Bill Text: NY A01891 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to zoning provisions for temporary family health care structures.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to local governments [A01891 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A01891-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ S. 2008 A. 1891 2013-2014 Regular Sessions S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Govern- ment IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the town law, the village law and the general city law, in relation to zoning provisions for temporary family health care structures THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The town law is amended by adding a new section 274-c to 2 read as follows: 3 S 274-C. ZONING PROVISIONS FOR TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUC- 4 TURES. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: 5 (A) "CAREGIVER" MEANS AN ADULT WHO PROVIDES CARE FOR A MENTALLY DISA- 6 BLED OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON WITHIN THE STATE. A CAREGIVER SHALL 7 BE EITHER RELATED BY BLOOD, MARRIAGE, OR ADOPTION TO OR THE LEGALLY 8 APPOINTED GUARDIAN OF THE MENTALLY DISABLED OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED 9 PERSON FOR WHOM HE OR SHE IS CARING. 10 (B) "PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF 11 THE STATE AND WHO REQUIRES ASSISTANCE WITH TWO OR MORE ACTIVITIES OF 12 DAILY LIVING AS CERTIFIED IN A STATEMENT OF A PHYSICIAN DULY LICENSED TO 13 PRACTICE MEDICINE. 14 (C) "MENTALLY DISABLED PERSON" MEANS A PERSON WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, 15 MENTAL RETARDATION, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, ALCOHOLISM, SUBSTANCE 16 DEPENDENCE, OR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF 17 SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW. 18 (D) "TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE" MEANS A TRANSPORTABLE 19 RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENT FACILITATING A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01866-01-3 S. 2008 2 A. 1891 1 CAREGIVER'S PROVISION OF CARE FOR A MENTALLY DISABLED OR PHYSICALLY 2 IMPAIRED PERSON, THAT (I) IS PRIMARILY ASSEMBLED AT A LOCATION OTHER 3 THAN ITS SITE OF INSTALLATION, (II) IS LIMITED TO ONE OCCUPANT WHO SHALL 4 BE THE MENTALLY DISABLED OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON, (III) HAS NO 5 MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED GROSS SQUARE FEET, AND (IV) COMPLIES WITH APPLI- 6 CABLE PROVISIONS OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER. PLACING 7 THE TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE ON A PERMANENT FOUNDATION 8 SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED OR PERMITTED. 9 2. ZONING ORDINANCES FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL CONSIDER TEMPORARY FAMILY 10 HEALTH CARE STRUCTURES FOR USE BY A CAREGIVER IN PROVIDING CARE FOR A 11 MENTALLY DISABLED OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON AND ON PROPERTY OWNED OR 12 OCCUPIED BY THE CAREGIVER AS HIS OR HER RESIDENCE AS A PERMITTED ACCES- 13 SORY FOR USE IN ANY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT ON LOTS 14 ZONED FOR SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS. SUCH STRUCTURES SHALL NOT 15 REQUIRE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT OR BE SUBJECTED TO ANY OTHER LOCAL REQUIRE- 16 MENTS BEYOND THOSE IMPOSED UPON OTHER AUTHORIZED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, 17 EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION. SUCH STRUCTURES SHALL 18 COMPLY WITH ALL SETBACK REQUIREMENTS THAT APPLY TO THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE 19 AND WITH ANY MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATION LIMITATIONS THAT MAY APPLY TO THE 20 PRIMARY STRUCTURE. ONLY ONE FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE SHALL BE 21 ALLOWED ON A LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND. 22 3. ANY PERSON PROPOSING TO INSTALL A TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE 23 STRUCTURE SHALL FIRST OBTAIN A PERMIT FROM THE PLANNING BOARD OR SUCH 24 OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE BODY, FOR WHICH THE LOCALITY MAY CHARGE A UNIFORM 25 FEE OF UP TO ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. THE LOCALITY MAY NOT WITHHOLD SUCH 26 PERMIT IF THE APPLICANT PROVIDES SUFFICIENT PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH 27 THIS SECTION. THE LOCALITY MAY REQUIRE THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDE 28 EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS LONG AS 29 THE TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE REMAINS ON THE PROPERTY. SUCH 30 EVIDENCE MAY INVOLVE THE INSPECTION BY THE LOCALITY OF THE TEMPORARY 31 FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE AT REASONABLE TIMES CONVENIENT TO THE CARE- 32 GIVER, NOT LIMITED TO ANY ANNUAL COMPLIANCE CONFIRMATION. 