[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Greenwood Lake as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 3-19-1990 by L.L. No. 1-1990]
The Village Board, Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals,
in the review of any application for a site plan, subdivision, zoning
change or variance, each may refer any such application presented
to it to such engineering, planning, technical, environmental or legal
consultants as such Board shall deem reasonably necessary to enable
it to review such application as required by law. The amount of the
fee for such services shall be determined by the Board and the professional
consultants at the time a person files his application, based upon
a schedule of estimated fees to be kept on record at the Village Clerk's
office, as the same are approved from time to time by Village Board
resolution. Each of the consultants shall estimate his fees based
on the services to be rendered on behalf of the Village based upon
said schedules and a review of the application and any maps that have
been submitted at the time.
The fees shall be paid to the Village pursuant to the following
schedule:
A.
Fifty percent upon submission of the initial application.
B.
Twenty-five percent at the time of application for preliminary subdivision
approval or site plan before any action on the plan approval.
C.
Twenty-five percent at the time of application for final approval
of a subdivision, site plan, variance or zone change.
In the event that an application is required to be reviewed
by more than one Board, then in the same event and to the extent applicable,
both Boards shall use the same consultants, who shall in such case
prepare one report providing the data, information and recommendations
requested by the Boards. In all instances, duplications of consultants'
reports shall be avoided wherever possible in order to minimize the
cost of such consultants' reports to the Boards.
In the event that a person shall withdraw his application at
any stage of the proceedings, then the Village shall reimburse the
applicant that portion of the fund deposited and not actually paid
for such professional consulting services. However, the Village shall
not be required to reimburse the applicant that portion of the fund
deposited which relates to the reimbursement to the Village for the
expense incurred in preparing topographic maps, if any, of the proposed
development.
No board shall permit final approval of any application or the
filing of any map with the Orange County Clerk until all fees due
hereunder shall have been paid. No application shall be considered
by a reviewing board if fees remain unpaid.
In the event that an applicant fails to pay a fee when due,
interest thereupon shall be paid to the Village at the rate of 10%
per annum, commencing from the date of application, if charged at
that time, or upon 10 days after billing to the applicant, if applicable.
Every applicant, upon submission of any application for review,
shall acknowledge, in writing, his understanding of this article and
his agreement to comply therewith in such form as may be required
by resolution of the Village Board.
No certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Building
Department of the Village until all consultant fees have been paid
in full to the Village.
