(A) Fees and costs paid by the borough. In the conduct of borough affairs, including processing of applications for permits and other relief granted through the borough agencies, the borough experiences costs, fees and expenses payable to the professional employees retained by the borough and to experts and specialists whose review, examination and inspection is necessary to the accomplishment of the borough ordinances and their purposes and the public welfare. There is hereby imposed as a requirement for payment by any applicant the costs of all fees, engineering, review and inspection costs by professional borough employees, and all other experts, specialists or persons necessary to review applications for requested actions from the borough, and the costs and expenses of all other borough employees necessary to a review, inspection and determination in the process initiated by the applicant. These fees, costs and expenses are applicable to each and every application filed with the borough.
(B) Impact of issuance of license and payment of fee. By the mere granting of a license or the payment of a fee as required in this schedule, the applicant may not, in reliance thereon, commit any violation of any local, state or federal regulation and/or law. For example, and not by way of limitation, the licensing of a video poker machine does not grant local government permission to engage in illegal gambling.
(C) Demolition permits. For issuance of demolition permits, cash or draft payable to the borough in accordance with the following schedule:
Residential Demolition Without Water Service
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$50
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Residential Demolition with Water Service and Water Service Disconnection to the Curb Stop
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$1,200
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Residential Demolition with Water Service and Water Service Disconnection at the Water Main
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$2,200
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Commercial Demolition Without Water Service
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Determined by the current fee schedule in place with the UCC construction code official or third party inspection agency
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Commercial Demolition with Water Service and Water Service Disconnection to the Curb Stop
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$1,200 plus a permit fee as determined by the current fee schedule in place with the UCC construction code official or third-party inspection agency
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Commercial Demolition with Water Service and Water Service Disconnection to the Water Main
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$2,200 plus a permit fee as determined by the current fee schedule in place with the UCC construction code official or third-party inspection agency
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(D) Zoning matters. The following schedule of fees for issuance of permits, licenses and documents relating to zoning matters is hereby adopted:
Zoning Permits | |
Sign permit | $40 plus $0.50 per sq. ft. or portion thereof, including all sides of multi-faceted sign |
Zoning use permit: | |
Commercial and other uses | $60 |
Residential use | $40 |
Other consultant or review fees | The borough, at its discretion, may require the application materials or subsequent construction to be reviewed by the Borough Engineer, or other consultants, with the applicant being responsible for all costs of said review as billed to the borough. Where the applicant has retained an architect or professional engineer, upon good cause shown, the Borough Manager, or his or her designee, may direct said architect or professional engineer to deal directly with borough consultants upon the condition that the applicant shall furnish copies of all correspondence, reviews and related materials to the borough. |
Zoning Hearing Board | |
For the filing of an appeal, application or any petition with the Zoning Hearing Board: | |
Special exception | $750, non-refundable |
Variance | $750, non-refundable |
All other | $750, non-refundable |
If a transcript of the proceedings is requested, the requesting party shall bear the cost of the transcript. | |
Conditional uses |
For the filing of an application for conditional use approval, the applicant shall provide the borough with a $750 non-refundable application fee. The borough, at its discretion, may require the application materials or subsequent construction to be reviewed by the Borough Engineer, or other consultants as deemed necessary by the Borough Manager or his or her designee, with the applicant being responsible for all costs of said review as billed to the borough. If a transcript of the proceedings is requested, the requesting party shall bear the cost of the transcript.
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(E) Ordinance amendments. The following fees are established for an application of an ordinance amendment.
(1) For the filing of an application for an ordinance amendment, the applicant shall provide the borough with a $750 non-refundable application fee.
(2) The borough, at its discretion, may require the application materials to be reviewed by the Borough Engineer, Borough Solicitor or other consultants as deemed necessary by the Borough Manager or his or her designee, with the applicant being responsible for all costs of said review as billed to the borough. If a transcript of the proceedings is requested, the requesting party shall bear the cost of the transcript.
(F) Building Code and Property Maintenance Code appeals. The following fees are hereby established for appeals under the Borough Building Code and Property Maintenance Code.
