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Jan 06, 2016 |
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May 14, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S5441
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-S5441 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities
- Law Section:
- General City Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §20, Gen City L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S1889
2015-S5441 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5441 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general city law, in relation to authorizing cities to require any person, firm or corporation approved for a building permit to submit to inspections SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 24 of section 20 of the general city law by requiring that any person, firm or corporation approved for a building permit shall submit to an inspection of the premises by the city at any time during the term of such permit and to revoke such permit and issue a stop work order immediately if a permit holder fails to provide access to the premises for such inspection. Section 2 provides that this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. JUSTIFICATION: Public safety dictates that persons, firms or corporations who have been granted a building permit by a city must provide access to the issuing city agency for an inspection of the premises to ensure that the work being performed is in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Those permit holders who refuse access for an inspection should understand that issuance of the permit is conditional upon their
2015-S5441 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5441 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 14, 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 general city law, in relation to authorizing cities to require any person, firm or corporation approved for a building permit to submit to inspections THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 24 of section 20 of the general city law, as amended by chapter 742 of the laws of 1979, is amended to read as follows: 24. To regulate and limit the height, bulk and location of buildings hereafter erected, TO REQUIRE THAT ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION APPROVED FOR A BUILDING PERMIT SHALL SUBMIT TO AN INSPECTION OF THE PREMISES BY THE CITY AT ANY TIME DURING THE TERM OF SUCH PERMIT AND TO REVOKE SUCH PERMIT AND ISSUE A STOP WORK ORDER IMMEDIATELY IF A PERMIT HOLDER FAILS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE PREMISES FOR SUCH INSPECTION, to regulate and determine the area of yards, courts and other open spaces, and to regulate the density of population in any given area, and for said purposes to divide the city into districts. Such regulations shall be uniform for each class of buildings throughout any district, but the regulations in one or more districts may differ from those in other districts. Such regulations shall be designed to secure safety from fire, flood and other dangers and to promote the public health and welfare, including, so far as conditions may permit, provision for adequate light, air, convenience of access, and the accommodation of solar energy systems and equipment and access to sunlight necessary therefor, and shall be made with reasonable regard to the character of buildings erected in each district, the value of land and the use to which it may be put, to the end that such regulations may promote public health, safety and welfare and the most desirable use for which the land EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10833-01-5
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