projects, which are for non-residential use of any kind, for sale, condominium, rental, or lease in any type of building on a single tract of land.

No. of Acres	General Fee	Fee for each Acre or Fraction	Range in Fees	Escrow
0-4.99	$750.00	$100.00	$1,150.-1,250.	$2,750.00
5-19.99	1,250.00	90.00	1,700.-3,050.	3,000.00
20-49.99	1,750.00	80.00	3,350.-5,750.	3,250.00
50-99.99	2,250.00	70.00	5,750.-9,250.	3,500.00
100+	3,000.00	70.00	10,000.	4,000.00

Category III - Non-Residential Land Subdivisions: These fees apply to applications subdividing land for non-residential use.

General Fee	Fee for each lot	Escrow Fee
$1,500.00	$500.00	$5,000.00

FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provision of section 907 of the Municipalities Planning code, the Members of the Zoning Hearing Board shall be compensated at the rate of $50.00 per meeting night that they attend

FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, that the following fees shall be charged for the use of the Parks and Park Facilities as listed. These fees shall be waived for the Horsham Township Youth Sports Organizations to include Horsham Little League, Horsham Soccer Association, Horsham Hoops, Horsham Hawks, etc.

Facility	Resident Fee	Non-Resident Fee
Park Picnic Pavilion
Park Picnic Pavilion	$20	$100.00
Park Picnic Pavilion (*Over 3 hours)	$10.00 per hour	$50.00 per hour
Softball & Baseball Fields
2 hours	$25 (10/hr over 2 hrs)	$75 ($15/hr over 2 hrs)
Season (5 or more consecutive weeks)	$8 per use	$24 per use
Football, Soccer and Multipurpose fieldss
2 hours	$25 ($10/hr over 2 hours)	$75 ($15/hr over 2 hours)
Season (5 or more consecutive weeks)	$12 per use	$30 per use
Tournaments
Dawn to Dusk Field Use	$75	$200
Gazebo
Wedding Pictures	no charge	no charge
Wedding Ceremonies	$25.00	$100.00

COMMUNITY CENTER FEES

The Township Manager must approve any exception to the following fees. Fees must be paid by the date indicated on the permit issued by Horsham Township Recreation Department.

Room	Group A	Group B1	Group B2	Group C	Group D
Main Mtg. Room	No Charge	No Charge	$35/hour	$35/hour	$50/hour
Room A	No Charge	No Charge	$20/hour	$25/hour	$35/hour
Room B	No Charge	No Charge	$20/hour	$25/hour	$35/hour
Equipment	No Charge	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD
Kitchen	No Charge	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

*Permit times will include set-up and clean up of one (1) hour total. A minimum two hours per use will be assigned (includes up to one hour for the event and at least 30 minutes for set-up and 30 minutes for clean-up).

**Additional charge may be assessed for set-up services and/or necessary clean up after an event.

***The Main Meeting Room will be assigned in all cases where attendance is unknown (i.e. Homeowners Association Annual Meetings).

Security Deposit
A $50.00 security deposit is due with fee and application. The deposit less any damages, charges for additional time, or more than customary cleaning will be refunded after the event.

Other Equipment Use Fees
Set up of table and chairs: Included

Set up of stage:

1 Section $5.00
2 Sections $10.00
3 Sections $15.00
4 Sections $25.00

Use of lap top computer and projector: $15.00/$50.00 Deposit
Use of PA system: $10.00/$50.00 Deposit

CURB AND SIDEWALK PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION

A fee of $35 will be applied to any curb or sidewalk project requiring the billing of a property owner or responsible party for installed curbing or sidewalks.

INSUFFICIENT FUNDS CHECK

A fee of $25 will be assessed for any check returned due to "insufficient funds" or "non-sufficient funds (NSF)". This fee will be in addition to the amount indicated on the check.

TAX COLLECTOR FEES

Tax Certification $15.00 Fee
Issue Duplicate Bill $ 4.00 Fee
Tax Search $ 5.00 Fee

RECORDS COPYING FEES

Township duplicated paper copies of public records will be available at $0.25 per page. If mailing is requested, the cost of postage will be charged. Fax copies will be available at a cost of $0.50 per page. If "True and Correct Certification" is requested an additional charge of $1.00 will be added. The Township will require prepayment if the total fees are estimated to exceed $100.00

In addition the following items will be available for the respective fee:

Zoning Map $ 4.00
Community Map $ 4.00
Comprehensive Plan $ 20.00
Codification of Codes $200.00
Chapter 230 - Zoning Code $ 20.00
Chapter 198 - SALDO $ 20.00

Specialized documents to include oversized paper (i.e. plans), disc, photos etc will be charged the actual cost to the township.

