Assembly Bill A1432

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation and recognition of architectural districts

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

2017-A1432 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1531
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Art 5-K Head, add §119-ddd, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A9658, S7031

2017-A1432 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation and recognition of architectural districts.

2017-A1432 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1432
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BRAUNSTEIN  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to  the  creation
   and recognition of architectural districts
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The article heading of article 5-K of the general municipal
 law, as added by chapter 354 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read  as
 follows:
             HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICTS
   §  2.  The  general  municipal  law is amended by adding a new section
 119-ddd to read as follows:
   § 119-DDD. ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICTS. IN ADDITION TO EXISTING POWERS AND
 AUTHORITIES TO REGULATE BY PLANNING OR ZONING LAWS,  HISTORIC  PRESERVA-
 TION  LAWS  AND  REGULATIONS  OR  BY  LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS FOR THE
 CREATION OF DISTRICTS, THE GOVERNING BOARD OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IS
 HEREBY EMPOWERED TO:
   1. RECOGNIZE AND ESTABLISH AN  ARCHITECTURAL  DISTRICT  OR  COMMISSION
 WITH SUCH POWERS AS ARE NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT ALL OR ANY OF THE AUTHOR-
 ITY  POSSESSED  BY  THE  MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FOR SUCH CREATION, AS THE
 GOVERNING BOARD DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   2. ANY RESIDENT OF A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION MAY SUBMIT TO THE GOVERNING
 BOARD OF SUCH MUNICIPAL CORPORATION A DETAILED PLAN SETTING FORTH ARCHI-
 TECTURAL DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS, BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  NATURAL
 AREAS, AESTHETICS, AND OPEN SPACES. SUCH PLAN SHALL INCLUDE A RENDERING,
 DRAWING,  OR  SKETCH PREPARED TO SPECIFICATIONS WHICH SHOWS THE ARRANGE-
 MENT, LAYOUT AND DESIGN OF THE PROPOSED ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT AND SHALL
 BE REVIEWED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION.
   3. UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH PLAN, THE GOVERNING BOARD  OF  SUCH  MUNICIPAL
 CORPORATION  MAY HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING A PROPOSED CREATION AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01291-01-7

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.