[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Pine Plains 8-19-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The Town Board enacts this chapter to provide a comprehensive fee
schedule for the issuance of building permits and other services rendered
by the Town's Building Inspector; for highway work permits issued
by the Town Highway Superintendent; for fees charged by the Planning
Board in conjunction with subdivision and site plan approval applications;
and the payments of sums of money in lieu of setting aside recreational
land for each lot in a proposed subdivision pursuant to § 277(4)(c)
of the Town Law.
B.
Prior to the enactment of this chapter, the Town Board reviewed the
fees it currently charges its applicants for subdivision and site
plan applications; that it charges applicants for highway work payments;
that it charges applicants before the Planning Board for subdivision
and/or site plan approval; and that it charges applicants for building
permits issued by the Building Inspector of the Town of Pine Plains.
The Town Board has determined that, in some cases, the current fees
charged by the Town do not adequately cover the costs of the review
and administration of the applications and the inspection of the development
and construction. The Town Board has also compared its fees to the
fees for similar applications and permits charged by other municipalities
of comparable size to the Town of Pine Plains located within the County
of Dutchess, State of New York, and found that the fees charged by
the Town of Pine Plains, in many cases, are substantially lower than
those charged by other similarly situated municipalities for the same
services. The new fee schedule set forth in this chapter raises, where
appropriate, those fees of the Town which the Board has determined
are too low.
C.
The Town Board has also observed that the Town has recently experienced
substantial increases in developmental pressure and there have been,
and may in the future be, applications before the Town Planning Board
and the Town Board for development projects which, if approved, will
result in substantial increases in the population of the Town of Pine
Plains. The Board has determined, after consulting with its Recreation
Commission, that the existing facilities in the Town of Pine Plains
for active recreation are severely limited and will be inadequate
to accommodate the needs of its residents if the currently proposed
developments are approved and constructed in the Town of Pine Plains.
The Town Board has also determined that there is a shortage of land
available to the Town of Pine Plains to construct additional recreational
facilities and that the Town has experienced a substantial increase
in the market value of real estate within the Town. As a result, the
Town Board has determined that the recreation fees charged to applicants
in lieu of the setting aside of recreational land in a subdivision
plat pursuant to Town Law § 277(4)(c) must be raised to
address the strain and impact upon the Town's existing recreational
facilities by the proposed development and development which may occur
in the future.
This chapter shall be known as the "Town of Pine Plains Fee
Schedule Law."
Fees charged by the Code Enforcement Officer/Zoning Enforcement
Officer shall be as follows:
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Permit/Certificate
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Fee
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|---|---|---|
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Building permit
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Total valuation of cost of construction or other activity undertaken:
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Under $500
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$10
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$501 to $2,000
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$25
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$2,001 to $25,000
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$25 for first $2,000 plus $4 for each additional $1,000 or fraction
thereof
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$25,001 to $50,000
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$117 for first $25,000 plus $3 for each additional $1,000 or
fraction thereof
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Over $50,000
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$192 for first $50,000 plus $2 for each additional $1,000 or
fraction thereof
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Permits for manufactured homes
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Same schedule as for building permits
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Permits for swimming pools, tennis courts or other accessory
uses
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Same schedule as for building permits
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Certificate of occupancy search
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$50
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Sign permit (where no site plan approval is required)
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$25
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Certificate of occupancy on expired building permit
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$150
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Building permit renewal
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$25
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Fees charged by the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be as follows:
|
Application/Service
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Fee
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|---|---|
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Application for use or area variance
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$150
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Application for change of nonconforming use
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$150
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Application for appeal from determination of administrative
official
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No application fee
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Conduct of special meeting at request of applicant
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$200
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Public notice
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$50 or actual cost to ZBA, whichever is greater
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Fees charged by the Planning Board shall be as follows:
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Application/Service
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Fee
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|---|---|
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Application fee for subdivision sketch plan review
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$50
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Minor subdivision application
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$200 plus $50 for each new lot
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Major subdivision application
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$500 plus $150 for each new lot
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Conduct of special meeting at request of applicant
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$200
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Payment in lieu of dedication of recreation land
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$3,000 per new residential lot or dwelling unit in the event
that land is not dedicated for park purposes as determined by the
Planning Board in conjunction with a subdivision application
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Site plan review application (including extension of nonconforming
use)
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$200
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Special use permit application (including extension of nonconforming
use)
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$200
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Lot line adjustment where no public hearing is required
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$100
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Lot line adjustment where public hearing is required
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$200
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Natural subdivision application where no public hearing is required
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$100
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Natural subdivision application where public hearing is required
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$200
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Public notice
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$50 or actual cost to Planning Board, whichever is greater
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[Amended 9-16-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
(Please note that there are other fees for various licenses
and permits that are set by state or local law. Applicants are advised
to check with the Town Clerk.)
Fees charged for Town Board applications shall be as follows:
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Application/Service
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Fee
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|---|---|
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Public notice
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$50 or actual cost to Town Board, whichever is greater
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Conduct of special meeting at request of the applicant
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$200
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Application for zoning amendment
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$750
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Town Clerk: dog license
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$1
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Fees charged by the Highway Department shall be as follows:
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Permit/Deposit
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Fee
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|---|---|---|
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Residential driveway entrances (no insurance required):
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Single dwelling permit (new construction)
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$30
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Security deposit
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$1,500
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2- to 3-lot common driveway permit (new construction)
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$300
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Security deposit
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$1,500
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Existing driveway permit (improvements/paving/repaving)
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$30
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Security deposit
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$500
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Field (agricultural) entrances (no insurance required):
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Permit
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$30
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Security deposit
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$500
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Commercial driveways:
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Minor commercial driveway permit (new construction)
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$150
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Security deposit (no insurance required)
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$2,000
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Major commercial driveway permit (new construction)
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$800
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Security Deposit (insurance required)
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$4,000
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Minor commercial driveway permit (improvements/repaving)
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$30
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Security deposit (no insurance required)
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$1,000
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Major commercial driveway permit (improvements/repaving)
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$400
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Security deposit (insurance required)
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$3,000
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Temporary commercial driveway permit (logging, mining, etc.)
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$200
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Security deposit (insurance required)
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$2,000
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Note: The Highway Superintendent may increase or lower security
deposits based upon project complexity.
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All applicants to the Planning Board, Zoning Board of Appeals or Town Board shall be required to reimburse the Town of Pine Plains for the cost of retention of engineering, planning, legal, technical and/or environmental consultants or professionals, the Code Enforcement Officer or Zoning Enforcement Officer as the boards or officials shall deem reasonably necessary to assist the same in review of such application and the inspection and approval of any installations or infrastructure improvements after final approval of such applications in accordance with Article 16 of the Town Law. All such applicants shall be required to establish an escrow account in accordance with Chapter 275, Zoning, § 275-106.
The Town Board may, by resolution, at its annual meeting, or
at any time thereafter that it deems necessary, amend the fee schedule
by resolution without the necessity for adoption of a new local law.
