Assembly Bill A6670

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to transit-oriented development

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A6670 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General City Law
Laws Affected:
Add §20-h, Gen City L; add §261-d, Town L; add §7-700-a, Vil L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A10668

2023-A6670 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs municipalities to permit the construction and occupation of dwelling units with a density of at least twenty-five dwelling units per acre, on any land wherein residential construction and occupation is otherwise permitted if such land is within one-half mile of any covered transportation facility.

2023-A6670 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6670
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 28, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Local Governments
 
 AN ACT to amend the general city law, the town law and the village  law,
   in relation to transit-oriented development
 
   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 "Transit-Oriented Development act of 2023".
   §  2.  The general city law is amended by adding a new section 20-h to
 read as follows:
   § 20-H.  TRANSIT-ORIENTED  DEVELOPMENT.  1.  (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  ANY  GENERAL,  SPECIAL,  CHARTER,  LOCAL,  OR OTHER LAW,
 INCLUDING THE COMMON LAW, TO THE CONTRARY, ALL CITIES SHALL  PERMIT  THE
 CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPATION OF DWELLING UNITS WITH A DENSITY OF AT LEAST
 TWENTY-FIVE  DWELLING  UNITS  PER  ACRE, ON ANY LAND WHEREIN RESIDENTIAL
 CONSTRUCTION AND OCCUPATION IS OTHERWISE PERMITTED IF SUCH LAND IS WITH-
 IN ONE-HALF MILE OF ANY COVERED TRANSPORTATION FACILITY.
   (B) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION,  A  "COVERED  TRANSPORTATION
 CENTER" SHALL BE DEFINED AS:
   (I)  ANY  RAIL  STATION OWNED, OPERATED OR OTHERWISE SERVED BY THE NEW
 JERSEY TRANSIT CORPORATION, OR THE  METROPOLITAN  TRANSPORTATION AUTHOR-
 ITY AND ITS AFFILIATED OR SUBSIDIARY  AUTHORITIES,  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT
 LIMITED  TO,  THE METRO-NORTH RAILROAD AND  THE  PORT  AUTHORITY  OF NEW
 YORK AND NEW JERSEY, BUT NOT INCLUDING THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD,  WHERE
 SUCH  STATION  IS  NOT  OPERATED ON A SEASONAL BASIS AND SUCH STATION IS
 LOCATED BETWEEN ONE-HALF MILE AND SIXTY MILES FROM THE   NEAREST  BORDER
 OF A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF GREATER THAN ONE MILLION PEOPLE, AS MEAS-
 URED  ON  A STRAIGHT LINE FROM SUCH CITY'S NEAREST BORDER TO  SUCH  RAIL
 STATION; OR
   (II) ANY BUS STOP  OR  STATION  WITH  DESIGNATED  PARKING  FOR  RIDERS
 LOCATED  BETWEEN  ONE-HALF MILE AND   SIXTY   MILES   FROM  THE  NEAREST
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03877-01-3
              

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