Bill Text: NY A09658 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to the creation and recognition of architectural districts.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-06-08 - print number 9658a [A09658 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A09658-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         9658--A
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                     March 24, 2016
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Local Governments -- committee discharged, bill  amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN  ACT  to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the creation
          and recognition of architectural districts
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The article heading of article 5-K of the general municipal
     2  law,  as added by chapter 354 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4              HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICTS
     5    § 2. The general municipal law is amended  by  adding  a  new  section
     6  119-ddd to read as follows:
     7    § 119-ddd. Architectural districts. In addition to existing powers and
     8  authorities  to  regulate by planning or zoning laws, historic preserva-
     9  tion laws and regulations or by  local  laws  and  regulations  for  the
    10  creation of districts, the governing board of a municipal corporation is
    11  hereby empowered to:
    12    1.  Recognize  and  establish  an architectural district or commission
    13  with such powers as are necessary to carry out all or any of the author-
    14  ity possessed by the municipal corporation for  such  creation,  as  the
    15  governing board deems appropriate.
    16    2. Any resident of a municipal corporation may submit to the governing
    17  board of such municipal corporation a detailed plan setting forth archi-
    18  tectural  design  characteristics  such  as, but not limited to, natural
    19  areas, aesthetics, and open spaces. Such plan shall include a rendering,
    20  drawing, or sketch prepared to specifications which shows  the  arrange-
    21  ment, layout and design of the proposed architectural district and shall
    22  be reviewed pursuant to subdivision three of this section.
    23    3.  Upon  receipt  of such plan, the governing board of such municipal
    24  corporation may hold a public hearing regarding a proposed creation  and
    25  recognition  of  the  architectural district with notice provided to the
    26  affected community.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    4. After notice and public hearing by  the  governing  board  of  such
     2  municipal  corporation, regarding a proposed creation and recognition of
     3  an architectural district, such board may determine whether to recognize
     4  and establish such district and preserve the qualities it  deems  quali-
     5  fies as such district.
     6    5.  The  governing board of a municipal corporation in which an archi-
     7  tectural district is created and  recognized,  pursuant  to  subdivision
     8  four  of  this  section,  shall designate the local agency or department
     9  that shall enforce the preservation of such district.
    10    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.