Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Refund
Purpose: Refund monies for construction permit fees
Entity Name: All American Oil Recovery Company
Entity Address: 1067 Route 23, Wayne, New Jersey 07470
Amount: $115.00
List of Property:
(Address/Block/Lot/Ward)
68 Chambers Street/Block 1996/Lot 16/East Ward
Additional Information:
Certification of Funds in the amount of $115.00
(Permit Number 19-CP-001583; 68 Chambers Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105)
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WHEREAS, All American Oil Recovery Company, 1067 Route 23, Wayne, New Jersey 07470, submitted an application to the Uniform Construction Code Office (the “UCC Office”) dated July 3, 2019, for a Construction Permit to perform a 550-gallon Underground Storage Tank (UST) removal for the property located at 68 Chambers Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105; and
WHEREAS, All American Oil Recovery Company, paid a relevant fee in the amount of One-Hundred and Forty-Four Dollars and Zero Cents ($144.00) (which consists of Plan Review Fees and Construction Permit Fees) as per the attached Construction Permit Document relating to Permit Number 19-CP-001583; and
WHEREAS, the permit for the construction, specifically, Permit Number 19-CP-001583, for 68 Chambers Street, Newark, New Jersey 07105, Block 1996, Lot 16, was voided by the Construction Official because the homeowner hired another contractor to remove underground oil storage tank, therefore All American Oil Recovery Company, has not and will not be conducting any work associated with this project. All American Oil Recovery Company made a timely application to the UCC Office for a refund of the fees paid; and
WHEREAS, it is the determination of the Construction Official of the City of Newark, that the permit issued to and paid for by All American Oil Recovery Company, is voidable and a refund in the amount of One-Hundred Fifteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($115.00) (20% of the total Construction Permit Fee, $29.00, is withheld for Plan Review Services), against Permit Number 19-CP-001583, dated July 3, 2019, may be issued.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Director of Finance is hereby authorized to issue a refund check in the amount of One-Hundred Fifteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($115.00) to All American Oil Recovery Company, 1067 Route 23, Wayne, New Jersey 07470, against fees paid towards Permit Number 19-CP-001583, dated July 3, 2019.
2. The Construction Official of the Uniform Construction Code Office, Department of Engineering, is hereby authorized to make appropriate entries to reflect the refund made.
3. The State of New Jersey Uniform Construction Code regulations N.J.A.C. 5:23-4.18(a), governing the refund of application fees states, the Construction Permit Fees of which Plan Review Fees forms a part, shall be returned back to the applicant, less 20% withheld to cover the Plan Review Services, which fee is non-refundable.
4. Attached is a Certification of Funds from the Director of Finance, which states: (1) that there are sufficient funds in the amount of One-Hundred Fifteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($115.00) 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.
NW026 38750 B2019
5. A fully executed copy of this resolution, shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk by the Construction Official, Department of Engineering.
STATEMENT
This resolution hereby authorizes the Director of Finance to issue a check made payable to All American Oil Recovery Company, 1067 Route 23, Wayne, New Jersey 07470, in the amount of One-Hundred Fifteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($115.00) against fees paid towards Permit Number 19-CP-001583.