BILL NUMBER: S4780
SPONSOR: SKOUFIS
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring a
municipality to give notice to an adjacent municipality of the adoption
or amendment of certain zoning ordinances or local laws that affect
parcels of land within five hundred feet of the adjacent municipality
 
PURPOSE:
This bill provides municipalities with information pertaining to
proposed changes in local laws or zoning ordinances that affect parcels
within 500 feet of neighboring municipalities.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Amends sections 3 and 4 of section 239-nn of the general
municipal law as it relates to the rights of neighboring municipalities.
The bill requires notice of public hearings to neighboring munici-
palities when an adjacent municipality adopts or amends a zoning ordi-
nance, local, or comprehensive plan that affects a parcel within 500
feet of the municipality. It would also require the full statement of
the proposed action to be sent to the adjacent municipality. This full
statement is already been provided to county planning agencies. The
municipality may require costs associated with producing the full state-
ment to be borne by an adjacent municipality or applicant.
Section 2: Sets Effective Date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
This legislation would notify neighboring municipalities of any changes
to a municipality's local laws or zoning ordinances that may affect
their residents. The town or village may develop and submit comments at
a public hearing by informing the neighboring municipality of these
proposed changes. This bill will provide detailed information on nearby
projects to ensure that neighboring municipalities can make informed
comments on the project and its impact on residents. Proposed projects
within proximity of a municipal border can have profound effects on the
adjacent municipality. Projects can impact the environment, water use,
traffic, air quality, and other factors that must be considered. By
requiring a complete statement on these projects, municipalities do not
have to go through a formal process to obtain materials, which can delay
comments by weeks.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
Senate
2015: No Senate Same-As
2016: No Senate Same-As
2017: No Senate Same-As
2018: No Senate Same-As
2019: S4907, Passed Senate
2020: S4907, Passed Senate
2021: S1659, Passed Senate
2022: S1659, Passed Senate
2023: S3409, Passed Senate
2024: S3409, Passed Senate
Assembly
2015: A7686, Referred to Local Governments
2016: A7686, Referred to Local Governments
2017: A1544, Referred to Local Governments
2018: A1544, Referred to Local Governments
2019: A2075, Referred to Local Governments
2020: A2075, Referred to Local Governments
2021: A6692, Referred to Local Governments
2022: A6592A, Referred to Local Governments
2023: A2830, Referred to Local Governments
2024: A2830, Referred to Local Governments
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have
become a law.