Town of Cortlandt, NY Chapter 279 Town Charges, Payment of

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Cortlandt 1-3-1989 as L.L. No. 1-1989. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 279-1 Purpose and intent.

The purpose and intent of this chapter is to ensure that the Town of Cortlandt and any agency, board, department, commission or bureau thereof receives full and timely payment of all fees, fines, assessments and charges properly due the town.

§ 279-2 Grant of licenses and approvals to be conditioned upon payment.

No agency, board, department, commission or bureau of the Town of Cortlandt shall grant any permit, license, approval, variance or certificate to any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity where such individual, partnership, corporation or other entity has failed to make full and timely payment to the town of any fee, fine, assessment or other charge properly due the town.

§ 279-3 Confirmation of payment; form of payment.

Before any permit, license, approval, variance or certificate is issued to any individual, partnership, corporation or other entity, each applicable agency, board, department, commission or bureau of the town shall confirm that the applicant has made full and timely payment of all fees, fines, assessments or other charges properly due the town. In such cases where delinquent fees, fines, assessments or other charges are properly due the town, the payment shall be made in cash or certified check only; checks subject to collection shall not be acceptable.

§ 279-4 When effective; applicability.

This enactment shall take effect immediately and shall apply to both new and pending matters before any agency, board, department, commission or bureau of the town.