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NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                                                                                           41 STATE STREET
    Local Law Filing                                                                             ALBANY, NY 12231
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              igjfec_CLAY                                                                           NOV^ 1 2008
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                     LocalLawNo..^                                 of the year 20.0§
         A local law Amending Chapter 105 entitled "FEES", Sectopm05-4, Schedule of Fees,
          Paragraph ^^/'Pg'is derived from Code, Sections, Chapter 81 Building and Section and
          Section 105.4 B. Additional Fees, Subparagraphs (?) and (3) hy amending, deleting,—
          increasing and adding fees to the Code of the Town of Clay'
         Beitenactedbythe Town Board                                                                    ^ft^^
                                 (Name oj Legislaiive Body)
                of      9}^                                                                         as follows:
         Town
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                       (Complete the certification in the paragraph that applies to thefilingof this local law and
                                                strike out that which is not applicable.)
1. (Final adoption by local legislative body only.)
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I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No.                                              of 20           of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of JIlay                                                                              was duly passed by the
 Town Board                                               on October 6th 20 QQ                                 in accordance with the apphcable
(Name ofLegislative    body)
provisions oflaw.
2. (Passage by local legislative body with approval, no disapproval or repassage after disapproval by the Elective
   Chief Executive Officer*.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No.                                                of20.           of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of                                                                                      was duly passed by the
                                                                                     on         20.            , and was (approved)( not approved)
(Name of Legislative   Bod},j
(repassed after disapproval) by the (Elective ChiefExecutivc Officer*)                                             and was deemed duly adopted
on                   20          , in accordance with the applicable provisions oflaw.
3. (Final adoption by referendum.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No.                                               of 20.           of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of                                                                                     was duly passed by the
                                                                                     on        .20.             and was (approved)( not approved)
(Name of Legislative    Body)
(repassed after disapproval) by the                                                             on             20
                                             (Elective Chief Executive   Officer*)
Such local law was submitted to the people by reason of a (mandatory)(permissive) referendum, and received the affirmative
vote of a majority ofthe qualified electors voting thereon at the (general) (special)(annual) election held on
20          , in accordance with the applicable provisions oflaw.
4. (Subject to permissive referendum andfinaladoption because no valid petition wasfiledrequesting referendum.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No.                                                of 20.          of
the (County)(City)(Town)(Village) of                                                                                      was duly passed by the
                                                          on                  ,20                              , and was (approved)( not approved)
(Name of Legislative   Body)
(repassed after disapproval) by the.                                                                    on                 20              Such local
                                             (Elective Chief Executive   Officer*)
law was subject to permissive referenduni and no valid petition requesting such referendum was filed as of.
20         , in accordance with the appHcable provisions oflaw.
Elective Chief Executive Officer means or includes the chief executive officer of a county elected on a county-wide basis or, ifthere be none,
      the chairperson of the county legislative body, the mayor ofa city or village, or the supervisor ofa town where such officer is vested with the
      power to approve or veto local laws or ordinances.
DOS-239 (Rev. 11/99)                                                                                                                     Page 2 of 3
5. (City local law concerning Charter revision proposed by petition.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No.                        of 20           of
the City of                             having been submitted to referendum pursuant to the provisions of section (36)(37)
ofthe Municipal Home Rule Law, and having received the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of such city
voting thereon at the (special)(general) election held on                  20     , became operative.
6. (County local law concerning adoption of Charter.)
I hereby certify that the local law annexed hereto, designated as local law No.                               of 20         of
the County of                            State of New York, having been submitted to the electors at the General Election of
November                  20         , pursuant to subdivisions 5 and 7 of section 33 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, and
having received the affinnative vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the cities of said county as a unit and a majority
of the qualified electors of the towns of said county considered as a unit voting at said general election, became operative.
(If any other authorized form offinaladoption has been followed, please provide an appropriate certification.)
