Bill Text: NY A10355 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Extends provisions of law relating to urban development action areas from June 30, 2018 until June 30, 2021.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-07-01 - signed chap.88 [A10355 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A10355-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          10355
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     April 17, 2018
                                       ___________
        Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Local Governments
        AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to urban develop-
          ment action areas
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 693 of the general municipal  law,  as  amended  by
     2  chapter 36 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
     3    §  693.  Area  designation.  An urban development action area shall by
     4  resolution be designated by the governing body,  or  by  the  commission
     5  where  so authorized to act by the governing body, on its own initiative
     6  or upon recommendation of the agency, provided at least sixty percent of
     7  such area is an eligible area. Any such designation shall be in conform-
     8  ance with the standards and procedures required for all land use  deter-
     9  minations  pursuant  to  general,  special  or  local  law  or  charter.
    10  Provided, however, that if a  proposed  urban  development  action  area
    11  project  is  to  be developed on an eligible area and consists solely of
    12  the rehabilitation or  conservation  of  existing  private  or  multiple
    13  dwellings  or  the  construction of one to four unit dwellings or, until
    14  June thirtieth, two thousand [eighteen] twenty-one, for up to six  urban
    15  development  action area projects in any calendar year, the construction
    16  of up to ninety dwelling units financed by the  federal  government  and
    17  restricted  to  occupancy by the elderly or by persons with disabilities
    18  without any change in land use permitted by local zoning, the  governing
    19  body,  or  the  commission  where  so authorized to act by the governing
    20  body, may waive the area designation requirement.
    21    § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 694 of the  general  municipal  law,  as
    22  amended  by  chapter  36  of  the  laws  of  2015, is amended to read as
    23  follows:
    24    5. Any approval of an urban development action area project  shall  be
    25  in  conformance  with the standards and procedures required for all land
    26  use determinations pursuant to general, special or local law or charter.
    27  In a city having a population of one million or more, the governing body
    28  may require that the agency incorporate into the project any or  all  of
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  the following: (i) the proposed number of residential units; (ii) wheth-
     2  er  such  units are home ownership units, rental units or condominium or
     3  cooperative units; (iii) a best estimate of the initial rents or selling
     4  prices for such units; (iv) the proposed income restrictions, if any, on
     5  renters  or  purchasers  of  such  units; and (v) the basis on which the
     6  consideration for the sale or lease of the property is to be determined.
     7  Provided, however, that if the proposed urban  development  action  area
     8  project  consists solely of the rehabilitation or conservation of exist-
     9  ing private or multiple dwellings or the construction  of  one  to  four
    10  unit  dwellings  or, until June thirtieth, two thousand [eighteen] twen-
    11  ty-one, for up to six urban development  action  area  projects  in  any
    12  calendar  year, the construction of up to ninety dwelling units financed
    13  by the federal government and restricted to occupancy by the elderly  or
    14  by persons with disabilities without any change in land use permitted by
    15  local  zoning, the governing body, or the commission where so authorized
    16  to act by the governing body, may waive any such  standards  and  proce-
    17  dures required by local law or charter.
    18    §  3.  Paragraph  (d)  of  subdivision 6 of section 695 of the general
    19  municipal law, as amended by chapter 36 of the laws of 2015, is  amended
    20  to read as follows:
    21    (d)  Notwithstanding  any standards or procedures established for land
    22  disposition by general, special or local law or  charter,  if  an  urban
    23  development  action  area project is to be developed on an eligible area
    24  and consists solely of the rehabilitation or  conservation  of  existing
    25  private  or  multiple  dwellings or the construction of one to four unit
    26  dwellings or, until June thirtieth, two thousand [eighteen]  twenty-one,
    27  for  up  to  six  urban development action area projects in any calendar
    28  year, the construction of up to ninety dwelling units  financed  by  the
    29  federal  government  and  restricted  to  occupancy by the elderly or by
    30  persons with disabilities without any change in land  use  permitted  by
    31  local zoning, a municipality may dispose of the real property constitut-
    32  ing such urban development action project to any person, firm, or corpo-
    33  ration  qualified  pursuant  to  this  subdivision  by resolution of its
    34  governing body or, in any city having a population  of  one  million  or
    35  more,  by  action  of  the  mayor,  provided that such disposition is in
    36  accordance with the requirements of  this  subdivision.  Disposition  of
    37  real  property  acquired by condemnation shall be in accordance with the
    38  requirements of section four hundred six of the eminent domain procedure
    39  law, if applicable.
    40    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
    41  if  this act shall have become a law after June 30, 2018, this act shall
    42  take effect immediately and shall be retroactive to and deemed  to  have
    43  been in full force and effect on and after June 30, 2018.
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