NY Gen Mun L § 970-H (2021)
2021 New York Laws GMU - General Municipal Article 18-C - Municipal Redevelopment Law 970-H - Public Hearings and Plan Adoption.

§   970-h.   Public   hearings  and  plan  adoption.  (a)  Before  any redevelopment plan is adopted by the legislative body it shall conduct a public hearing on such plan and shall, at least  biennially,  conduct  a public  hearing  for the purpose of reviewing the redevelopment plan for each redevelopment project within its jurisdiction  and  evaluating  its progress.  (b)  Notice  of the hearing shall be posted in at least four prominent places within the project area for a period of three weeks prior to such hearing and shall be published not less  than  once  a  week  for  three successive  weeks  prior  to  the  hearing  in  a  newspaper  of general circulation in the municipality involved. The notice  of  hearing  shall include  a  legal  description  of  the  boundaries  of the project area designated in the proposed redevelopment plan, a  general  statement  of the  scope  and  objectives  of  the  plan,  and a statement whether the proposed method of financing the redevelopment plan requires the consent of one or more school districts to an allocation of taxes as  prescribed in section nine hundred seventy-p of this article. A copy of the notices shall  be  mailed  to the last known owner of each parcel of land in the area designated in the redevelopment plan. A copy of  the  notice  shall also   be  mailed  to  the  legislative  body  of  each  of  the  taxing jurisdictions which levies taxes upon any real property in  the  project area designated in the proposed redevelopment plan.  (c)  Any  and  all  persons  who  have  any objections to the proposed redevelopment plan or who deny the existence of  blight  as  defined  by subdivision  (a)  of  section nine hundred seventy-c of this article, in the proposed project area, or the legality or appropriateness of any  of the  prior  proceedings,  may appear before the legislative body at such public hearing and show cause  why  the  proposed  plan  should  not  be adopted.  At any time not later than the hour set for hearing objections to the proposed redevelopment plan, any person may file in writing  with the  clerk  of  the  legislative  body  a  statement  of  such  person's objections to the proposed plan.  (d) At the  hour  set  in  the  notice  for  hearing  objections,  the legislative body shall proceed to hear and consider all written and oral objections.  Before adopting the redevelopment plan the legislative body shall consider the report of the planning agency if such  a  report  has been submitted.  (e)  After  such  hearing and at any time prior to the adoption of the plan,  the  legislative  body  may  change  such  plan,  or  change  the boundaries  of  the  project  area to exclude land from the project area provided, however, that a change in the redevelopment plan or change  in the  boundaries  that would affect the plan's conformity with the master plan of the municipality may be made only after receipt of a report  and recommendation  from  the  planning  agency concerning such changes. The planning agency may recommend for or against the changes. Within  thirty days  after  a  change is submitted to it for consideration the planning agency shall make and file  its  report  and  recommendations  with  the legislative body. If the planning agency does not report upon the change within   thirty   days  after  having  received  such  change  from  the legislative body, the legislative body may proceed to act upon the  plan and  such  changes  without  the  report  of  the  planning  agency. The legislative body shall consider any proposed changes at a public hearing reopened for that limited purpose.  (f) After the close of the  hearing  on  the  redevelopment  plan  the legislative body may, by resolution, adopt the redevelopment plan as the official redevelopment plan for the project area. If the planning agency has  recommended  against  the  approval  of the redevelopment plan, the legislative body may adopt such plan by a two-thirds vote of its  entire  membership. If the planning agency has recommended approval or failed to make  any  recommendation  within the time allowed, the legislative body may adopt the redevelopment plan  by  a  majority  vote  of  its  entire membership.  (g)  The  legislative  body at the time of, or in connection with, the adoption of the plan, shall  declare  its  intention  to  undertake  and complete any proceedings necessary to be carried out by the municipality under the provisions of the plan.  (h)  After  the  adoption  by  the legislative body of a redevelopment plan, the legislative body shall  transmit  a  copy  of  the  resolution adopting  the  plan,  and a map or plat indicating the boundaries of the project area to the official or officials responsible for the assessment for real property tax purposes of the property included in  the  project area.