Page 8 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • February 26, 2014 Wyckoff Township to boost fees for peddlers and solicitors by John Koster The Wyckoff Township Committee has introduced an ordinance that will boost the annual fees for ped- dlers and solicitors to $250 a year, including an extra cost of $10 for obtaining photographic identification badges. The ordinance, introduced on Feb. 18, will be con- sidered for final passage at the public meeting on March 4. The measure would raise the fee for solicitors from $25 to $250 per year, with an increase to $125 if the application comes in after July 1. Ordinance to enhance setbacks voted The Wyckoff Township Committee adopted an ordinance last week to preserve the aesthetic beauty of Wyckoff and make sure that residents can get their cars out of the driveway under all circumstances. The ordinance provides that garages in the RA-25 and RA-15 zones that face the side yard shall be no less than 27 feet from the side yard property line. In the RA-15 zone, if a home has a gross building area which exceeds 2,700 square feet, the minimum side yard setback shall now be 20 feet. In the RA-25 zone, if a home has a gross building area that exceeds 3,700 square feet, the minimum side yard setback shall be 25 feet. The Wyckoff ordinance adopted last week tangen- tially confronts the tendency of some new property owners to overbuild new or renovated houses, imposing on the neighbors both in aesthetic terms and in traffic considerations. Glen Rock, after two years of study, recently intro- duced its long-awaited “McMansion” ordinance to limit the construction of new houses based on lot size. Sug- gestions from residents to eliminate large houses in the Mediterranean mode were seen as having no likelihood of surviving an appeal, but limits on lot crowding are seen as viable. J. KOSTER The fee for peddlers would increase from $25 to $75 per day and would increase from $100 to $250 per year. As with solicitors, licenses issued to peddlers after July 1 would also go for an additional $125. The $10 fee for photographic ID issued by the Wyckoff Police Department would apply to both ped- dlers and solicitors. A separate ordinance would leave the application fee for towing licenses at the present $100, but would increase the license fee from $100 to $250 per year. Another ordinance will increase the application fee for police candidates from $25 to $80. Fees for the inspection of building plans and con- struction would also be increased in some cases. Permit fees for in-ground pools would bee changed from a minimum of $120 to $380 in addition to electri- cal, plumbing, fire, and fence inspection. The fee for inspecting an in-ground pool would be increased from $125 to $200, and the fee for a pool heater inspection or a generator inspection would be established at $100. A minimum fee for smoke detector inspection has been established at $75 per dwelling unit and $20 for each smoke detector.