[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of
the Village of Port Chester 6-11-1990 as L.L. No. 7-1990; amended in its entirety 6-20-2023 by L.L. No. 7-2023. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The rationale for creating this post is the desire of the Mayor
and Board of Trustees to continue their practice of making use of
the background and knowledge of Board members and extending that practice
into the area of development. With the adoption of the form-based
Zoning Code in 2020, the Village is experiencing significant development
interest and ensuing applications for land use approvals for large-scale
mixed residential/commercial use. In addition, some development interest
and/or applications have included proposed transactions involving
Village real property for assemblage purposes. As development projects
in the Village move steadily toward fruition and numerous other projects
proceed through the approval process, it is more than ever desirable
that a member of the Board of Trustees with skills and experience
be specifically designated to work with the Mayor to act as Development
Coordinator and be a single point of contact on behalf of the full
Board on development matters. The Development Coordinator shall be
designated by the Board to serve in such capacity at its pleasure,
and will assume this responsibility at no cost to the Village. The
duties of Development Coordinator shall not reduce the powers and
responsibilities of the Mayor and Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees hereby creates the post of the Development
Coordinator.
The duties of the Development Coordinator shall be as prescribed
hereafter.
A.
The Village Clerk shall, upon receipt, notify the Mayor and Development Coordinator of any application, petition or request to be referred to the Board relative to its authority pursuant to Article 15 of the General Municipal Law and Chapters 90 and 345 of the Village Code or the acquisition, sale, lease or transfer of Village property.
B.
Upon request of the Mayor or Development Coordinator, the Village
Clerk shall provide such application data as may be requested be either
of them. The Mayor and Development Coordinator shall have a reasonable
opportunity to prescreen documents, reviews, proposals, applications
and reports and to brief the Board prior to public hearings or at
such other times as they deem it desirable and to report to the Board
of Trustees regarding any matter herein provided for their review.
D.
The Mayor and Development Coordinator shall attend meetings on behalf
of the Board of Trustees with prospective applicants for land use
approvals or with applicants for land use approvals pertaining to
any action required or requested from the Board.
The delegation of duties herein set forth shall not have any
effect upon the powers and duties of the Village Manager or of any
other employee of the Village, nor shall such delegation, in any manner,
abolish, transfer or curtail any power of any elected or appointed
officer or the Board of Trustees itself.
