assembly Bill A7807

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the floor area ratio of certain dwellings in New York City

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Jan 06, 2016 referred to housing
May 27, 2015 referred to housing

A7807 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5469
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง26, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6760

A7807 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the floor area ratio of certain dwellings in New York City.

A7807 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  7807

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. WRIGHT -- (at request of the NYC Department of
  City Planning) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing

AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to the floor area
  ratio (FAR) in the city of New York

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 3 of section 26 of the multiple dwelling law,
as amended by chapter 748 of the laws of 1961, is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  Floor  area ratio (FAR). [The] EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE
ZONING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE floor area ratio (FAR) of
any dwelling or dwellings on a lot shall not exceed 12.0, except that  a
fireproof  class B dwelling in which six or more passenger elevators are
maintained and operated in any city having a local zoning law, ordinance
or resolution restricting districts in such city to residential use, may
be erected in accordance with the provisions of such zoning  law,  ordi-
nance  or  resolution, if such class B dwelling is erected in a district
no part of which is restricted by such zoning law, ordinance  or  resol-
ution to residential uses.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10964-01-5