NY State Senate Bill 2025-S8642

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 07, 2026	referred to local government

2025-S8642 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Local Government
Law Section:: Town Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §274-a, Town L; amd §7-725-a, Vil L; amd §27-a, Gen City L

2025-S8642 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the planning board or other administrative body of a town, village or city authorized to designate, review and approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove site plans to develop a standardized form containing all requirements for such site plan review applications; makes related provisions.

2025-S8642 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S8642

SPONSOR: MAY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the town law, the village law and the general city law,
in relation to enacting the "permit predictability act"

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To bring clarity and predictability to municipal site plan review by
making sure applicants know exactly what is required for a complete
submission and by creating a uniform 30 day window for determining
completeness.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

The bill updates the sections of town, village, and city law that govern
site plan review. It directs each planning board or reviewing body to
publish a single, standardized application form that lists every study,
report, and document required for a complete submission.  An application
filed on that form with all listed materials is considered complete when

received. Boards may only ask for additional information if the
submission does not meet the standards on the form or if the project
changes in a meaningful way after filing.

The bill requires boards to notify applicants within 30 days whether an
application is complete. If a board does not notify the applicant within
that period, the application is treated as complete by law. A finding of
completeness begins the substantive review period but does not signal
approval or endorsement of the project. Boards may update their forms
but must inform any applicant with a pending submission within ten days.
The new requirements cannot be waived.  Municipalities must publish
their forms within 180 days of the act taking effect.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Local site plan review is sometimes unpredictable because the rules for
what counts as a complete application are not always clear or consist-
ent. Many municipalities do not publish a single, definitive list of the
materials they require, and applicants can be asked to supply new
studies or reports after they have already filed what they believed was
a complete submission. These shifting expectations create delays,
increase costs, and complicate the work of planning boards that must
manage prolonged and sometimes repetitive review cycles.

The Permit Predictability Act sets out straightforward procedural rules
that let both applicants and municipalities begin the process on solid
ground. By requiring each planning board to publish one comprehensive
application form that lists every document, study, or technical standard
needed for a complete submission, the bill ensures that applicants know
exactly what is expected before they file. When applicants meet those
published requirements, their applications are treated as complete,
which prevents after the fact expansions of the checklist unless the
filing fails to comply with the form or the project itself changes in a
meaningful way.

Establishing a 30 day window for determining completeness brings routine
order to the early stage of review. Applicants receive timely confirma-
tion that their materials are sufficient, and boards can begin substan-
tive review without needless delay. A completeness determination does
not limit a municipality's authority to review, condition, or deny a
proposal. It simply prevents procedural drift and makes the process more
transparent and easier to administer.

These reforms support local governments by reducing confusion, cutting
down on avoidable back and forth, and helping boards manage their calen-
dars. They also help applicants plan their work with a clearer sense of
what is required. The bill preserves full municipal control over land
use decisions while improving the basic mechanics of how applications
are received and processed.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Minimal.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act takes effect immediately. Municipalities must publish standard-
ized application forms within 180 days.

2025-S8642 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8642
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
 
 AN ACT to amend the town law, the village law and the general city  law,
   in relation to enacting the "permit predictability act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "permit predictability act".
   §  2.  Subdivisions 2 and 5 of section 274-a of the town law, subdivi-
 sion 2 as added by chapter 694 of the laws of 1992 and subdivision 5  as
 amended  by  chapter  486  of  the  laws of 1994, are amended to read as
 follows:
   2. Approval of site plans. (a) The town board may, as part of a zoning
 ordinance or local law adopted pursuant to this article or other  enabl-
 ing  law, authorize the planning board or such other administrative body
 that it shall so designate, to review and approve, approve with  modifi-
 cations or disapprove site plans prepared to specifications set forth in
 the  ordinance  or  local  law  and/or in regulations of such authorized
 board. Site plans shall show the arrangement, layout and design  of  the
 proposed use of the land on said plan AS DESIGNATED BY THE FORM PROVIDED
 PURSUANT  TO  PARAGRAPH  (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. The ordinance or local
 law shall specify the land uses that require site plan and the  elements
 to  be  included on plans submitted for approval. The required site plan
 elements which are included in the zoning ordinance  or  local  law  may
 include,  where  appropriate, those related to parking, means of access,
 screening, signs,  landscaping,  architectural  features,  location  and
 dimensions  of buildings, adjacent land uses and physical features meant
 to protect adjacent land uses as well as any additional elements  speci-
 fied by the town board in such zoning ordinance or local law.
   (b) When an authorization to approve site plans is granted by the town
 board  pursuant  to  this  section,  the terms thereof may condition the
 issuance of a building permit upon such approval.
   (C) (I) A PLANNING BOARD OR OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE  BODY  AUTHORIZED  TO
 DESIGNATE, REVIEW AND APPROVE, APPROVE WITH MODIFICATIONS, OR DISAPPROVE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD13715-04-5
 S. 8642                             2
 
