It is the express intention of the Town Board that this chapter supersede Town Law § 274-a by establishing that the Planning Board shall require that recreation areas be provided to the Town in connection with the approval by the Planning Board of any site plan application for the construction or conversion of multifamily dwelling units and manufactured home parks. It is the further intention and purpose of the Town Board to supersede Town Law § 274-a by establishing that if, in the judgment of the Planning Board, satisfactory and adequate recreation areas cannot be provided, the applicant shall be required to pay a fee set forth in the current schedule of fees adopted by the Town Board to the Town in lieu of providing such recreation areas.

Before approval by the Planning Board of a site plan showing two or more buildings containing multiple dwelling units or a manufactured home park as defined in this chapter, such site plan shall also show, in proper cases or when required by the Planning Board, a park or parks suitably located for playground or other recreational purposes. If the Planning Board determines that a suitable park or parks of adequate size cannot be properly located on any such site plan or is otherwise not practical, the Board may require as a condition of approval of any such site plan a payment to the Town of a sum established in the current schedule of fees adopted by the Town Board, which sum shall be paid by the applicant to the Town Recreation Trust Fund prior to the Planning Board's approval of such site plan, which sum shall constitute a trust fund to be used by the Town exclusively for neighborhood park, playground or recreation purposes, including the acquisition of property.