This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as "Local Law No. 5 of the Year 1991, of the Village of Hammondsport."
This legislation establishes various fees and costs, together with
the responsibility for their payment, which are deemed necessary and
proper for the cost-effective administration of those certain municipal
functions enunciated herein.
Costs for which the applicant is liable shall
be as follows:
A. Administrative costs include but are not limited to
processing applications, consultations among municipal officers and
officials regarding the facts and circumstances of the application,
preparation of hearing notices, publication of hearing notices, providing
notice to other governmental agencies, preparation of affidavits of
posting and publication, preparation and maintenance of official records
regarding the application and municipal review of the application,
testimony by municipal officials at public hearings, processing of
resolutions and determinations, filing fees and miscellaneous services
and disbursements.
B. Engineering costs include review of plans at various
stages, analysis of public improvements, preparation of reports, design
analysis, inspection fees, preparation of improvement cost estimates,
examination of property descriptions and miscellaneous services and
disbursements.
C. Legal costs include but are not limited to application
review, review and analysis of applicable zoning law provisions, review
and analysis of applicable subdivision regulations, preparation of
hearing notices, attendance at meetings and public hearings, preparation
of resolutions and determinations, preparation of SEQR determinations,
review of bonds for public improvements, review of offers of dedication,
review of easements, preparation and review of agreements, review
of deeds and miscellaneous services and disbursements.
D. SEQR compliance. Whenever environmental analysis is
required pursuant to the provisions of the State Environmental Quality
Review Act (SEQRA) or any local law implementing the SEQRA, all expenses
relating to the environmental analysis shall be borne by the applicant.
Fees shall be established pursuant to a resolution of the Board of
Trustees, in a manner consistent with Title 6 of NYCRR, Part 617.
The Village Board of Trustees shall establish
the fees required for its administrative costs hereinabove defined
as well as for those particular municipal services, functions and
activities hereinafter set forth. These fees shall be established
by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees, and such resolution
may be modified from time to time. Any resolution or modification
thereof shall take effect after adoption and upon filing with the
Village Clerk and shall be applicable to all pending applications
as well as to applications filed thereafter. All fees paid hereunder
shall be nonrefundable.
A. Fees shall be established for the following Zoning
Board of Appeals matters:
(3) Zoning Law interpretation (at request of applicant alone).
B. Fees shall be established for the following Planning
Board matters:
(3) Minor subdivision applications.
(4) Major subdivision applications:
(c)
Recreation fees in lieu of parkland.
Fees shall be established for the following
activities of the Zoning Officer and Building Inspector:
B. Inspections during construction.
D. Certificates of zoning compliance.
E. Certificate of occupancy.
F. Fire prevention and safety inspections.
G. Floodplain development permits.
H. Installation of radiating space heaters.
Whenever an extension is necessary to prevent
an approval from lapsing or becoming otherwise void, the first such
request for an extension shall be processed at no charge, and the
second and each subsequent request for an extension shall be processed
only upon prior payment of fees established by resolution of the Village
Board of Trustees.
No abatement of fees shall be granted as a result
of an applicant seeking more than one approval or submitting more
than one application in connection with a particular project.
Whenever an application is submitted to amend
an approved plan or permit, it shall be deemed a new application,
and the fees specified pursuant to this section shall apply; provided,
however, that in the case of an amendment to a subdivision plat, the
fees shall be based on the number of lots modified or affected by
the amendment, and provided further that in no event shall the fees
due on a subdivision amendment application be less than the minimum
provided for a minor or major subdivision, respectively.