Village Passes Three New Local Laws

Village Attorney Kevin Walsh announced that The Board of Trustees for the Village of Farmingdale was busy at their regular meeting of May 7,2007, passing 3 new laws designed to improve the development within the Village and to protect existing businesses in the downtown area. The first law creates a park land dedication requirement  for those developments which create new lots within the Village. The law mandates the set aside of land by the developer for new parks or the payment of a fee , not to exceed $10,000 per lot, which will be used by the Village to create new parks or to improve existing ones.

The second new law requires new buildings to be reviewed by the Trustees to insure that their architectural features are good and consistent with standards adopted by the Board. The third new law prohibits the sale of used  merchandise  or merchandise in disrepair on the streets of the downtown. This law will help improve the appearance of the downtown area making it more appealing to shoppers.

All three laws were the subject of public hearings