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Senate Bill S5441

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes cities to require any person, firm or corporation approved for a building permit to submit to inspections

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2015-S5441 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Cities
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง20, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S1889

2015-S5441 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes cities to require any person, firm or corporation approved for a building permit to submit to inspections; authorizes cities to revoke a building permit and immediately issue a stop work order if a permit holder denies access for an inspection.

2015-S5441 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5441 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5441

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to authorizing  cities
  to  require  any  person,  firm or corporation approved for a building
  permit to submit to inspections

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  24 of section 20 of the general city law, as
amended by chapter 742 of the laws  of  1979,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  24.  To  regulate and limit the height, bulk and location of buildings
hereafter erected, TO REQUIRE  THAT  ANY  PERSON,  FIRM  OR  CORPORATION
APPROVED  FOR  A  BUILDING  PERMIT  SHALL SUBMIT TO AN INSPECTION OF THE
PREMISES BY THE CITY AT ANY TIME DURING THE TERM OF SUCH PERMIT  AND  TO
REVOKE  SUCH  PERMIT AND ISSUE A STOP WORK ORDER IMMEDIATELY IF A PERMIT
HOLDER FAILS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE PREMISES FOR SUCH  INSPECTION,  to
regulate  and determine the area of yards, courts and other open spaces,
and to regulate the density of population in any  given  area,  and  for
said purposes to divide the city into districts.  Such regulations shall
be  uniform for each class of buildings throughout any district, but the
regulations in one or more districts may  differ  from  those  in  other
districts.  Such  regulations  shall  be  designed to secure safety from
fire, flood and other dangers and  to  promote  the  public  health  and
welfare,  including,  so  far  as  conditions  may permit, provision for
adequate light, air, convenience of access,  and  the  accommodation  of
solar  energy  systems  and  equipment  and access to sunlight necessary
therefor, and shall be made with reasonable regard to the  character  of
buildings  erected  in  each  district, the value of land and the use to
which it may be put, to the end that such regulations may promote public
health, safety and welfare and the most desirable use for which the land

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10833-01-5

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