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 Newa...
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