Senate Bill S1884

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   1884
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2017
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 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 New York city charter,  in  relation  to  notice  of
   applications  for  variances and special permits for affected property
   owners

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  668  of  the New York city charter is amended by
 adding a new subdivision a-1 to read as follows:
   A-1. FOR EVERY APPLICATION FILED  WITH  THE  BOARD  OF  STANDARDS  AND
 APPEALS  PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION,  AN APPLICANT SHALL FURNISH TO ALL
 AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN  THREE  BUSINESS  DAYS  OF  FILING  SUCH
 APPLICATION  A  FORM  TO  BE  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE BOARD OF STANDARDS AND
 APPEALS THAT SHALL INCLUDE:
   1. THE OPERATIVE SECTION OF THE ZONING RESOLUTION THE  APPLICATION  IS
 FILED UNDER;
   2. THE APPLICATION NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THE APPLICATION;
   3. THE NAME OF THE APPLICANT;
   4.  THE  NAME  OF THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE
 APPLICATION;
   5. THE APPLICABLE STREET ADDRESS, BLOCK NUMBER, OR  LOT  THAT  IS  THE
 SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION;
   6. A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE VARIANCE OR SPECIAL PERMIT SOUGHT; AND
   7. THE COMMUNITY BOARD HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE APPLICATION.
   THE  APPLICANT  MUST  SUBMIT THE FORM TO AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS WITH
 INSTRUCTIONS THAT IF THE PROPERTY IS A COOPERATIVE OR  CONDOMINIUM,  ALL
 TENANTS  SHOULD  BE  NOTIFIED  IN THE MANNER CUSTOMARILY EMPLOYED BY THE
 COOPERATIVE OR CONDOMINIUM. IF  THE  SUBJECT  PROPERTY  IS  OCCUPIED  BY
 MULTIPLE  TENANTS,  THE  APPLICANT MUST SUBMIT THE HEARING NOTICE TO THE
 OWNER OR MANAGEMENT OFFICE OF THE PROPERTY WITH  INSTRUCTION  TO  EITHER
 POST  THE  HEARING NOTICE IN THE LOBBY OF THE PROPERTY, OR TO NOTIFY ALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD01040-01-7

 S. 1884                             2
 
 TENANTS AND/OR OWNERS IN THE MANNER CUSTOMARILY EMPLOYED BY  SUCH  OWNER
 OR  MANAGER FOR GIVING NOTICES TO TENANTS OR UNIT OWNERS IN THE BUILDING
 IN QUESTION.
   FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SUBDIVISION, AN "AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNER"
 SHALL MEAN AN OWNER OR TENANT OF RECORD OF THE SUBJECT  PROPERTY  OR  AN
 OWNER  OF  REAL  PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN A FOUR HUNDRED FOOT LONG RADIUS
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS FORTY THOUSAND SQUARE
 FEET OR LARGER AND CONTAINS A FRONTAGE GREATER THAN THREE  HUNDRED  FEET
 ON  ANY  ONE  STREET,  THEN  THE AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNER WILL INCLUDE AN
 OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY WITHIN TWO HUNDRED FEET OF A LINE RUNNING  PARAL-
 LEL  TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. A RADIUS OF TWO HUNDRED FEET WILL BE MEAS-
 URED FROM THE CORNERS OF A SUBJECT PROPERTY HAVING AN INTERIOR ANGLE  OF
 LESS  THAN  ONE  HUNDRED  EIGHTY  DEGREES.  IF  THE APPLICATION IS FOR A
 SPECIAL PERMIT OR INVOLVES A SINGLE ONE-, TWO-, OR  THREE-FAMILY  DWELL-
 ING,  THEN  THE  AFFECTED  PROPERTY  OWNER WILL INCLUDE AN OWNER OF REAL
 PROPERTY WITHIN A TWO HUNDRED FOOT RADIUS FROM THE CENTER OF THE SUBJECT
 PROPERTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.