STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3446 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 27, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. LEVENBERG, BURDICK, GONZALEZ-ROJAS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the general city law, the town law, and the village law, in relation to requiring each town, village, and city to develop a housing action plan for everyone The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general city law is amended by adding a new section 28 2 to read as follows: 3 § 28. Housing action plan for everyone. 1. The legislative body of 4 each city shall adopt a housing action plan for everyone to increase the 5 amount of available housing in each such city. Each such housing action 6 plan shall be updated no less than every five years prior to its 7 adoption by a city. 8 2. Each such action housing plan shall consider, but not be limited 9 to, the following factors: 10 (a) The infrastructure needs of each respective city. 11 (b) Available land for new housing construction. 12 (c) Potential opportunities to redevelop underutilized buildings for 13 housing. 14 (d) The particular needs of each respective city, in relation to 15 income levels, housing costs, and at-risk areas. 16 (e) Specific tools and strategies to address the particular needs of 17 each respective city. 18 3. Each such housing action plan may consider, but shall not be limit- 19 ed to, the following concepts: 20 (a) The legalization of accessory dwelling units. 21 (b) Authorization of transit-oriented development zones. 22 (c) Elimination or reduction of parking requirements. 23 (d) Streamlining permit processes, such as environmental and discre- 24 tionary review requirements. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00367-01-5
A. 3446 2 1 (e) Authorizing as-of-right and mixed-use development goals. 2 4. The amount of new housing contemplated in each such housing action 3 plan, as determined by the legislative body of each city, shall consid- 4 er, but not be limited to, the area median income (AMI) calculations set 5 forth by the U.S. department of housing and urban development, which 6 consists of the following five levels: (a) at or below thirty percent of 7 the city's AMI; (b) between thirty-one percent and fifty percent of 8 the city's AMI; (c) between fifty-one percent and sixty percent of the 9 city's AMI; (d) between sixty-one percent and eighty percent of the 10 city's AMI; and (e) between eighty-one percent and one hundred percent 11 of the city's AMI. 12 5. (a) The planning board of each city, as established pursuant to 13 section twenty-seven of this article, or a group appointed by the mayor 14 and city council for this purpose, shall submit the completed housing 15 action plan for everyone to the mayor and legislative body of each city 16 for review and further recommendation. Such planning board may modify 17 such housing plan to address any recommendations received from the mayor 18 and legislative body. 19 (b) The planning board of each city, or a group appointed by the mayor 20 and city council for this purpose, may coordinate with local planning 21 associations, non-profits, builders, realtors, housing councils, 22 construction industry representatives, and/or other community stakehold- 23 ers in the development of such housing action plan. 24 6. (a) Each city shall post a copy of the finalized housing action 25 plan on each such city's website and file such housing action plan with 26 the division of housing and community renewal. 27 (b) Each city shall hold at least one public hearing on such housing 28 action plan within thirty days of the completion of such housing action 29 plan. 30 7. Regional economic development offices, as established by article 31 eleven of the economic development law, shall assist municipalities by 32 making them aware of grants and funding options that may be available 33 for implementing the housing action plan. Within twelve months of the 34 effective date of this section, the enactment of the housing action plan 35 for everyone by the legislative body of a city shall be completed. If 36 such housing action plan is not completed within such time, a one-time, 37 three-month extension to complete and finalize such plan may be granted, 38 if the division of housing and community renewal confirms that such plan 39 has been substantially completed. 40 § 2. The town law is amended by adding a new section 272 to read as 41 follows: 42 § 272. Housing action plan for everyone. 1. The legislative body of 43 each town shall adopt a housing action plan for everyone to increase the 44 amount of available housing in each such town. Each such housing action 45 plan shall be updated no less than every five years prior to its 46 adoption by a town. 47 2. Each such action housing plan shall consider, but not be limited 48 to, the following factors: 49 (a) The infrastructure needs of each respective town. 50 (b) Available land for new housing construction. 51 (c) Potential opportunities to redevelop underutilized buildings for 52 housing. 53 (d) The particular needs of each respective town, in relation to 54 income levels, housing costs, and at-risk areas. 55 (e) Specific tools and strategies to address the particular needs of 56 each respective town.
