The Planning Board may charge expenses plus
a fee; which fee shall not exceed 1/2 of 1% of the action's total
cost to the applicant in order to recover the costs of preparing and/or
reviewing environmental impact statements in accordance with the following
fee schedule:
A.
The number of hours each individual utilizes in the
preparation of any and all documents relating to any determination
pursuant to this Local Law No. 2 of 1977 of the Town of Binghamton,
multiplied by twice such individual's hourly rate of compensation,
shall constitute the fee.
B.
All expenses paid or incurred by the Town of Binghamton.
The Town Board may, from time to time after
public hearing, modify the procedures of this chapter, broaden the
scope of actions for which environmental review is required and establish
further environmental review criteria. Such amendments shall be no
less protective of environmental values, public participation and
agency and judicial review than the procedures set forth in Part 617
or New York State Environmental Conservation Law § 8-0113.
[Amended 4-15-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
Upon the written request of any person, the
Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
shall review and determine whether any action contained in the Town's
own list or classification system is consistent with the criteria
of Section 617.11 and the actions in Section 617.4 of Part 617, State
Environmental Quality Review. The Commissioner shall give written
notification of the determination to such persons and the Town within
30 days of receipt of a request.
