S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4298
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 7, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring the
board of standards and appeals to forward a copy of each application
to vary the zoning resolution or for a special permit to each owner of
real property within one mile of the land to which such application
applies
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision c, and subdivisions d and e of
section 668 of the New York city charter, as amended by local law number
103 of the city of New York for the year 2017, are amended to read as
follows:
1. Each proposal or application shall be filed with the board of stan-
dards and appeals, which shall forward a copy within five days to the
community board for each community district in which the land involved,
or any part thereof, is located, and to the borough board if the
proposal or application involves land located in two or more districts
in a borough; AND SHALL DELIVER A COPY THEREOF, BY FIRST CLASS MAIL,
WITHIN FIVE DAYS TO EACH OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN ONE MILE
OF THE LAND INVOLVED.
d. The recommendation of a community board or borough board pursuant
to subdivision c of this section shall be filed with the board of stand-
ards and appeals and [a copy] COPIES sent to the city planning commis-
sion TO EACH OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE LAND
INVOLVED. The board of standards and appeals shall conduct a public
hearing and act on the proposed application. All testimony delivered at
a public hearing by the applicant on the proposed application shall be
sworn or affirmed under oath. A decision of the board shall indicate
whether each of the specific requirements of the zoning resolution for
the granting of variances has been met and shall include findings of
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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fact with regard to each such requirement. When the board of standards
and appeals grants or denies an application for a variance or special
permit, the board shall respond, as applicable, to any relevant recom-
mendation filed with such board by a community board or borough board
regarding such application. Inadvertent failure to comply with the
preceding sentence shall not result in the invalidation of any board
decision.
e. Copies of a decision of the board of standards and appeals and
copies of any recommendation of the affected community board or borough
board shall be filed with the city planning commission. Copies of the
decision shall also be filed with the affected community or borough
boards. IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE DECISION SHALL BE SENT BY FIRST
CLASS MAIL TO EACH OWNER OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN ONE MILE OF THE
LAND INVOLVED.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law, and shall apply to proposals and applications filed
with the board of standards and appeals on or after such date.