New York A 5137: Relates to transit-oriented development

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A05137 Summary:

BILL NOA05137 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORSolages

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Add §20-h, Gen City L; add §261-d, Town L; add §7-700-a, Vil L

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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.

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02/12/2025referred to local governments

01/07/2026referred to local governments

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5137

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 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:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Transit-Oriented Development act of 2025".
 3 § 2. The general city law is amended by adding a new section 20-h to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 20-h. Transit-oriented development. 1. (a) Notwithstanding the
 6 provisions of any general, special, charter, local, or other law,
 7 including the common law, to the contrary, all cities shall permit the
 8 construction and occupation of dwelling units with a density of at least
 9 twenty-five dwelling units per acre, on any land wherein residential
 10 construction and occupation is otherwise permitted if such land is with-
 11 in one-half mile of any covered transportation facility.
 12 (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, a "covered transportation
 13 center" shall be defined as:
 14 (i) any rail station owned, operated or otherwise served by the New
 15 Jersey transit corporation, or the metropolitan transportation author-
 16 ity and its affiliated or subsidiary authorities, including, but not
 17 limited to, the Metro-North railroad and the port authority of New
 18 York and New Jersey, but not including the Long Island Rail Road, where
 19 such station is not operated on a seasonal basis and such station is
 20 located between one-half mile and sixty miles from the nearest border
 21 of a city with a population of greater than one million people, as meas-
 22 ured on a straight line from such city's nearest border to such rail
 23 station; or
 24 (ii) any bus stop or station with designated parking for riders
 25 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.
 LBD09217-01-5

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 1 border of a city with a population greater than one million people as
 2 measured on a straight line from such city's nearest border to such bus
 3 stop or station; or
 4 (iii) any rail station owned, operated or otherwise served by the Long
 5 Island Rail Road that is not located within a city with a population
 6 greater than one million people.
 7 2. No city shall impose restrictions that effectively prevent the
 8 construction or occupation of such dwellings, including, but not limited
 9 to height, setbacks, floor area ratios, or parking. Nothing in this
 10 section shall be interpreted to override the New York State Environ-
 11 mental Quality Review Act or the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
 12 and Building Code Act, or regulations promulgated in accordance with any
 13 such act, nor require the alteration or demolition of buildings desig-
 14 nated as historical sites as of the effective date of this section
 15 pursuant to the New York State Historic Preservation Act of 1980, as
 16 amended, or the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.
 17 3. A city's written or other comprehensive plan, zoning regulations,
 18 special use permit regulations, subdivision regulations, site plan
 19 review regulations, or any plann