Authorizes city and village planning boards to grant more than 2 extensions of conditional approval of final plats if warranted by the particular circumstances.

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S4226-2011 Actions

• Sep 23, 2011: SIGNED CHAP.561
• Sep 12, 2011: DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
• Jun 14, 2011: returned to senate
• Jun 14, 2011: passed assembly
• Jun 14, 2011: ordered to third reading rules cal.144
• Jun 14, 2011: substituted for a7654
• May 9, 2011: referred to cities
• May 9, 2011: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• May 9, 2011: PASSED SENATE
• Apr 11, 2011: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Apr 6, 2011: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Apr 5, 2011: 1ST REPORT CAL.313
• Mar 24, 2011: REFERRED TO CITIES

S4226-2011 Meetings

Cities: Apr 5, 2011

S4226-2011 Calendars

Active List: May 9, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 6, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 11, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 12, 2011 , Floor Calendar: Apr 13, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 2, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 3, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 4, 2011 , Floor Calendar: May 9, 2011

S4226-2011 Votes

S4226-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S4226

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the general city law and the village law, in relation to
conditional approval of final plats

PURPOSE:
To authorize city and village planning boards to extend conditional
approval of a final plat if such extension is warranted by the
particular circumstances.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends General City Law �32-7(c) to permit the city planning
board to extend conditional approval of a final plat for periods of
ninety days if such extension is warranted by the particular
circumstances.

Section 2 amends Village Law �7-728-7(c) to permit the village
planning board to extend conditional approval of a final plat for
periods of ninety days if such extension is warranted by the
particular circumstances.

Section 3 sets forth the immediate effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
Under current law, conditional approval of the final plat expires
after 180 days, with a maximum of two (2) ninety day extensions. This
bill would simply give the planning board the discretion, upon a
determination that it is warranted, to extend the duration of the
conditional approval of the final plat. The current economic climate,
combined with the difficulty in obtaining project financing in many
cases, argues for giving the planning board the discretion to extend
conditional approval of the final plat. There are already significant
hurdles and expenses generated in residential development which
should not be compounded because of a time limitation that would
effectively terminate a project.

The municipality has made a significant investment in reviewing the
project and generating the conditions required for approval of the
plat. If additional time is required with no negative consequences to
the municipality, the planning board should have the appropriate
discretion.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the State.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act would take effect immediately.

S4226-2011 Text

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

                                    4226

                         2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                               March 24, 2011
                                 ___________

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

  AN ACT to amend the general city law and the village law, in relation to
    conditional approval of final plats

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


    Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 7 of section 32 of the general
  city  law,  as  added  by chapter 423 of the laws of 1995, is amended to
  read as follows:

    (c) Duration  of  conditional  approval  of  final  plat.  Conditional
  approval  of  the final plat shall expire within one hundred eighty days
  after the resolution granting  such  approval  unless  all  requirements
  stated in such resolution have been certified as completed. The planning
  board may extend [by not more than two additional] FOR periods of ninety
  days  each  the  time  in  which  a  conditionally approved plat must be
  submitted for signature if, in the planning board's opinion, such exten-
  sion is warranted by the particular circumstances.
    S 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 7 of section 7-728  of  the  village
  law,  as  amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1994, is amended to read
  as follows:

    (c) Duration  of  conditional  approval  of  final  plat.  Conditional
  approval  of  the final plat shall expire within one hundred eighty days
  after the resolution granting  such  approval  unless  all  requirements
  stated in such resolution have been certified as completed. The planning
  board may extend [by not more than two additional] FOR periods of ninety
  days  each  the  time  in  which  a  conditionally approved plat must be
  submitted for signature if, in the planning board's opinion, such exten-
  sion is warranted by the particular circumstances.
    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD10095-01-1