NY State Senate Bill 2015-S4419

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 06, 2016	referred to cities
Jun 25, 2015	committed to rules
May 27, 2015	advanced to third reading
May 20, 2015	2nd report cal.
May 19, 2015	1st report cal.880
Mar 19, 2015	referred to cities

Votes

- May 19, 2015 - Committee Vote
  S4419
  
  7
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Committee Vote: May 19, 2015
      
      aye (7)
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Funke
      
      Lanza
      
      Ortt
      
      Peralta
      
      Savino
      
      Squadron

2015-S4419 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A3634
Current Committee:: Senate Cities
Law Section:: New York City Administrative Code
Laws Affected:: Amd §28-503.1, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2017-2018: S5441, A707
2019-2020: S811, A320
2021-2022: S4310, A525
2023-2024: S2809

2015-S4419 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the declaration of a sign as a public nuisance and its removal by order of the commissioner.

2015-S4419 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4419

TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
relation to the declaration of a sign as a public nuisance

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To remove billboards that have been found to violate the New York
zoning resolution, as well as the structures attached to them.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends Section 28-503.1 of the administrative code of the
city of New York, as added by local law number 33 of the city of New
York for the year 2007 to provide that the Buildings Commissioner
shall order the removal of the illegal sign and its sign structure, if
applicable.

Section 2: Provides that the NYC Buildings Commissioner shall order
the immediate removal of any sign and its sign structure that has
previously been deemed illegal.

Section 3: Provides the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:

Advertisements on billboards throughout New York City have been
removed, following stricter enforcement of a 1940 law restricting ads
within 200 feet of the City's main highways. However, while the
advertisements have been removed, the blank billboards and their
stanchions remain. This causes a serious quality of life issue for New
York City residents, as these blank billboards have become an eyesore.

The billboards also create a safety issue for New Yorkers. In 2012, a
billboard next to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway fell onto the
highway, as well as three auto repair shops below. Although this
incident did not injure any drivers or pedestrians, it serves to
highlight the dangers of such large decaying structures.

Current law allows the commissioner to order the removal of the signs
after notice and a hearing. This bill would make the removal of the
sign and stanchion mandatory after notice and hearing, and would also
force the removal of billboards and structures that were previously
deemed illegal.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:


This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S4419 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4419

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 19, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities

AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the  city  of  New  York,  in
  relation to the declaration of a sign as a public nuisance

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

  Section 1. Section 28-503.1 of the administrative code of the city  of
New  York,  as  added by local law number 33 of the city of New York for
the year 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  S 28-503.1 General. A sign with a surface area greater than 200 square
feet (19 m{2}) that is erected, maintained, attached,  affixed,  painted
on,  or  in  any  other  manner represented on a building or premises in
violation of the zoning resolution, this code, the 1968 building code or
rules adopted pursuant  thereto  is  hereby  declared  to  be  a  public
nuisance.  The commissioner [may] SHALL, after notice and hearing, order
the removal of such illegal sign [or] AND its sign structure [or  both],
IF APPLICABLE, as hereinafter provided.
  S 2. The commissioner of buildings shall immediately order the removal
of any sign and its sign structure that has previously been deemed ille-
gal.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02412-01-5

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee

May 19, 2015 - Committee Vote

Committee Vote: May 19, 2015

2015-S4419 (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S4419 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S4419 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4419 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Andrew J. Lanza

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities Committee

2015-S4419 (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S4419 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S4419 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4419 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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