Assembly Bill A494

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to vested rights of property owners relating to the development of their land in the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A494 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2565
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 7-B §§150 & 151, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9563, S1988
2011-2012: A347, S4554
2015-2016: A1435, S3901
2017-2018: A69
2019-2020: A520
2021-2022: A1216
2023-2024: A4252

2013-A494 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to vested rights of property owners relating to the development of their land in the counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester; requires notice by applicant to property owners within 250 feet of land development application; provides for the repeal of such provisions six years after they take effect.

2013-A494 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   494

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, MORELLE, COOK, SCHIMMINGER -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Local Governments

AN  ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to vested rights
  relating to land development in  the  counties  of  Dutchess,  Orange,
  Putnam, Rockland and Westchester; and providing for the repeal of such
  provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new  arti-
cle 7-B to read as follows:

                               ARTICLE 7-B
               VESTED RIGHTS RELATING TO LAND DEVELOPMENT

SECTION 150. VESTED RIGHTS RELATING TO LAND DEVELOPMENT; PILOT PROGRAM.
        151. APPLICATION OF ARTICLE.
  S  150. VESTED RIGHTS RELATING TO LAND DEVELOPMENT; PILOT PROGRAM.  1.
IN THE COUNTIES OF DUTCHESS, ORANGE, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND  AND  WESTCHESTER,
THERE  SHALL  BE A PRESUMPTION, REBUTTABLE BY A MUNICIPALITY IN ANY SUCH
COUNTY ONLY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS  SECTION  BY  CLEAR  AND
CONVINCING EVIDENCE, THAT MUNICIPAL ZONING, PLANNING, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND
ALL  OTHER APPLICABLE VILLAGE, TOWN, OR CITY ORDINANCES, REGULATIONS AND
OTHER ENACTMENTS REGULATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAND WHICH ARE APPLICABLE
TO A PARTICULAR PARCEL OF LAND AS OF THE NINTH MONTH  AFTER  THE  FILING
DATE  OF  AN  APPLICATION  DEEMED COMPLETED BY THE MUNICIPALITY FOR SITE
PLAN, SUBDIVISION OR OTHER DEVELOPMENT PLAN  APPROVAL  OF  SUCH  PARCEL,
WHICH  APPLICATION  MEETS  ALL  NON-DISCRETIONARY REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED
THEREFOR, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO A SURVEY PREPARED BY A  LICENSED
SURVEYOR  AND  PLANS PREPARED BY A LICENSED ENGINEER OR ARCHITECT AND IS

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

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