[Ord. of 7-17-1990(1)]
There is hereby established a Department of Planning, which
shall be administered by the Town Planner. The Department of Planning
shall be responsible for the coordination, administration and supervision
of the town's planning and zoning functions and activities; assisting
and advising in all phases of municipal planning, development land
use regulation.
[Ord. of 7-17-1990(2)]
(a)
The Town Planner shall be appointed by the First Selectman with the
approval of the Board of Selectmen subject to a term of the same length
of time as those department heads listed in the Charter. The Town
Planner shall work under the general direction of the First Selectman.
(b)
The Town Planner shall be responsible for coordination of staff support
functions related to land development within the town. This function
will involve providing support services to the Planning Commission,
Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, and ancillary support
to other appropriate boards, agencies or commissions of town government.
The Town Planner may also be assigned the duties and responsibilities
of supervising other staff as appropriate and authorized by the Board
of Selectmen.
(c)
The Town Planner shall be a professional, qualified by education
and experience in the methods, practices and principals of planning
and public administration. A bachelor of science degree from an accredited
institution of higher learning is required, with training in city
or regional planning, public administration, geography, business administration,
engineering, or a related and appropriate field. Also, a minimum work
experience equivalent to six years of community planning, four of
which must have been in the public sector with increasing levels of
responsibility is desirable. Higher levels of education, and greater
experience in public planning, would be preferable and desirable.
Good communication skills, both verbal and written, are essential
in conveying information to the various boards and the public in general.
[Ord. of 4-8-1986; Ord.
of 2-7-1989, § 6; Ord.
of 9-17-1990(1), § 1]
The fees for planning, engineering and development activities
in the town are as set, from time to time, by the Board of Selectmen.
A schedule of such fees is on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
[Added 10-18-2016 by Ord. No. 2691]
The Policies and Procedures for collecting the fees shall be
as follows:
(a)
Permits.
(1)
Permits for building and development activities must be secured
prior to the commencement of such activities. Fees for permits must
be paid in full at the time of application.
(2)
Permits for any development shall be withheld where real estate
taxes on the property for which a permit is sought are delinquent.
(3)
Exceptions or waivers may be granted where an emergency exists
affecting health or safety of occupants, or to comply with an order
of a local authority having jurisdiction. The Town Manager may waive
any fee at his/her discretion.
(b)
Appeals. Where it is alleged that the administrative official in
calculating the applicable fees has made an error, a written complaint
shall be filed with the Town Manager.
(c)
Refunds. Refunds shall be requested in writing by the applicant and
shall be subject to the following:
(d)
Special inspections and professional review of plans.
(1)
The Building Official may require that a professional peer review
of plans be performed by a licensed architect or engineer of his choice
to ensure that the design complies with the building code. In addition,
the Building Official may require special inspections be performed
for unique or special construction. All fees and costs related to
the performance of such reviews or inspections shall be borne by the
applicant.
(2)
The Town will not inspect buildings or other structures for
banks, insurance companies or individuals except in the course of
routine inspections when a permit has been issued.
(3)
Where it has been determined by any Town commission that it
must consult with experts to analyze, review and report on areas requiring
a detailed, technical peer review in order to assist the commission
in evaluating the effect of a proposal on the Town, the commission
may require the applicant to pay these costs. These fees will be paid
to the Town for the commission's use prior to proceeding on the application
in advance based on a preliminary estimate from such experts, times
150%. Upon completion of the technical review, and a full accounting
of the charges owed, or paid, any excess funds will be refunded to
the applicant.
[Ord. of 10-20-1987]
(a)
All real property in the enterprise zone which is improved during
the period when such area is designated as an enterprise zone shall
have its real estate assessments fixed. Such fixed assessment shall
be for a period of seven years from the time of such improvements
and shall defer any increase in assessment attributable to such improvements
according to the following schedule:
|
Year
|
Percentage of Increase Deferred
|
|---|---|
|
First
|
100%
|
|
Second
|
100%
|
|
Third
|
50%
|
|
Fourth
|
40%
|
|
Fifth
|
30%
|
|
Sixth
|
20%
|
|
Seventh
|
10%
|
(b)
Any fixed assessment on any residential property shall cease if for
any residential rental property, any dwelling unit in such property
is rented to any person whose income exceeds 200% of the median family
income of the municipality; or for any condominium conversion declared
after the designation of the enterprise zone, any unit is sold to
any person whose income exceeds 200% of the median family income of
the municipality.
(c)
In the event of a general revaluation by the town in the year in
which such improvement is completed, resulting in any increase in
the assessment on such property, only that portion of the increase
resulting from such improvement shall be deferred. In the event of
a general revaluation in any year after the year in which such improvement
is completed, such deferred assessment shall be increased or decreased
in proportion to the increase or decrease in the total assessment
on such property as a result of such revaluation.
(d)
No improvement of any real property which qualifies as a manufacturing
facility under G.S. 32-9p(d) shall be eligible for any fixed assessment
pursuant to this section.
(f)
In order
to assure compliance with the Enterprise Zone benefit program, administration
of said program shall be overseen and monitored by the Economic Development
Director or, in his or her absence, the Town Manager, or the Town
Manager' s designee.
[Added 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2699]
(g)
Benefit floors. Eligibility for fixed assessment benefits under this section and the fixed assessment schedule outlined in Subsection (a), above, shall be based on the following minimum improvements in real property: $35,000 for single-family residential housing; $20,000 per multifamily residential unit; $100,000 for commercial real property; and $100,000 for industrial property.
[Added 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 2699]
