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Assembly Bill A10103

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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2013-A10103 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts And Sports Development
Law Section:
Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง14.11, Pks & Rec L

2013-A10103 (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-A10103 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10103

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 13, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Otis) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Tourism,  Parks,  Arts  and
  Sports Development

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 an 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. NO DEMO-
LITION PERMIT FOR A BUILDING DESIGNATED BY A LOCAL GOVERNING BODY AS  AN
HISTORIC  BUILDING  SHALL BE ISSUED UNLESS, AT LEAST SIXTY DAYS PRIOR TO
THE INTENDED DEMOLITION DATE:
  1. NOTIFICATION OF THE INTENDED DEMOLITION OF SUCH  HISTORIC  BUILDING
IS PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION IN THE AREA WHERE THE
HISTORIC BUILDING IS LOCATED;
  2.  SIGNS ARE POSTED ON THE AFFECTED HISTORIC BUILDING OR THE PROPERTY
ON WHICH SUCH  BUILDING  IS  SITUATED.  SUCH  SIGNS  SHALL  CLEARLY  AND
CONSPICUOUSLY STATE THE DATE OF THE PROPOSED DEMOLITION, THAT THERE WILL
BE  AT  LEAST  ONE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED DEMOLITION, AND
THE DATE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING;
  3. NOTIFICATION IS MAILED OF THE INTENDED DEMOLITION OF  THE  HISTORIC
BUILDING  TO  ALL  RESIDENTS  WITHIN  A DISTANCE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BUT NO LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED FEET, OF SUCH  BUILDING.
SUCH  MAILING  SHALL  INCLUDE THE TIME, DATE, AND LOCATION OF THE PUBLIC
HEARINGS TO BE HELD PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION; AND
  4. AT LEAST ONE PUBLIC HEARING ON  THE  PROPOSED  DEMOLITION  IS  HELD
BEFORE  THE  RELEVANT  LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR GOVERNMENTAL BODY AUTHORIZING
SUCH DEMOLITION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13896-03-4

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