Bill Text: NY A05241 | 2013-2014 | 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: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to cities [A05241 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05241-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5241
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 21, 2013
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       Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred 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
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05566-01-3
       A. 5241                             2
    1  resolution for the granting of variances has been met and shall  include
    2  findings of fact with regard to each such requirement.
    3    c.  Copies  of  a  decision  of the board of standards and appeals and
    4  copies of any recommendation of the affected community board or  borough
    5  board  shall  be  filed with the city planning commission. Copies of the
    6  decision shall also be filed with  the  affected  community  or  borough
    7  boards.    IN  ADDITION,  A  COPY OF THE DECISION SHALL BE SENT BY FIRST
    8  CLASS MAIL TO EACH OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE
    9  LAND INVOLVED.
   10    S 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
   11  have  become  a law, and shall apply to proposals and applications filed
   12  with the board of standards and appeals on or after such date.