A10158-2011 Actions

• Jun 29, 2012: signed chap.76
• Jun 22, 2012: delivered to governor
• Jun 18, 2012: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
• Jun 18, 2012: PASSED SENATE
• Jun 18, 2012: 3RD READING CAL.1119
• Jun 18, 2012: SUBSTITUTED FOR S6644
• Jun 4, 2012: REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
• Jun 4, 2012: delivered to senate
• Jun 4, 2012: passed assembly
• Jun 1, 2012: advanced to third reading cal.716
• May 31, 2012: reported
• May 15, 2012: reported referred to ways and means
• May 9, 2012: referred to local governments

A10158-2011 Votes

A10158-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 10158
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 May 9, 2012
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ESPINAL,  GIBSON,  V. LOPEZ -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Local Governments
 

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:

 

Section  1. 

Section  693  of the general municipal law, as amended by
 chapter 197 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:

 

S 693. Area designation. An urban development  action  area  shall  by
 resolution  be  designated  by  the governing body, or by the commission
 where so authorized to act by the governing body, on its own  initiative
 or upon recommendation of the agency, provided at least sixty percent of
 such area is an eligible area. Any such designation shall be in conform
 ance  with the standards and procedures required for all land use deter
 minations  pursuant  to  general,  special  or  local  law  or  charter.
 Provided,  however,  that  if  a  proposed urban development action area
 project is to be developed on an eligible area and  consists  solely  of
 the  rehabilitation  or  conservation  of  existing  private or multiple
 dwellings or the construction of one to four unit  dwellings  or,  until
 June  thirtieth,  two  thousand  [twelve]  FIFTEEN,  for up to six urban
 development action area projects in any calendar year, the  construction
 of  up  to  ninety dwelling units financed by the federal government and
 restricted to occupancy by the elderly or by persons  with  disabilities
 without  any change in land use permitted by local zoning, the governing
 body, or the commission where so authorized  to  act  by  the  governing
 body, may waive the area designation requirement.
 

S  2.    Subdivision 5 of section 694 of the general municipal law, as
 amended by chapter 197 of the laws  of  2009,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:

 5.  Any  approval of an urban development action area project shall be
 in conformance with the standards and procedures required for  all  land
 use determinations pursuant to general, special or local law or charter.
 In a city having a population of one million or more, the governing body
 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.
 LBD14974-01-2
 
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 the following: (i) the proposed number of residential units; (ii) wheth
 er such units are home ownership units, rental units or  condominium  or
 cooperative units; (iii) a best estimate of the initial rents or selling
 prices for such units; (iv) the proposed income restrictions, if any, on
 renters  or  purchasers  of  such  units; and (v) the basis on which the
 consideration for the sale or lease of the property is to be determined.
 Provided, however, that if the proposed urban  development  action  area
 project  consists solely of the rehabilitation or conservation of exist
 ing private or multiple dwellings or the construction  of  one  to  four
 unit  dwellings or, until June thirtieth, two thousand [twelve] FIFTEEN,
 for up to six urban development action area  projects  in  any  calendar
 year,  the  construction  of up to ninety dwelling units financed by the
 federal government and restricted to occupancy  by  the  elderly  or  by
 persons  with  disabilities  without any change in land use permitted by
 local zoning, the governing body, or the commission where so  authorized
 to  act  by  the governing body, may waive any such standards and proce
 dures required by local law or charter.
 

S 3.  Paragraph (d) of subdivision 6 of section  695  of  the  general
 municipal law, as amended by chapter 197 of the laws of 2009, is amended
 to read as follows:

 (d)  Notwithstanding  any standards or procedures established for land
 disposition by general, special or local law or  charter,  if  an  urban
 development  action  area project is to be developed on an eligible area
 and consists solely of the rehabilitation or  conservation  of  existing
 private  or  multiple  dwellings or the construction of one to four unit
 dwellings or, until June thirtieth, two thousand [twelve]  FIFTEEN,  for
 up  to  six urban development action area projects in any calendar year,
 the construction of up to ninety dwelling units financed by the  federal
 government and restricted to occupancy by the elderly or by persons with
 disabilities without any change in land use permitted by local zoning, a
 municipality  may  dispose  of the real property constituting such urban
 development action project to any person, firm, or corporation qualified
 pursuant to this subdivision by resolution of its governing body or,  in
 any  city  having  a population of one million or more, by action of the
 mayor, provided that such disposition is in accordance with the require
 ments of this subdivision. Disposition  of  real  property  acquired  by
 condemnation  shall  be  in  accordance with the requirements of section
 four hundred six of the eminent domain procedure law, if applicable.
 4.  This act shall take effect immediately.

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