| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2016 |
committed to rules |
| Jun 07, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
| Jun 06, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
| Jun 02, 2016 |
1st report cal.1354 |
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
| May 14, 2015 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Senate Bill S5469
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
Votes
2015-S5469 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A7807
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Multiple Dwelling Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง26, Mult Dwell L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
-
S6760
2015-S5469 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5469
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation
to the floor area ratio (FAR) in the city of New York
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill amends subdivision 3 of section 26 of
the Multiple Dwelling Law to permit the City of New York to replace
the floor area ratio (FAR) limit set forth in the Multiple Dwelling
Law with limits established in the New York City Zoning Resolution.
REASONS FOR SUPPORT: This bill would allow the City of New York,
through its zoning amendment procedure as specified in the City
Charter, and subject to environmental review, to establish appropriate
densities for the development of new or enlarged residential multiple
dwellings.
The City of New York is experiencing a severe shortage of housing at
all income levels, and on May 1, 2014, Mayor de Blasio announced an
ambitious plan to construct or preserve 200,000 units of affordable
housing over a 10-year period. The current 12.0 FAR restriction in the
Multiple Dwelling Law represents an undue constraint on the land use
decision making of the city government and its ability to enact zoning
that addresses the housing needs of its population. Sufficient
procedures exist, in the New York City Charter Uniform Land Use Review
Procedure (ULURP) and the City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR)
Procedure, to ensure that the adverse impacts, if any, of proposed
2015-S5469 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5469
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 14, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. FELDER -- (at request of the NYC Department of City
Planning) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction and Community
Development
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
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