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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 240

OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
SPRINGS. NEW YORK. ENTITLED "ZONING"

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

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 by

written notice from the City once the applicant has satisfactorily completed all required
construction. All requests for extension of time and/or reduction shall be accompanied
by an application fee as [set forth in Section 13.6] established by resolution of the City
Council.

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 for
Special 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 which
shall be [determined by the fee schedule set forth in Section 13.6] established by
resolution 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 which
shall 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 been
issued 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 sign
permit shall be accompanied by plans to scale, showing the area of the sign, the position
of 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, the
position of the sign in relation to nearby buildings or structures, the location of the
building, 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 shall
require to show full compliance with this and all other laws and ordinance of the. City. If it
appears that the proposed sign is in compliance with all such requirements and laws, the
permit shall be issued, but should the work authorized under the permit not be completed
within 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 by
a fee as [set forth in the fee schedule in Section 13.6] established by resolution of the City
Council.

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

FEE: Each application for a Watercourse Disturbance Activity Permit shall be

accompanied by a fee as [set forth in the fee schedules as determined by fee scheduling set forth
in 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 fee

as [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, for
the issuance of any permit or license, for the filing of any document or documents, or for
the conduction of any activity referred to in the Zoning Ordinance. Any fees so
established 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 writing
on 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 is
involved and shall precisely set forth either the interpretation that is claimed or the
details of the variance that is applied for and the grounds on which it is claimed that such
variance 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 be

accompanied by a fee as [hereinafter provided for in Section 13 which shall be used to
defray the cost of investigation, studies or advertising as may be necessary to present
such amendment or revision for adoption] established by resolution of the City Council.

SECTION 2. The City of Saratoga Springs Subdivision Regulations are hereby amended as
follows (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 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.

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 an
extension of this time requirement. The application fee for a request to extend
shall comply to the fee schedule [in Appendix A] as shall be established from
time 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 required

application fee [as specified in Appendix A], and twelve (12) copies of the
proposed 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 supporting
documents.
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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 City
Charter of the City of Saratoga Springs, New York.

ADOPTED: