Senate Bill S8730

                             
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                                   8730
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 7, 2026
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 2
 
 AN ACT to amend the general city law, the village law and the town  law,
   in  relation  to  the  adoption or amendment of comprehensive rezoning
   plans by cities, villages, and towns
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3 of section 28-a of the general city law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D) "COMPREHENSIVE REZONING PLAN" MEANS A COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE REGU-
 LATION PLAN FOR THE REZONING OF ALL OF A CITY'S LAND IN ITS ENTIRETY.
   § 2. Section 28-a of the general city law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 14 to read as follows:
   14.  COMPREHENSIVE  REZONING PLANS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY STATE OR LOCAL
 LAW, RULE, REGULATION, OR ORDINANCE TO  THE  CONTRARY,  THE  LEGISLATIVE
 BODY  OF  A CITY, OR BY RESOLUTION OF SUCH BODY, THE PLANNING BOARD OR A
 SPECIAL BOARD, MAY ADOPT OR AMEND A COMPREHENSIVE REZONING  PLAN  BEFORE
 THE  COMPLETION OF A CORRESPONDING CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR AMENDMENTS
 THERETO, PROVIDED THAT:
   (A)  SUCH  COMPREHENSIVE  REZONING  PLAN  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO   ALL
 PROVISIONS REGARDING PREPARATION, REFERRALS, PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND NOTICE
 OTHERWISE REQUIRED FOR CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLANS UNDER SUBDIVISIONS FIVE,
 SIX, AND SEVEN OF THIS SECTION; AND
   (B)  REGIONAL  HOUSING  NEEDS  WERE  REVIEWED  AND  CONSIDERED  IN THE
 CREATION OR AMENDMENT OF SUCH COMPREHENSIVE REZONING PLAN.
   § 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 12 of section 28-a  of  the  general
 city  law,  as  added  by chapter 418 of the laws of 1995, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (a) All city land use regulations must be in accordance with a compre-
 hensive plan adopted pursuant to this section; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A
 COMPREHENSIVE REZONING  PLAN  MAY  BE  ADOPTED  OR  AMENDED  BEFORE  THE
 COMPLETION  OF  ITS  CORRESPONDING CITY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR AMENDMENTS
 THERETO IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   § 4. Subdivision 2 of section 7-722 of the village law is  amended  by
 adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D) "COMPREHENSIVE REZONING PLAN" MEANS A COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE REGU-
 LATION PLAN FOR THE REZONING OF ALL OF A VILLAGE'S LAND IN ITS ENTIRETY.
   §  5.  Section  7-722  of  the  village law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13. COMPREHENSIVE REZONING PLANS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY STATE  OR  LOCAL
 LAW,  RULE,  REGULATION, OR ORDINANCE TO THE CONTRARY, THE VILLAGE BOARD
 OF TRUSTEES, OR BY RESOLUTION OF SUCH VILLAGE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES,  THE
 PLANNING  BOARD  OR  A SPECIAL BOARD, MAY ADOPT OR AMEND A COMPREHENSIVE
 REZONING PLAN BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF A CORRESPONDING  VILLAGE  COMPRE-
 HENSIVE PLAN OR AMENDMENTS THERETO, PROVIDED THAT:
   (A)   SUCH  COMPREHENSIVE  REZONING  PLAN  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO  ALL
 PROVISIONS REGARDING PREPARATION, REFERRALS, PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND NOTICE
 OTHERWISE REQUIRED FOR VILLAGE COMPREHENSIVE  PLANS  UNDER  SUBDIVISIONS
 FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX OF THIS SECTION; AND
   (B)  REGIONAL  HOUSING  NEEDS  WERE  REVIEWED  AND  CONSIDERED  IN THE
 CREATION OR AMENDMENT OF SUCH COMPREHENSIVE REZONING PLAN.
   § 6. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 11 of section 7-722 of  the  village
 law,  as added by chapter 418 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (a) All village land use regulations must  be  in  accordance  with  a
 comprehensive  plan adopted pursuant to this section; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
 THAT A COMPREHENSIVE REZONING PLAN MAY BE ADOPTED OR AMENDED BEFORE  THE
 COMPLETION OF ITS CORRESPONDING VILLAGE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR AMENDMENTS
 THERETO IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN OF THIS SECTION.
   §  7.  Subdivision  2  of  section 272-a of the town law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
   (D) "COMPREHENSIVE REZONING PLAN" MEANS A COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE REGU-
 LATION PLAN FOR THE REZONING OF ALL OF A TOWN'S LAND IN ITS ENTIRETY.
   § 8. Section 272-a of the town law is amended by adding a new subdivi-
 sion 13 to read as follows:
   13. COMPREHENSIVE REZONING PLANS. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY STATE  OR  LOCAL
 LAW,  RULE, REGULATION, OR ORDINANCE TO THE CONTRARY, THE TOWN BOARD, OR
 BY RESOLUTION OF SUCH TOWN BOARD, THE PLANNING BOARD OR A SPECIAL BOARD,
 MAY ADOPT OR AMEND A COMPREHENSIVE REZONING PLAN BEFORE  THE  COMPLETION
 OF  A  CORRESPONDING  TOWN  COMPREHENSIVE  PLAN  OR  AMENDMENTS THERETO,
 PROVIDED THAT:
   (A)  SUCH  COMPREHENSIVE  REZONING  PLAN  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO   ALL
 PROVISIONS REGARDING PREPARATION, REFERRALS, PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND NOTICE
 OTHERWISE REQUIRED FOR TOWN COMPREHENSIVE PLANS UNDER SUBDIVISIONS FOUR,
 FIVE, AND SIX OF THIS SECTION; AND
   (B)  REGIONAL  HOUSING  NEEDS  WERE  REVIEWED  AND  CONSIDERED  IN THE
 CREATION OR AMENDMENT OF SUCH COMPREHENSIVE REZONING PLAN.
   § 9. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 11 of section 272-a of the town law,
 as added by chapter 418 of the laws of  1995,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (a) All town land use regulations must be in accordance with a compre-
 hensive plan adopted pursuant to this section; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT A
 COMPREHENSIVE  REZONING  PLAN  MAY  BE  ADOPTED  OR  AMENDED  BEFORE THE
 COMPLETION OF ITS CORRESPONDING TOWN COMPREHENSIVE  PLAN  OR  AMENDMENTS
 THERETO IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION THIRTEEN OF THIS SECTION.
   § 10. This act shall take effect immediately.