§ 210-60. Findings; legislative intent.

A. 

The Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Old Westbury (the Board) hereby finds that the projected residential and nonresidential growth of the Village of Old Westbury (the Village) exceeds the available water resources and municipal services necessary to meet the demands of such projected growth. It is currently estimated that additional water supply facilities will be required to meet the Village's domestic demands and the demands for fire protection.

B. 

Further, in order to ensure that essential Village water services are available to meet the needs, including fire protection, for all future development, capital improvements to the Village's water services will be necessary.

C. 

Pursuant to §§ 7-725-a, 7-725-b and 7-730 of the Village Law, the Board is empowered to condition site plan, special use and subdivision approval; however, the collection of a capital improvement fee as a condition of approval, while consistent with the Board's broad powers of review, is not specifically provided for.

D. 

It is therefore the intent of the Board, and purpose of this article, to supersede and amend §§ 7-725-a, 7-725-b and 7-730 of the Village Law to authorize the Board to collect a capital improvement fee as a condition of approval for all site plans, including site plans for residential development on a single lot, special use permits and subdivisions, to establish such a fee and to impose such a fee to offset the cost to the Village associated with providing the necessary municipal water services to all new development.

Amended 3-15-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999