§ 160-90. Fees and deposits.

A. 

Review fees shall include the reasonable and necessary charges by the Township of Upper Southampton's professional consultants or engineer for review and report to the Township of Upper Southampton, and shall be set by resolution. Such review fees shall be reasonable and in accordance with the ordinary and customary charges by the Township Engineer or consultant for similar service in the community, but in no event shall the fees exceed the rate or cost charged by the engineer or consultant to the Township of Upper Southampton when fees are not reimbursed or otherwise imposed on applicants.

B. 

The engineering and legal fees required to be reimbursed by this article shall be promptly reimbursed to the township by the owner, upon the submission of bills therefor to the owner by the township from time to time, as such fees are billed to the township or Authority by its or their engineers or attorneys.

C. 

With respect to the fees required to be paid to the township by this section, there shall be added to the engineering and legal fees a fee as per the adopted Fee Schedule which the owner shall pay to the township as reimbursement to the township of the various costs incurred by the township related to the subdivision or development, or section thereof, including the cost of collection of such fees and disbursement of them.

D. 

A deposit in accordance with § 160-16 of this chapter shall be required at the time of submission of the preliminary plans in order to cover engineering and legal fees incurred during review and approval of subdivision or land development plans.

E. 

In the event the applicant disputes the amount of any such review fees, the applicant shall, within 10 days of the billing date, notify the township that such fees are disputed, in which case the Township of Upper Southampton shall not delay or disapprove a subdivision or land development application due to the applicant's request over disputed fees.

F. 

In the event that the Township of Upper Southampton and the applicant cannot agree on the amount of review fees which are reasonable and necessary, then the fees shall be recalculated and recertified by another professional engineer licensed as such in this commonwealth and chosen mutually by the Township of Upper Southampton and the applicant or developer. The estimate certified by the third engineer shall be presumed fair and reasonable and shall be the final estimate. In the event that a third engineer is so chosen, fees for the services of said engineer shall be paid equally by the Township of Upper Southampton and the applicant or developer.

Amended 1-21-1992 by Ord. No. 295