This chapter shall be referred to as the "Local Law to apply General Municipal Law Article 19-A to the Town of Wallkill regarding Business Improvement Districts."
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Wallkill 7-26-2007 by L.L. No. 16-2007. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Article 19-A of the General Municipal Law governs the establishment, operation and extension of business improvement districts within municipalities in New York State. That article allows a municipality to make the provisions of Article 19-A applicable to the establishment or extension of business improvement districts within a particular municipality. Accordingly, the purpose of this chapter is to make the provisions of Article 19-A of the General Municipal Law applicable to the Town of Wallkill for the establishment, operation and extension of business improvement districts in the Town of Wallkill.
The provisions of New York State General Municipal Law Article 19-A (GML) are hereby made applicable to the establishment, operation or extension of business improvement districts (BID) within the Town of Wallkill.
Any amendments or extensions of any BID or any district plan adopted in connection with a BID must be made in accordance with the provisions set forth in GML Article 19-A.
The adoption of this chapter is a Type II action under SEQRA, requiring no environmental impact review [6 NYCRR 617.5(c)(24) and (27)].