| Taxes |
The Tax Collector for the Borough of Myerstown is Debrah
Mentzer 404 South Cherry Street Myerstown, Pennsylvania
17067 Telephone: 866-5498 (Please call her office for hours of operation)
Mrs. Mentzer collects Real Estate and Per Capita taxes
for the Borough. In the event the Tax Collector is not there when you want to
drop off your taxes, there is a mail slot in the front door that you can
deposit your tax information and payment into. Mrs. Mentzer was elected to
service by the people of Myerstown until 2009.
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| Fees /
Permits |
The "Fees Resolution" adopted by the Borough of Myerstown on
November 14, 2006 is published below.
The Resolution outlines the
Permits which are needed as well as the cost for each. If you are not sure a
Permit is needed in the Borough, before you begin the work, feel free to call
the Borough Office at 866-5038. It is better to have the Permit than to have
the work stop until one is obtained.
Enforcement of Permits is
addressed by the Myerstown Borough Police Department, the Borough Manager and
the Public Works Supervisor.
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| Fees
Resolution |
BOROUGH OF MYERSTOWN 2007 FEE SCHEDULE RESOLUTION
#2006-29 Adopted
BE AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED
by the Borough Council of the Borough of Myerstown, Lebanon County,
Pennsylvania, that, pursuant to the grant of powers set forth in the Borough
Code passed by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the
current Schedule of Fees for the Borough of Myerstown, Lebanon County,
Pennsylvania, is as follows:
ADMINISTRATION
| Mailing fee: Actual Postage plus handling fee ...................... |
$2.50 |
Photocopies: 1st page
..........................................................
and pages thereafter
.........................................................
|
$1.00 $.50 ea. |
Fax: Single sheet page with cover
........................................
|
$ 2.00 |
Return Check Charge
...........................................................
|
$ 25.00 |
Late Fee on invoices
.............................................................
|
10% /month |
Sewer Billing Certification Fee
.............................................
|
$10.00 |
Planning Module Review
.......................................................
|
$900.00 |
Marriage Certificate/Ceremony
............................................
|
$50.00 |
Foreman
................................................................................ Overtime
.............................................................................
|
$65.00/hr $100.00/hr |
Technical Service
.................................................................. Overtime
.............................................................................
|
$24.00/hr. $36.00/hr |
Laborer.................................................................................. Overtime
.............................................................................
|
$30.00/hr $75.00/hr |
Managers Time - Special Work
.............................................. *Plus Out-of-Pocket Expenses |
$75.00/hr* |
Administrative Research
....................................................... *Plus cost of copying, postage& handling |
$65.00/hr* |
Towing Fee per Vehicle Code Section 3352
..........................
|
$75.00 |
| Vehicle Storage Fee per Vehicle Code Section 7306
............ |
$25.00/day |
CURB / CONSTRUCTION FEES
Curb (new construction)
if line and grade must be
established by the Borough first 100 feet .......... $3,000.00 Each additional foot
...............................................................
$25.00
Curb (new
construction) if line
and grade do not need to be established by the Borough. ...................
$2,500.00
Curb
(repair)
...........................................................................
$150.00
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DEMOLITION / REMOVAL PERMIT
Commercial & Industrial (entire building) .....................
$100.00 Commercial &
Industrial (interiors only ) ....................... $50.00 Residential (entire home)
............................................... $50.00 Residential (outbuildings & sheds)
................................. $15.00 Mobile Homes
.................................................................
$100.00 |
DRIVEWAY PERMIT
Onto Borough Streets
................................................. $25.00 State Highways -- consult
PennDOT
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EXCAVATOR'S LICENSE
License Fee per
year................................................. $25.00 Excavation Inspection
.............................................. $25.00
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FIRE ESCROW, Act 98
Certification of Delinquent Taxes and
Other Chargers
. $25.00 Filing Fee for setting escrow
...
.....
.
