Assembly Bill A34B

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring local building and planning regulations to accommodate the use of certain renewable and alternative energy sources

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2017-A34 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4266
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §263, Town L; amd §7-704, Vil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A626, S1991, S7155
2011-2012: A314, S664
2013-2014: A498, S1074
2015-2016: A65, S3614
2019-2020: A436, S5739
2021-2022: A443, S391

2017-A34 - Summary

Relates to requiring local building and planning regulations to accommodate the use of solar thermal, photovoltaics, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal electric, geothermal ground source heat, tidal energy, wave energy, ocean thermal, farm waste electric generating equipment, and fuel cells.

2017-A34 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    34
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, SCHIMMINGER, MAGNARELLI, JAFFEE,
   LUPARDO, ENGLEBRIGHT, M. G. MILLER, OTIS, GOTTFRIED, THIELE --  Multi-
   Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  CAHILL,  COLTON, PERRY -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Local Governments

 AN ACT to amend the town law and the village law, in relation to requir-
   ing local building and planning regulations to accommodate the use  of
   certain renewable and alternative energy sources
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 263 of the town law, as amended by chapter  602  of
 the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   §  263. Purposes in view. Such regulations shall be made in accordance
 with a comprehensive plan and  designed  to  lessen  congestion  in  the
 streets;  to secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers; to
 promote health and general welfare; to provide adequate light  and  air;
 to  prevent  the  overcrowding  of land; to avoid undue concentration of
 population; to make provision for, so far as conditions may permit,  the
 accommodation  of  [solar  energy  systems  and  equipment and access to
 sunlight necessary therefor] SOLAR THERMAL, PHOTOVOLTAICS, WIND,  HYDRO-
 ELECTRIC,  GEOTHERMAL  ELECTRIC,  GEOTHERMAL  GROUND  SOURCE HEAT, TIDAL
 ENERGY, WAVE ENERGY, OCEAN THERMAL, AND FUEL CELLS;  to  facilitate  the
 practice  of forestry; to facilitate the adequate provision of transpor-
 tation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other  public  requirements.
 Such  regulations  shall  be  made  with reasonable consideration, among
 other things, as to the character of the district and its peculiar suit-
 ability for particular uses, and with a view to conserving the value  of
 buildings  and  encouraging  the most appropriate use of land throughout
 such municipality.
   § 2. Section 7-704 of the village law, as amended by  chapter  742  of
 the laws of 1979, is amended to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2017-A34A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4266
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §263, Town L; amd §7-704, Vil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A626, S1991, S7155
2011-2012: A314, S664
2013-2014: A498, S1074
2015-2016: A65, S3614
2019-2020: A436, S5739
2021-2022: A443, S391

2017-A34A - Summary

Relates to requiring local building and planning regulations to accommodate the use of solar thermal, photovoltaics, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal electric, geothermal ground source heat, tidal energy, wave energy, ocean thermal, farm waste electric generating equipment, and fuel cells.

2017-A34A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   34--A
                                                           Cal. No. 4
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, SCHIMMINGER, MAGNARELLI, JAFFEE,
   LUPARDO, ENGLEBRIGHT, M. G. MILLER, OTIS, GOTTFRIED, THIELE --  Multi-
   Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  CAHILL,  COLTON, PERRY -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- ordered to  a  third
   reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place on the
   order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law and the village law, in relation to requir-
   ing local building and planning regulations to accommodate the use  of
   certain renewable and alternative energy sources
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 263 of the town law, as amended by chapter  602  of
 the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   §  263. Purposes in view. Such regulations shall be made in accordance
 with a comprehensive plan and  designed  to  lessen  congestion  in  the
 streets;  to secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers; to
 promote health and general welfare; to provide adequate light  and  air;
 to  prevent  the  overcrowding  of land; to avoid undue concentration of
 population; to make provision for, so far as conditions may permit,  the
 accommodation  of  [solar  energy  systems  and  equipment and access to
 sunlight necessary therefor] SOLAR THERMAL, PHOTOVOLTAICS, WIND,  HYDRO-
 ELECTRIC,  GEOTHERMAL  ELECTRIC,  GEOTHERMAL  GROUND  SOURCE HEAT, TIDAL
 ENERGY, WAVE ENERGY,  OCEAN  THERMAL,  FARM  WASTE  ELECTRIC  GENERATING
 EQUIPMENT,  AND  FUEL  CELLS; to facilitate the practice of forestry; to
 facilitate the adequate provision of  transportation,  water,  sewerage,
 schools,  parks and other public requirements. Such regulations shall be
 made with reasonable consideration, among other things, as to the  char-
 acter  of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses,
 and with a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the
 most appropriate use of land throughout such municipality.

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2017-A34B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4266
Law Section:
Town Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §263, Town L; amd §7-704, Vil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A626, S1991, S7155
2011-2012: A314, S664
2013-2014: A498, S1074
2015-2016: A65, S3614
2019-2020: A436, S5739
2021-2022: A443, S391

2017-A34B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring local building and planning regulations to accommodate the use of solar thermal, photovoltaics, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal electric, geothermal ground source heat, tidal energy, wave energy, ocean thermal, farm waste electric generating equipment, and fuel cells.

2017-A34B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   34--B
                                                           Cal. No. 4
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, SCHIMMINGER, MAGNARELLI, JAFFEE,
   LUPARDO, ENGLEBRIGHT, M. G. MILLER, OTIS, GOTTFRIED, THIELE --  Multi-
   Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  CAHILL,  COLTON, PERRY -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Local Governments -- ordered to  a  third
   reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place on the
   order of third reading -- again  amended  on  third  reading,  ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law and the village law, in relation to requir-
   ing  local building and planning regulations to accommodate the use of
   certain renewable and alternative energy sources
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 263 of the town law, as amended by chapter 602 of
 the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
   § 263. Purposes in view. Such regulations shall be made in  accordance
 with  a  comprehensive  plan  and  designed  to lessen congestion in the
 streets; to secure safety from fire, flood, panic and other dangers;  to
 promote  health  and general welfare; to provide adequate light and air;
 to prevent the overcrowding of land; to  avoid  undue  concentration  of
 population;  to make provision for, so far as conditions may permit, the
 accommodation of [solar energy  systems  and  equipment  and  access  to
 sunlight  necessary therefor] SOLAR THERMAL, PHOTOVOLTAICS, WIND, HYDRO-
 ELECTRIC, GEOTHERMAL ELECTRIC,  GEOTHERMAL  GROUND  SOURCE  HEAT,  TIDAL
 ENERGY,  WAVE  ENERGY,  OCEAN  THERMAL,  FARM  WASTE ELECTRIC GENERATING
 EQUIPMENT AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (E)  OF  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION
 SIXTY-SIX-J OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW, AND FUEL CELLS; to facilitate the
 practice  of forestry; to facilitate the adequate provision of transpor-
 tation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other  public  requirements.
 Such  regulations  shall  be  made  with reasonable consideration, among
 other things, as to the character of the district and its peculiar suit-

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