[Adopted 10-9-1996 by L.L. No. 3-1996]
[Amended 8-5-2004 by L.L. No. 4-2004]
This article shall be known as the "Town of
Greenville Planning and Zoning Fee Law" and shall apply to fees charged
by the Town of Greenville for various applications to and actions
by the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Greenville.
The Town Board may, from time to time, amend the fees in this article
by resolution.
The purpose of this article shall be to establish fees to be charged by the Town of Greenville to applicants to the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Greenville for actions of these Boards.§ A212-5.
The following fees are hereby established:
A.
Planning Board.
(1)
Subdivisions.
(a)
Application fee: $200.
[Amended 2-2-2006]
[1]
For commercial solar facilities: $500.
[Amended 5-7-2020]
(b)
Review fees: $50 per lot proposed.
(c)
Park/recreation fee: $1,500 capital contribution
for each newly created lot (required in lieu of lands).
[Amended 1-8-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004]
(d)
(e)
Professional review and consultation fees: at
cost invoiced to the Town by Town Engineer and any other professionals
retained by Town.
(g)
Inspection fee: 4% of estimated cost of required
improvements.
[Added 4-18-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
B.
C.
Zoning fees.
[Added 4-18-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(2)
Individual mobile home temporary certificate of occupancy:
$25 (nonrefundable) for initial issuance or renewal.
(3)
Mobile home court: $10 per mobile home lot, with a
minimum fee of $100.
(4)
Home occupation permit: $10.
(5)
Tenant farmer mobile home permit: $25.
(7)
Reinspection of any premises by the Building Inspector:
$50.
(8)
Boardinghouse, rooming house, lodging house, multifamily
dwelling, group dwelling, mobile home court, tourist accommodation
or bed-and-breakfast permit: $50 per building, plus $10 per dwelling
unit/room. The fee for a renewal shall be the same as for the initial
issuance.
D.
Building fees.
[Added 4-8-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
(1)
Building permits: $6 per $1,000 of construction costs,
but not less than $75. The minimum construction cost for calculating
a building permit fee shall be as follows:
[Amended 11-9-2000]
(2)
Renewal of building permit: $10 per month for each
month of requested renewal, up to six months.
(5)
For any permit requiring the Town Engineer to witness
a percolation or deep soil test on site, the applicant shall pay a
fee as follows:
[Added 2-24-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999;
amended 9-2-2004; 4-20-2023]
(6)
Renewal fee for open expired building permits: $150
for one year.
[Added 9-2-2004; amended 3-17-2005]
(7)
Close out open building permit: $75.
[Added 3-20-2014]
A.
Upon any application to the Planning Board of the
Town of Greenville for a major or minor subdivision or for a site
plan review, the applicant shall deposit with the Secretary of the
Planning Board an initial fee as set forth below:
[Amended 1-27-2021]
B.
The escrow moneys shall be placed by the Secretary
of the Planning Board in an escrow account maintained by the Town
of Greenville. There shall be no requirement for the Town of Greenville
to pay interest on any escrow deposit. The Town shall pay out of this
escrow account all required review and engineering fees as set forth
in this article.
C.
No review shall be undertaken by the Planning Board
until such escrow is paid by the applicant.
D.
In the event that the amount of an applicant's funds
in such escrow account shall fall below $100, the applicant, upon
notice from the Secretary, shall pay into the account a further fee
in an amount not greater than $500 to ensure that the Town can continue
to make payments with respect to the subject application. The amount
of such further fee shall be set by the Chairperson of the Planning
Board based upon the Town Engineer's reasonable estimate of the scope
of the subject application and the anticipated extent of further review
of the application.
[Amended 9-2-2004]
E.
Any portion of the escrow deposit not expended during
the application process shall be returned to the applicant upon receipt
of all outstanding engineering invoices have been paid and upon final
action by the Planning Board.
[Amended 9-2-2004]
F.
If any major subdivision account falls less than $1,000,
the applicant will be directed to deposit $2,000 with the Town of
Greenville. If a balance of more than $2,000 is needed to pay outstanding
engineering bills, a sufficient amount will be deposited by direction
of the Chairman of the Planning Board.
[Added 9-2-2004; amended 1-27-2021]
G.
If any minor subdivision account falls less than $500,
the applicant will be directed to deposit $1,500 with the Town of
Greenville. If a balance of more than $1,500 is needed to pay outstanding
engineering bills, a sufficient amount will be deposited by direction
of the Chairman of the Planning Board.
[Amended 1-27-2021]
H.
When any site plan account falls below $500, the applicant
will be directed to deposit $500 with the Town of Greenville. If a
balance of more than $500 is needed to pay outstanding engineering
bills, a sufficient amount will be deposited by direction of the Chairman
of the Planning Board.
[Added 9-2-2004]
I.
If any
large site plan review/solar facility account falls less than $2,000,
the applicant will be directed to deposit $1,500 with the Town of
Greenville. If a balance of more than $1,500 is needed to pay outstanding
engineering bills, a sufficient amount will be deposited by direction
of the Chairman of the Planning Board.
[Added 1-27-2021]
