Bill Text: NY S05441 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 5441 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes cities to require any person, firm or corporation approved for a building permit to submit to inspections; authorizes cities to revoke a building permit and immediately issue a stop work order if a permit holder denies access for an inspection.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO CITIES [S05441 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S05441-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5441
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     May 14, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
       AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to authorizing  cities
         to  require  any  person,  firm or corporation approved for a building
         permit to submit to inspections
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision  24 of section 20 of the general city law, as
    2  amended by chapter 742 of the laws  of  1979,  is  amended  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    24.  To  regulate and limit the height, bulk and location of buildings
    5  hereafter erected, TO REQUIRE  THAT  ANY  PERSON,  FIRM  OR  CORPORATION
    6  APPROVED  FOR  A  BUILDING  PERMIT  SHALL SUBMIT TO AN INSPECTION OF THE
    7  PREMISES BY THE CITY AT ANY TIME DURING THE TERM OF SUCH PERMIT  AND  TO
    8  REVOKE  SUCH  PERMIT AND ISSUE A STOP WORK ORDER IMMEDIATELY IF A PERMIT
    9  HOLDER FAILS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE PREMISES FOR SUCH  INSPECTION,  to
   10  regulate  and determine the area of yards, courts and other open spaces,
   11  and to regulate the density of population in any  given  area,  and  for
   12  said purposes to divide the city into districts.  Such regulations shall
   13  be  uniform for each class of buildings throughout any district, but the
   14  regulations in one or more districts may  differ  from  those  in  other
   15  districts.  Such  regulations  shall  be  designed to secure safety from
   16  fire, flood and other dangers and  to  promote  the  public  health  and
   17  welfare,  including,  so  far  as  conditions  may permit, provision for
   18  adequate light, air, convenience of access,  and  the  accommodation  of
   19  solar  energy  systems  and  equipment  and access to sunlight necessary
   20  therefor, and shall be made with reasonable regard to the  character  of
   21  buildings  erected  in  each  district, the value of land and the use to
   22  which it may be put, to the end that such regulations may promote public
   23  health, safety and welfare and the most desirable use for which the land
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD10833-01-5
       S. 5441                             2
    1  of each district may be adapted and may tend to conserve  the  value  of
    2  buildings and enhance the value of land throughout the city.
    3    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    4  have become a law.