What's happening
This bill allows New York City residential property owners to opt out of city tree plantings on adjacent city property.
Why it matters
Empowers homeowners and residential co-op/condo boards. to have a direct say over city tree plantings near their property, potentially reducing unwanted maintenance burdens or disputes about tree impacts (such as root damage, leaf litter, or allergies).
Requires the city to provide advance notice. of planned tree plantings, ensuring affected property owners are informed and have a clear, defined window (30 days) to respond if they wish to opt out.
Could affect urban greening and environmental policy. , as widespread opt-outs in certain neighborhoods may influence the city’s ability to meet tree-planting and environmental goals, leading to uneven canopy coverage across the city.
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Let Homeowners Refuse City Trees
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- Referred to cities
- Referred to cities
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Let Homeowners Refuse New Trees
In Senate Committee · Cities · Sponsor John Liu
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STATE OF NEW YORK
855
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. D. ROSENTHAL, BARNWELL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Cities
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 Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The general city law is amended by adding a new section 28-b to read as follows:
§ 28-b. Limitation on planned municipal tree planting on city property; city of New York. Any owner of residential real property, that is in whole or in part owner occupied and used exclusively for residential purposes, any cooperative corporation of a residential cooperative that is used exclusively for residential purposes, and any board of managers of a condominium that is used exclusively for residential purposes may elect to opt-out of a plan to plant a tree or trees pursuant to a systematic street tree planting program adopted by the city of New York on property owned by such city that is between the sidewalk and the curb of the roadway, adjacent to the property line of such residential real property. Such city shall provide notice to such property owners, cooperative corporation or board of managers of a planned tree planting and shall grant the property owners, cooperative corporation or board of managers thirty days within which to notify the city of their desire to opt-out of the planned tree planting.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01022-01-9
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