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NY A02017
Bill
Status
1/23/2023
Primary Sponsor
Fred Thiele
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AI Summary
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Requires all cities, towns, and villages in New York to prepare and adopt an affordable housing plan by December 31, 2024.
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Plans must identify regional and local affordable housing needs and specify how municipalities will increase affordable housing units, considering options including financial assistance, rental and sale housing production, public/private partnerships, building rehabilitation, accessory dwelling units, and housing counseling services.
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Plans must adhere to eight land use principles including minimizing development costs, protecting natural resources, promoting mixed-income communities, providing transportation choices, and facilitating coordination among adjacent communities.
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Requires at least one public hearing on the draft plan and one on the final plan, with notices published in official newspapers and posted on municipal websites at least ten days in advance.
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Plans must be updated every five years, ensure equitable distribution of affordable housing across communities without undue concentration, and be maintained regularly by local governments following adoption.
Legislative Description
Requires local governments to prepare and adopt an affordable housing plan no later than December 31, 2024; defines local government as a city, town or village; requires plan to identify the regional need for affordable housing, as well as such need within the local government; makes related requirements; directs such local governments to hold at least one public hearing on the draft plan and one public hearing on the final plan; makes related provisions.
Last Action
referred to ways and means
1/3/2024