Assembly Bill A10060

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes certain owners of residential real property in cities of the first class to opt out of planned city tree planting

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  • 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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2015-A10060 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7375
Current Committee:
Assembly Cities
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง28-b, Gen City L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A1177, A9760, S1456
2019-2020: A855, S4739
2021-2022: A745, S130
2023-2024: S912

2015-A10060 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes certain owners of residential real property in cities of the first class to opt out of planned city tree planting.

2015-A10060 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10060

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMANOWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to authorizing  owners
  of certain residential real property, in cities of the first class, to
  opt  out  of  tree  planting conducted by such cities on adjacent city
  property

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  general  city law is amended by adding a new section
28-b to read as follows:
  S 28-B. LIMITATION ON PLANNED MUNICIPAL TREE PLANTING ON CITY  PROPER-
TY;  CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS.  ANY OWNER OF RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY,
THAT IS IN WHOLE OR IN PART OWNER  OCCUPIED  AND  USED  EXCLUSIVELY  FOR
RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, ANY COOPERATIVE CORPORATION OF A RESIDENTIAL COOP-
ERATIVE THAT IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES, AND ANY BOARD
OF  MANAGERS  OF  A CONDOMINIUM THAT IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RESIDENTIAL
PURPOSES MAY ELECT TO OPT-OUT OF A PLAN TO PLANT A TREE OR TREES  PURSU-
ANT  TO  A  SYSTEMATIC STREET TREE PLANTING PROGRAM ADOPTED BY A CITY OF
THE FIRST CLASS, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION (A) OF  SECTION  ONE  HUNDRED
SEVEN  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND TRAFFIC LAW, ON PROPERTY OWNED BY SUCH CITY
THAT IS BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE CURB OF THE  ROADWAY,  ADJACENT  TO
THE  PROPERTY  LINE  OF  SUCH RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY. SUCH CITY SHALL
PROVIDE NOTICE TO SUCH PROPERTY OWNERS, COOPERATIVE CORPORATION OR BOARD
OF MANAGERS OF A PLANNED TREE PLANTING  AND  SHALL  GRANT  THE  PROPERTY
OWNERS,  COOPERATIVE CORPORATION OR BOARD OF MANAGERS THIRTY DAYS WITHIN
WHICH TO NOTIFY THE CITY OF THEIR DESIRE TO OPT-OUT OF THE PLANNED  TREE
PLANTING.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14832-05-6

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