Bill Text: NY A03741 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Grants cities authority to review plans for the construction of structures proposed to be made within its boundaries.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to cities [A03741 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A03741-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3741
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 27, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, WEPRIN, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by --
M. of A. ABBATE, CLARK, GOTTFRIED, HEVESI, JAFFEE -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to the review of
construction plans by cities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 24 of section 20 of the general city law, as
2 amended by chapter 742 of the laws of 1979, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 24. To regulate and limit the height, bulk and location of buildings
5 hereafter erected, TO REVIEW AND APPROVE PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR
6 RECONSTRUCTION OF ANY STRUCTURE PROPOSED TO BE MADE WITHIN ITS BOUNDA-
7 RIES FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ANY CODES, RULES OR REGULATIONS, to regulate
8 and determine the area of yards, courts and other open spaces, and to
9 regulate the density of population in any given area, and for said
10 purposes to divide the city into districts. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER
11 PROVISION OF LAW, NO CITY SHALL BE PERMITTED TO ACCEPT CERTIFICATION OF
12 DOCUMENTS FOR NEW OR NEWLY RECONSTRUCTED BUILDINGS FROM ARCHITECTS OR
13 ENGINEERS AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF SUCH PLANS BY
14 EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY. Such regulations shall be uniform for each class
15 of buildings throughout any district, but the regulations in one or more
16 districts may differ from those in other districts. Such regulations
17 shall be designed to secure safety from fire, flood and other dangers
18 and to promote the public health and welfare, including, so far as
19 conditions may permit, provision for adequate light, air, convenience of
20 access, and the accommodation of solar energy systems and equipment and
21 access to sunlight necessary therefor, and shall be made with reasonable
22 regard to the character of buildings erected in each district, the value
23 of land and the use to which it may be put, to the end that such regu-
24 lations may promote public health, safety and welfare and the most
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 desirable use for which the land of each district may be adapted and may
2 tend to conserve the value of buildings and enhance the value of land
3 throughout the city.
4 S 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.
