Senate Bill S4190

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires public notice to be provided prior to the demolition of certain historic buildings by publication, posting of signs, direct mailing and public hearing

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation Committee


  • 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-S4190 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks And Recreation
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §14.11, Pks & Rec L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S592

2013-S4190 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires public notice to be provided prior to the demolition of a building designated by a local historical society as a historic building by publication, posting of signs, direct mailing and public hearing.

2013-S4190 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S4190 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4190

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 13, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. LATIMER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism,
  Parks and Recreation

AN ACT to amend the parks, recreation and historic preservation law,  in
  relation  to requiring public notice to be provided prior to the demo-
  lition of a historic building

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

  Section  1.  The  parks,  recreation  and historic preservation law is
amended by adding a new section 14.11 to read as follows:
  S 14.11 DEMOLITION OF LOCALLY DESIGNATED HISTORIC BUILDINGS. THE OWNER
OF A PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY OWNED BUILDING DESIGNATED BY A LOCAL  HISTOR-
ICAL  SOCIETY  AS A HISTORIC BUILDING SHALL PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE
INTENDED DEMOLITION OF SUCH HISTORIC BUILDING AT LEAST ONE YEAR PRIOR TO
SUCH INTENDED DEMOLITION BY:
  1. PUBLISHING NOTIFICATION OF THE INTENDED DEMOLITION OF SUCH HISTORIC
BUILDING IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN  THE  AREA  WHERE  THE
HISTORIC BUILDING IS LOCATED NO LESS THAN ONE YEAR PRIOR TO THE INTENDED
DATE OF DEMOLITION OF SUCH BUILDING;
  2.  POSTING SIGNS ON THE AFFECTED HISTORIC BUILDING OR THE PROPERTY ON
WHICH SUCH BUILDING IS  SITUATED  AT  LEAST  TEN  MONTHS  PRIOR  TO  THE
INTENDED  DATE  OF  THE  DEMOLITION  OF  SUCH BUILDING. SUCH SIGNS SHALL
CLEARLY AND CONSPICUOUSLY STATE THE DATE  OF  THE  PROPOSED  DEMOLITION,
THAT  THERE  WILL BE AT LEAST TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING THE PROPOSED
DEMOLITION, AND THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING;
  3. MAILING NOTIFICATION OF THE INTENDED  DEMOLITION  OF  THE  HISTORIC
BUILDING  TO  ALL RESIDENTS WITHIN A TWO-MILE RADIUS OF SUCH BUILDING AT
LEAST TEN MONTHS PRIOR TO THE INTENDED DEMOLITION.  SUCH  MAILING  SHALL
INCLUDE  THE  TIME, DATE, AND LOCATION OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS TO BE HELD
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08780-02-3

              

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