[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Sag Harbor 8-12-2014 by L.L. No. 10-2014. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An eligible entity as defined herein.
Includes those costs associated with the upgrade (defined
herein) of an existing sanitary system, including, but not limited
to, costs for labor, materials, and site restoration. Such costs shall
not include financing or interest charges.
The process whereby nitrate-nitrogen is converted to nitrogen
gas, which can then be liberated into the atmosphere. This reaction
is the mechanism for removal of nitrogen from wastewater. For purposes
of this chapter, denitrification shall include the further removal
or reduction of nitrates in the groundwater.
Any person, estate, trust, beneficiaries of an estate or
trust, partnership, or member of a limited-liability corporation,
or a corporation or other legal entity which owns residential or nonresidential
property which is eligible for the rebate established by this chapter
for the costs of upgrading the sanitary system on the premises to
current standards.
Those approvals required by the Village of Sag Harbor or
the Suffolk County Department of Health Services pursuant to an applicant's
subdivision, site plan, variance, wetlands permit, building permit,
or change-of-zone request, or in furtherance of any SEQRA-related
mitigation.
Any sanitary system located within the Village of Sag Harbor
and constructed prior to January 1, 1981, which system has not been
upgraded or repaired to meet the current requirements of the Suffolk
County Department of Health Services, and the upgrade of which is
entirely voluntary, and not required, conditioned upon, or pursuant
to any land use approvals from the Village of Sag Harbor or the Suffolk
County Department of Health Services.
The voluntary removal, repair, or replacement of an existing
substandard sanitary system with a system which meets the current
Suffolk County Department of Health Services specifications for sanitary
systems for the specific premises which the system services.
A.
Eligibility.
(1)
In order to claim the rebate established by this chapter, an applicant
must be an eligible entity, as defined herein, and must upgrade an
existing substandard sanitary system on residential or nonresidential
property with a system which meets current Suffolk County Department
of Health Services requirements. To be eligible, the upgrade shall
be entirely voluntary and shall not be required, conditioned upon,
or pursuant to any land use approvals from the Village of Sag Harbor
or the Suffolk County Department of Health Services.
(2)
The upgrade of the sanitary system must result in the further denitrification
of groundwater, as defined herein, and must be in compliance with
all state and local laws and codes.
(3)
In order to claim the rebate established by this chapter, an applicant
must receive conditional approval from the Sag Harbor Village Building
Department, as described below.
(4)
Where the applicant owns more than one eligible property, there shall
be authorized one rebate for each eligible sanitary system upgrade.
B.
Procedure for rebate. In order to claim the rebate established by
this section, the applicant must:
(1)
Submit a septic system upgrade notification form to the Village Building
Department. Said form shall set forth the location, installation detail,
and description of the upgrade of the septic system and shall include
a certified estimate from the contractor who will perform said upgrade.
No charge will be imposed for this form.
(2)
Upon review and approval of said form, the Village Building Department
shall issue the applicant a conditional approval. Said conditional
approval shall serve to encumber the rebate monies attributable to
the applicant's upgrade for a period of six months. Within said
time, the applicant must complete the upgrade as described below in
order to receive the rebate monies. A conditional approval may be
extended for a period of up to 60 days upon good cause shown and at
the discretion of the Village Building Inspector.
(a)
The conditional approval shall include a notice to the applicant
that an upgraded sanitary system must be maintained in proper operating
condition from the date of installation.
(3)
Upon completing said upgrade, the applicant must submit the following
to the Building Department for review and approval;
(a)
A notarized certification, or Suffolk County Department of Health
Services WWM-073 form, from the contractor(s) who actually performed
the upgrade, certifying that:
(b)
A voucher or receipt showing the actual cost the applicant paid
for said upgrade.
(c)
A W-9 form, as well as a supplier master file maintenance form.
(4)
Upon review and approval by the Building Department of the above
documentation, payment of said rebate shall be made by the Village
Treasurer.
C.
Rebate amount and availability.
(1)
Funds are available for disbursements of up to 50% of the cost of
said upgrade, but in no case shall said disbursements exceed the following:
(a)
For an alternate sewage disposal system, as that term is defined
in the Suffolk County Department of Health Services Standards, and
as may be updated and amended from time to time: $5,000;
(b)
For a typical clustered disposal system, as that term is defined
in the Suffolk County Department of Health Services Standards, and
as may be updated and amended from time to time: $2,500.
(2)
In those cases where the upgrade is located within 200 feet of a
water body, funds are available for disbursements of up to 60% of
the cost of said upgrade, but in no case shall said disbursements
exceed the following:
(a)
For an alternate sewage disposal system, as that term is defined
in the Suffolk County Department of Health Services Standards, and
as may be updated and amended from time to time: $6,000;
(b)
For a typical clustered disposal system, as that term is defined
in the Suffolk County Department of Health Services Standards, and
as may be upgraded and amended from time to time: $3,000.
D.
Rebate claim period. Rebates are available on a first-come, first-serve
basis subject to appropriation by the Village Board of Trustee pursuant
to a resolution.
