Bill Text: NY S04190 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires public notice to be provided prior to the demolition of a building designated by a local historical society as a historic building by publication, posting of signs, direct mailing and public hearing.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - REFERRED TO CULTURAL AFFAIRS, TOURISM, PARKS AND RECREATION [S04190 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S04190-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4190 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 13, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law, in relation to requiring public notice to be provided prior to the demo- lition of a historic building THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The parks, recreation and historic preservation law is 2 amended by adding a new section 14.11 to read as follows: 3 S 14.11 DEMOLITION OF LOCALLY DESIGNATED HISTORIC BUILDINGS. THE OWNER 4 OF A PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY OWNED BUILDING DESIGNATED BY A LOCAL HISTOR- 5 ICAL SOCIETY AS A HISTORIC BUILDING SHALL PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE 6 INTENDED DEMOLITION OF SUCH HISTORIC BUILDING AT LEAST ONE YEAR PRIOR TO 7 SUCH INTENDED DEMOLITION BY: 8 1. PUBLISHING NOTIFICATION OF THE INTENDED DEMOLITION OF SUCH HISTORIC 9 BUILDING IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE AREA WHERE THE 10 HISTORIC BUILDING IS LOCATED NO LESS THAN ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE INTENDED 11 DATE OF DEMOLITION OF SUCH BUILDING; 12 2. POSTING SIGNS ON THE AFFECTED HISTORIC BUILDING OR THE PROPERTY ON 13 WHICH SUCH BUILDING IS SITUATED AT LEAST TEN MONTHS PRIOR TO THE 14 INTENDED DATE OF THE DEMOLITION OF SUCH BUILDING. SUCH SIGNS SHALL 15 CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY STATE THE DATE OF THE PROPOSED DEMOLITION, 16 THAT THERE WILL BE AT LEAST TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING THE PROPOSED 17 DEMOLITION, AND THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING; 18 3. MAILING NOTIFICATION OF THE INTENDED DEMOLITION OF THE HISTORIC 19 BUILDING TO ALL RESIDENTS WITHIN A TWO-MILE RADIUS OF SUCH BUILDING AT 20 LEAST TEN MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INTENDED DEMOLITION. SUCH MAILING SHALL 21 INCLUDE THE TIME, DATE, AND LOCATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS TO BE HELD 22 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08780-02-3 S. 4190 2 1 4. HOLDING AT LEAST TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THE PROPOSED DEMOLITION 2 BEFORE THE RELEVANT STATE AGENCY OR GOVERNMENTAL BODY AUTHORIZING SUCH 3 DEMOLITION. ONE HEARING SHALL BE HELD AT LEAST NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE 4 INTENDED DEMOLITION AND THE SECOND SHALL BE HELD AT LEAST SIX MONTHS 5 PRIOR TO INTENDED DEMOLITION. 6 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.