| Taxes |
The Tax Collector for the
Borough of Myerstown is
Nichole Berger
500 S. Railroad Street
Myerstown,
Pennsylvania 17067
Telephone: 926-7341
| Hours: |
5pm - 9pm Monday -
Thursday
12pm - 4pm
Friday
Saturday & Sunday by
Appointment |
Mrs. Berger 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. Berger was elected to service by the
people of Myerstown.
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| Fees /
Permits |
The "Fees Resolution" adopted
by the Borough of Myerstown 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
FEE SCHEDULE RESOLUTION
#2009-03
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:
|
$
.25/page
|
| Return Check Charge
|
$25.00 |
| Late Fee on invoices
|
10% /month |
| Sewer Billing
Certification Fee |
$10.00 |
Planning Module
Review
|
$500.00 |
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
|
Manager’s 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
|
each cost* |
| Vehicle Storage Fee per
Vehicle Code Section 7306 |
$25.00/day |
OPEN RECORDS
| Record Type |
Fee |
| Copies: (A "photocopy" is either a
single-sided copy or one side of a double-sided black -and-white copy of a
standard 8.5" x 11" page) |
$ .25 cents per page |
| Certification of a
Record (Please note that certification fees do not include notarization
fees). |
$1.00 per record,
not per page |
| Specialized Documents:
For example, but not limited to, blueprints, color copies, non-standard sized
documents |
Actual Cost |
Facsimile/Microfiche/
Other Media: |
Actual Cost |
| Redaction
Fee |
No Redaction Fee may be
imposed |
Conversion
to
Paper |
If a record is only
maintained electronically of in other non-paper media, duplication fees shall
be limited to the lesser of the fee for duplication on paper or the fee for
duplication in the original media unless the requester specifically requests
for the record to be duplicated in the more expensive medium.
(Sec.1307(e)) |
| Postage Fees |
see attached |
| Prepayment |
The Borough shall
require prepayment if the total fees are estimated to exceed
$100.00 |
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 |
DEMOLITION / REMOVAL PERMIT
Commercial & Industrial (entire building)
|
$100.00 |
Residential (outbuildings & sheds)
|
$15.00 |
Commercial & Industrial (iinteriors only )
|
$50.00 |
Residential (entire home)
|
$50.00 |
| Mobile
Homes |
$100.00 |
DRIVEWAY PERMIT
| Onto Borough Streets
|
$25.00 |
| State Highways
|
consult
PennDOT |
EXCAVATOR'S LICENSE
| License Fee per
year |
$25.00 |
| Excavation
Inspection |
$25.00 |
FIRE ESCROW, Act 98
| Certification of
Delinquent Taxes and Other Charges |
$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 |
$80.00 |
| Small Dump Truck per hour |
$70.00 |
| Small Dump Truck w/plow per hour |
$80.00 |
| Pick up Truck per hour |
$48.00 |
| Backhoe/Loader per hour |
$60.00 |
| Auger |
$45.00 |
| Air Compressor per hour |
$40.00 |
| Tractor/Mower per hour |
$48.00 |
| Crack Sealing Machine |
$95.00 |
| Paint Machine per hour |
$25.00 |
| Roller per hour |
$54.00 |
| Vibrating Tamper per hour |
$27.00 |
| Jumping Tamper per hour |
$34.00 |
| Snow Blower/Tractor per hour |
$60.00 |
| Snow Blower – Manual per hour |
$30.00 |
| Generator per hour |
$27.00 |
| 3” pump per hour |
$38.00 |
| Saw – Cut-off per hour (plus blades)
|
$27.00 |
| Saw – Walk Behind per hour (plus blades)
|
$47.00 |
| Barricades per day (each) |
$10.00 |
| Salter/truck per hour w/operator |
$150.00 |
| Salt per ton |
cost plus
10% |
| Core drill (up to and including 6") |
$300.00 |
| Roadway Restoration
& Inspection - - $100.00 for each opening or $100.00 for each 100’
length and for each fractional 100' |
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) |
|
|
|
MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT TO
EMPLOYEES
| Current IRS rate. |
Pavilion Rentals to Residents
| Upper Pavilion
|
$50.00 |
Lower Pavilion –
west
(With electric - $100.00 and $10.00 returned upon
return of key) |
$70.00 |
| Lower Pavilion –
east |
$70.00 |
Pavilion Rentals to Non-residents
| Upper Pavilion
|
$70.00 |
Lower Pavilion –
west
(With electric - $120.00 and $10.00 returned upon
return of key) |
$90.00 |
| Lower Pavilion –
east |
$90.00 |
PERMITS
| Poles & Guy Wires
|
$5.00 |
| Street Closing
|
$15.00 |
| Street Opening
|
$25.00 |
| Roadway Restoration
Inspection |
$25.00 |
| Sidewalk per 40'
|
$25.00 |
| Remodeling for $500.00
or less |
$20.00 |
| For each additional
$500.00 or part thereof |
$5.00 |
| Car Restoration
|
$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 |
$25.00 |
| Subdivision & Land
Development Ordinance |
$35.00 |
| Zoning Ordinance
|
$35.00 |
| Zoning Map |
$10.00 |
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 6,000 gallons or more. |
| Sewer Router and
accessories per hour |
$65.00 |
RBC Lifting Device &
Hardware/lift
(stipulation that the equipment be returned in
the same good condition as it was taken) |
$400.00 |
| 5" Pump |
$150.00 |
| set up charge
|
$75.00 |
| Portable Sewer Sampler
or Flow Tote per day |
$75.00 |
| set up charge
|
$60.00 |
| Pickup Truck & Plow
per hour w/operator |
$75.00 |
| Dump Truck & Plow
per hour w/operator |
$85.00 |
| Tappins to Sewer
|
$2,058.56 |
| Connection to Sewer
|
$25.00 |
Sewer Use
Charges/quarter
0-5,000 gallons minimum |
$34.50 |
Sewer Use
Charges/quarter
each 1,000 gallons over minimum |
$ 8.50 |
Debt Service Fee/quarter
per 1
dwelling unit as per 01/01/09 |
$100.00 |
SIGNS
| Sign |
Actual Cost of
Sign |
| Plus Administrative fee
to replace sign |
$20.00 |
| Traffic Control Signs
per day per set |
$50.00 |
| Temporary "No Parking"
signs (each) |
$10.00 |
SOLICITING PERMITS
| One Day |
$15.00 |
| One Week |
$26.00 |
| One Month |
$32.00 |
| One Year |
$75.00 |
| For Each Additional
Person |
$10.00 |
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 ......................................................$300.00
|
| PASSED AND APPROVED at
a regular meeting of the Myerstown Borough Council, Lebanon County,
Pennsylvania, held this 13th day of January 2009 |
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