33 4. ANY TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE INSTALLED PURSUANT TO 34 THIS SECTION MAY BE REQUIRED TO CONNECT TO ANY WATER, SEWER, AND ELEC- 35 TRIC UTILITIES THAT ARE SERVING THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE ON THE PROPERTY 36 AND SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED 37 THIRTY OF THIS CHAPTER. 38 5. NO SIGNAGE ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EXISTENCE OF THE 39 STRUCTURE SHALL BE PERMITTED EITHER ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE TEMPORARY 40 FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE OR ELSEWHERE ON THE PROPERTY. 41 6. ANY TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE INSTALLED PURSUANT TO 42 THIS SECTION SHALL BE REMOVED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE MENTALLY 43 DISABLED OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON IS NO LONGER RECEIVING OR IS NO 44 LONGER IN NEED OF THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION. 45 7. THE PLANNING BOARD OR OTHER SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE BODY MAY REVOKE THE 46 PERMIT GRANTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION IF THE 47 PERMIT HOLDER VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION. ADDITIONALLY, THE 48 LOCAL GOVERNING BODY MAY SEEK INJUNCTIVE RELIEF OR OTHER APPROPRIATE 49 ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION. THE 50 PLANNING BOARD OR OTHER SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE BODY IS VESTED WITH ALL 51 NECESSARY AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE LOCALITY TO 52 ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 53 S 2. The village law is amended by adding a new section 7-725-c to 54 read as follows: 55 S 7-725-C ZONING PROVISIONS FOR TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUC- 56 TURES. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: S. 2008 3 A. 1891 1 (A) "CAREGIVER" MEANS AN ADULT WHO PROVIDES CARE FOR A MENTALLY DISA- 2 BLED OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON WITHIN THE STATE. A CAREGIVER SHALL 3 BE EITHER RELATED BY BLOOD, MARRIAGE, OR ADOPTION TO OR THE LEGALLY 4 APPOINTED GUARDIAN OF THE MENTALLY DISABLED OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED 5 PERSON FOR WHOM HE OR SHE IS CARING. 6 (B) "PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF 7 THE STATE AND WHO REQUIRES ASSISTANCE WITH TWO OR MORE ACTIVITIES OF 8 DAILY LIVING AS CERTIFIED IN A STATEMENT OF A PHYSICIAN DULY LICENSED TO 9 PRACTICE MEDICINE. 10 (C) "MENTALLY DISABLED PERSON" MEANS A PERSON WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, 11 MENTAL RETARDATION, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, ALCOHOLISM, SUBSTANCE 12 DEPENDENCE, OR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF 13 SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW. 14 (D) "TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE" MEANS A TRANSPORTABLE 15 RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENT FACILITATING A 16 CAREGIVER'S PROVISION OF CARE FOR A MENTALLY DISABLED OR PHYSICALLY 17 IMPAIRED PERSON, THAT (I) IS PRIMARILY ASSEMBLED AT A LOCATION OTHER 18 THAN ITS SITE OF INSTALLATION, (II) IS LIMITED TO ONE OCCUPANT WHO SHALL 19 BE THE MENTALLY DISABLED OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON, (III) HAS NO 20 MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED GROSS SQUARE FEET, AND (IV) COMPLIES WITH APPLI- 21 CABLE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 7-700 OF THIS ARTICLE. PLACING THE TEMPORARY 22 FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE ON A PERMANENT FOUNDATION SHALL NOT BE 23 REQUIRED OR PERMITTED. 