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NY A03647
Bill
Status
1/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brian Cunningham
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AI Summary
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Allows religious corporations to build residential buildings of at least 4 units on their land in urban areas as-of-right, without site plan review, overriding local zoning restrictions
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Permits building heights of 10-20 feet above local maximums and densities up to 30-50 units per acre outside NYC, with higher density bonuses for projects receiving government loans for low-income housing
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Requires 20% of residential floor area be affordable at 80% area median income in municipalities under 1 million people; NYC projects must meet stricter affordability options ranging from 20-30% set-asides at 40-80% AMI
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Prohibits local governments from requiring off-street parking, minimum unit sizes, or imposing fees beyond $0.25 per square foot for building permits
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Mandates building permits be processed ministerially within 60 days and allows courts to award attorneys' fees against municipalities that wrongfully deny applications
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
referred to local governments
1/7/2026