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Senate Bill S1531

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation and recognition of architectural districts

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2017-S1531 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1432
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5-K Head, add §119-ddd, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7031, A9658

2017-S1531 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation and recognition of architectural districts.

2017-S1531 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1531 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1531
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to  the  creation
   and recognition of architectural districts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The article heading of article 5-K of the general municipal
 law, as added by chapter 354 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read  as
 follows:
             HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICTS
   §  2.  The  general  municipal  law is amended by adding a new section
 119-ddd to read as follows:
   § 119-DDD. ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICTS. IN ADDITION TO EXISTING POWERS AND
 AUTHORITIES TO REGULATE BY PLANNING OR ZONING LAWS,  HISTORIC  PRESERVA-
 TION  LAWS  AND  REGULATIONS  OR  BY  LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS FOR THE
 CREATION OF DISTRICTS, THE GOVERNING BOARD OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS
 HEREBY EMPOWERED TO:
   1. RECOGNIZE AND ESTABLISH AN  ARCHITECTURAL  DISTRICT  OR  COMMISSION
 WITH SUCH POWERS AS ARE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT ALL OR ANY OF THE AUTHOR-
 ITY  POSSESSED  BY  THE  MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FOR SUCH CREATION, AS THE
 GOVERNING BOARD DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   2. ANY RESIDENT OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNING
 BOARD OF SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION A DETAILED PLAN SETTING FORTH ARCHI-
 TECTURAL DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  NATURAL
 AREAS, AESTHETICS, AND OPEN SPACES. SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE A RENDERING,
 DRAWING,  OR  SKETCH PREPARED TO SPECIFICATIONS WHICH SHOWS THE ARRANGE-
 MENT, LAYOUT AND DESIGN OF THE PROPOSED ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT AND SHALL
 BE REVIEWED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   3. UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH PLAN, THE GOVERNING BOARD  OF  SUCH  MUNICIPAL
 CORPORATION  MAY HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A PROPOSED CREATION AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01291-01-7

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