Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to housing, construction and community development |
Mar 18, 2009 |
committee discharged and committed to housing, construction and community development |
Feb 03, 2009 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S1587
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Housing, Construction And Community Development 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-S1587 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Housing, Construction And Community Development
- Law Section:
- Appropriations
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 23 ยงยง1160 - 1163, Priv Hous Fin L
2009-S1587 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER : S1587 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to authorizing grants to municipalities to provide affordable housing and making an appropriation therefor PURPOSE/SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : To institute a program to provide a financial incentive for localities to use their zoning policies as a mechanism to develop affordable housing. One third of the housing produced shall be affordable bonus units because of higher zoning of other units in the development. Only persons with an income not exceeding the median salary of municipal employees in the community or the median income for the metropolitan statistical area can purchase. The State gives the community a grant of up to $10,000 for each "affordable" unit created by this plan. EXAMPLE: 10 Acres zoned at 4 units per acre. REZONE:10 units per acre - 60 bonus units 1/3 of these bonus units (20) will be sold as "affordable". On 10 acres there will be 20 "affordable" units and the State will give the Town $200,000. Monies will be made available from the State Affordable Housing Corporation. EXISTING LAW :
2009-S1587 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1587 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 3, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the private housing finance law, in relation to author- izing grants to municipalities to provide affordable housing and making an appropriation therefor THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The private housing finance law is amended by adding a new article 23 to read as follows: ARTICLE XXIII ZONING INCENTIVE PROGRAM SECTION 1160. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. 1161. DEFINITIONS. 1162. ZONING INCENTIVE CONTRACTS. 1163. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS. S 1160. STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT MANY SUBURBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES FACE CRITICAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING SHORTAGES, THAT SOME OF THESE COMMUNITIES ZONE THEIR RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS FOR LOW DENSITY DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT CERTAIN PROPERTIES ZONED FOR ONLY LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USE COULD BE USED TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING IF THE PROPER INCENTIVES EXISTED. THE LEGISLATURE THEREFORE FINDS THAT A PROGRAM SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOR LOCALITIES TO USE THEIR ZONING POLI- CIES AS A MECHANISM TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING. S 1161. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE TERMS: 1. "DIVISION" SHALL MEAN THE DIVISION OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RENEWAL. 2. "MUNICIPALITY" SHALL MEAN A CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE. 3. "BONUS HOUSING" SHALL MEAN A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING. 4. "AFFORDABLE BONUS UNIT" SHALL MEAN BONUS HOUSING WHICH IS AFFORDA- BLE TO AND OCCUPIED BY PERSONS EARNING THE LESSER OF THE MEDIAN INCOME EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07781-01-9
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