[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Harriman 5-24-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1995. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
It is the determination of the Board of Trustees of
the Village of Harriman that it is in the public interest to provide
for actual notice to potentially affected landowners of public hearings
being conducted by the administrative boards of the village.
B.
This is a new chapter intended to augment the existing
Village Law and General Municipal Law with respect to notices of public
hearing.
Any application for which a public hearing shall
be required by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals of the
Village of Harriman, in addition to all other requirements of law,
shall require notice as follows:
A.
Notice of the public hearing shall be published in
the official newspaper of the village at least five days prior to
the public hearing, the expense of which shall be borne by the applicant.
B.
Not less than 10 days prior to the scheduled public
hearing, a copy of the notice of public hearing shall be mailed by
the applicant to the record owner of each parcel or piece of land
situated within 300 feet of the perimeter of the premises which is
the subject of the application upon which the public hearing is to
be held. Prior to the hearing, the applicant shall supply proof of
mailing with return receipt requested and receipts for same from the
United States Postal Service to the Planning Board or Zoning Board
of Appeals Secretary, evidencing said notice by mail.
[Amended 3-12-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
(1)
It shall be the responsibility of the applicant to
ascertain the names and addresses of record owners as depicted on
the tax maps of the County of Orange.
(2)
The applicant shall, at or prior to the public hearing,
provide the appropriate board with a list of mailings and confirmation
of the same. All cost incurred in connection with the mailing shall
be born by the applicant.
C.
Where the land involved in any application is within
500 feet of any municipal boundary; existing or proposed county or
state park or other recreation area; right-of-way of any existing
or proposed county or state parkway, thruway, expressway, road or
highway; existing or proposed right-of-way of any stream or drainage
channel owned by the county or for which the county has established
channel lines; or existing or proposed boundary of any county- or
state-owned land on which a public building or institution is situated,
such application, accompanied by the notice of the public hearing,
shall be forwarded by the Planning Board to the Orange County Department
of Planning for review in accordance with the provisions of §§ 239-1
and 239-m, Article 12-B, of the General Municipal Law of the State
of New York at least 10 days prior to the public hearing. No action
shall be taken by the appropriate board on such application until
the county's recommendation has been received or 30 days have elapsed
after the County Department of Planning received the full statement
of the applicant's proposal.