(1) For the filing of an appeal under the Borough Building Code and the Borough Property Maintenance Code, the applicant shall submit a $500 non-refundable application fee.
(G) Surcharges. The applicant shall be responsible for paying any and all surcharges imposed by federal, state, county, borough and/or local laws, ordinances and regulations. Any such surcharge shall be in addition to any fees assessed in the fee schedule.
(H) Miscellaneous permit, licenses and charges. The following schedule of fees for permits, licenses, documents and services provided by the borough is here by adopted:
Permits, Licenses, Documents and Services | Fee |
Permits, Licenses, Documents and Services | Fee |
Amusements and amusement rides | |
Initial fee | $50 for each day or portion thereof for which such permit shall be required |
Renewal | $50 for each day or portion thereof for which such license or permit is renewed |
Bad check charge for any tax payer who shall issue a check in payment for any or all of said local services tax against a bank account having insufficient funds for the payment thereof shall be subject to a penalty charge | $50 for each check |
Certification of taxes paid on real estate | $30 per tax certification issued |
Copies of ordinances | |
Subdivision ordinance | $7 |
Zoning ordinance | $10 |
All other ordinances | $0.25 per page |
Local Services Tax Collector | |
Additional fees; late filing fee | $25 |
Commission rate for the collector on current collections | 1.6% |
Municipal lien letters | $20 |
Municipal tax verification letters | |
Duplicate tax bill paid to real estate tax collector | $5 |
Photocopies | $0.25 per page |
Police accident reports | $15 |
Police confirmation letters | $15 |
Police fingerprinting service | |
Borough residents/business | No fee |
All others | $25 |
Zoning maps | $7.50 |
(I) Grove City Memorial Park Picnic Pavilions.
(1) Costs paid by the borough. In the maintenance of borough park facilities, including repairs, cleaning, replacement and administration of reservations, the borough experiences costs and expenses payable for supplies, materials and labor.
(2) Fees charged for use of facilities.
(a) There is hereby imposed as a requirement for reserving of picnic pavilions by any applicant for use of facilities during normal Memorial Park hours of sunrise to sunset, from Memorial Day through Labor Day, non-refundable cash or draft payable to borough in accordance with the following schedule:
Name of Shelter | Fee for Use |
Fellowship Shelter | $25 for entire shelter |
Friendship Shelter | $25 for entire shelter |
Highland Shelter | $50 for entire shelter |
Joseph D. Monteleone Shelter | $25 for up to 5 rows reserved (1/4 of shelter); maximum space allowed per group is 1/2 of shelter |
Keystone Shelter | $25 for up to 6 rows reserved (1/4 of shelter); maximum space allowed per group is 1/2 of shelter |
Optimist Shelter | $25 for entire shelter |
(b) The borough shall confirm reservations upon receipt of payment for use of facilities. No reservation is considered confirmed until payment is received and verified, payment is due within ten days of reservation request.
(J) Scavenger wastes.
(1) Permit application fee for removal, transportation and disposition of scavenger wastes to the borough. Persons desiring to discharge scavenger wastes into any public sewer and treatment plant shall be required to obtain a permit from the borough. The application fee for said permit will be $500, non-refundable cash or draft payable to borough.
(2) Fees charged for disposition of scavenger wastes to the borough. A fee of $0.09 per gallon will be charged to persons holding a valid permit for discharge of scavenger wastes into any public sewer and treatment plant in the borough. This fee will be calculated and invoiced by the borough and payment in the form of cash or draft payable to the borough must be made to the borough within 30 days of the invoice date. Failure to pay the full amount due, by the date due, will result in termination of the holder’s permit for removal, transportation and disposition of scavenger wastes to the borough.
(Res. 2009-29, passed 12-21-2009, §§ 1 through 8; Res. 2011-10, passed 6-20-2011, §§ 1, 2; Res. 2011-14, passed 8-15-2011, §§ 1, 2; Res. 2012-12, passed 5-21-2012; Ord. 1438, passed 11-21-2016; Ord. 1439, passed 11-21-2016; Res. 2021-18, passed 12-20-2021) Penalty, see § 10.99