I further certify that I have compared the preceding local law with the original on file in this office and that the same
is a correct transcript therefrom and of the whole of such original local law, and was finally adopted in the manner
indicated in paragraph OQ^, above.                                    j '     -       w/1
                                                                   Clerk ofthe county legislative body, City, Town or ViUage Clerk or
                                                                   officer designated by local legislative body
                                                                  VIVIAN I. MASON. TOWN CLERK
(Seal)                                                            Date: October 10th, 2008
(Certification to be executed by County Attorney, Corporation Counsel, Town Attorney, Village Attorney or other
authorized attorney of locality.)
STATE OF NEW Y O R K
STATE OF NEW Y O R K
COUNTY OF COUNTY OF ONONDAGA
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing local law contains the correct text and that all proper proceedings have
been had or taken for the enactment of the local law annexed hereto.
                                                                   Signature
                                                                   ROBERT M. e^RMftlN
                                                                   TOWN ATTORI
                                                                   Title
                                                                   ffi?_CLAY
                                                                   Town
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                                                                   Date. OCTOBER lOTH, 2008
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                          LOCAL LAW NO. 8 OF THE YEAR 2008
TOWN OF CLAY
TOWN OF CLAY
LOCAL LAW NO. 8 OF THE YEAR 2008 AMENDING CHAPTER 105 ENTITLED "FEES",
'SECTION 105-4. SCHEDULE OF FEES, PARAGRAPH A. FEES DERIVED FROM CODE AND
SECTION 105-4 B. ADDITIONAL FEES, OF THE CODE OF THE TOWN OF CLAY
         BE IT ENACTED by the Town Board of the Town of Clay, County of Onondaga as follows:
         SECTION 1, AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 105 ENTITLED "FEES", '§ 105-4. Schedule of
fees, Paragraph A. Fees derived from Code Sections, Chapter 8L Building and Section 105.4B.
Additional Fees, Subparagraphs (2) and (3) by amending, increasing and adding fees to the Code of the
Town of Clay."
The purpose of this local law 2008-08 is to amend CHAPTER 105 entitled 'FEES', § 105.4 A.
Fees derived from Code Sections, Chapter 81, Building Construction, adding After Hours Inspection
Fee of $75 and § 105.4 B. Additional Fees, subparagraph (2) Planning and Development Department
by increasing zone application fee to $400; deleting $200 fee for Variance and adding fee of $200 for
Residential Variance and $400 Commercial Variance; increasing Special Permit fee to $300; deleting
Site plans - residential through Over 3 acres; add Site plans and Special Permits requiring site plan
review and a fee for 3 acres or less $900 and Over 3 acres $1500; increase Amended site plans fee to
$600; Preliminary Plats, delete language and fees from Subdivision of property in two separate.,.,
through Residential subdivision of more than 50 lots" and adding Base fee $200 + $50 per lot;
increasing Final plats fee to $300; and further adding/amending the following misc. fees - increase
Administrative subdivision fee to $75 , adding Administrative site plan fee $75; additional advertising
(does not include Town Board zone changes) fee of "As per cost"; and amend Section 105-4B(3) by
adding/amending or increasing cost for legal, engineering and administrative fees - add Commercial
Site Plan and Residential Subdivision without public utilities an additional $1500 for review of
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, if necessary; Commercial Site Plan with public utilities the fee
will be calculated on a case by case basis depending upon the magnitude of project; Residential
Subdivision, 7 or less lots (with public utilities) 1'* half - $2,000 plus $450 per lot; 2"^ half at
scheduling of Petition hearing $2,000 plus $450 per lot; Residential Subdivision 8 lots or more with
public utilities - 1^^ half at time of Preliminary Plat approval - $2,000. + $400 per lot; an additional
deposit of $2,000 plus $450 per lot for each additional section of development thereafter proposed, and
when subdivisions have pubhc highways an inspection fee of $200 per lot to the Code of the Town of
Clay
                           Said Locai Law reads as follows:
§1054 A.                                             CLAY CODE                                         105-B(2)
                                                        FEES
§ 105-4     Schedule of fees.