A. 3446 3 1 3. Each such housing action plan may consider, but shall not be limit- 2 ed to, the following concepts: 3 (a) The legalization of accessory dwelling units. 4 (b) Authorization of transit-oriented development zones. 5 (c) Elimination or reduction of parking requirements. 6 (d) Streamlining permit processes, such as environmental and discre- 7 tionary review requirements. 8 (e) Authorizing as-of-right and mixed-use development goals. 9 4. The amount of new housing contemplated in each such housing action 10 plan, as determined by the legislative body of each town, shall consid- 11 er, but not be limited to, the area median income (AMI) calculations set 12 forth by the U.S. department of housing and urban development, which 13 consists of the following five levels: (a) at or below thirty percent of 14 the town's AMI; (b) between thirty-one percent and fifty percent of 15 the town's AMI; (c) between fifty-one percent and sixty percent of the 16 town's AMI; (d) between sixty-one percent and eighty percent of the 17 town's AMI; and (e) between eighty-one percent and one hundred percent 18 of the town's AMI. 19 5. (a) The planning board of each town, as established pursuant to 20 section two hundred seventy-one of this article, or a group appointed by 21 the town board for this purpose, shall submit the completed housing 22 action plan for everyone to the town board of each town for review and 23 further recommendation. Such planning board, or a group appointed by the 24 town board for this purpose, may modify such housing plan to address any 25 recommendations received from the town board. 26 (b) The planning board of each town, or a group appointed by the town 27 supervisor and town board, may coordinate with local planning associ- 28 ations, non-profits, builders, realtors, housing councils, construction 29 industry representatives, and/or other community stakeholders in the 30 development of such housing action plan. 31 6. (a) Each town shall post a copy of the finalized housing action 32 plan on each such town's website and file such housing action plan with 33 the division of housing and community renewal. 34 (b) Each town shall hold at least one public hearing on such housing 35 action plan within thirty days of the completion of such housing action 36 plan. 37 7. Regional economic development offices, as established by article 38 eleven of the economic development law, shall assist municipalities by 39 making them aware of grants, and funding options that may be available 40 for implementing the housing action plan. Within twelve months of the 41 effective date of this section, the enactment of the housing action plan 42 for everyone by the legislative body of a town shall be completed. If 43 such housing action plan is not completed within such time, a one-time, 44 three-month extension to complete and finalize such plan may be granted, 45 if the division of housing and community renewal confirms that such plan 46 has been substantially completed. 47 § 3. The village law is amended by adding a new section 7-720 to read 48 as follows: 49 § 7-720 Housing action plan for everyone. 1. The legislative body of 50 each village shall adopt a housing action plan for everyone to increase 51 the amount of available housing in each such village. Each such housing 52 action plan shall be updated no less than every five years prior to its 53 adoption by a village. 54 2. Each such action housing plan shall consider, but not be limited 55 to, the following factors: 56 (a) The infrastructure needs of each respective village.
A. 3446 4 1 (b) Available land for new housing construction. 2 (c) Potential opportunities to redevelop underutilized buildings for 3 housing. 4 (d) The particular needs of each respective village, in relation to 5 income levels, housing costs, and at-risk areas. 6 (e) Specific tools and strategies to address the particular needs of 7 each respective village. 8 3. Each such housing action plan may consider, but shall not be limit- 9 ed to, the following concepts: 10 (a) The legalization of accessory dwelling units. 11 (b) Authorization of transit-oriented development zones. 12 (c) Elimination or reduction of parking requirements. 13 (d) Streamlining permit processes, such as environmental and discre- 14 tionary review requirements. 15 (e) Authorizing as-of-right and mixed-use development goals. 16 4. The amount of new housing contemplated in each such housing action 17 plan, as determined by the legislative body of each village, shall 18 consider, but not be limited to, the area median income (AMI) calcu- 19 lations set forth by the U.S. department of housing and urban develop- 20 ment, which consists of the following five levels: (a) at or below thir- 21 ty percent of the village's AMI; (b) between thirty-one percent and 22 fifty percent of the village's AMI; (c) between fifty-one percent and 23 sixty percent of the village's AMI; (d) between sixty-one percent and 24 eighty percent of the village's AMI; and (e) between eighty-one 25 percent and one hundred percent of the village's AMI. 26 5. (a) The planning board of each village, as established pursuant to 27 section 7-722 of this article, or a group appointed by the village board 28 for this purpose, shall submit the completed housing action plan for 29 everyone to the village board of each village for review and further 30 recommendation. Such planning board, or a group appointed by the village 31 board for this purpose, may modify such housing plan to address any 32 recommendations received from the village board. 33 (b) The planning board of each village or a group appointed by the 34 village board for this purpose, may coordinate with local planning asso- 35 ciations, non-profits, builders, realtors, housing councils, 36 construction industry representatives, and/or other community stakehold- 37 ers in the development of such housing action plan. 38 6. (a) Each village shall post a copy of the finalized housing action 39 plan on each such village's website and file such housing action plan 40 with the division of housing and community renewal. 41 (b) Each village shall hold at least one public hearing on such hous- 42 ing action plan within thirty days of the completion of such housing 43 action plan. 44 7. Regional economic development offices, as established by article 45 eleven of the economic development law, shall assist municipalities by 46 making them aware of grants and funding options that may be available 47 for implementing the housing action plan. Within twelve months of the 48 effective date of this section, the enactment of the housing action plan 49 for everyone by the legislative body of a village shall be completed. If 50 such housing action plan is not completed within such time, a one-time, 51 three-month extension to complete and finalize such plan may be granted, 52 if the division of housing and community renewal confirms that such plan 53 has been substantially completed. 54 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.