Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to cities |
Jul 16, 2009 |
committed to rules |
Feb 26, 2009 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 25, 2009 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 24, 2009 |
1st report cal.52 |
Jan 07, 2009 |
referred to cities |
Senate Bill S203
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S203 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Cities
- Law Section:
- General City Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §36, Gen City L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S2297
2009-S203 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires that before a certificate of occupancy can be issued for a building located in a development in a city having a population of one million or more, present law respecting mapped street improvement and access thereto be complied with, or city planning commission must have certified, pursuant to requirements of a special purpose district set forth in city's zoning resolution, that development complies with a satisfactory plan of traffic control and vehicular access, and abutting street improvement satisfactory to department of transportation of the city.
2009-S203 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S203 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the general city law, in relation to requiring in a city having a population of one million or more, that building developments either comply with present law respecting abutting mapped street access or, pursuant to requirements of a special purpose district set forth in zoning resolution, comply with satisfactory traffic control and street improvement plans providing vehicular access PURPOSE OF BILL : This bill will provide that if the city planning commission certifies pursuant to a special zoning district set forth in such city's zoning resolution that a development has adequate vehicular and emergency access to a street or highway duly placed. on an official map or plan, such certification shall satisfy the requirements of GLC §36(2). SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : This bill would allow the city planning commission certification in certain special zoning districts to satisfy the requirements of GLC § 36(2) concerning a development's access to a mapped street. Currently, in certain special districts the New York City Zoning Resolution ("NYCZR") requires that the New York City Planning Commission ("CPC") certify that a development has adequate vehicular
2009-S203 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 203 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to requiring in a city having a population of one million or more, that building developments either comply with present law respecting abutting mapped street access or, pursuant to requirements of a special purpose district set forth in zoning resolution, comply with satisfactory traffic control and street improvement plans providing vehicular access THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 36 of the general city law, as amended by chapter 815 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read as follows: 2. A city having a population of one million or more. No public munic- ipal street utility or improvement shall be constructed by any city having a population of one million or more in any street or highway until it has become a public street or highway and is duly placed on the official map or plan, with the exception that a city may construct improvements and provide services to any public way (mapped or unmapped) if the public way has been open and in use to the public for a minimum of ten years. The existence of the public way must be attested to by documents satisfactory to the municipality, such as reports of city agencies providing municipal services. No certificate of occupancy shall be issued in such city for any building unless a street or highway giving access to such structure has been duly placed on the official map or plan, which street or highway, and any other mapped street or highway abutting such building or structure shall have been suitably improved to the satisfaction of the department of transportation of the city in accordance with standards and specifications approved by such department as adequate in respect to the public health, safety and general welfare EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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