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Senate Bill S2964

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the review of projects with regional significance by town planning boards

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2009-S2964 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง275, Town L

2009-S2964 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the review of projects with regional significance by town planning boards.

2009-S2964 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2964 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2964

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  C. JOHNSON  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the town law, in relation to the review of projects with
  regional significance by town planning boards

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

  Section 1. The town law is amended by adding a new section 275 to read
as follows:
  S  275.  PROJECTS  WITH REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
SECTION THE TERM "PROJECT WITH REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE" SHALL MEAN:
  (A) A HOUSING PROJECT CONTAINING FIFTY OR MORE UNITS;
  (B) ANY PROJECT CONTAINING ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE FEET  OR  MORE;
OR
  (C)  ANY PROJECT WHICH REQUIRES THE INVESTMENT OF FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
OR MORE.
  2. IN ADDITION TO THE REVIEW REQUIRED BY THIS  ARTICLE,  THE  PLANNING
BOARD  SHALL  INCLUDE  THE  FOLLOWING  IN  ITS  REVIEW OF A PROJECT WITH
REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE:
  (A) THE IMPACT OF SUCH PROJECT ON THE  CREATION  OF  JOBS  WITHIN  THE
TOWN;
  (B)  THE IMPACT OF SUCH PROJECT ON THE TOTAL TAX REVENUES GENERATED IN
SUCH TOWN; AND
  (C) THE OVERALL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SUCH PROJECT ON SUCH TOWN.
  3. ANY PERSON OR PERSONS AGGRIEVED BY A DECISION BASED ON  THE  REVIEW
REQUIRED  BY THIS SECTION MAY APPLY TO THE SUPREME COURT FOR REVIEW BY A
PROCEEDING UNDER ARTICLE SEVENTY-EIGHT OF THE  CIVIL  PRACTICE  LAW  AND
RULES  CONSISTENT  WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-SEV-
EN-C OF THIS ARTICLE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09845-01-9

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