New York S 2629: Authorizes certain owners of residential real property in the city of New York to opt out of planned city tree planting

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S02629 Summary:

BILL NOS02629 

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Add §28-b, Gen City L

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Authorizes certain owners of residential real property in the city of New York to opt out of planned city tree planting.

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01/22/2025REFERRED TO CITIES 1

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CITIES 1

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2629

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 22, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the general city law, in relation to authorizing owners
 of certain residential real property, in the city of New York, to opt
 out of tree planting conducted by such city on adjacent city property

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

 1 Section 1. The general city law is amended by adding a new section
 2 28-b to read as follows:
 3 § 28-b. Limitation on planned municipal tree planting on city proper-
 4 ty; city of New York. Any owner of residential real property, that is
 5 in whole or in part owner occupied and used exclusively for residential
 6 purposes, any cooperative corporation of a residential cooperative that
 7 is used exclusively for residential purposes, and any board of managers
 8 of a condominium that is used exclusively for residential purposes may
 9 elect to opt-out of a plan to plant a tree or trees pursuant to a
 10 systematic street tree planting program adopted by the city of New York
 11 on property owned by such city that is between the sidewalk and the curb
 12 of the roadway, adjacent to the property line of such residential real
 13 property. Such city shall provide notice to such property owners, coop-
 14 erative corporation or board of managers of a planned tree planting and
 15 shall grant the property owners, cooperative corporation or board of
 16 managers thirty days within which to notify the city of their desire to
 17 opt-out of the planned tree planting.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 19 it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04375-01-5

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