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Timestamp: 2019-04-26 15:58:43+00:00

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§ 152-2.1 Intention of repeal.
§ 152-10 Payment of abated taxes; penalties for violation or cancellation of agreement.
§ 152-11 Use of penalties collected.
§ 152-12 Notice of expiration.
§ 152-14 Effective date of discontinuance of Open Space Preservation Program, also known as Local Law No. 7 of 2007.
Taxation — See Ch. 199.
Editor's Note: This local law also provided that the repeal of sections enacted by this local law would be effective 2-28-2010.
Editor's Note: This local law also superseded former Ch. 152, Open Space Preservation, adopted 5-7-1992, as amended.
It is the intention of the Town Board of the Town of Webster to repeal the existing law and discontinue the existing open space preservation program, specifically, that effective February 28, 2010 (or "immediately"), no new applications will be considered, and no renewals of existing applications will be approved. It is the intention of this provision to discontinue the existing program. Upon expiration of the latest contractual term hereunder, the effect of this chapter is null and void. All lawfully entered contracts and agreements with the Town pursuant to Chapter 152 as existing prior to February 28, 2010, shall continue until such time as the agreements expire by their terms, or until such time as the beneficiaries seek to cancel or terminate the agreements pursuant to the procedures set forth in §§ 152-9 and 152-10 below. It is the stated and express intention of the Town Board that such agreements or contracts in existence pursuant to Chapter 152 prior to the effective date of February 28, 2010, shall not be extended, renewed or renegotiated.
After the Town's acquisition of interests or rights pursuant to this chapter, the assessed valuation placed upon such open space or area for the purpose of real estate taxation shall take into account and be limited by the future use of the land.
The owner or owners may petition the Town Board for cancellation of the agreement, or the Town Board may on its own motion seek cancellation, upon good cause shown. Such cancellation may be granted only upon payment of the amounts provided in § 152-10. Such amounts or a portion thereof may be waived by the Town Board only if good cause for cancellation is catastrophic illness, death of the property owner, or otherwise in the interest of justice.
At the time of such cancellation, or if the terms of the conveyance of interest or right have been violated by the landowner, the Town will assess rollback taxes and a penalty, unless waived, as described in § 152-9. The penalty shall be assessed against all the land under conveyed interest or right, except in the case of the death of a sole owner in which case the penalty will be assessed only against that portion which is to be developed or changed in use within one year of the date of death. Thereafter, the penalty and payment of abated taxes will be levied upon the land under the conveyed interest or right. The penalty decreases with the length of time the interest or right has been held by the Town of Webster. This encourages the owner to stay in the program as long as possible.
Penalties. The penalty shall be assessed on the basis of the previous year's tax abatement multiplied by a factor equal to the term of the agreement divided by the current year of the agreement. This factor shall not exceed five.
Any and all penalties collected by the Town and attributable to the Town pursuant to § 152-10 shall be used solely for open space and/or parkland acquisition or improvement or maintenance purposes.
In accordance with the timelines for the notice of increased assessments or change in taxable status as set forth in New York State Real Property Tax Law §§ 510(1), 510-a or 511, the Assessor of the Town of Webster shall give notice, by first-class mail, facsimile transmission or electronic means, of the upcoming expiration of the agreement to the last known owner or owners of record of the property subject to this chapter. Failure to provide such notice by this subsection, or the failure of an owner to receive same, shall not preclude any adjustment to the assessment of the affected parcel(s) due to expiration of said agreement, nor shall it affect the validity of the levy, collection, or enforcement of taxes on said property.
The repeal of those sections of Chapter 152, as enacted by Local Law No. 2 of 2010, shall take place effective February 28, 2010.

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