TOWN OF RIVERHEAD
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead adopted a local law to amend Chapter 301 of the Riverhead Town Code entitled, “Zoning and Land Development – Subdivision Regulations” amending the application fees at its regular meeting held on June 4, 2019.
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead as follows:
CHAPTER 301
Zoning and Land Development
Article LII: Subdivision Regulations MINOR SUBDIVISIONS 301-288
D.
Application and fee.
(1)
A letter of application, together with the requisite number of copies of the sketch plan for minor subdivision or the subdivision plan of minor subdivision, shall be submitted to the Planning Board at least 16 days prior to a regular meeting for consideration at that meeting.
(2)
All applications for the consideration of a minor subdivision shall be accompanied by a fee of $50 $500, plus $200 per lot; if the lots are merged or if an internal change in the lot lines occurs, the fee shall be $20 $500, plus $50 per lot; if a major subdivision is to be treated as a minor subdivision, the fee shall be $500, plus $100 per lot; if a minor subdivision is taken from a proposed major subdivision, the fee shall be $500, plus $100 per lot.
MAJOR SUBDIVISIONS 301-289
F.
Application and fee.
(1)
Sketch plan. A letter of application, together with the requisite number of copies of the sketch plan, shall be submitted to the Planning Board. All applications for the consideration of the sketch plan shall be accompanied by a fee of $250 $500, plus $200 per lot for engineering fees.
(2)
Preliminary plat. A letter of application, together with the requisite number of copies of the preliminary plat, shall be submitted to the Planning Board. All applications for the consideration of a preliminary plat shall be accompanied by a fee of $3,500 per lot and $500 per acre or part thereof if a sketch plan has been submitted.
(3)
Final plat. A letter of application, together with the requisite number of copies of the final plat, shall be submitted to the Planning Board. When an applicant applies for a final plat without first having applied for preliminary plat approval, the fee imposed shall be that set forth in Subsection F(2) above. Otherwise there shall be no additional fee for final plat approval.
INDUSTRIAL SUBDIVISION 301-291 F.
Application and fee.
(1)
Sketch plan. A letter of application, together with the requisite number of copies of the sketch plan, shall be submitted to the Planning Board at least 16 days prior to a regular meeting for consideration at that meeting. All applications for the consideration of the sketch plan shall be accompanied by a fee of $100 $500, plus $200 per lot.
(2)
Preliminary plat. A letter of application, together with the requisite number of copies of the sketch plan, shall be submitted to the Planning Board at least 16 days prior to a regular meeting for consideration at such meeting. All applications for the consideration of a preliminary plat shall be accompanied by a fee of $5 $20 per acre or part thereof in the proposed subdivision or $500, whichever is greater, if a sketch plan has been submitted. In the event that a sketch plan has not been submitted for consideration by the Planning Board, applications for preliminary plat consideration shall be accompanied by a fee of $100 $500, plus $200 per lot, plus the aforementioned preliminary plat fee of $100 or $5 $500 or $20 per acre, whichever is greater.
(3)
Final plat. A letter of application, together with the requisite number of copies of the final plat, shall be submitted to the Planning Board at least 16 days prior to a regular meeting for consideration at that meeting. The fee for final subdivision shall be waived, unless a subdivider submits the final plat together with the data required for the preliminary plat, in which case the application shall be accompanied by a fee of $100, plus $5 per acre or part thereof in the proposed subdivision, or $100, whichever is greater as established in subsection F(2) of this section.
(4)
The applicant shall erect a sign giving notice that an application to the Planning Board is pending and giving the date or adjourned date, time and place where the regular meeting for consideration of the application will be held. The sign will be furnished by the Town of Riverhead. It shall not be set back more than 10 feet from the property line and shall not be less than two nor more than six feet above the grade at the property line. It shall be displayed for a period of not less than seven days immediately preceding a regular meeting for consideration of the application or any adjourned date. The applicant shall file with the Planning Board an affidavit that he has complied with the provisions of this section. No application shall be considered unless such affidavit has been filed.
(5)
Engineering fee. Prior to final subdivision being granted, the applicant must post engineering fees in the amount of $100 $500 per lot, or per potential lot based on the maximum number thereof, to cover any potential expense to the Town for engineering services, as follows: $50 $250 at the time of the submission of the preliminary plat and $50 $250 at the time of the submission of the final plat. The Planning Board may waive all or part of said fee where the Planning Board determines that no additional engineering services are required. No applicant shall have any claim for the return of such fee or portion thereof.
(6)
No final industrial subdivision plat shall be signed by the Chairman of the Planning Board until a fee equal to an amount of 5% of the total cost of the estimated improvements, as estimated by the engineering consultant of the Planning Board, shall be paid to the Town of Riverhead. Such fee shall be diminished in an amount equal to all engineering fees previously paid, pursuant to Subsection F(5) hereinabove.
Underscore represents addition(s)
Strikethrough represents deletion(s)
Dated: Riverhead, New York
June 4, 2019
BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD
OF THE TOWN OF RIVERHEAD
DIANE M. WILHELM, TOWN CLERK
