S6669-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Directs the board of standards and appeals in the city of New York to mail a copy of each application for a variance to property owners within 1 mile

Directs the board of standards and appeals in the city of New York to mail a copy of each application for a variance to property owners within 1 mile of the affected property.

Sponsor: LANZA / Co-sponsor(s): AVELLA / Committee: RULES
Law Section: New York City Charter / Law: Amd S668, NYC Chart

S6669-2011 Actions

Jun 21, 2012: COMMITTED TO RULES
Mar 22, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
Mar 21, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
Mar 20, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.402
Mar 8, 2012: REFERRED TO CITIES

S6669-2011 Meetings

Cities: Mar 20, 2012

S6669-2011 Calendars

S6669-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Cities - Mar 20, 2012

Ayes (5): Lanza, DeFrancisco, Grisanti, Robach, Avella
Excused (1): Oppenheimer

S6669-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S6669

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring the board
of standards and appeals to forward a copy of each application to vary
the zoning resolution or for a special permit to each owner of real
property within one mile of the land to which such application applies

PURPOSE:
Directs the board of standards and appeals in the city of New York to
mail a copy of each application for a variance to property owners
within one mile.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section one amends paragraph 1 of subdivision a, and subdivision b
and c of section 668 of the New York city charter, paragraph 1 of
subdivision a and subdivision b as amended by local law number 102 of
the city of New York for the year 1977, and subdivision c as amended
by a vote of the people of the city of New York at the general
election held in November 1989.

Section two is the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:
Informing and serving the public are two of the major responsibilities
of local government. By directing the Board of Standards and Appeals
in New York City to mail a copy of each application for a variance
to property owners within one mile, the public well-being will be
increased. By being informed, the public will have a greater
opportunity to voice their opinions on and prepare for any changes
that may take place to the area in which they reside. In addition,
this small action by the Board of Standards and Appeals would
increase government transparency and public disclosure leading to the
further betterment of the lives of area residents.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become a law, and shall apply to proposals and applications filed
with the board of standards and appeals on or after such date.

S6669-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          6669
 I N  SENATE
 March 8, 2012
 
 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 New York city charter, in relation to requiring  the
 board  of  standards and appeals to forward a copy of each application
 to vary the zoning resolution or for a special permit to each owner of
 real property within one mile of the land to  which  such  application
 applies
 

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

 

Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision a, and subdivisions b and  c  of
 section  668  of the New York city charter, paragraph 1 of subdivision a
 and subdivision b as amended by local law number 102 of the city of  New
 York  for  the  year 1977, and subdivision c as amended by a vote of the
 people of the city of New York at the general election held in  November
 1989, are amended to read as follows:

 1. Each proposal or application shall be filed with the board of stan
 dards  and  appeals,  which shall forward a copy within five days to the
 community board for each community district in which the land  involved,
 or  any  part  thereof,  is  located,  and  to  the borough board if the
 proposal or application involves land located in two or  more  districts
 in  a  borough;  AND  SHALL DELIVER A COPY THEREOF, BY FIRST CLASS MAIL,
 WITHIN FIVE DAYS TO EACH OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN ONE  MILE
 OF THE LAND INVOLVED.
 b.  The  recommendation of a community board or borough board pursuant
 to subdivision a of this section shall be filed with the board of stand
 ards and appeals and [a copy] COPIES sent to the city  planning  commis
 sion  TO EACH OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE LAND
 INVOLVED.  The board of standards and appeals  shall  conduct  a  public
 hearing  and  act  on the proposed application.  A decision of the board
 shall indicate whether each of the specific requirements of  the  zoning
 resolution  for the granting of variances has been met and shall include
 findings of fact with regard to each such requirement.
 c. Copies of a decision of the board  of  standards  and  appeals  and
 copies  of any recommendation of the affected community board or borough
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 board shall be filed with the city planning commission.  Copies  of  the
 decision  shall  also  be  filed  with the affected community or borough
 boards.  IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE DECISION  SHALL  BE  SENT  BY  FIRST
 CLASS MAIL TO EACH OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE
 LAND INVOLVED.
 

S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law, and shall apply to proposals and  applications  filed
 with the board of standards and appeals on or after such date.

S6669-2011: Directs the board of standards and appeals in the city of New York to mail a copy of each application for a variance to property owners within 1 mile