Standard Zoning Permit Application (under 499 sq. ft.)

$75.00

Standard Zoning Permit Application (over 499 sq. ft.)

$75.00 + $.25/sq. ft.

Transient Retail Permit (30 consecutive day maximum)

$150.00 (per permit) (maximum $300.00/vender)

Soliciting/Hawking (30 consecutive day maximum)

$75.00 maximum

Home Occupation

$75.00

Certificate of Occupancy

$75.00

Conditional Use Application

$3,000.00 escrow w/replenishment at $500.00*

Zoning Hearing Board Application or other Public Hearing

$1,500.00

Sign Permit – Temporary

$75 permit fee $100.00 deposit

Sign Permit – Permanent (nonelectric)

$125.00

Sign Permit – Permanent (electric)

$125.00 + Building Dept. Fee

Special Event Permit

$75.00

Well Drilling Permit

$75.00

Wood-Fired Burner Permit (yearly)

$75.00

Wood-Fired Burner Permit (new)

$125.00

Yard Sale Permit

$10.00

Driveway Permit

$75.00

Fire, Life, and Safety Permit

$150.00 to Zoning Dept. $250.00 to Building Dept.

Road Occupancy Permit

$75.00 + $600.00 refundable deposit + $10.00/sq. ft. right-of-way disturbance

All Subdivisions (per lot)

$500.00

All Land Development Plans (first 2,500 sq. ft.)

$1,500.00 + $.25/add’l sq. ft. of new building construction

Pre-application meeting (if requested by applicant)

$350.00

Lot Line Adjustment

$200.00 and $1,500.00 escrow*

Sketch Plans (if requested by applicant)

$200.00

$350.00

$500.00

$800.00

$1,500.00

$1,800.00

Minor Subdivisions

$300.00 and $1,500.00 escrow*

Major Subdivisions

$500.00 and $4,000.00 escrow*

$600.00 and $5,000.00 escrow*

$700.00 and $6,000.00 escrow*

$800.00 and $8,000.00 escrow*

1 acre or less

$500.00 and $3,000.00 escrow*

Over 1 acre but less than 10 acres

$600.00 and $4,000.00 escrow*

Over 10 acres but less than 50 acres

$700.00 and $6,000.00 escrow*

Over 50 acres

$800.00 and $8,000.00 escrow*

Planned Residential or Mixed-Use Developments

$3,500.00 and $10,000.00 escrow*

Maximum of three (3%) percent of the approved cost of applicable site improvements. This does not include sewer lines, water lines, other utility lines, or construction of facilities inspected by Monroe County Conservation District, the Township’s Sewage Enforcement Officer, or State agencies such as PennDOT or PA DEP.

Township Engineer construction observation fees shall be paid to the Township at the time of execution of the developer’s agreement or other official notice to proceed from the Township. Funds shall be held in escrow and all construction observation invoices will be paid by the Township directly to the Township Engineer. Copies of all bills paid will be provided to the applicant/developer as a record of the draw-down of their construction observation escrow account. Any requests for additional construction observation fees by the Township Engineer (or alternate engineer) must be approved by the Board of Supervisors.

NOTE: Escrow accounts for professional fees include the Township’s reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in providing legal, administrative, and engineering reviews regarding a plan submission. Reimbursable legal and engineer fees are billed at the rates set forth in the respective professional’s published scheduled approved by the Board of Supervisors at their annual reorganization meeting.

Individual On-Lot Sewage Disposal System Permits for New Systems

(Includes individual residential spray irrigation systems)

$1,250.00 escrow

Inspections Only

$550.00 escrow

NOTE: Total fees due shall be equal to all costs of the Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) activities associated with the issuance of the permit and inspections of the system installation. Applicant is responsible to reimburse Smithfield Township any additional costs that may exceed the above escrow amounts. In the event the SEO activity expenses exceed the escrow amount, the applicant will be billed at the hourly rate established by the most current professional fee schedule. No further activity will be taken by the SEO until such time as the account is paid in full.

Individual On-Lot Sewage Disposal System Permits for Repair/Modification

Replacement of Absorption Area Required

$1,250.00 escrow

Repair or Modification Not Involving Installation or Enlargement of an Absorption Area

(Ex: replace broken pipe/tank baffle, install manhole riser)

$300.00 escrow

NOTE: Total fees due shall be equal to all costs of the Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) activities associated with the issuance of the permit and inspections of the system installation, repairs or modifications, Applicant is responsible to reimburse Smithfield Township any additional costs that may exceed the above escrow amounts. In the event the SEO activity expenses exceed the escrow amount, the applicant will be billed at the hourly rate established by the most current professional fee schedule. No further activity will be taken by the SEO until such time as the account is paid in full.

Holding Tank Permits

$1,250.00 escrow

Hourly Rate of Township SEO

Miscellaneous Sewage Enforcement Officer Services

(Includes requests for well isolation distance exemption, correspondence not related to permit issuance)

$250.00 escrow

Subdivision and Land Development

$300.00 escrow per lot/equivalent unit, or $1,500.00 escrow minimum

NOTE: The developer and/or subdivider are hereby obligated to reimburse the Township for any soil investigation costs or costs of planning module review incurred by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer during the evaluation of soils and review and processing of subdivision or land development planning modules.

Upon request of the Township, the developer shall provide additional deposits to the escrow account as work proceeds, if it is anticipated by the Township that the initial escrow deposit will not be sufficient to cover the cost of continued soil evaluations, testing, or module reviews.

All such reimbursement of costs shall be completed prior to preliminary plan approval of the subdivision and/or land development.

Community/Nonresidential On-Lot Sewage System Permits

(For new systems or system repairs)

$300.00 escrow per lot/equivalent unit, or $1,500.00 escrow minimum

NOTE: The applicant is hereby obligated to reimburse the Township for any soil investigation costs or costs of permit review and/or permit processing and inspection incurred by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer during the evaluations of soils, review, and processing of the permit and/or inspection of the system installation or repair.

For the purposes of this fee schedule, an equivalent dwelling unit is mathematically calculated to be four hundred (400) gallons per day of wastewater generated.

Waterfront Park Pavilion 1 (residents)

$25.00

Waterfront Park Pavilion 1 (nonresidents)

$100.00

Waterfront Park Pavilion 2 (residents)

$25.00

Waterfront Park Pavilion 2 (nonresidents)

$100.00

Fields

$10.00 per field per day

$50.00 per field per day

Residential False Alarms

Commercial/Industrial/School False Alarms:

Service Fee on Returned Checks

$50.00

Developer’s Ordinance Book (including Ordinance 181)

$50.00

Photocopies (single-sided)

$.25 per copy

Photocopies (double-sided)

$.35 per copy

Black and White Copies (first 1,000)

$.25 per copy

Black and White Copies (beyond 1,000)

$.25 per copy¹

Color Copies

$.50 per copy²

Specialized Documents³

Up to actual cost

Records Delivered via Email

No additional fee⁴

CD/DVD

Up to actual cost, $1.00 per disc

Flash Drive

Up to actual cost

Facsimile (FAX)

Up to actual costs⁵

Other Media

Up to actual cost

Redaction

No additional fee⁶

Conversion to Paper

$.25 per page⁷

Photographing a Record

No additional fee⁸

Postage

Up to actual cost of USPS first class postage

Certification of a Record

$5.00 per record⁹