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Assembly Bill A6084

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Authorizes the enactment of zoning to regulate formula retail uses

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2019-A6084 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2254
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Add §200-a, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8577
2021-2022: S475

2019-A6084 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the enactment of zoning to regulate formula retail uses in a city with a population of one million or more persons.

2019-A6084 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6084
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Cities
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in  relation  to  authorizing
   the enactment of zoning laws and ordinances to regulate formula retail
   uses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The New York city  charter  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 200-a to read as follows:
   § 200-A. FORMULA RETAIL USES. A. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE
 TERM "FORMULA RETAIL USE" SHALL MEAN A RETAIL SALES ESTABLISHMENT WHICH,
 ALONG  WITH TEN OR MORE OTHER RETAIL SALES ESTABLISHMENTS LOCATED IN THE
 UNITED STATES, MAINTAINS TWO OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FEATURES: A STAND-
 ARDIZED ARRAY OF MERCHANDISE,  A  STANDARDIZED  FACADE,  A  STANDARDIZED
 DECOR  AND  COLOR  SCHEME,  A  UNIFORM  APPAREL, STANDARDIZED SIGNAGE, A
 TRADEMARK OR A SERVICEMARK.
   B. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ZONING RESOL-
 UTIONS ENACTED PURSUANT TO SECTION  TWO  HUNDRED  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  MAY
 INCLUDE  THE  REGULATION,  RESTRICTION  OR PROHIBITION OF FORMULA RETAIL
 USES WHERE ENACTED PURSUANT TO A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND A  VALID  PUBLIC
 PURPOSE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08560-01-9

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