§ 643-15. Rental procedure.

A. 

A listing of all parks facilities available for lease or license shall be distributed by the Department on a periodic basis to all County employees via an "All Employees Memorandum" (included with County paychecks) and the Suffolk County Intranet. The Department shall provide applications for occupancy upon request.

B. 

The Division of Real Property Acquisition and Management's Appraisal Review Unit shall prepare and recommend to the Parks Housing Rental Board updated appraisals to establish current rental value for all parks facilities that are available for license by the Department. Said appraisals will include/consider the following:

(1) 

A full interior inspection of the parks facility.

(2) 

The current market for residential and commercial real estate on Long Island.

(3) 

The lack of insulation and other energy-efficient features within the parks facility and any restrictions which prevent installation of energy-efficient features.

(4) 

Rental value and marketability of oil-heated parks facilities.

(5) 

External factors, i.e., isolation, risk of vandalism, diminished privacy, that affect the rental value of the facility.

C. 

The Board may recommend to the Commissioner a rental value for a parks facility that is below the appraised fair market value based on one or more of the following factors:

(1) 

The historic significance and vulnerability of the subject facility.

(2) 

The prospective tenant's familiarity with historic properties.

(3) 

The level of security the facility requires.

(4) 

The routine maintenance the prospective tenant will provide.

D. 

The Commissioner shall review the recommendations of the Parks Housing Rental Board and submit recommendations of applications and rental charges/license fees for approval to the Suffolk County Legislature. The Commissioner may recommend, and the Legislature may adopt, rental charges/license fees below the appraised fair market value, based on the recommendation of the Parks Housing Rental Board.

E. 

The Division of Real Property Acquisition and Management's Appraisal Review Unit shall update the appraisal for any rental of parks facilities upon the expiration of the lease/license of said facility.