Provides that in an agricultural district with a working family farm, any producer, as defined in subdivision three of section two hundred eighty-two of this chapter, shall have the authority to build a home on such family farm property.

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S2293-2013 Actions

• Jan 15, 2013: REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

S2293-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2293

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in
relation to building on farm land in agricultural districts

PURPOSE:  Authorizes a family member operating on a family farm to be
authorized to build a home on the operating farm land property.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:  Authorizes landowners to build family homes on
property classified and utilized as farm land.  This act could
authorize landowners to build housing units for working family members
on the farmland.  This act would not authorize the producer or
landowner to create housing units for the purpose of housing
developments.

JUSTIFICATION:  Operating a farm is an arduous task that often
involves the dedication of many family members. Often these members
live in adjoining homesteads to reduce the cost of living. Currently
the laws are written with the intent to prevent the creation of
building homes on farmlands for the purpose of housing developments.
An exception needs to exist that grants these agriculturalists to
build a home for their working families to reside in without a
subdivision of the property.  Costs to our farms are already
tremendous as the burden of property taxes often consume agricultural
farms in their entirety. This bill grants these ambitious families the
ability to reduce the cost of their hard work and diligence to the
agriculture industry of New York State.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  A.5351 - 2009 - 2010, Held for consideration in
Agriculture Committee.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None for the State.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  This act shall take effect immediately.

S2293-2013 Text

                      S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
  ________________________________________________________________________

                                    2293

                         2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              January 15, 2013
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sen.  BALL  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
    printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture

  AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to building
    on farm land in agricultural districts

    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
  BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


    Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
  section 303-c to read as follows:

    S 303-C. AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS; BUILDING ON FARM LAND. IN AN AGRICUL-
  TURAL DISTRICT WITH A WORKING FAMILY FARM, ANY PRODUCER, AS  DEFINED  IN
  SUBDIVISION  THREE  OF  SECTION  TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-TWO OF THIS CHAPTER,
  SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO BUILD A HOME ON SUCH FAMILY FARM PROPERTY.
    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD00896-01-3