Senate Bill S3820A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of floor area

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S3820 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5026
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §26, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S2016, A2128
2023-2024: S353, A3514

2019-S3820 - Summary

Relates to the definition of floor area and what is excluded in the measurement of floor area.

2019-S3820 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3820 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3820
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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 definition
   of floor area
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The opening paragraph and paragraph b of subdivision  2  of
 section 26 of the multiple dwelling law, the opening paragraph and para-
 graph b as amended by chapter 748 of the laws of 1961 and subparagraph 1
 of  paragraph  b  as  amended  by  chapter  857 of the laws of 1985, are
 amended to read as follows:
   For the purpose of this section certain words are defined herein  but,
 EXCEPT  WHERE SPECIFIED, such definitions shall not be held to modify or
 affect legal interpretations of such terms or words as used in any local
 law, ordinance, rule or regulation and shall apply in  addition  to  and
 not in substitution for the provisions of section four of this chapter.
   b.  "Floor  area": the sum of the gross horizontal areas of all of the
 several floors of a dwelling or dwellings and accessory structures on  a
 lot  measured  from  the  exterior  faces  of exterior walls or from the
 center line of  party  walls,  except  THAT  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER
 PROVISION  OF  LAW,  GENERAL, SPECIAL, OR LOCAL, ANY HABITABLE AREA WITH
 FLOOR TO CEILING HEIGHT IN EXCESS OF TWELVE FEET SHALL BE COUNTED TWICE,
 ANY HABITABLE AREA WITH FLOOR TO CEILING HEIGHT IN EXCESS OF TWENTY-FOUR
 FEET SHALL BE COUNTED THREE TIMES, ANY  HABITABLE  AREA  WITH  FLOOR  TO
 CEILING HEIGHT IN EXCESS OF THIRTY-SIX FEET SHALL BE COUNTED FOUR TIMES,
 AND  ANY HABITABLE AREA WITH FLOOR TO CEILING HEIGHT IN EXCESS OF FORTY-
 EIGHT FEET SHALL BE COUNTED FIVE TIMES. THE  FOLLOWING  AREAS  SHALL  BE
 EXCLUDED FROM FLOOR AREA:
   (1) cellar space;
   (2) attic space providing head room of less than eight feet;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S3820A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5026
Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §26, Mult Dwell L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S2016, A2128
2023-2024: S353, A3514

2019-S3820A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of floor area and what is excluded in the measurement of floor area.

2019-S3820A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3820A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3820--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. JACKSON, BIAGGI, HOYLMAN, KRUEGER, SALAZAR, SERRANO
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Housing, Construction and  Community  Development  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to the definition
   of floor area
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The opening paragraph and paragraph b of subdivision 2 of
 section 26 of the multiple dwelling law, the opening paragraph and para-
 graph b as amended by chapter 748 of the laws of 1961 and subparagraph 1
 of paragraph b as amended by chapter  857  of  the  laws  of  1985,  are
 amended to read as follows:
   For  the purpose of this section certain words are defined herein but,
 EXCEPT WHERE SPECIFIED, such definitions shall not be held to modify  or
 affect legal interpretations of such terms or words as used in any local
 law,  ordinance,  rule  or regulation and shall apply in addition to and
 not in substitution for the provisions of section four of this chapter.
   b. "Floor area": the sum of the gross horizontal areas of all  of  the
 several  floors of a dwelling or dwellings and accessory structures on a
 lot measured from the exterior faces  of  exterior  walls  or  from  the
 center  line  of  party walls, (I) except THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
 PROVISION OF LAW, GENERAL, SPECIAL, OR LOCAL, ANY SUCH AREAS WITH  FLOOR
 TO  STRUCTURAL  CEILING HEIGHT GREATER THAN TWELVE FEET AND LESS THAN OR
 EQUAL TO TWENTY-FOUR FEET SHALL BE COUNTED TWICE, ANY  SUCH  AREAS  WITH
 FLOOR  TO  STRUCTURAL  CEILING  HEIGHT GREATER THAN TWENTY-FOUR FEET AND
 LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO THIRTY-SIX FEET SHALL BE COUNTED THREE TIMES,  ANY
 SUCH  AREAS WITH FLOOR TO STRUCTURAL CEILING HEIGHT GREATER THAN THIRTY-
 SIX FEET AND LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO FORTY-EIGHT  FEET  SHALL  BE  COUNTED
 FOUR  TIMES,  AND  ANY  AREA  WITH FLOOR TO STRUCTURAL CEILING HEIGHT IN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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