2944-25 Ordinance Amending Ch. 19 Sewers, Ch. 20 Street Permit Fees.pdf

2944-25 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING CHAPTER 19 SEWERS, SUBSECTION 19-1.3, AND CHAPTER 20, STREETS AND SIDEWALKS, SUBSECTION 20-3.2 OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY that Chapter 19 Subsection 19-1.3 Permit Fees, and Chapter 20 Subsection 20-3.2 Permit Required; Fee, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange be and are hereby amended as follows: I. PURPOSE: The purpose of this ordinance is to amend and supplement Chapter 19 Subsection 19-1.3 Permit Fees, and Chapter 20 Subsection 20-3.2 Permit Required; Fee, of the Revised General Ordinances of the Township of West Orange (the “Township Code”). II. CHAPTER 19, SECTION 1.3 SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED TO INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING: (italic type denotes deletion, bold type denotes addition): Permits as herein shall be issued by the Township Engineer on payment of the following fees: a. Where the property shall have been previously assessed for the making of such connection to the curb, an inspection fee of $75 shall be charged. b. Where an owner or lessee has laid a sewer and made the necessary connections to the curb, in accordance with the provisions of this section, there shall be an inspection fee of $75 for each curb connection. c. Where a connection has been made by the Township and is into the curb of any street, and has not been assessed, there shall be a charge of $500. d. The permit obtained from the State or County Highway Department under Section 19-4 shall be delivered to the Township Engineer at the time of making application for curb connections, together with an inspection fee of $75. Permit fees under this Chapter shall be prescribed by Resolution of the Township Council. III. CHAPTER 20, SECTION 3.2 SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED TO INCORPORATE THE FOLLOWING: (italic type denotes deletion, bold type denotes addition

Fee Schedule Curb and Sidewalk Permit Length of Curb or Sidewalk Fee Less than or 50 linear feet $25 More than 50 linear feet $0.50 per linear foot Minimum Fee $25 Maximum Fee $100 Permit fees under this Chapter shall be prescribed by Resolution of the Township Council. III. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES Any Ordinances of the Township which are in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. IV. SEVERABILITY If any part of this Ordinance shall be deemed invalid, such parts shall be severed and the invalidity thereof shall not affect the remaining parts of this Ordinance. V. EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall take effect upon final passage and publication in accordance with the law. Susan McCartney, Mayor Joseph Krakoviak, Council President Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C., Township Clerk Introduced: November 12, 2025 Adopted: November 24, 2025

2944-25 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY These amendments to the Sewer, the Street and the Sidewalk Ordinance(s) will delete the fee schedules for inspection of Sewer, Curb, and Sidewalk repair or replacement by contractors working in the Township, and establish that the new fee schedules will be prescribed by a resolution of the Township Council.