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Jan 06, 2016 |
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Apr 10, 2015 |
referred to cities |
Senate Bill S4705
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S4705 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities
- Law Section:
- New York City Administrative Code
- Laws Affected:
- Add §18-105.2, NYC Ad Cd
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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2015-S4705 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4705 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing owners of certain class one and class two properties to opt out of tree planting PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of the bill is to provide New York City homeowners thirty days' notice to opt-out of any planned tree planting adjacent to the property owner's line. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill adds a new section 18-105.2, which provides that any owner of a class one or class two property that is a residential condo or co-op, that is in whole or in part owner-occupied and used exclusively for residential purposes, may opt-out of a plan by the City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation's (DPR) Commissioner to plant a tree on city property that is immediately adjacent to such property owner's property line. The Commissioner shall notify the property owners of an impending tree planting, and shall grant property owners thirty days within which to notify the City of a desire to opt-out of the planting. Section 2 provides that this act shall take effect immediately.
2015-S4705 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4705 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 10, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to authorizing owners of certain class one and class two properties to opt out of tree planting THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 18-105.2 to read as follows: S 18-105.2 PLANNED TREE PLANTING UNDER PUBLIC OWNERSHIP; OPT OUT BY OWNERS OF CERTAIN CLASS ONE AND CLASS TWO PROPERTIES. ANY OWNER OF A CLASS ONE PROPERTY OR A CLASS TWO PROPERTY THAT IS A RESIDENTIAL CONDO- MINIUM OR RESIDENTIAL COOPERATIVE, AS SUCH CLASSES OF PROPERTY ARE DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED TWO OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX LAW, THAT IS IN WHOLE OR IN PART OWNER OCCUPIED AND USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES MAY OPT-OUT OF A PLAN BY THE COMMISSIONER TO PLANT A TREE ON CITY PROPERTY THAT IS IMMEDIATELY ADJA- CENT TO SUCH PROPERTY OWNER'S PROPERTY LINE. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY PROPERTY OWNERS OF AN IMPENDING TREE PLANTING AND SHALL GRANT SUCH PROPERTY OWNERS THIRTY DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO NOTIFY THE CITY OF THE DESIRE TO OPT-OUT OF THE PLANNED TREE PLANTING. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08206-01-5
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