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Senate Bill S3610

2013-2014 Legislative Session

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

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2013-S3610 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5241
Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง668, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6669, A9562
2015-2016: S2911
2017-2018: S3536
2019-2020: S3864
2021-2022: S5568
2023-2024: S4298
2025-2026: S5873

2013-S3610 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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.

2013-S3610 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3610 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3610

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 7, 2013
                               ___________

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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05566-01-3

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