$100.00 Service Charge
of the Expenditures from the fund and any interest generated by
the fund
... 10% |
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT FEES
Large Dump Truck per hour .
...
.
Small Dump Truck per
hour
.
...
.
.
Small Dump Truck w/plow
per hour .................................... Pick up Truck per hour
........................................................ Backhoe/Loader per hour
................................................... Auger
.................................................................................
Air Compressor per hour
.................................................... Tractor/Mower per hour
..................................................... Crack Sealing Machine
....................................................... Paint Machine per hour
....................................................... Roller per hour
....................................................................
Vibrating Tamper per
hour ................................................. Jumping Tamper per hour
................................................... Snow Blower/Tractor per hour
............................................ Snow Blower Manual per hour
.......................................... Generator per hour
.............................................................. 3 pump/hour
.......................................................................
Saw Cut-off per
hour (plus blades) ................................... Saw Walk Behind per hour (plus
blades) ......................... Barricades/day (each)
...................................................... Salter/truck/hour w/operator
.............................................. Salt/ton
............................................................ cost plus
10% Core drill (up to
and including 6") .................................... |
$80.00 $70.00 $80.00 $48.00 $60.00 $45.00 $40.00 $48.00 $95.00 $25.00 $54.00 $27.00 $34.00 $60.00 $30.00 $27.00 $38.00 $27.00 $47.00 $10.00 $150.00
$300.00 |
| Roadway Restoration & Inspection -
$100.00 for each opening or
$100.00 for each 100 length and for each fractional 100.
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IMPACT FEES from DEVELOPERS
The Borough of Myerstown on behalf of
itself, the Myerstown-ELCO Wastewater Treatment System, and the Myerstown Water
Authority will receive impact fees from developers. The fees will be managed in
the following manner.
| 1. |
The fee amount will be determined by
possible impact upon the organization. |
| 2. |
The monies will be co-mingled in an
interest bearing checking account with secondary insured investments made to
maximize any current unused portion of the impact escrow until the funds are
needed to cover invoices in hand. |
| 3. |
The accountability for the funds will be
the responsibility of the Myerstown administrative staff and ten per cent of
the expenditures and ten per cent of interest earned throughout the project
time period will be charged to the account and paid to the general fund of the
Borough of Myerstown as an administrative fee. |
| 4. |
Mandated files: |
| a. |
Letters from each organization involved outlining impact fee.
|
| b. |
Bank statements with deposit slip and cancelled checks attached.
|
| c. |
Copies of invoice marked with check numbers and date
paid. |
| d. |
Calculation of administrative fee. |
| 5. |
Areas in which impact files are to be
calculated: |
| Borough |
Borough Sewer |
Water Authority |
| Legal |
Legal |
Legal |
| Engineering |
Engineering |
Engineering |
| Advertising |
Advertising |
Advertising |
| Roadways |
Resident Inspection |
Resident Inspection |
| Street Lighting |
|
|
Storm water retention facility |
|
|
| Construction and maintenance (in case
contractors default) |
|
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MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT TO
EMPLOYEES
| Current IRS
rate. |
PARKS & RECREATION FEES
Pavilion Rentals (residents):
Upper Pavilion
..
$50.00 Lower Pavilion
west ................................. $70.00 (With electric - $100.00 and $10.00
returned upon return of key) Lower Pavilion east
.................................. $70.00
Pavilion Rentals (non-residents):
Upper Pavilion
..
$70.00 Lower Pavilion
west ................................. $90.00 (With electric - $120.00 and $10.00
returned upon return of key) Lower Pavilion east
.................................. $90.00 |
PERMITS
Poles & Guy Wires
.................................................................. Street Closing
........................................................................
Street Opening
..
.
Roadway Restoration Inspection ...........................................
Sidewalk per 40'
.....................................................................
