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Senator · Senate District 61
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History
- Referred to local government
- Referred to local government
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Relates to the vote of town boards concerning rezoning matters
In Assembly Committee · Local Governments · Sponsor Phil Steck
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2646
Title of bill
An act to amend the town law, in relation to changes in zoning
Purpose or general idea of bill
To provide that town boards with less than four members, a simple majority will be necessary for zoning law amendments.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1- amends subdivision 1 of section 265 of the Town Law to provide that the requirement of three-fourths approval of the Town Board to amend the local law where objection has been made will only apply to boards that consist of four or more members.
Section 2 - provides that this act shall take effect immediately.
Justification
Section 265 provides that changes to town zoning regulations may be amended by a simple majority of the board except when objection to the proposal is made by specified numbers of affected land owners. When such objection is received by the board, passage of changes must be passed by at least three-fourths of the board. Recently, there has been a movement in some towns to reduce the size of their boards, sometimes to fewer than four members. In such case, the law, as presently written, effectively requires a unanimous vote to implement any zoning change, a requirement that was not intended or anticipated in the original law. This bill will remedy this unintended consequence.
Prior legislative history
2014 - S.6157 - LOCAL GOV'T
Fiscal implications
None to state.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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