24 2. ZONING ORDINANCES FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL CONSIDER TEMPORARY FAMILY 25 HEALTH CARE STRUCTURES FOR USE BY A CAREGIVER IN PROVIDING CARE FOR A 26 MENTALLY DISABLED OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON AND ON PROPERTY OWNED OR 27 OCCUPIED BY THE CAREGIVER AS HIS OR HER RESIDENCE AS A PERMITTED ACCES- 28 SORY FOR USE IN ANY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT ON LOTS 29 ZONED FOR SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS. SUCH STRUCTURES SHALL NOT 30 REQUIRE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT OR BE SUBJECTED TO ANY OTHER LOCAL REQUIRE- 31 MENTS BEYOND THOSE IMPOSED UPON OTHER AUTHORIZED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, 32 EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION. SUCH STRUCTURES SHALL 33 COMPLY WITH ALL SETBACK REQUIREMENTS THAT APPLY TO THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE 34 AND WITH ANY MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATION LIMITATIONS THAT MAY APPLY TO THE 35 PRIMARY STRUCTURE. ONLY ONE FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE SHALL BE 36 ALLOWED ON A LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND. 37 3. ANY PERSON PROPOSING TO INSTALL A TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE 38 STRUCTURE SHALL FIRST OBTAIN A PERMIT FROM THE PLANNING BOARD OR SUCH 39 OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE BODY, FOR WHICH THE LOCALITY MAY CHARGE A UNIFORM 40 FEE OF UP TO ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. THE LOCALITY MAY NOT WITHHOLD SUCH 41 PERMIT IF THE APPLICANT PROVIDES SUFFICIENT PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH 42 THIS SECTION. THE LOCALITY MAY REQUIRE THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDE 43 EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS LONG AS 44 THE TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE REMAINS ON THE PROPERTY. SUCH 45 EVIDENCE MAY INVOLVE THE INSPECTION BY THE LOCALITY OF THE TEMPORARY 46 FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE AT REASONABLE TIMES CONVENIENT TO THE CARE- 47 GIVER, NOT LIMITED TO ANY ANNUAL COMPLIANCE CONFIRMATION. 48 4. ANY TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE INSTALLED PURSUANT TO 49 THIS SECTION MAY BE REQUIRED TO CONNECT TO ANY WATER, SEWER, AND ELEC- 50 TRIC UTILITIES THAT ARE SERVING THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE ON THE PROPERTY 51 AND SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS 11-1112 52 AND 14-1438 OF THIS CHAPTER. 53 5. NO SIGNAGE ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EXISTENCE OF THE 54 STRUCTURE SHALL BE PERMITTED EITHER ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE TEMPORARY 55 FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE OR ELSEWHERE ON THE PROPERTY. S. 2008 4 A. 1891 1 6. ANY TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE INSTALLED PURSUANT TO 2 THIS SECTION SHALL BE REMOVED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE MENTALLY 3 DISABLED OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON IS NO LONGER RECEIVING OR IS NO 4 LONGER IN NEED OF THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION. 5 7. THE PLANNING BOARD OR OTHER SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE BODY MAY REVOKE THE 6 PERMIT GRANTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION IF THE 7 PERMIT HOLDER VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION. ADDITIONALLY, THE 8 LOCAL GOVERNING BODY MAY SEEK INJUNCTIVE RELIEF OR OTHER APPROPRIATE 9 ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION. THE 10 PLANNING BOARD OR OTHER SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE BODY IS VESTED WITH ALL 11 NECESSARY AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE LOCALITY TO 12 ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 13 S 3. The general city law is amended by adding a new section 82 to 14 read as follows: 15 S 82. ZONING PROVISIONS FOR TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURES. 16 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: 17 (A) "CAREGIVER" MEANS AN ADULT WHO PROVIDES CARE FOR A MENTALLY DISA- 18 BLED OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON WITHIN THE STATE. A CAREGIVER SHALL 19 BE EITHER RELATED BY BLOOD, MARRIAGE, OR ADOPTION TO OR THE LEGALLY 20 APPOINTED GUARDIAN OF THE MENTALLY DISABLED OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED 21 PERSON FOR WHOM HE OR SHE IS CARING. 22 (B) "PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS A RESIDENT OF 23 THE STATE AND WHO REQUIRES ASSISTANCE WITH TWO OR MORE ACTIVITIES OF 24 DAILY LIVING AS CERTIFIED IN A STATEMENT OF A PHYSICIAN DULY LICENSED TO 25 PRACTICE MEDICINE. 26 (C) "MENTALLY DISABLED PERSON" MEANS A PERSON WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, 27 MENTAL RETARDATION, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, ALCOHOLISM, SUBSTANCE 28 DEPENDENCE, OR CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF 29 SECTION 1.