Assembly Bill A7686

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the rights and duties of neighboring municipalities in planning and zoning matters

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  • 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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2015-A7686 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §239-nn, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1544
2019-2020: A2075
2021-2022: A6692
2023-2024: A2830

2015-A7686 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the rights and duties of neighboring municipalities in planning and zoning matters.

2015-A7686 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7686

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ZEBROWSKI  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the rights and
  duties of neighboring municipalities in planning and zoning matters

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

  Section  1.  Subdivisions  3  and  4  of section 239-nn of the general
municipal law, as added by chapter 658 of the laws of 2005, are  amended
to read as follows:
  3.  The  legislative body or other authorized body having jurisdiction
in a municipality shall give notice to an adjacent municipality  when  a
hearing is held by such body relating to:
  (a) the issuance of a proposed special use permit or the granting of a
use variance on property that is within five hundred feet of an adjacent
municipality;
  (b)  site  plan  review  and  approval on property that is within five
hundred feet of an adjacent municipality; [or]
  (c) a subdivision review and approval on property that is within  five
hundred feet of an adjacent municipality; OR
  (D)  ADOPTION  OR  AMENDMENT  OF  ANY ZONING ORDINANCE OR LOCAL LAW OR
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO-A OF THE
TOWN LAW, SECTION 7-722 OF THE VILLAGE LAW OR SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT-A  OF
THE  GENERAL  CITY  LAW,  WHERE  SUCH  CHANGES  WOULD AFFECT A PARCEL OR
PARCELS THAT ARE WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF AN ADJACENT MUNICIPALITY.
  4. Such notice shall be given by mail or  electronic  transmission  to
the  clerk  of  the adjacent municipality at least ten days prior to any
such hearing.  A FULL STATEMENT OF SUCH PROPOSED ACTION SENT TO A COUNTY
PLANNING AGENCY OR REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL AS REQUIRED BY SECTION  TWO
HUNDRED  THIRTY-NINE-M OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL ALSO BE SENT TO AN ADJACENT
MUNICIPALITY. SUCH ADJACENT MUNICIPALITY SHALL HAVE  THIRTY  DAYS  AFTER
RECEIPT  OF  A  FULL STATEMENT OF SUCH PROPOSED ACTION TO COMMENT TO THE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10873-01-5

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