HORSHAM TOWNSHIP LIBRARY FINES & FEES SCHEDULE

Late fines:

Adult books (hardcover or paperback): 15¢ per day up to a maximum of the replacement cost of the item.
Children's books (hardcover or paperback): 10¢ per day up to a maximum of the replacement cost of the item.
Single issue of any magazine: 15¢ per day up to a maximum of the replacement cost of the issue.
Video or DVD: $1.00 per day up to a maximum of the replacement cost of the item.
Audio-cassette or compact disc: 15¢ per day up to a maximum of the replacement cost of the item.
Audio book (cassette or compact disc format): 25¢ per day up to a maximum of the replacement cost of the item.

Charges for lost or damaged items:

Replacement charges for lost or damaged books, DVDs, music CDs, and audio books will be the list price of the item as recorded in the library's on-line database plus the following processing fees (based on the format of the item):
Books: $0.85
DVDs: $2.15
Music CDs: $0.13
Audio books (1-12 discs): $10.80
Audio books (13-24 discs): $16.81
Read-aloud kits: $1.08

Charges for lost or damaged magazine issues: $4.32

Charges for lost or damaged barcodes and cases:

Lost or defaced barcode: $0.10
Lost or damaged compact disc jewel case (1 or 2 disc capacity): $1.25
Lost or damaged compact disc jewel case (3 or more disc capacity): $1.75
Lost or damaged DVD case (1 or 2 disc capacity): $2.02
Lost or damaged audio book cassette case (1 to 6 cassette capacity): $5.50
Lost or damaged audio book cassette case (7+ cassette capacity): $8.00
Lost or damaged audio book case (1 to 12 compact disc capacity): $10.67
Lost or damaged audio book case (13 to 24 compact disc capacity): $16.68
Lost or damaged children's kit plastic hang-up bag: $.75

Charges for referring long-overdue patron accounts to District Magistrate court:

$10.00 in addition to outstanding overdue fines and/or lost material replacement charges.

Charges for photocopies and printing from library computers:

15¢ per page

Fax service (outgoing only):

Sending to numbers outside the local area codes (215, 267, 610, 484): 50¢ per page

Charges for Interlibrary Loan service:

Lending to libraries outside of Pennsylvania: $10.00 per item
Borrowing from libraries that do not participate in PA reciprocal interlibrary loan agreement: actual costs charged by lending library are passed through to the patron.
Photocopying of journal articles: actual costs charged by lending library are passed through to the patron.

Coffee:

$1.00 per cup of Keurig single-serving coffee in Café
$10.00 per pour-over pot made in library Community Meeting Room

Book sales:

$2.00 per hardcover new books (publication date within 12 months of sale)
$1.00 per hardcover book
50¢ per paperback trade editions and children's hardcover books
25¢ per paperback mass market edition & children's paperback books
50¢ for VHS tapes, music CDs, DVDs

Collection of fines and fees charges by other libraries in the MCLINC Consortium:
When Horsham Township Library patrons borrow materials belonging to other member libraries of the Montgomery County Library and Information Network Consortium, overdue fines and replacement charges will be based on the schedule of fines and fees of the library that owns the material. In these cases Horsham Township Library collects and transmits these fines and fees to the owning library.

PROFESSIONAL FEES

FURTHER BE IS RESOLVED, that whereas, the Municipalities Planning Code states that reasonable fees may be charged for Professional Services when adopted by Resolution; that the attached fees are incorporated into the Township Fee Schedule. The attachments include:

Carroll Engineering proposal dated December 18, 2008
Grim, Biehn & Thatcher proposal dated December 18, 2008
McCloskey & Faber proposal dated December 29, 2008
E. Van Rieker proposal dated December 12, 2007
Suburban Lighting Consultants dated December 6, 2007

RESOLVED AND ADOPTED by the Township Council of Horsham Township this 5th day of January, 2009.

TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF HORSHAM TOWNSHIP

By: William W. Whiteside, President

Attest: Michael J. McGee, Township Manager