 SITE  PLANS  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL DEVELOP
 AND MAKE AVAILABLE AN APPLICATION FORM TO BE FILLED OUT  FOR  SUBMISSION
 OF  SUCH  SITE  PLANS.  SUCH  FORM  SHALL INCLUDE A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL
 STUDIES,  REPORTS,  DOCUMENTS,  AND  TECHNICAL  STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR A
 COMPLETE APPLICATION. SUCH FORM SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN  A  MANNER  EASILY
 ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
   (II)  AN  APPLICANT  WHO  SUBMITS  A  SITE PLAN USING A FORM DEVELOPED
 PURSUANT TO  SUBPARAGRAPH  (I)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH  WITH  ALL  REQUIRED
 STUDIES, REPORTS, AND DOCUMENTS INCLUDED SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE SUBMIT-
 TED A COMPLETE APPLICATION.
   (III)  NO  PLANNING  BOARD  OR OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE BODY AUTHORIZED TO
 DESIGNATE, REVIEW AND APPROVE, APPROVE WITH MODIFICATIONS, OR DISAPPROVE
 SITE PLANS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION  SHALL  REQUIRE
 ANY ADDITIONAL STUDIES, REPORTS, OR DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED AS PART OF
 AN  APPLICATION FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED BY THE FORM
 DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, EXCEPT WHERE:
   (1) THE APPLICANT'S SUBMISSION DOES  NOT  OTHERWISE  COMPLY  WITH  THE
 STANDARDS SET FORTH IN SUCH FORM; OR
   (2)  THE  SCOPE  OR  SCALE  OF  THE  PROJECT  MATERIALLY CHANGES AFTER
 SUBMISSION OF SUCH FORM.
   (IV) A PLANNING BOARD  OR  OTHER  ADMINISTRATIVE  BODY  AUTHORIZED  TO
 DESIGNATE, REVIEW AND APPROVE, APPROVE WITH MODIFICATIONS, OR DISAPPROVE
 SITE  PLANS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION MAY UPDATE THE
 FORM DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH FROM  TIME
 TO TIME. ANY SUCH UPDATES SHALL BE REPORTED TO APPLICANTS THAT HAVE OPEN
 OR  PENDING  APPLICATIONS  FOR  SITE  REVIEW WITHIN TEN DAYS OF ANY SUCH
 CHANGES.  AMENDMENTS BY SUCH APPLICANTS SHALL BE  ACCEPTED  TO  MAINTAIN
 COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH UPDATED FORM.
   (V) WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE SUBMISSION OF A SITE PLAN APPLICATION
 PURSUANT  TO  THIS PARAGRAPH, THE PLANNING BOARD OR OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE
 BODY AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE, REVIEW AND APPROVE, APPROVE WITH MODIFICA-
 TIONS, OR DISAPPROVE SITE PLANS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION SHALL NOTIFY THE APPLICANT IN WRITING WHETHER  THEIR  APPLICATION
 IS  COMPLETE. IF NO SUCH NOTICE IS PROVIDED WITHIN SUCH THIRTY-DAY PERI-
 OD, THE APPLICATION SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETE FOR ALL  PURPOSES  OF  THIS
 SECTION.  AN  ACTUAL  DETERMINATION  OF  COMPLETENESS, OR A CONSTRUCTIVE
 DETERMINATION  OF  COMPLETENESS  UNDER  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  SHALL  NOT  BE
 CONSTRUED AS AN APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN, BUT SHALL COMMENCE THE PERIOD
 FOR  SUBSTANTIVE  REVIEW  AND  DECISION ON SUCH APPLICATION AS OTHERWISE
 PROVIDED BY LAW.
   5. Waiver of requirements. The town  board  may  further  empower  the
 authorized  board  to,  when  reasonable, waive any requirements for the
 approval, approval with  modifications  or  disapproval  of  site  plans
 submitted  for  approval, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER
 PARAGRAPH (C) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL  NOT  BE  WAIVED.
 Any  such  waiver,  which shall be subject to appropriate conditions set
 forth in the ordinance or local law adopted pursuant  to  this  section,
 may  be exercised in the event any such requirements are found not to be
 requisite in the interest  of  the  public  health,  safety  or  general
 welfare or inappropriate to a particular site plan.
   §  3.  Subdivisions  2  and  5  of section 7-725-a of the village law,
 subdivision 2 as added by chapter 694 of the laws of 1992, paragraph (a)
 of subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 423 of  the  laws  of  1995,  and
 subdivision 5 as amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1994, are amended
 to read as follows:
 S. 8642                             3
 
