Bill Text: NY S06669 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the board of standards and appeals in the city of New York to mail a copy of each application for a variance to property owners within 1 mile of the affected property.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-06-21 - COMMITTED TO RULES [S06669 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S06669-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6669
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                     March 8, 2012
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities
       AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring  the
         board  of  standards and appeals to forward a copy of each application
         to vary the zoning resolution or for a special permit to each owner of
         real property within one mile of the land to  which  such  application
         applies
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision a, and subdivisions b and  c  of
    2  section  668  of the New York city charter, paragraph 1 of subdivision a
    3  and subdivision b as amended by local law number 102 of the city of  New
    4  York  for  the  year 1977, and subdivision c as amended by a vote of the
    5  people of the city of New York at the general election held in  November
    6  1989, are amended to read as follows:
    7    1. Each proposal or application shall be filed with the board of stan-
    8  dards  and  appeals,  which shall forward a copy within five days to the
    9  community board for each community district in which the land  involved,
   10  or  any  part  thereof,  is  located,  and  to  the borough board if the
   11  proposal or application involves land located in two or  more  districts
   12  in  a  borough;  AND  SHALL DELIVER A COPY THEREOF, BY FIRST CLASS MAIL,
   13  WITHIN FIVE DAYS TO EACH OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN ONE  MILE
   14  OF THE LAND INVOLVED.
   15    b.  The  recommendation of a community board or borough board pursuant
   16  to subdivision a of this section shall be filed with the board of stand-
   17  ards and appeals and [a copy] COPIES sent to the city  planning  commis-
   18  sion  TO EACH OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE LAND
   19  INVOLVED.  The board of standards and appeals  shall  conduct  a  public
   20  hearing  and  act  on the proposed application.  A decision of the board
   21  shall indicate whether each of the specific requirements of  the  zoning
   22  resolution  for the granting of variances has been met and shall include
   23  findings of fact with regard to each such requirement.
   24    c. Copies of a decision of the board  of  standards  and  appeals  and
   25  copies  of any recommendation of the affected community board or borough
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD14742-01-2
       S. 6669                             2
    1  board shall be filed with the city planning commission.  Copies  of  the
    2  decision  shall  also  be  filed  with the affected community or borough
    3  boards.  IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE DECISION  SHALL  BE  SENT  BY  FIRST
    4  CLASS MAIL TO EACH OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE
    5  LAND INVOLVED.
    6    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    7  have become a law, and shall apply to proposals and  applications  filed
    8  with the board of standards and appeals on or after such date.