[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of South Floral Park as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch.
72.
Licenses and permits — See Ch.
113.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch.
178.
[Adopted 2-3-1983 by L.L. No. 1-1983 (Ch. A139 of the 1987
Code)]
[Amended 4-1-1993 by L.L.
No. 1-1993]
All fees prescribed in this chapter shall be collected by the
Village Administrator or such Administrator's designated representative,
and no permits, certificates or services shall be issued or services
rendered until such fees have been paid.
[Amended 9-7-2017 by L.L.
No. 8-2017]
The estimated cost referred to in an application means the amount
of money that would ordinarily be expended for good, safe construction
in the erection or alteration of the complete building or structure,
exclusive of interior decoration. The Building Inspector is authorized
to fix, by regulations, a schedule of square feet and/or cubic feet
for buildings or structures of varying types of construction and classes
of occupancy to serve as the basis for determining estimated costs.
The estimated cost of the structure shall be determined by the Building
Inspector.
[Amended 1-8-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009; 9-7-2017 by L.L. No. 10-2017]
No person, firm or corporation shall commence the erection,
construction, enlargement, alteration, improvement, conversion or
change in the nature of the occupancy of any building or structure
or shall cause the same to be done, without first obtaining a separate
permit from the Building Inspector for each such building or structure,
except that no permit shall be required for the performance of ordinary
repairs which are not structural in nature. For a permit for a new
building or structure or for the alteration of an existing building
or structure, when the estimated cost does not exceed $1,000, the
fee shall be $100; when the estimated cost exceeds $1,000, the fee
shall be $100 plus $10 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof
of estimated cost. The fee required for each permit extension requested
shall be 25% of the total fees charged for the issuance of such permit,
but shall not be less than $50, nor exceed $200.
A. The fee required upon filing the application for extension of a permit
shall be payable at such time.
B. Any fee paid for an extension of a permit shall be nonrefundable
and shall not be applicable to nor deductible from any other fees
associated with such permit.
C. Every application for a building permit hereunder shall be accompanied
by a deposit to guarantee review and compliance in the sum of $100.
D. Application for a permit shall be made to the Building Inspector
on forms provided by him and shall contain the following information:
(1) A description of the land on which the proposed work is to be done.
(2) A statement of the use or occupancy of all parts of the land and
the proposed building or structure.
[Amended 1-8-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
For a permit for a new single-family dwelling, the fee shall be $500 or the fee computed using §
90-3 hereof, whichever is greater. These fees shall not be refundable.
[Amended 9-5-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991; 1-8-2009 by L.L. No.
1-2009]
For all certificates of completion relating to building permits,
the fee shall be $30, payable upon issuance of a building permit.
For a permit to move a building or structure, the fee shall
be $500.
[Amended 1-8-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
For a permit for the demolition of a building or structure or
part thereof, the fee shall be $200 for a single-family dwelling or
part thereof, and for other buildings or structures, the fee shall
be $10 per 100 square feet, with a maximum of $500, provided that
if the demolition is a necessary part of an alteration for which a
permit has been issued, no legal fee shall be required for such demolition.
[Amended 9-5-1991 by L.L. No. 5-1991; 4-1-1993 by L.L. No. 1-1993; 1-8-2009 by L.L. No.
1-2009]
A. For an original certificate of occupancy for a single-family dwelling,
the fee shall be $30.
B. The fee for an application to the Village Administrator for a certificate
of occupancy specifying a legal nonconforming use shall be $30.
[Amended 9-3-1998 by L.L. No. 8-1998; 1-8-2009 by L.L. No.
1-2009; 9-7-2017 by L.L. No. 9-2017]
For processing a request for a property search or issuing a
copy of an existing certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion,
or a letter of certificate, the fee shall be $30. For issuing a certificate
of summary review which includes the certification of all certificates
and permits in the file, the fee shall be $75.
[Amended 11-5-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987; 1-8-2009 by L.L. No.
1-2009]
A. For a permit to install any new oil/gas heating unit, any plumbing,
sewer connections or drainage work or to replace fixtures in a building
or structure or to extend or replace fixtures in a building or structure
or to extend or alter any existing plumbing, sewer or drainage work,
the fee shall be a minimum of $75 plus $10 for each fixture over five.
B. For a permit to alter a house drain with a sewer permit, the fee
shall be $25.
C. For a permit to connect one fixture to or replace fixtures in the
existing system, the fee shall be $25.
D. For a permit to direct replacement of fixtures or an antisiphon trap,
the fee shall be $25.
E. For a permit to extend a vent stack, the fee shall be $25.
[Amended 11-5-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987; 1-8-2009 by L.L. No.
1-2009]
For a certificate of approval of any installation or work described in §
90-10 above, the fee shall be $30, payable upon issuance of the plumbing permit, except that there is no charge for a certificate of approval for additional fixtures above five.
[Amended 1-8-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
For a permit to install water meters in a building, the fee
shall be $25.
[Amended 1-8-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
For the lines and grades for sidewalks, curbs and driveway aprons per Chapter
178, Streets and Sidewalks, §
178-2, and Chapter
210, Zoning, §
210-34, as obtained from the Village Engineer, the fee shall be $75 for 100 linear feet and $1 for each foot in excess thereof.
[Amended 11-5-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987]
After a permit has been granted, no fees in this chapter shall
be refunded for reason of abandonment of the project or revocation
of a permit or for willful violation of the provisions of the building
standards.
[Amended 1-8-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009; 5-6-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
The Board of Trustees may, by resolution, from time to time,
establish and amend a schedule of fees and deposits for all applications
to the Planning Board, the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Board of
Trustees for permits, approvals, waivers and consents of any kind,
including, without limitation, applications for subdivision, partitioning,
site plan approval, zoning variances, challenges to determinations
by the Building Official, and special use and conditional use permits.
In such schedule, the Board of Trustees may require any such applicant
to maintain insurance policies with respect to a proposed land use
project, and to reimburse the Village for all costs and expenses incurred
by the Village in processing any such application, including, without
limitation, the costs for publishing legal notices of hearings, and
for legal, engineering and other professional consultants whose services
are used by the Board to which such application is made in connection
with such Board's consideration of such application. After the Board
of Trustees initially establishes a schedule of fees and deposits
by resolution pursuant to the authority herein granted, the amount
of any fee or deposit in effect from time to time may not be increased
by more than 100% without a public hearing on not less than seven
days' notice published in the official newspaper of the Village.
[Added 9-7-2017 by L.L.
No. 7-2017]
For any work as described within this chapter already commenced
without a permit, the fee shall be two times the original permit fee.