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Council to amend Ordinance 12-25: temporary certificate-of-occupancy fee to be corrected to $30 before public hearing
Summary
Councilmembers noted a state-imposed municipal cap on temporary certificate-of-occupancy fees and said they will amend Ordinance 12-25 to set the fee at $30 (not $39) before the public hearing and adoption.
Long Branch City Councilmembers discussed a clerical correction to Ordinance 12-25, the city's construction-fees ordinance, and agreed the ordinance must be amended to set the municipal fee for a temporary certificate of occupancy at $30 rather than $39 to align with state rules before the scheduled public hearing and adoption.
A councilmember noted that the initial introduced ordinance listed a $39 fee but said the state has informed municipalities that the local municipal fee for temporary certificates of occupancy is capped at $30. "We need a motion to amend the ordinance to indicate that the temporary certificate of occupancy fee is $30, not $39," the councilmember said, and added that the council would then take a roll call, hold a public hearing and adopt the ordinance as revised.
Councilmembers discussed procedural steps: the presiding official would read the ordinance for title, the council would vote on the amendment, and then the public hearing and final adoption would follow. One councilmember confirmed the correction and another prepared to read the ordinance title.
No final roll-call vote to amend or to adopt the ordinance appears in the transcript excerpt. Councilmembers flagged the change as a required minor amendment before the public hearing.
The council did not provide a public hearing date or an updated ordinance text in the excerpt; staff were expected to make the fee correction and proceed with the public-hearing and adoption process.
