New York S 5873: Directs the board of standards and appeals in the city of New York to mail a copy of each application for a variance to property owners within 1 mile

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S05873 Summary:

BILL NOS05873 

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SPONSORLANZA

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §668, NYC Chart

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Directs the board of standards and appeals in the city of New York to mail a copy of each application for a variance to property owners within 1 mile of the affected property.

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BILL NOS05873 

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03/03/2025REFERRED TO CITIES 1

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CITIES 1

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5873

 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 to forward a copy of each application
 to vary the zoning resolution or for a special permit to each owner of
 real property within one mile of the land to which such application
 applies

 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 a copy thereof, by first class mail,
 11 within five days to each owner of real property located within one mile
 12 of the land involved.
 13 d. The recommendation of a community board or borough board pursuant
 14 to subdivision c of this section shall be filed with the board of stand-
 15 ards and appeals and [a copy] copies sent to the city planning commis-
 16 sion to each owner of real property located within one mile of the land
 17 involved. The board of standards and appeals shall conduct a public
 18 hearing and act on the proposed application. All testimony delivered at
 19 a public hearing by the applicant on the proposed application shall be
 20 sworn or affirmed under oath. A decision of the board shall indicate
 21 whether each of the specific requirements of the zoning resolution for
 22 the granting of variances has been met and shall include findings of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10488-01-5

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 1 fact with regard to each such requirement. When the board of standards
 2 and appeals grants or denies an application for a variance or special
 3 permit, the board shall respond, as applicable, to any relevant recom-
 4 mendation filed with such board by a community board or borough board
 5 regarding such application. Inadvertent failure to comply with the
 6 preceding sentence shall not result in the invalidation of any board
 7 decision.
 8 e. Copies of a decision of the board of standards and appeals and
 9 copies of any recommendation of the affected community board or borough
 10 board shall be filed with the city planning commission. Copies of the
 11 decision shall also be filed with the affected community or borough
 12 boards. In addition, a copy of the decision shall be sent by first
 13 class mail to each owner of real property located within one mile of the
 14 land involved.
 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 16 have become a law, and shall apply to proposals and applications filed
 17 with the board of standards and appeals on or after such date.

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