The Board of Supervisors shall adopt and amend, by
resolution, a Township schedule of fees. The subdivider, developer
or builder shall pay fees and costs to the Township as set forth in
the Township schedule of fees, for the following:
(1)
Preliminary plan: the Township filing fee and the
Montgomery County Planning Commission Act 247 review fee.
(2)
Final plan. Unless a preliminary plan has been filed,
the fee established for preliminary plans will be charged for filing
an improvement construction plan or a record plan. The subdivider,
developer or builder will be required to submit an escrow deposit
to reimburse the Township for actual expenditures resulting from those
processes. The escrowed funds shall be used to reimburse the Township
for the following:
(a)
Engineering services. The services of the Township
Engineer as provided in these rules and regulations, including plan
review and inspection; in addition, all costs for other engineering
and professional certification as deemed necessary.
(b)
Material and facilities tests. The actual cost
of all drainage, water and/or material tests.
(c)
Dedication. Legal fees, advertising and other
costs involved in the dedication of roads and public improvements
to the Township.
(d)
The costs of the preparation of the escrow agreement
shall be included as one of the costs to be paid by the developer.
(e)
Any costs incurred by the Township in excess
of the amount held in escrow shall be fully reimbursed by the applicant
prior to the issuance of any permits.
(3)
Following final plan approval and recording and the
establishment of any required performance guaranty, a second escrow
deposit shall be established to cover the cost of the following, prior
to the acceptance of improvements by the Township:
(a)
Inspections of improvements construction.
(b)
Materials on site testing.
(c)
Maintenance costs, e.g., snow removal.
(d)
Any costs incurred by the Township in excess
of the amount held in escrow shall be fully reimbursed by the applicant.
