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NY A08386
Bill
Status
12/13/2023
Primary Sponsor
Brian Cunningham
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AI Summary
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Establishes the "faith-based affordable housing act" allowing religious corporations to develop residential buildings on their land as-of-right without discretionary review or site plan approval.
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Sets building height and density limits based on municipality size: 35 feet/30 units per acre for towns under 50,000 inhabitants; 55 feet/50 units per acre for cities with 50,000-1 million inhabitants; 55 feet/FAR 2.2 for cities with 1+ million inhabitants.
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Requires 20% of residential floor area be affordable to households earning 80% of area median income in municipalities under 1 million inhabitants; offers three affordability options for cities with 1+ million inhabitants (25-30% at 60-80% AMI, or 20% at 40% AMI).
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Prohibits local requirements for off-street parking, unit size minimums, mandatory affordability beyond stated levels, and other regulations; limits building permits to $0.25 per square foot and requires approval within 60 days.
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Requires religious corporation officers to complete training on real estate development and affordable housing before land sales or leases; allows court proceedings to enforce compliance and awards attorneys' fees when permit denials are overturned.
Legislative Description
Enacts the "faith-based affordable housing act" for development on residential land; defines terms; provides that each village, town, and city shall allow the construction and occupation of residential buildings on any covered site up to the specified densities; provides that all residential buildings constructed pursuant to this section in a town, village, or city with fewer than one million inhabitants shall set aside twenty percent of the residential floor area for households earning an average of eighty percent of area median income; outlines the densities for New York city; makes related provisions.
Last Action
print number 8386a
5/2/2024