[Adopted 9-4-1990 by L.L. No. 1-1990; amended 4-2-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991; 7-6-2005 by L.L. No. 19-2005 (Ch. 7 of the 1976 Code)]
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:[1]
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.
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Editor's Note: The BID Map is on file in the Town Clerk's office.
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.