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW. 30 (D) "TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE" MEANS A TRANSPORTABLE 31 RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENT FACILITATING A 32 CAREGIVER'S PROVISION OF CARE FOR A MENTALLY DISABLED OR PHYSICALLY 33 IMPAIRED PERSON, THAT (I) IS PRIMARILY ASSEMBLED AT A LOCATION OTHER 34 THAN ITS SITE OF INSTALLATION, (II) IS LIMITED TO ONE OCCUPANT WHO SHALL 35 BE THE MENTALLY DISABLED OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON, (III) HAS NO 36 MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED GROSS SQUARE FEET, AND (IV) COMPLIES WITH APPLI- 37 CABLE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISIONS TWENTY-FOUR AND TWENTY-FIVE OF SECTION 38 TWENTY OF THIS CHAPTER. PLACING THE TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUC- 39 TURE ON A PERMANENT FOUNDATION SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED OR PERMITTED. 40 2. ZONING ORDINANCES FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL CONSIDER TEMPORARY FAMILY 41 HEALTH CARE STRUCTURES FOR USE BY A CAREGIVER IN PROVIDING CARE FOR A 42 MENTALLY DISABLED OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON AND ON PROPERTY OWNED OR 43 OCCUPIED BY THE CAREGIVER AS HIS OR HER RESIDENCE AS A PERMITTED ACCES- 44 SORY FOR USE IN ANY SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT ON LOTS 45 ZONED FOR SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS. SUCH STRUCTURES SHALL NOT 46 REQUIRE A SPECIAL USE PERMIT OR BE SUBJECTED TO ANY OTHER LOCAL REQUIRE- 47 MENTS BEYOND THOSE IMPOSED UPON OTHER AUTHORIZED ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, 48 EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION. SUCH STRUCTURES SHALL 49 COMPLY WITH ALL SETBACK REQUIREMENTS THAT APPLY TO THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE 50 AND WITH ANY MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATION LIMITATIONS THAT MAY APPLY TO THE 51 PRIMARY STRUCTURE. ONLY ONE FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE SHALL BE 52 ALLOWED ON A LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND. 53 3. ANY PERSON PROPOSING TO INSTALL A TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE 54 STRUCTURE SHALL FIRST OBTAIN A PERMIT FROM THE PLANNING BOARD OR SUCH 55 OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE BODY, FOR WHICH THE LOCALITY MAY CHARGE A UNIFORM 56 FEE OF UP TO ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. THE LOCALITY MAY NOT WITHHOLD SUCH S. 2008 5 A. 1891 1 PERMIT IF THE APPLICANT PROVIDES SUFFICIENT PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH 2 THIS SECTION. THE LOCALITY MAY REQUIRE THAT THE APPLICANT PROVIDE 3 EVIDENCE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS LONG AS 4 THE TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE REMAINS ON THE PROPERTY. SUCH 5 EVIDENCE MAY INVOLVE THE INSPECTION BY THE LOCALITY OF THE TEMPORARY 6 FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE AT REASONABLE TIMES CONVENIENT TO THE CARE- 7 GIVER, NOT LIMITED TO ANY ANNUAL COMPLIANCE CONFIRMATION. 8 4. ANY TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE INSTALLED PURSUANT TO 9 THIS SECTION MAY BE REQUIRED TO CONNECT TO ANY WATER, SEWER, AND ELEC- 10 TRIC UTILITIES THAT ARE SERVING THE PRIMARY RESIDENCE ON THE PROPERTY 11 AND SHALL COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTIONS TWENTY AND 12 FIFTY-THREE OF THIS CHAPTER. 13 5. NO SIGNAGE ADVERTISING OR OTHERWISE PROMOTING THE EXISTENCE OF THE 14 STRUCTURE SHALL BE PERMITTED EITHER ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE TEMPORARY 15 FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE OR ELSEWHERE ON THE PROPERTY. 16 6. ANY TEMPORARY FAMILY HEALTH CARE STRUCTURE INSTALLED PURSUANT TO 17 THIS SECTION SHALL BE REMOVED WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE MENTALLY 18 DISABLED OR PHYSICALLY IMPAIRED PERSON IS NO LONGER RECEIVING OR IS NO 19 LONGER IN NEED OF THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION. 20 7. THE PLANNING BOARD OR OTHER SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE BODY MAY REVOKE THE 21 PERMIT GRANTED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION IF THE 22 PERMIT HOLDER VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION. ADDITIONALLY, THE 23 LOCAL GOVERNING BODY MAY SEEK INJUNCTIVE RELIEF OR OTHER APPROPRIATE 24 ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION. THE 25 PLANNING BOARD OR OTHER SUCH ADMINISTRATIVE BODY IS VESTED WITH ALL 26 NECESSARY AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE LOCALITY TO 27 ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THIS SECTION. 28 S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.