New York A 217: Relates to carport-mounted solar energy system siting

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A00217 Summary:

BILL NOA00217 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06882

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SPONSORBurdick

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 5-M §§119-hh & 119-ii, Gen Muni L

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Prohibits local governments from prohibiting the construction, installation, or operation of carport-mounted solar energy systems with a nameplate capacity of five megawatts or less, in any non-residential zoning district or mixed commercial and residential zoning district of any such city, town or village, provided however, if the zoning district is a certified agricultural district the agricultural impacts of the projects shall be minimized to the extent practicable.

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BILL NOA00217 

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01/08/2025referred to energy

01/07/2026referred to energy

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 217

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to siting of
 carport-mounted solar energy systems

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

 1 Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new arti-
 2 cle 5-M to read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 5-M
 4 CARPORT-MOUNTED SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS

 5 Section 119-hh. Legislative intent.
 6 119-ii. Carport-mounted solar energy systems.
 7 § 119-hh. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby declares that it
 8 is the policy of this state to foster and encourage the development of
 9 solar energy generating systems, to take advantage of a safe, abundant,
 10 renewable and non-polluting energy resource; to decrease the cost of
 11 electricity to the owners of residential and commercial properties,
 12 including single-family houses; to increase employment and business
 13 development in the state, to the extent reasonably practical, by
 14 furthering the installation of solar energy systems; and to provide for
 15 the development of solar energy systems in non-residential zoning
 16 districts and mixed commercial and residential zoning districts.
 17 § 119-ii. Carport-mounted solar energy systems. 1. For the purposes of
 18 this article "carport-mounted solar energy system" shall mean a solar
 19 energy system not to exceed five megawatts of generating capacity which
 20 is located and mounted on a roof or structure above real property exclu-
 21 sively in use for vehicle parking.
 22 2. No local government shall under any zoning ordinance, zoning law,
 23 or law or ordinance of general applicability which determines permissi-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01018-01-5

 A. 217 2

 1 ble uses in city, town, or village zoning districts, prohibit the
 2 construction, installation, or operation of a carport-mounted solar
 3 energy system with a nameplate capacity of five megawatts or less, in
 4 any non-residential zoning district or mixed commercial and residential
 5 zoning district of any such city, town or village, provided however, if
 6 the zoning district is a certified agricultural district the agricul-
 7 tural impacts of the projects shall be minimized to the extent practica-
 8 ble.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
 10 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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