   2.  Approval  of site plans. (a) The village board of trustees may, as
 part of a local law adopted pursuant to this article or  other  enabling
 law, authorize the planning board or such other administrative body that
 it shall so designate, to review and approve, approve with modifications
 or  disapprove  site  plans, prepared to specifications set forth in the
 local law and/or in regulations of such  authorized  board.  Site  plans
 shall show the arrangement, layout and design of the proposed use of the
 land  on  said plan AS DESIGNATED BY THE FORM PROVIDED PURSUANT TO PARA-
 GRAPH (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. The local law shall specify the land uses
 that require site plan approval and the elements to be included on plans
 submitted for approval.  The  required  site  plan  elements  which  are
 included  in the local law may include, where appropriate, those related
 to parking, means of access, screening,  signs,  landscaping,  architec-
 tural features, location and dimensions of buildings, adjacent land uses
 and physical features meant to protect adjacent land uses as well as any
 additional  elements  specified by the village board of trustees in such
 local law.
   (b) When an authorization to approve site  plans  is  granted  by  the
 village  board  of  trustees pursuant to this section, the terms thereof
 may condition the issuance of a building permit upon such approval.
   (C) (I) A PLANNING BOARD OR OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE  BODY  AUTHORIZED  TO
 DESIGNATE, REVIEW AND APPROVE, APPROVE WITH MODIFICATIONS, OR DISAPPROVE
 SITE  PLANS  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL DEVELOP
 AND MAKE AVAILABLE AN APPLICATION FORM TO BE FILLED OUT  FOR  SUBMISSION
 OF  SUCH  SITE  PLANS.  SUCH  FORM  SHALL INCLUDE A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL
 STUDIES, REPORTS, DOCUMENTS, AND  TECHNICAL  STANDARDS  REQUIRED  FOR  A
 COMPLETE  APPLICATION.  SUCH  FORM SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN A MANNER EASILY
 ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
   (II) AN APPLICANT WHO SUBMITS A  SITE  PLAN  USING  A  FORM  DEVELOPED
 PURSUANT  TO  SUBPARAGRAPH  (I)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH  WITH  ALL REQUIRED
 STUDIES, REPORTS, AND DOCUMENTS INCLUDED SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE SUBMIT-
 TED A COMPLETE APPLICATION.
   (III) NO PLANNING BOARD OR OTHER  ADMINISTRATIVE  BODY  AUTHORIZED  TO
 DESIGNATE, REVIEW AND APPROVE, APPROVE WITH MODIFICATIONS, OR DISAPPROVE
 SITE  PLANS  PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL REQUIRE
 ANY ADDITIONAL STUDIES, REPORTS, OR DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED AS PART OF
 AN APPLICATION FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED BY THE  FORM
 DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, EXCEPT WHERE:
   (1)  THE  APPLICANT'S  SUBMISSION  DOES  NOT OTHERWISE COMPLY WITH THE
 STANDARDS SET FORTH IN SUCH FORM; OR
   (2) THE SCOPE  OR  SCALE  OF  THE  PROJECT  MATERIALLY  CHANGES  AFTER
 SUBMISSION OF SUCH FORM.
   (IV)  A  PLANNING  BOARD  OR  OTHER  ADMINISTRATIVE BODY AUTHORIZED TO
 DESIGNATE, REVIEW AND APPROVE, APPROVE WITH MODIFICATIONS, OR DISAPPROVE
 SITE PLANS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION MAY UPDATE  THE
 FORM  DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH FROM TIME
 TO TIME. ANY SUCH UPDATES SHALL BE REPORTED TO APPLICANTS THAT HAVE OPEN
 OR PENDING APPLICATIONS FOR SITE REVIEW WITHIN  TEN  DAYS  OF  ANY  SUCH
 CHANGES.    AMENDMENTS  BY SUCH APPLICANTS SHALL BE ACCEPTED TO MAINTAIN
 COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH UPDATED FORM.
   (V) WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE SUBMISSION OF A SITE PLAN APPLICATION
 PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH, THE PLANNING BOARD OR  OTHER  ADMINISTRATIVE
 BODY AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE, REVIEW AND APPROVE, APPROVE WITH MODIFICA-
 TIONS, OR DISAPPROVE SITE PLANS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION  SHALL  NOTIFY THE APPLICANT IN WRITING WHETHER THEIR APPLICATION
 IS COMPLETE. IF NO SUCH NOTICE IS PROVIDED WITHIN SUCH THIRTY-DAY  PERI-
 S. 8642                             4
 
