Title
Dept./ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Refund
Purpose: Refund monies for overpayment of construction permit fees.
Entity Name: PSE&G
Entity Address: 4000 Hadley Road, South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080
Amount: $6,572.00
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
1234-1240 McCarter Highway/Block 434/Lot 38
Additional Information:
Permit #22-CP-000697; 1234-1240 McCarter Highway, Newark, New Jersey/Block 434/Lot 38
Certification of Funds in the amount of $6,572.00.
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WHEREAS, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), 4000 Hadley Road, South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080, submitted an application to the Uniform Construction Code Office (the “UCC Office”) for a Construction Permit to perform new construction of a three-family install property located at 1234-1240 McCarter Highway, Newark, New Jersey 07104; and
WHEREAS, PSE&G paid a relevant fee in the amount of Six Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($6,572.00), (which consists of Plan Review Fees and Construction Permit Fees), as per the attached Construction Permit Document relating to Permit #22-CP-000697; and
WHEREAS, the permit for the construction, specifically, Permit #22-CP-000697, for 1234-1240 McCarter Highway/Block 434/Lot 38, was voided by the Construction Official because UCC used the improper calculation of alterations instead of new construction, therefore PSE&G provided an overpayment; the building technical section reflected this incorrect calculation; and
WHEREAS, PSE&G is requesting that building permit fees be recalculated based on new construction figures which are, area and volume instead of alterations, which are based on the estimated costs of a job, and a refund be issued for such overpaid amounts; and
WHEREAS, it is the determination of the Construction Official of the Department of Engineering, on behalf of the City of Newark, that the permit issued to and paid for by PSE&G, is voidable and a partial refund be issued in the amount of Six Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($6,572.00), against Permit #22-CP-000697.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Director of the Department of Finance is hereby authorized to issue a refund check in the amount of Six Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($6,572.00), to PSE&G, 4000 Hadley Road, South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080 against fees paid towards Permit #22-CP-000697.
2. The Construction Official of the Uniform Construction Code Office, the Department of Engineering, on behalf of the City of Newark is hereby authorized to make appropriate entries to reflect the partial refund made.
3. The State of New Jersey Uniform Construction Code Regulations, N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.18 et seq., governing the refund of application fees provides that the Construction Permit Fees, of which Plan Review Fees forms are part, shall be returned back to the applicant due to an overcharge.
4. Attached is a Certification of Funds from the Director of the Department of Finance, which states: (1) that there are sufficient funds in the amount of Six Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars and Zero Cents ($6,572.00), for the purpose set forth herein above; and (2) that the line appropriation which shall be charged is as follows:
Business Unit Department Division/Proj. Account # Bud. Ref.
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5. A fully executed copy of this Resolution, shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk by the Construction Official for the Department of Engineering.
STATEMENT
This Resolution authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance to issue a refund check made payable to PSE&G, 4000 Hadley Road, South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080, in the amount of $6,572.00, against fees paid towards Permit #22-CP-000697.