ZBA Fees
ARTICLE V
SCHEDULE OF FEES
(Effective January 15, 2020)
SECTION 1: APPLICATION FEES
The Norfolk Zoning Board of Appeals fees shall consist of 1) Application Fee(s) and 2) Advertising Fee(s). In certain cases, Review Fee(s) as outlined in Sections 2 & 3 below may be required.
a) Special Permit
Application Fee………………………………………………..............................…………… $300.00
Each additional Special Permit pertaining to the same site…………...…… $50.00
Advertising Fee……………………….............….…..………At the expense of the Applicant
b) Variance
Application Fee…………………………………………………..................................………… $300.00
Each additional Variance request pertaining to the same site….......….…… $50.00
Advertising Fee………………………….……..................……At the expense of the Applicant
c) Special Permit (SP) and Variance
Application Fee……………………………………………………...................................……… $300.00
Each additional SP or variance request pertaining to the same site….….… $50.00
Advertising Fee………………………….……....................……At the expense of the Applicant
d) Comprehensive Permit
Application Fee……………………………………..................................…………………….. $1,080.00
Plus per unit cost ……………………………………………….................................……...… $220.00
Advertising Fee………………………….……….....................…At the expense of the Applicant
e) Significant Change to Comprehensive Permit
Application Fee…………………………………..................................……………………..….. $300.00
Advertising Fee………………………….....................…………At the expense of the Applicant
f) Appeals
Application Fee………………………..................................………………………………..….. $300.00
Advertising Fee…………………....................……….…………At the expense of the Applicant
g) Wetland Act and/or Watershed Hearing
Application Fee…………………………………………………….......................................….. $300.00
Advertising Fee…………………………….……...................…At the expense of the Applicant
h) Addendum and changes/relief from conditions
Application Fee………………………………………………………..................................….. $300.00
Advertising Fee………………………….……….................…At the expense of the Applicant
i) Extension request for Special Permit/Variance
Application Fee………………………………………..............................………………..….. $300.00
Advertising Fee………………………….…...............………At the expense of the Applicant
j) Repetitive Petitions (Requires application to Planning Board to re-apply to ZBA)
Application Fee…………………………………..............................………….…………..….. $300.00
Advertising Fee………………………….….........................…....At the expense of the Applicant
k) Renewals of Special Permits
Application Fee…………………………………………………....................................……..….. $300.00
Advertising Fee………………………….…..…….......................At the expense of the Applicant
PLEASE NOTE: In addition to the application and advertising fees, the applicant will be required to reimburse the Town for any and all costs incurred by the Town to have an engineer/consultant review the proposal as deemed necessary by the Zoning Board of Appeals. (Please note Article V, Section 2, Rules and Regulations)
SECTION 2: APPLICATION REVIEW FEES - SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ACCOUNT
a. When reviewing an application for Special Permit/Variance or Comprehensive Permit, the Board may determine that the assistance of outside consultants is warranted due to the size, scale, or complexity of a proposed project, or because of a project's potential impacts. The Board may require that applicants pay a "review fee" consisting of the reasonable costs incurred by the Board for the employment of outside consultants engaged by the Board to assist in the review of an application.
b. In hiring outside consultants, the Board may engage engineers, planners, lawyers, urban designers or other appropriate professionals who can assist the Board in analyzing a project to ensure compliance with all relevant laws, ordinances/bylaws, and regulations.
c. Funds received by the Board pursuant to this section shall establish a special account for this purpose. Expenditures from this special account may be made at the direction of the Board without further appropriation. Expenditures from this special account shall be made only in connection with the review of a specific project or projects for which a review fee has been or will be collected from the applicant. Failure of an applicant to pay a review fee shall be grounds for denial of the application.
d. Review fees may only be spent for services rendered in connection with the specific project from which they were collected. Accrued interest may also be spent for this purpose. At the completion of the Board's review of a project, any excess amount in the account, including interest, attributable to a special project, shall be repaid to the applicant or the applicant's successor in interest. For the purpose of this regulation, any person or entity claiming to be an applicant's successor in interest shall provide the Board with documentation establishing such succession in interest.
e. Any applicant may take an administrative appeal from the selection of the outside consultant to the Board of Selectmen. The grounds for such an appeal shall be limited to claims that the consultant selected has a conflict of interest or does not possess the minimum required qualifications. The minimum qualifications shall consist either of an educational degree in, or related to, the field at issue or a related field. The required time limit for action upon an application by the Board shall be extended by the duration of the administrative appeal. In the event that no decision is made by the Board of Selectmen within one month following the filing of the appeal, the selection made by the Board shall stand.
PLEASE NOTE: The above regulation is designed to implement the provisions of Chapter 593 of the Acts of 1989, Chapter 44, as amended. (3/7/90)
SECTION 3, SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ACCOUNT - REVIEW FEE SCHEDULE
a. The Special Municipal Account Review Fees are to be made in connection with the review of a specific project or projects for which a review fee has been or will be collected from the applicant (Article V, Section 2). The Review Fees may be requested of the applicant in the determination of the Board that outside consultants are required and are in addition to the general fees set forth for an Application for Hearing before the Board (Article V, Section 1). The failure of an applicant to pay a review fee, when requested, shall be grounds for denial of the application (Article V, Section 2.c.).
b. The Review Fee Schedule as outlined in Section 3.d. of Article V, shall be considered the initial deposit for the purposes of establishing the Special Revolving Account for the project. Any additional costs associated with the review of the project shall be borne by the applicant be borne by the applicant. The Review Fee Schedule shall be amended as necessary with the concurrence of the Board Members and shall become effective on the stamped date of the Town Clerk.
c. All Review Fees shall be payable to the "Zoning Board of Appeals Review Account" and shall be deposited with the Town Treasurer into a special revolving account for the project. (effective 3/18/93)
d. REVIEW FEE SCHEDULE:
Comprehensive Permits ..............................................................$2000.00
Special Permits ....................................................................................$500.00
Variances................................................................................................$ 500.00
Wetland/Floodplain Act and/or Watershed Hearing.........$1000.00
Aquifer Protection Hearing..........................................................$1000.00