This chapter shall be known as the "Administrative Fees Chapter."
This chapter shall apply to the collection of administrative fees required to be paid to the Town of Canandaigua. It does not apply to applications made or fees collected as part of New York State license or New York State permit programs or as authorized in Chapters
79 (Animals) and 206 (Water) of the Town Code.
This chapter authorizes the Town to collect administrative fees,
including reimbursement of costs incurred through provision of services
or processing and/or reviewing of applications.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
A.
Expenses incurred by the Town of Canandaigua through provision
of services or processing and/or reviewing any application to the
Town of Canandaigua. This includes but is not limited to:
(1)
Fees as established by the Canandaigua Town Board annually by
resolution and referenced in and made a part of the "Town of Canandaigua
Annual Fee Schedule" ("Fee Schedule").
(2)
Consultant fees, which shall be established on a case-by-case
basis by contract with the Town Board.
(3)
All expenses related to collection of delinquent administrative
fees, including any and all attorney's fees, court costs, and
disbursements.
B.
Administrative fees do not include fees described in Article
II of this chapter ("Park and Recreation Fees for New Development"). Administrative fees must be reasonable in amount.
APPLICATION
Formal request to the Town of Canandaigua for development
or use of real property, including but not limited to a zoning amendment,
temporary use permit, subdivision, site plan, special use permit,
variance, clearing and grading permit, and any and all other such
permits, licenses and/or approvals described in the Town Code.
CONSULTANT
Any person, firm and/or entity duly appointed by the Town
of Canandaigua Town Board to provide expert and/or professional services,
including attorneys and engineers, for the Town of Canandaigua. This
does not include employees of the Town.
RESPONSIBLE PARTY
The property owner(s) of record of the real property that
is the subject of an application to the Town of Canandaigua.
To offset impacts from new residential development on the Town's
parks and recreational facilities and further the goals of the Town
Parks and Recreation Master Plan, as well as the Town of Canandaigua
Comprehensive Plan, as it pertains to parks and recreation, the Town
finds it necessary to allow for collection of a parks and recreation
fee.
A parks and recreation fee shall:
A. Be in an amount as established by the Town Board;
B. Be assessed on a per-dwelling-unit basis;
C. Apply to all housing types in all districts.