New York S 5874: Directs board of standards and appeals in city of New York to mail a copy of each application for a variance to the city and state legislators for the affected land

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S05874 Summary:

BILL NOS05874 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLANZA

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§668, 669 & 201, NYC Chart

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Directs the board of standards and appeals and the city planning commission in the city of New York to mail a copy of each application for and appeal of a variance to the city council member, borough president and state legislators for the affected land.

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BILL NOS05874 

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03/03/2025REFERRED TO CITIES 1

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CITIES 1

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5874

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1

 AN ACT to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring the
 board of standards and appeals and the city planning commission of the
 city of New York to provide a copy of each application for a variance
 or special permit to the members of the city council and the state
 assembly and the state senator in whose districts, and the president
 of the borough in which the land, to which the application relates, is
 located

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision c, and subdivisions d and e of
 2 section 668 of the New York city charter, as amended by local law number
 3 103 of the city of New York for the year 2017, are amended to read as
 4 follows:
 5 1. Each proposal or application shall be filed with the board of stan-
 6 dards and appeals, which shall forward a copy within five days to the
 7 community board for each community district in which the land involved,
 8 or any part thereof, is located, and to the borough board if the
 9 proposal or application involves land located in two or more districts
 10 in a borough; and shall deliver, within five days, a copy thereof to
 11 each member of the council, each member of the state assembly and each
 12 state senator in whose district, and the president of the borough in
 13 which the land involved is located.
 14 d. The recommendation of a community board or borough board pursuant
 15 to subdivision c of this section shall be filed with the board of stand-
 16 ards and appeals and [a copy] copies sent to the city planning commis-
 17 sion, and to each member of the council, each member of the state assem-
 18 bly and each state senator in whose district, and the president of the
 19 borough in which the land involved is located. The board of standards
 20 and appeals shall conduct a public hearing and act on the proposed

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10339-01-5

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 1 application. All testimony delivered at a public hearing by the appli-
 2 cant on the proposed application shall be sworn or affirmed under oath.
 3 A decision of the board shall indicate whether each of the specific
 4 requirements of the zoning resolution for the granting of variances has
 5 been met and shall include findings of fact with regard to each such
 6 requirement. When the board of standards and appeals grants or denies an
 7 application for a variance or special permit, the board shall respond,
 8 as applicable, to any relevant recommendation filed with such board by a
 9 community board or borough board regarding such application. Inadvert-
 10 ent failure to comply with the preceding sentence shall not result in
 11 the invalidation of any board decision.
 12 e. Copies of a decision of the board of standards and appeals and
 13 copies of any recommendation of the affected community board or borough
 14 board shall be filed with the city planning commission. Copies of the
 15 decision shall also be filed with the affected community or borough
 16 boards. In addition, copies of the decision shall be sent to each
 17 member of the council, each member of the assembly and each state
 18 senator in whose district, and the president of the borough in which the
 19 l