What's happening
This bill requires certain short-term rental class B multiple dwellings near residential zones or schools to undergo a community board petition and public hearing approval process.
Why it matters
Increases local oversight of short-term rentals. By requiring a petition and public hearing through the community board, this bill empowers neighborhoods to have a direct say in whether certain short-term rental properties can operate near homes or schools.
Aims to address community concerns. The approval process gives residents and stakeholders an opportunity to voice concerns about potential impacts such as noise, safety, or changes in neighborhood character associated with short-term rentals operating in sensitive areas.
Could slow or limit new short-term rental operations. The additional steps of filing, public hearings, and board approval may deter operators from opening such rentals in proximity to residential zones or schools, potentially reducing the number of these businesses in those areas.
May set a precedent for broader regulation. If successful, this approach could influence how other cities or states regulate short-term rentals, especially regarding community involvement in land use decisions.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
43
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities
AN ACT to require certain uses of class B multiple dwelling to undergo a petition and public hearing process with the relevant community board
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the operation of any class B multiple dwelling as defined by subdivision 9 of section 4 of the multiple dwelling law that rents or leases units for a period of less than twelve hours located on or within two hundred fifty feet of a parcel of land zoned for residential use or a school shall require a petition to be filed with and approved by the community board for the area where such housing is to be located. The community board shall, not later than forty-five days after receipt of such petition, conduct a public hearing thereon and render a decision within thirty days of such public hearing as to whether such multiple dwelling may operate.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02576-01-9
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