The provisions of Article 19-A of the General Municipal Law
are hereby applicable to the establishment or extension of a Business
Improvement District in the Town of Riverhead.
The Riverhead Business Improvement District shall be and is
hereby established in the Town of Riverhead, the Town Board having
found that the establishment of the district is in the public interest,
that all notices, mailing and hearing requirements have been complied
with, that all properties within the district will benefit from the
establishment and that all properties benefited are included within
the boundaries of the district. The boundaries of said district are
hereby established as shown on the map entitled "BID Map, Town of
Riverhead, Suffolk County, New York," as last amended February 4,
2005, which map is hereby made a part of this chapter, and all notations,
references and other things shown thereon shall be as much a part
of this chapter as if fully described herein. Where uncertainty exists
with respect to the boundaries of the aforesaid district as shown
on the BID Map, the following rules shall apply:
A. Where the district boundaries are indicated as approximately following
the center lines of streets or highways, street lines or highway right-of-way
lines, such center lines, street lines or highway right-of-way lines
shall be construed to be such boundaries.
B. Where the district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately
follow lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be said boundaries.
C. Where the district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately
parallel to the center lines or street lines of streets or to the
center lines or right-of-way lines of highways, such district boundaries
shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distance
therefrom as indicated on the BID Map. If no distance is given, such
dimension shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on said
BID Map.
D. Where the boundary of the district follows a railroad line, such
boundary shall be deemed to be located midway between the main tract
of said railroad line.
E. Where the boundary of the district follows a stream, lake, or other
body of water, said boundary line shall be deemed to be at the limit
of the jurisdiction of the Town of Riverhead unless otherwise indicated.
The construction improvements and provisions of services within
the district shall be pursuant to such district plan of the Riverhead
Business Improvement District. All said services shall be in addition
to, and not a substitution for, required municipal services provided
by the Town of Riverhead on a Town-wide basis.
All properties within the Business Improvement District shall
be deemed benefited by the district and thus shall be taxed. Any property
seeking exemption from taxation as allowed under the Real Property
Tax Law or by virtue of being a primary residence with no business
income derived therefrom must be certified exempt by the Business
Improvement District Management Corporation on or before March 1 of
the year for which the Assessor is taxing.
To the extent not otherwise explicitly provided herein, the
provisions set forth in Article 19-A of the General Municipal Law
shall govern the operation of the Business Improvement District and
the District Management Association in the Town. Insofar as the provisions
of this article are inconsistent with the provisions of any other
local law or act, the provisions of this article shall be controlling.
Any amendments to the Business Improvement District or to the
Business Improvement District Plan shall be made in accordance with
the provisions set forth in § 980-i of Article 19-A of the
General Municipal Law.