[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Richmond 7-13-2004 by L.L. No. 1-2004. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Mobile home parks — See Ch. 137.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 173.
Zoning — See Ch. 200.
This chapter shall be known as the "Fee Reimbursement Local Law."
This chapter shall be applicable to all administrative costs, expenses and disbursements incurred by the Town of Richmond in reviewing and processing municipal applications which may or may not be approved.
The purpose of this chapter shall be to provide to the Town of Richmond the authority to recoup and be reimbursed for its administrative and out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in the processing of municipal applications. The Town shall be authorized to impose such costs and expenses as are reasonably necessary to process such applications.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following phrases and words shall have the meaning assigned below, except in those instances when the context indicates a different meaning:
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
Those charges incurred by the Town in processing and reviewing municipal applications within the Town of Richmond, including but not limited to:
A. 
Engineering fees.
B. 
Attorney fees.
C. 
Appraisal fees.
D. 
Municipal finance fees.
E. 
Land survey fees.
F. 
Any other costs incurred by the Town in processing and reviewing an application.
ATTORNEY FEES
Those fees billed to the Town by its Town Attorney or any special counsel as paid, approved and audited by the Town Board and adopted by Town Board resolution.
AUDITED
Reviewed and approved by the Town Board upon a determination that such fees are reasonably related to the processing and reviewing of the application and being average and customary to those fees charged by consultants within this community.
ENGINEERING FEES
Those fees billed to the Town by its Town Engineer or any engineer as paid, approved and audited by the Town Board and adopted by Town Board resolution.
MUNICIPAL APPLICATION
Includes, but is not limited to, zoning, rezoning, subdivision, site plans, special use permits, variances, building permits, clearing and grading permits, waste management facilities permits, adult entertainment licenses and any other permits, licenses or approvals granted by the Town of Richmond.
REASONABLY NECESSARY
Such fees and costs that bear a reasonable relationship to the average and customary costs in the community to accomplish the processing and review of an application.