[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Beacon 5-4-1992 by
L.L. No. 3-1992. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to prohibit the processing and approval
of any and all applications for approval and issuance of any permit or certificate
of occupancy or use by any Board or Official of the City of Beacon for any
property owner who has outstanding real estate taxes and special assessments
or outstanding violations of any local laws or ordinances of the City of Beacon
on any properties owned by the applicant situated within the City of Beacon.
This chapter shall be known as "Application Processing Restriction Law
of the City of Beacon."
This chapter shall apply to the provisions of all the local laws and
ordinances adopted by the City of Beacon for any and all applications submitted
on or after the effective date of this chapter.
[Added 8-4-1997 by L.L. No.
6-1997]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
An individual who owns at least 5% of the interest in a corporation
or is a partner in a business entity shall be granted the same legal status
as the corporation or partnership in which said individual owns an equity
interest for the purpose of determining whether said individual, corporation
or partnership is an applicant under this chapter.
A.
Simultaneous with the filing of an application to any
Board or Official of the City of Beacon as listed below, an applicant must
submit proof, using the affidavit attached hereto,[1] that no outstanding real estate taxes or special assessments,
together with all penalties and interest thereon, exist for any properties
owned by the applicant situated within the City of Beacon and that no outstanding
violations of any local law or ordinance of the City of Beacon exist thereon:
(1)
Applications to the City Council for:
[1]
Editor's Note: The affidavit is on file in the City offices.
B.
The processing and approval of any and all applications
for approval and issuance of any permit or certificate of occupancy or use
by any board or official of the City of Beacon for any property owner who
has outstanding real estate taxes and special assessments or outstanding violations
of any local laws or ordinances of the City of Beacon or any properties owned
by the applicant situated within the City of Beacon are hereby prohibited
except to the extent that the City Attorney can verify that there are sufficient
monetary funds on deposit in an attorney escrow account to cover any and all
outstanding amounts owed to the City of Beacon. In that event, the application
form must contain a statement signed by the City Attorney which verifies that
there are sufficient monetary funds on deposit in an attorney escrow account
to cover any and all outstanding amounts owed to the City of Beacon.
[Amended 8-20-2001 by L.L.
No. 14-2001]
C.
In the event that an application is in process before
any of the boards or officials as listed above and a violation of this chapter
occurs, processing of the application shall cease upon presentation of proof
of the violation by the Receiver of Taxes or Code Enforcement Officer of the
City of Beacon except to the extent that the City Attorney can verify that
there are sufficient monetary funds on deposit in an attorney escrow account
to cover any and all outstanding amounts owed to the City of Beacon. In that
event, the application form must contain a statement signed by the City Attorney
which verifies that there are sufficient monetary funds on deposit in an attorney
escrow account to cover any and all outstanding amounts owed to the City of
Beacon.
[Amended 8-20-2001 by L.L.
No. 14-2001]
[Amended 8-20-2001 by L.L.
No. 14-2001]
This chapter shall not apply to the processing of an existing application
for a building permit intended to cure existing violations of the New York
State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and/or the Beacon Code of
Ordinances. Once said violations have been corrected, the provisions of this
chapter will take effect except to the extent that the City Attorney can verify
that there are sufficient monetary funds on deposit in an attorney escrow
account to cover any and all outstanding amounts owed to the City of Beacon.
In that event the application form must contain a statement signed by the
City Attorney which verifies that there are sufficient monetary funds on deposit
in an attorney escrow account to cover any and all outstanding amounts owed
to the City of Beacon.