[Amended 11-21-2016 by L.L. No. 16-2016]
Upon submission of any application pursuant to this chapter,
the applicant shall provide to the Building Department a nonrefundable
fee in the form of a check or money order made payable to the Village
of Larchmont in the amount specified in the fee schedule set by the
Board of Trustees from time to time. No application shall be accepted
for review unless such fee is paid in full.
[Amended 11-21-2016 by L.L. No. 16-2016]
In addition to any other fees and expenses set forth in this
chapter, in the event that a reviewing official, board, or agency
deems it necessary or appropriate to hire consultants for engineering,
planning, legal, technical, environmental, or other such professional
review of an application, the applicant shall be required to bear
the actual expense thereof, including, without limitations, any on-site
inspections deemed necessary. At or around the time of submission
of any application pursuant to this chapter, the reviewing official,
board, or agency shall require the applicant to fund an escrow account(s)
to be held by the Village in a reasonable amount to be determined
by said reviewing official, board, or agency from which such consultant
expenses will be paid as they accrue. The Village's Treasurer's Office
shall provide to the applicant copies of any vouchers submitted by
the consultants to the Village for payment as such vouchers are submitted.
When the balance in such escrow account(s) is reduced to one-third
of its initial amount, the applicant shall deposit additional funds
into such account(s) to bring the balance(s) up to the amount of the
initial deposit. If such account(s) are not replenished within 30
days after the Village notifies the applicant in writing of the requirement
for such additional deposit, the reviewing official, board, or agency
may suspend its review of the application. Upon completion of review
of the application and payment of all consultant fees, any sums remaining
in the escrow account shall be refunded to the applicant. No building
permit or certificate of occupancy relating to such application shall
be issued until the applicant has caused all such expenses to be paid.