 OD,  THE  APPLICATION  SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETE FOR ALL PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION. AN ACTUAL DETERMINATION  OF  COMPLETENESS,  OR  A  CONSTRUCTIVE
 DETERMINATION  OF  COMPLETENESS  UNDER  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  SHALL  NOT  BE
 CONSTRUED AS AN APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN, BUT SHALL COMMENCE THE PERIOD
 FOR  SUBSTANTIVE  REVIEW  AND  DECISION ON SUCH APPLICATION AS OTHERWISE
 PROVIDED BY LAW.
   5. Waiver of requirements.  The village board of trustees may  further
 empower the authorized board to, when reasonable, waive any requirements
 for  the  approval,  approval  with modifications or disapproval of site
 plans submitted for approval, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT  THE  REQUIREMENTS
 UNDER  PARAGRAPH  (C)  OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE
 WAIVED.  Any such waiver, which shall be subject to  appropriate  condi-
 tions  set  forth in the local law adopted pursuant to this section, may
 be exercised in the event any such requirements  are  found  not  to  be
 requisite  in  the  interest  of  the  public  health, safety or general
 welfare or inappropriate to a particular site plan.
   § 4. Subdivisions 2 and 5 of section 27-a of the general city law,  as
 added  by chapter 211 of the laws of 1993 and paragraph a of subdivision
 2 as amended by chapter 458 of the laws of 1997, are amended to read  as
 follows:
   2.  Approval of site plans.  a. The legislative body of each city may,
 as part of a zoning ordinance or local law adopted pursuant to  subdivi-
 sions  twenty-four  and twenty-five of section twenty of this chapter or
 by local law or  ordinance  adopted  pursuant  to  other  enabling  law,
 authorize  the  planning board or such other administrative body that it
 shall so designate, to review and approve, approve with modifications or
 disapprove site plans, prepared to specifications set forth in the ordi-
 nance or local law and/or in regulations of such authorized board.  Site
 plans  shall show the arrangement, layout and design of the proposed use
 of the land on said plan AS DESIGNATED BY THE FORM PROVIDED PURSUANT  TO
 PARAGRAPH C OF THIS SUBDIVISION. The ordinance or local law shall speci-
 fy  the land uses that require site plan approval and the elements to be
 included on  plans  submitted  for  approval.  The  required  site  plan
 elements  which  are included in the local law or ordinance may include,
 where appropriate, those related to parking, means of access, screening,
 signs, landscaping, architectural features, location and  dimensions  of
 buildings,  adjacent  land  uses  and physical features meant to protect
 adjacent land uses as well as any additional elements specified  by  the
 legislative body in such zoning ordinance or local law.
   b.  When  an  authorization  to  approve  site plans is granted by the
 legislative body pursuant to this section, the terms thereof may  condi-
 tion the issuance of a building permit upon such approval.
   C.  (I)  A  PLANNING  BOARD OR OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE BODY AUTHORIZED TO
 DESIGNATE, REVIEW AND APPROVE, APPROVE WITH MODIFICATIONS, OR DISAPPROVE
 SITE PLANS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL DEVELOP AND
 MAKE AVAILABLE AN APPLICATION FORM TO BE FILLED OUT  FOR  SUBMISSION  OF
 SUCH SITE PLANS. SUCH FORM SHALL INCLUDE A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL STUDIES,
 REPORTS,  DOCUMENTS,  AND  TECHNICAL  STANDARDS  REQUIRED FOR A COMPLETE
 APPLICATION. SUCH FORM SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN A MANNER EASILY  ACCESSIBLE
 TO THE PUBLIC.
   (II)  AN  APPLICANT  WHO  SUBMITS  A  SITE PLAN USING A FORM DEVELOPED
 PURSUANT TO  SUBPARAGRAPH  (I)  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH  WITH  ALL  REQUIRED
 STUDIES, REPORTS, AND DOCUMENTS INCLUDED SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE SUBMIT-
 TED A COMPLETE APPLICATION.
   (III)  NO  PLANNING  BOARD  OR OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE BODY AUTHORIZED TO
 DESIGNATE, REVIEW AND APPROVE, APPROVE WITH MODIFICATIONS, OR DISAPPROVE
 S. 8642                             5
 
