[Adopted 3-11-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
This article shall be known as the "Engineering and Professional
Fees Local Law of the Village of Lima, Livingston County, New York."
The purpose of this article is to secure the payment of engineering,
legal and other professional fees incurred by the Village as a direct
result of review of private development projects, to be borne by the
applicant and/or developer and not by the other residents of the Village.
All engineering, legal and other professional fees incurred
by the Village in its review of any project submitted for municipal
approval shall be paid by the applicant(s) for said municipal approval
or reimbursed to the Village if first paid by it. Said fees shall
be in addition to those fees fixed by the Village Board to defray
costs of publication and administrative review.
The Code Enforcement Officer or the agent or employee of the
Village issuing applications for municipal approvals shall notify
all applicants for municipal approvals of these fees and the responsibility
of the applicants therefor.
All fees billed to an applicant and remaining due and payable but not paid when due pursuant to §
81-4 of this article shall be subject to collection by any or all legal means by action of the Village Clerk and Village Attorney. Interest at the maximum legal rate for judgments shall be added to said amount billed and shall be recovered in any collection proceeding. In addition, the Village shall be entitled to recover any and all reasonable costs of collection, including reasonable attorneys' fees.
The provisions of this article shall be effective regarding
engineering, legal and other professional fees incurred from this
date forward on pending applications after due notice to all pending
applicants.
[Adopted 11-9-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
It is the purpose of this local law to promote the public health,
safety and general welfare of the Village of Lima, and the Village
Board of Trustees of the Village of Lima hereby affirms that providing
for the continued use, enjoyment, maintenance and expansion of the
recreational facilities and opportunities of the residents of the
Village is an important matter of public policy. In 1986 and 1987
the Village Board passed resolutions establishing the requirement
of payment of recreation fees for new residential construction within
the Village. It is the intention and purpose of this local law to
affirm the establishment of a recreation fee to be imposed on each
new residential living unit constructed within the Village of Lima,
said funds to be used at the discretion of the Village Board of Trustees
for the operation, maintenance and improvement of existing recreation
facilities and/or programs and for possible expansion of recreational
facilities and/or recreational programs.
This article shall be effective immediately upon filing thereof
with the Secretary of State.