Remodeling for $500.00 or less
.............................................. For
each additional $500.00 or part thereof ....................... Car Restoration
......................................................................
|
$5.00 $15.00 $25.00$25.00 $25.00 $20.00 $5.00
$50.00 |
POLICE DEPARTMENT FEES / FINES
Copy of Accident Report - Title
75
Chapter 37 Section 3751(b)
...................................................... $15.00 Copy of Incident Report
..................................................................
$35.00 Parking
Violations (Ordinance #747) Title 75, Section 3353(e)
..............................................................
$15.00 Snow Emergency
Violations ........................................................... $50.00
Service charge for
Sheriff, Constable, or Police service to deliver after unsuccessful delivery to
the US Post Office plus ........ $50.00 |
SALE OF MAPS & PUBLICATIONS
Sanitary Sewer Specifications
...
..
.
Subdivision & Land
Development Ordinance
...........
..
. Zoning Ordinance
.....................................................................
Zoning
Map................................................................................
|
$25.00 $35.00 $35.00 $10.00
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SEWER
Sewer Minimum Charges
and per thousand gallons thereafter are by Resolution
Swimming pools will be credited by
calculation of water meter consumption. Water meters can be picked up at the
Borough Office for a fee of ... $25.00.
In order for this to be
beneficial, pool fill should be at least 6,000 gallons or more. |
Sewer Router and accessories per hour
..
..................
RBC Lifting Device & Hardware/lift
...........................
..
.
(stipulation that the equipment be returned in the same
good condition as it was taken)
5" Pump
....................................................................................
set up charge
........................................................................ Portable Sewer Sampler or Flow Tote per
day......................... set up charge
........................................................................ Pickup Truck & Plow per hour
w/operator .............................. Dump Truck & Plow per hour
w/operator ................................ Tappins to Sewer
...................................................................... Connection to Sewer
................................................................ |
$65.00 $400.00
$150.00 $75.00 $75.00 $60.00 $75.00 $85.00 $2,700.00 $25.00 |
SIGNS
Sign
...
.....................
..
.
Plus Administrative
fee to replace sign ........ Traffic Control Signs per day per set
.................. Temporary "No Parking" signs (each) ............... |
Actual Cost of Sign $20.00 $50.00 $10.00 |
SOLICITING PERMITS
One Day
...
.............................
..
.
One Week
...........................................................
..
.
One Month
.........................................................................
One
Year............................................................................
For Each Additional
Person .............................................. |
$15.00 $26.00 $32.00 $75.00 $10.00
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SUBDIVISION & LAND
DEVELOPMENT
| If the cost of
reviewing the subdivision exceeds the amount of the fee which the subdivider
paid to the Borough, the subdivider, shall prior to the Borough approval of the
Final Plan, pay the Borough the amount in excess of the fee which was expended
in reviewing the subdivision. No development of subdivision plan shall be
approve unless all fees have been paid in full. |
Subdivision Fee (Plus
Administrative Costs) ............................. $100.00 Excavator's Inspection
...............................................................
$50.00 For Minor
Subdivisions & Administrative Fee ...........................
$1000.00 Major
Subdivisions ......................................................... Escrow
Deposit |
ZONING HEARING FEES
Zoning is administered for the Borough
by the Lebanon County Planning Department.
County Fee:
| 1. |
Any person(s) making application for a
Building and Zoning Permit shall pay a fee graduated upon the costs of
construction as follows: $20.00 for up to the first one thousand dollars, plus
$1.00 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof; and |
| 2. |
Any person(s) making application to the
Zoning Hearing Board shall pay $400.00 for each petition or appeal; and any
applicable municipal fees; and |
| 3. |
Any person(s) making application to the
elected officials for an amendment to the zoning ordinance, official map or
conditional use shall pay a fee of $400.00 for each petition and any applicable
municipal fees. |
Borough Fee: Per
meeting
............................................................................
$225.00
| PASSED AND APPROVED at a regular
meeting of the Myerstown Borough Council, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, held
this 14th day of November 2006 |
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