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A03810 Summary:

BILL NOA03810 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORWilliams

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COSPNSRMcDonough, Novakhov

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §25-121, NYC Ad Cd

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Requires specific review procedures for approval of development projects in marshlands by the city planning commission including site plans, surveys, environmental review and community hearings and input.

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BILL NOA03810 

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01/30/2025referred to cities

01/07/2026referred to cities

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3810

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Cities

 AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in
 relation to special review procedures for development in marshlands

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended
 2 by adding a new section 25-121 to read as follows:
 3 § 25-121 Special review procedure in marshland. a. Definitions. As
 4 used in this section the following terms shall have the following mean-
 5 ings:
 6 1. "Development" means the construction of a new building or other
 7 structure, or the alteration of an existing building or other structure,
 8 including demolition and replacement, for the purpose of increasing the
 9 number of residential dwelling units within such building or structure
 10 or that will require a certificate of occupancy to be issued from the
 11 city.
 12 2. "Enlargement" means an addition to the floor area of an existing
 13 building, an increase in the size of any other structure, or an expan-
 14 sion of an existing use, including any uses accessory thereto, to an
 15 open portion of a zoning lot not previously used for such use.
 16 3. "Marsh" means a wet prairie that has waterlogged soil during the
 17 growing season (from last spring frost to first fall frost) and is often
 18 covered with shallow water.
 19 4. "Marshland" means any area containing a marsh or that has within
 20 one hundred years prior to the effective date of this section contained
 21 a marsh located within a watershed for which a watershed protection plan
 22 has been established pursuant to section 24-527 of this code.
 23 5. "Project" means any development or enlargement.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06725-01-5

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 1 6. "Residential dwelling unit" means any building or structure or
 2 portion thereof which is legally occupied in whole or in part as the
 3 home, residence or sleeping place of one or more human beings.
 4 b. The city planning commission shall not authorize a project on
 5 marshland until the requirements of this section have been completed.
 6 c. Except in the case of projects that have been exempted by the city
 7 planning commission pursuant to subdivision j of this section from the
 8 special review procedure established by this section, no project shall
 9 be permitted on a zoning lot in marshland until the owner thereof shall
 10 have filed notice of such proposed project with the city planning
 11 commission and the community board of the community district in which
 12 the project is proposed to be located. Additionally, the owner shall
 13 file an application for authorization with the city planning commission
 14 that shall include a description of the project, including its location,
 15 floor plans, the building footprint on the building parcel and architec-
 16 tural renderings, as well as:
 17 1. a survey map prepared by a registered surveyor showing topography,
 18 the location of existing buildings or other structures, patios, decks,
 19 swimming pools, walkways, driveways and private roads, including side-
 20 walks and other impervious surfaces; and the location of geologic
 21 features, aquatic features and botanic environments;
 22 2. photographs showing the location and condition of such geologic
 23 features, aquatic features