 SITE PLANS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL REQUIRE ANY
 ADDITIONAL STUDIES, REPORTS, OR DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED AS PART OF  AN
 APPLICATION  FOR  SITE  PLAN  REVIEW BEYOND WHAT IS REQUIRED BY THE FORM
 DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH, EXCEPT WHERE:
   (1)  THE  APPLICANT'S  SUBMISSION  DOES  NOT OTHERWISE COMPLY WITH THE
 STANDARDS SET FORTH IN SUCH FORM; OR
   (2) THE SCOPE  OR  SCALE  OF  THE  PROJECT  MATERIALLY  CHANGES  AFTER
 SUBMISSION OF SUCH FORM.
   (IV)  A  PLANNING  BOARD  OR  OTHER  ADMINISTRATIVE BODY AUTHORIZED TO
 DESIGNATE, REVIEW AND APPROVE, APPROVE WITH MODIFICATIONS, OR DISAPPROVE
 SITE PLANS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVISION  MAY  UPDATE  THE
 FORM  DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH FROM TIME
 TO TIME. ANY SUCH UPDATES SHALL BE REPORTED TO APPLICANTS THAT HAVE OPEN
 OR PENDING APPLICATIONS FOR SITE REVIEW WITHIN  TEN  DAYS  OF  ANY  SUCH
 CHANGES.    AMENDMENTS  BY SUCH APPLICANTS SHALL BE ACCEPTED TO MAINTAIN
 COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH UPDATED FORM.
   (V) WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE SUBMISSION OF A SITE PLAN APPLICATION
 PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH, THE PLANNING BOARD OR  OTHER  ADMINISTRATIVE
 BODY AUTHORIZED TO DESIGNATE, REVIEW AND APPROVE, APPROVE WITH MODIFICA-
 TIONS, OR DISAPPROVE SITE PLANS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH A OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION  SHALL NOTIFY THE APPLICANT IN WRITING WHETHER THEIR APPLICATION IS
 COMPLETE. IF NO SUCH NOTICE IS PROVIDED WITHIN SUCH  THIRTY-DAY  PERIOD,
 THE  APPLICATION  SHALL  BE  DEEMED  COMPLETE  FOR  ALL PURPOSES OF THIS
 SECTION. AN ACTUAL DETERMINATION  OF  COMPLETENESS,  OR  A  CONSTRUCTIVE
 DETERMINATION  OF  COMPLETENESS  UNDER  THIS  PARAGRAPH,  SHALL  NOT  BE
 CONSTRUED AS AN APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN, BUT SHALL COMMENCE THE PERIOD
 FOR SUBSTANTIVE REVIEW AND DECISION ON  SUCH  APPLICATION  AS  OTHERWISE
 PROVIDED BY LAW.
   5.  Waiver  of  requirements. The legislative body may further empower
 the authorized board to, when reasonable, waive any requirements for the
 approval, approval with  modifications  or  disapproval  of  site  plans
 submitted  for  approval, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE REQUIREMENTS UNDER
 PARAGRAPH C OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE WAIVED.  Any
 such waiver, which shall be subject to appropriate conditions set  forth
 in  the  local law adopted pursuant to this section, may be exercised in
 the event any such requirements are found not to  be  requisite  in  the
 interest of the public health, safety and general welfare or inappropri-
 ate to a particular site plan.
   §  5.  The forms required to be developed pursuant to paragraph (c) of
 subdivision 2 of section 274-a of the town law, paragraph (c) of  subdi-
 vision  2  of  section  7-725-a  of  the village law, and paragraph c of
 subdivision 2 of section 27-a of the general city  law,  as  amended  by
 sections  two,  three and four of this act respectively, shall be devel-
 oped no later than one hundred eighty days after the effective  date  of
 this act.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.

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