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NY A01492
Bill
Status
1/10/2025
Primary Sponsor
Anna Kelles
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AI Summary
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Allows developers of low or moderate income housing to submit a single application to local zoning boards of appeals instead of separate applications to multiple local boards, with decisions required within 40 days after public hearing
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Requires local zoning boards to approve affordable housing applications unless there is documented evidence of specific, adverse public health or safety impacts with no feasible mitigation method
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Establishes a state zoning board of appeals within the Division of Housing and Community Renewal to hear appeals when local boards deny applications or impose conditions that make projects uneconomic
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Exempts municipalities from the streamlined approval process if they already have at least 15% of housing units income-restricted at 80% of area median income or below
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Requires municipalities that unsuccessfully appeal state board decisions in court to pay the applicant's legal costs, and mandates the division conduct a study on aligning low-income housing tax credit allocations with this new zoning process
Legislative Description
Relates to low or moderate income housing developments; allows local zoning boards of appeals to approve affordable housing developments; provides for an appeals process to the division of housing and community renewal; creates a state zoning board of appeals within the division to hear such appeals; directs the division to conduct a study to integrate low income housing tax credit applications with the zoning application process under this act.
Last Action
referred to housing
1/7/2026