The Board of Trustees finds and determines that the construction of
dwelling units and conversion of nonresidential building space to dwelling
units places a burden upon the Village's park and recreation facilities.
State Village Law § 7-730 authorizes a local requirement for developers
of dwelling units to set aside parkland or pay a fee in lieu thereof to provide
funds for the acquisition and improvement of park and recreation facilities.
The Board of Trustees finds and determines that the Village in its entirety
constitutes a neighborhood and that the community facilities of the Village
are in all respects neighborhood facilities available to all residents of
the Village. The Board of Trustees thus finds and determines that the best
and most practical parks, playgrounds and recreation facilities can be provided
through a municipal system of parks, playgrounds and recreation facilities,
and that developers of all dwelling units should contribute a fair share toward
the improvement and strengthening of the Village's park and recreation
facilities.
Upon issuance of approval or permit of a subdivision plat, site plan
or other plan which shows dwelling units, the Planning Board or Building Inspector,
as the case may be, as a condition of approval or permit, shall require the
set-aside of parkland or recreation area and/or the payment by the applicant
to the Village of a sum determined by the Board of Trustees. Such sum shall
constitute a trust fund to be used by the Board of Trustees exclusively for
Village park, playground or recreation purposes, including the acquisition
or improvement of land. The Planning Board may, where appropriate, require
the set-aside of parkland or recreation area and the payment of a sum to the
Village.
Based on an inventory of the Village's park and recreation facilities,
potential new residential development and the park and recreation needs of
such new development, the Board of Trustees determines that the amount of
the parkland and recreation fee shall be $2,000 per dwelling unit. Said amount
may be amended from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees. Any
dwelling unit for which a building permit has not been issued prior to the
date of adoption of this chapter shall be subject to the parkland and recreation
fee.