Bill Text: NY S08725 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Extends provisions of law relating to urban development action areas from June 30, 2018 until June 30, 2021.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-05-10 - REFERRED TO CITIES [S08725 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S08725-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8725 IN SENATE May 10, 2018 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to urban develop- ment action areas The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 693 of the general municipal law, as amended by 2 chapter 36 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 693. Area designation. An urban development action area shall by 4 resolution be designated by the governing body, or by the commission 5 where so authorized to act by the governing body, on its own initiative 6 or upon recommendation of the agency, provided at least sixty percent of 7 such area is an eligible area. Any such designation shall be in conform- 8 ance with the standards and procedures required for all land use deter- 9 minations pursuant to general, special or local law or charter. 10 Provided, however, that if a proposed urban development action area 11 project is to be developed on an eligible area and consists solely of 12 the rehabilitation or conservation of existing private or multiple 13 dwellings or the construction of one to four unit dwellings or, until 14 June thirtieth, two thousand [eighteen] twenty-one, for up to six urban 15 development action area projects in any calendar year, the construction 16 of up to ninety dwelling units financed by the federal government and 17 restricted to occupancy by the elderly or by persons with disabilities 18 without any change in land use permitted by local zoning, the governing 19 body, or the commission where so authorized to act by the governing 20 body, may waive the area designation requirement. 21 § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 694 of the general municipal law, as 22 amended by chapter 36 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as 23 follows: 24 5. Any approval of an urban development action area project shall be 25 in conformance with the standards and procedures required for all land 26 use determinations pursuant to general, special or local law or charter. 27 In a city having a population of one million or more, the governing body 28 may require that the agency incorporate into the project any or all of EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15462-01-8S. 8725 2 1 the following: (i) the proposed number of residential units; (ii) wheth- 2 er such units are home ownership units, rental units or condominium or 3 cooperative units; (iii) a best estimate of the initial rents or selling 4 prices for such units; (iv) the proposed income restrictions, if any, on 5 renters or purchasers of such units; and (v) the basis on which the 6 consideration for the sale or lease of the property is to be determined. 7 Provided, however, that if the proposed urban development action area 8 project consists solely of the rehabilitation or conservation of exist- 9 ing private or multiple dwellings or the construction of one to four 10 unit dwellings or, until June thirtieth, two thousand [eighteen] twen- 11 ty-one, for up to six urban development action area projects in any 12 calendar year, the construction of up to ninety dwelling units financed 13 by the federal government and restricted to occupancy by the elderly or 14 by persons with disabilities without any change in land use permitted by 15 local zoning, the governing body, or the commission where so authorized 16 to act by the governing body, may waive any such standards and proce- 17 dures required by local law or charter. 18 § 3. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 6 of section 695 of the general 19 municipal law, as amended by chapter 36 of the laws of 2015, is amended 20 to read as follows: 21 (d) Notwithstanding any standards or procedures established for land 22 disposition by general, special or local law or charter, if an urban 23 development action area project is to be developed on an eligible area 24 and consists solely of the rehabilitation or conservation of existing 25 private or multiple dwellings or the construction of one to four unit 26 dwellings or, until June thirtieth, two thousand [eighteen] twenty-one, 27 for up to six urban development action area projects in any calendar 28 year, the construction of up to ninety dwelling units financed by the 29 federal government and restricted to occupancy by the elderly or by 30 persons with disabilities without any change in land use permitted by 31 local zoning, a municipality may dispose of the real property constitut- 32 ing such urban development action project to any person, firm, or corpo- 33 ration qualified pursuant to this subdivision by resolution of its 34 governing body or, in any city having a population of one million or 35 more, by action of the mayor, provided that such disposition is in 36 accordance with the requirements of this subdivision. Disposition of 37 real property acquired by condemnation shall be in accordance with the 38 requirements of section four hundred six of the eminent domain procedure 39 law, if applicable. 40 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that 41 if this act shall have become a law after June 30, 2018, this act shall 42 take effect immediately and shall be retroactive to and deemed to have 43 been in full force and effect on and after June 30, 2018.
