Bill Text: NY A04835 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Authorizes the reinstatement of prior approved work permits and waives certain requirements of general city law for homes devastated by Hurricane Sandy in the city of New York.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-11 - signed chap.100 [A04835 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A04835-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Authorizes the reinstatement of prior approved work permits and waives certain requirements of general city law for homes devastated by Hurricane Sandy in the city of New York.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-11 - signed chap.100 [A04835 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A04835-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4835
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 11, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. GOLDFEDER -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Cities
AN ACT authorizing the reinstatement of prior approved work permits and
waiving the requirements of section 35 and subdivision 2 of section 36
of the general city law as such provisions relate to rebuilding and
repairing homes devastated by Hurricane Sandy in the city of New York;
and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration there-
of
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Legislative intent. The storms, rains and floods of Hurri-
2 cane Sandy beginning on October 29, 2012 and ending November 3, 2012
3 catastrophically impacted real property situated in the city of New
4 York. Storm surge in the Breezy Point neighborhood in the borough of
5 Queens severely damaged or destroyed approximately 167 homes, followed
6 by a major fire which destroyed approximately 127 homes. Other areas of
7 the city of New York were similarly impacted. Homeowners in the city of
8 New York have long been required to submit applications with the depart-
9 ment of buildings and board of standards and appeals for permits to
10 improve and upgrade their residences pursuant to the requirements of the
11 general city law. The process of review of such applications and ulti-
12 mate grant of the appeal to the general city law can last nearly one
13 year or more. The legislature finds that it is in the best interests of
14 homeowners in the city of New York to expedite the rebuilding and repair
15 of homes devastated in the wake of Hurricane Sandy through waiver of the
16 requirements of sections 35 and 36 of the general city law for a period
17 of 12 months.
18 S 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this act, the following terms
19 shall have the following meanings:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 1. "Hurricane Sandy" shall mean the storms, rains, or floods which
2 occurred within the city of New York during the period beginning on
3 October 29, 2012 and ending November 3, 2012.
4 2. "Board" shall mean the board of standards and appeals established
5 by chapter 2 of title 25 of the administrative code of the city of New
6 York.
7 3. "Department" shall mean the department of buildings of the city of
8 New York as defined in section 27-232 of the administrative code of the
9 city of New York.
10 S 3. Reinstatement of prior approved permits. In instances where the
11 department approved applications for work permits, including applica-
12 tions for new buildings, Alt-1 and Alt-2 alterations, prior to Hurricane
13 Sandy, the department shall reinstate all prior approvals and allow the
14 issuance of new work permits to reconstruct originally approved plans
15 subject to required new code compliance. In the event an updated
16 approval from the board is required prior to reinstatement of prior
17 approvals by the department, the board shall handle such request from
18 the department as an administrative review and shall issue a letter of
19 no objection within thirty days after the receipt of such request by the
20 department.
21 S 4. Waiver of permit and hearing requirements. For a period of 12
22 months after the effective date of this act, the board shall waive the
23 requirements of section 35 and subdivision 2 of section 36 of the gener-
24 al city law such that any homeowner residing in the city of New York
25 seeking to rebuild or repair his or her residence in the aftermath of
26 Hurricane Sandy shall not be required to seek the grant of an appeal
27 from the board or undergo a hearing process. This section shall also
28 apply to applications for new buildings, Alt-1 and Alt-2 alterations,
29 such that homeowners shall not be required to submit such applications
30 for approval by the board for a period of 12 months after the effective
31 date of this act.
32 S 5. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
33 deemed repealed 1 year after such effective date.
