New York S04342 amends the mental hygiene law to require notice to property owners near proposed community residential facilities and evaluations of.

New York S04342 amends the mental hygiene law to enhance the process for selecting sites for community residential facilities. It mandates that sponsoring agencies notify property owners within 500 feet of a proposed site. Hearings must include evaluations of alternative sites. The municipality has sixty days to respond to the notice, up from forty days. If the municipality objects, the commissioner must sustain the objection if it determines the area's character would be substantially altered. If no response is received within sixty days, the sponsoring agency may proceed with the site.

New York S04342 amends the mental hygiene law to require notice to property owners near proposed community residential facilities and evaluations of.

New York S04342 amends the mental hygiene law to enhance the process for selecting sites for community residential facilities. It mandates that sponsoring agencies notify property owners within 500 feet of a proposed site. Hearings must include evaluations of alternative sites. The municipality has sixty days to respond to the notice, up from forty days. If the municipality objects, the commissioner must sustain the objection if it determines the area's character would be substantially altered. If no response is received within sixty days, the sponsoring agency may proceed with the site.