Prior to taking action on the final site plan, the Planning
Board shall refer the plan to the County Planning Board for advisory
review and a report in accordance with § 239-l, m and n
of the New York State General Municipal Law.
Costs incurred by the Planning Board for consultation fees or
other extraordinary expenses in connection with the review of a proposed
site plan or inspection of required improvements shall be charged
to the applicant. Estimated review fees shall be deposited into an
escrow account when making application for preliminary site plan approval.
Such fees may include staff costs or consultant fees covering planning,
engineering, environmental analysis, wetland delineation, legal review,
and other technical services required for a proper and thorough professional
review of the application. No permit shall be issued until all costs
have been paid. The Village shall account for the expenditure of all
such funds and shall promptly refund any unexpended funds within 20
business days of final action by the Planning Board.
No certificate of occupancy or compliance shall be issued until
all improvements shown on the site plan are installed or an irrevocable
letter of credit, or other form of surety deemed acceptable by the
Village Board of Trustees, has been posted for improvements not yet
completed. The form of surety shall be approved as to form by the
Village Attorney and as to amount by the Village Engineer. The member
of the Planning Board designated to sign approved site plans shall
not sign an approved plan until a surety, if required, has been received
by the Code Enforcement Officer and approved by the Village Board
of Trustees.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall be responsible for the overall inspection of site improvements. The applicant shall be responsible for advance notice for inspection coordination with officials and agencies, as appropriate. The Code Enforcement Officer may retain the services of a qualified private consultant to assist with inspection of site improvement. The fees for consultant inspection services shall be paid by the applicant in accordance with §
215-42.
Whenever a proposed development requires compliance with the special use permit procedure pursuant to Article
VII of this chapter, the Planning Board shall attempt to integrate, as appropriate, site plan review as required by this article with the procedural and submission requirements of Article
VII of this chapter.