A. Fees derived from Code sections. Fees for the specific Code sections enumerated below shall be as follows:
Chapter/Section                                      Subject                          Fee
Chapter 81, Building Construction
§ 81-12 Building Permit fees:
                                                     After hours inspection fee       S75
B. Additional fees: Fees in addition to those enumerated above shall be as follows:
    (2) Planning and Development Department
          Item/Subject Matter                                                         Fee
          Zone change applications                                                    $400
          Variance
                                Residential                                           $200
                                Commercial                                            $400
                                After construction                                    Double the fee
          Special permit                                                              $300
          Site plans and Special Permits requiring site plan review*:
                              3 acres or less                                         $900
                              Over 3 acres                                            $1500
          Amended site plans                                                          $600
Preliminary plats*: then add to remaining fees (Zoning info research through additional
          advertising, etc., preliminary plats include engineering charges):
          Base fee                                                                    $200 +$50 per lot
          Final plats                                                                 $300
          Administrative subdivision fee                                              $75
          Administrative site plan fee                                                $75
          Additional advertising (does not include Town Board zone changes)           As per cost
          Additional engineering fees incurred by the Town                            As per cost
*NOTE: For a commercial site plan or residential subdivision (with no proposed public utilities) requiring
      the preparation of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan an additional $1500 will need to be
      deposited with the Town to cover engineering fees for the review of the Stormwater Pollution
      Prevention Plan.                                -1-
§105-4 A.                                       CLAY CODE                                       105-B(3)
                                                   FEES
   (3) Town Board services for special district improvement fees:
(a) Engineering, legal and administrative fees associated with petition preparation, reviews of
                petition plans, public hearings, review of contract drawings, and construction observation
                shall be based on actual costs incurred. In each case, the project developer shall be required
                to place deposits with the Town of Clay to cover such costs.
            (b) For single-family homes and/or townhouses, comprised of 7 lots or less, (with proposed
                public utilities) an initial deposit of $2,000 plus $450 per lot, shall be required after the
                preliminary plat for the project approved by the Town of Clay Planning Board and prior to
                any additional work being performed on the project. Prior to the time that petition plans are
                considered for approval, an additional deposit of $2,000 plus $450 per lot shall be required
                for each and every section ofthe development thereafter proposed.
(c) For single-family homes and/or townhouses, comprised of 8 lots or more, (with proposed
                public utilities) an initial deposit of $2,000 plus $450 per lot, shall be required after the
                preliminary plat for the project is approved by the Town of Clay Planning Board and prior to
                any additional work being performed on the project. Prior to the lime that petition plans are
                considered for approval, an additional deposit of $2,000 plus $450 per lot shall be required
                for each and every section of the development thereafter proposed.
            (d) For commercial and industrial projects with proposed public utilities, fees will be calculated
                and deposited on a case by case basis depending upon the magnitude of the project.
            (e) If a highway is proposed to be dedicated to the Town as part of the project, an additional fee
                of $200 per lot will need to be deposited by the developer prior to the contract documents
                being approved to pay for highway inspection fees.
            (f) Any pending improvements for which contract drawings have not been approved shall be
                subject to the same fee provision as set forth in B (3)(a) through (e).
(g) Prior to acceptance of facilities, a preliminary accounting shall be made to determine whether
                additional monies are required with any necessary payment being made before the utilities are
                accepted. Upon written request and completion of all facilities, including overland drainage
                requirements, a final accounting shall be made to the developer within 90 days of such
                acceptance of the facilities and/or the final certification by the Town Engineers as to the
                completion of overland drainage requirements. Any unexpended funds will be retumed to the
                developer without interest.
SECTION 2,        Effective Date
                  -1"
   This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of Stale.