Senate Bill S894

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the issuance of a permit for the construction of a new multiple dwelling unless the multiple dwelling contains the minimum number of dwelling units required for the lot

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Current 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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2023-S894 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
Law Section:
Multiple Dwelling Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §300, Mult Dwell L

2023-S894 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the issuance of a permit for the construction of a new multiple dwelling unless the multiple dwelling contains the minimum number of dwelling units required for the lot; defines minimum number of units required.

2023-S894 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S894 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    894
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- 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 prohibiting
   the issuance of a permit for the construction of a new multiple dwell-
   ing unless the multiple dwelling contains the minimum number of dwell-
   ing units required for the lot
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  300  of  the multiple dwelling law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT ISSUE A PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION  OF  A
 NEW  MULTIPLE DWELLING UNLESS THE MULTIPLE DWELLING CONTAINS THE MINIMUM
 NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS REQUIRED FOR THE  LOT  OR  LOTS  ON  WHICH  THE
 MULTIPLE  DWELLING  WILL  BE CONSTRUCTED. THE MINIMUM NUMBER OF DWELLING
 UNITS REQUIRED SHALL BE THE LESSER OF:
   A. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS IN ALL BUILDINGS THAT EXISTED ON
 THE LOT OR  LOTS  PRIOR  TO  ANY  SUCH  BUILDING'S  DEMOLITION  FOR  THE
 CONSTRUCTION  OF THE NEW MULTIPLE DWELLING, INCLUDING ANY UNITS THAT HAD
 BEEN A DWELLING UNIT AT ANY TIME BUT WERE CONVERTED  TO  NON-RESIDENTIAL
 USE; OR
   B.  THE  MAXIMUM  NUMBER  OF DWELLING UNITS THAT WOULD BE PERMITTED BY
 RELEVANT LOCAL ZONING AND BUILDING CODES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  any
 applications  for  permits  filed  or pending on or after such effective
 date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03658-01-3



              

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