A local law entitled , “Amendment to Village Code Regarding Reimbursement of Professional Consultant fees"

Be it enacted by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Huntington Bay:

The Code of the Village of Huntington Bay is hereby amended to revise Chapter 28 to read as follows:

Chapter 28

FEES, REIMBURSEMENT OF PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT

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[The following text shall be amended to add the following text and read as follows]

§ 28-2. Purpose. [Amended 11-17-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]

The Board of Trustees hereby finds that the Incorporated Village of Huntington Bay incurs significant expenses related to professional consultant(s) review of certain applications before the Board of Trustees, Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals regarding site plans, special permits, subdivisions, variances and other or similar or related local, county, state or federal laws and/or procedures. Such professional consultant review is necessary to promote the general health, safety and welfare and to carry out the terms of the Village Code. Therefore, the Village shall have the authority to submit any such application relating to demolition of an existing dwelling, construction of a new dwelling, subdivisions or lot line modifications; docks, floats, piers and similar structures; property within the Waterfront Preservation District; nonconforming clubs; and homeowner beach associations which may come before it to professional consultant(s), such as an engineer, environmental expert, planner, lawyer and/or other professional consultant(s), as it may deem necessary to enable it to review such application, and the applicant shall reimburse the village for the cost thereof.

Severability.

If any part or provision of this Local Law or the application thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part or provision or application directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this Local Law or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, and the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Huntington Bay hereby declares that it would have passed this Local Law or the remainder thereof had such invalid application or invalid provision been apparent.

Effective Date.

This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York.