Requires local building departments to process and approve or deny applications for residential or mixed-use buildings within 30 days; provides that if the local department does not process the application within the required timeframe an applicant shall be permitted to retain a private professional to perform the permit review to determine compliance with state and/or local building codes.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
September 2, 2026
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Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Simone) --
read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law and the administrative code of the
city of New York, in relation to time limitations for application
review and issuance of residential and mixed-use building permits
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 381 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. UPON AN APPLICATION FOR A RESIDENTIAL OR MIXED-USE BUILDING PERMIT
WHICH IS DEEMED COMPLETE, THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT
OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT, IF APPLICABLE, SHALL PROVIDE THE APPLICANT WITH AN
ESTIMATED TIMEFRAME IN WHICH THE DEPARTMENT WILL DETERMINE IF THE
COMPLETE APPLICATION IS COMPLIANT WITH PERMIT STANDARDS. IF THE ESTI-
MATED TIMEFRAME EXCEEDS THIRTY BUSINESS DAYS, THE APPLICANT MAY RETAIN,
AT THE APPLICANT'S SOLE EXPENSE, A PRIVATE QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL
LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE AND/OR ONE HUNDRED
FORTY-SEVEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW, AS APPROPRIATE, TO EXAMINE THE PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED
PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE AND BY ANY LOCAL ORDINANCES ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
THIS ARTICLE. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT SHALL PROCESS THE PERMIT APPLICA-
TION WITHIN TWENTY BUSINESS DAYS OF THE SUBMISSION OF A REPORT SUBMITTED
BY A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL AND ISSUE OR DENY THE APPLICATION WITHIN
SUCH TIMEFRAME.
§ 2. Section 28-105.5 of the administrative code of the city of New
York, as amended by section 1 of part A of local law number 126 of the
city of New York for the year 2021, is amended to read as follows:
§ 28-105.5 Application for permit. All applications for permits shall
be submitted on forms furnished by the department. Applications shall
include all information required by this code, other applicable law or
the rules of the department. The applicant shall list any portions of
the design that have been approved for deferred submittal in accordance
with section 28-104.2.6. The application shall set forth an inspection
program for the project. An application for a permit shall be submitted
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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