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8/8/2019 City of Saratoga Springs City Council proposed amendment to building, planning and zoning fee schedules

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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 240OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGASPRINGS. NEW YORK. ENTITLED "ZONING"

BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Saratoga Springs, New York,following a public hearing, asfollows:

SECTION 1. Chapter 240 of the Code of the City of Saratoga Springs, entitled"Zoning", is hereby amended as follows (new material underlined, old material in brackets):

A. Section 240-5.4(D) is amended to read:

D. Fees. The Planning Board shall collect a fee with all applications, which fee shall be[determined by fee schedule set forth in Section 13.6] established by resolution of the

City Council.

B. Section 240-5.8(A)(7) is amended to read:

(7) Letters of Credit [performance bond] or equivalent security will be canceled bywritten notice from the City once the applicant has satisfactorily completed all requiredconstruction. All requests for extension of time and/or reduction shall be accompaniedby an application fee as [set forth in Section 13.6] established by resolution of the CityCouncil.

C.Section 240-6.3(J) is amended to read:J. Fees [See Article 250-13.6 for fees associated with a special use permit] Fees forSpecial Use Permits shall be established by resolution of the City Council.

D. Section 240-7.3(E) is amended to read:E. The Design Review Commission shall collect a fee with all applications whichshall be [determined by the fee schedule set forth in Section 13.6] established byresolution of the City Council.

E.Section 240-8.3(D) is amended to read:D. The Design Review Commission shall collect a fee with all applications whichshall be [determined by the fee schedule set forth in Section 13.6 herein.]established by resolution of the City Council.

F.Section 240-10.2(A) is amended to read:A. PERMITS REQUIRED. No person, firm or corporation shall hereafter erect, re-erect,construct or structurally alter a sign or sign structure without a permit first having beenissued by the Building Inspector. The fee for said permit [is listed in Section 13.6]


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shall be established by resolution of the City Council. Every application for a signpermit shall be accompanied by plans to scale, showing the area of the sign, the positionof the sign in relation to nearby buildings or structures, the location of the building,structure or lot to be accompanied by plans to scale, showing the are of the sign, theposition of the sign in relation to nearby buildings or structures, the location of thebuilding, structure or lot to which or upon which the sign is to be attached or erected, the

method of illumination, if any, and such other information as the Building Inspector shallrequire to show full compliance with this and all other laws and ordinance of the. City. If itappears that the proposed sign is in compliance with all such requirements and laws, thepermit shall be issued, but should the work authorized under the permit not be completedwithin a year after the day of issuance, the permit shall become null and void.

G. Section 240-12.19(F) is amended to read:

F. FEE: Each application for a soil disturbance activity permit shall be accompanied bya fee as [set forth in the fee schedule in Section 13.6] established by resolution of the CityCouncil.

H. Section 240-12.20(H) is amended to read:

FEE: Each application for a Watercourse Disturbance Activity Permit shall beaccompanied by a fee as [set forth in the fee schedules as determined by fee scheduling set forthin Section 13.6] established by resolution of the City Council.

I. Section 240-13.4(G) is amended to read:

G. FEES: Every application for a building permit shall be accompanied by a fee as[listed in Article XIII, Section 6.] established by resolution of the City Council.

J. Section 240-13.5(1-1) is amended to read:

H. FEES: Every application for a certificate of occupancy shall be accompanied by a feeas [listed in Article XII, Section 6] established by resolution of the City Council.

K. Section 240-13.6 is deleted in its entirety. A new Section 240-13.6 is enacted to read:

240-13.6 FEES.

A. Establishment of fees by resolution. The City Council shall have authority to

establish, by resolution, a fee or fees for any application, review or approval process, forthe issuance of any permit or license, for the filing of any document or documents, or forthe conduction of any activity referred to in the Zoning Ordinance. Any fees soestablished shall be certified and filed in the same manner as any resolutions.

L. Section 240-14.5(B) is amended to read:

B. APPLICATION. All appeals and applications made to the Board shall be in writingon forms prescribed by the Board and shall be accompanied by a fee as established by[the City Council and listed in Section 13.6] resolution of the City Council. Every


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appeal or application shall refer to the specific provision of this Zoning Ordinance that isinvolved and shall precisely set forth either the interpretation that is claimed or thedetails of the variance that is applied for and the grounds on which it is claimed that suchvariance should be granted.

M. Section 240-15.3(L) is amended to read:

L. FEE. Every petition for an amendment or revision to this chapter shall beaccompanied by a fee as [hereinafter provided for in Section 13 which shall be used todefray the cost of investigation, studies or advertising as may be necessary to presentsuch amendment or revision for adoption] established by resolution of the City Council.

SECTION 2. The City of Saratoga Springs Subdivision Regulations are hereby amended asfollows (new material underlined, old material in brackets):

A. Article II, Section (1) (C) (2) is amended to read:

2. Fees. Applicants for preliminary subdivision approval shall submit a fee payable

to the City of Saratoga Springs[in accord with the fee schedule in Appendix A], as established from time to time by resolution of the City Council.

B. Article II, Section (1) (D) (3) is amended to read:

3. Fees. Applicants for final subdivision plat approval shall submit a fee payableto the City of Saratoga Springs [in accord with the fee schedule in Appendix A], as established from time to time by resolution of the City Council.

C. Article II, Section (1) (D) (15) is amended to read:

15. The original Board authorization shall expire if not enacted within twelve(12) months. Upon an application by the developer, the Board may grant anextension of this time requirement. The application fee for a request to extendshall comply to the fee schedule [in Appendix A] as shall be established fromtime to time by resolution of the City Council.

D. Article III, Section (2) (A) is amended to read:

A. Completed subdivision application form, receipt for payment or requiredapplication fee [as specified in Appendix A], and twelve (12) copies of theproposed subdivision plat and all supporting documents.

E. Article III, Section (3) (A) is amended to read:A. Completed subdivision application form, receipt for payment of

required application fee [as specified in Appendix A of these regulations]and twelve (12) copies of the proposed subdivision plat and the supportingdocuments.


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F. Appendix A is repealed in its entirety.

SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect the day after publication as provided by the CityCharter of the City of Saratoga Springs, New York.

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