New York S 8642: Relates to enacting the "New York State Phoenix Act"

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S08642 Summary:

BILL NOS08642B

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SAME ASSAME AS A10678

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SPONSORMAY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §274-a, Town L; amd §7-725-a, Vil L; amd §27-a, Gen City L

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Requires the planning board or other administrative body of a town, village or city authorized to designate, review and approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove site plans to develop a standardized form containing all requirements for such site plan review applications; makes related provisions.

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BILL NOS08642B

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01/07/2026REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

03/20/2026AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

03/20/2026PRINT NUMBER 8642A

03/27/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT

03/27/2026PRINT NUMBER 8642B

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8642--B

 IN SENATE

 January 7, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government --
 committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
 recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
 ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the town law, the village law and the general city law,
 in relation to enacting the "planning approval predictability act"

 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 "planning approval predictability act".
 3 § 2. Subdivisions 2 and 5 of section 274-a of the town law, subdivi-
 4 sion 2 as added by chapter 694 of the laws of 1992 and subdivision 5 as
 5 amended by chapter 486 of the laws of 1994, are amended to read as
 6 follows:
 7 2. Approval of site plans. (a) The town board may, as part of a zoning
 8 ordinance or local law adopted pursuant to this article or other enabl-
 9 ing law, authorize the planning board or such other administrative body
 10 that it shall so designate, to review and approve, approve with modifi-
 11 cations or disapprove site plans prepared to specifications set forth in
 12 the ordinance or local law and/or in regulations of such authorized
 13 board. Site plans shall show the arrangement, layout and design of the
 14 proposed use of the land on said plan as designated by the form provided
 15 pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subdivision. The ordinance or local
 16 law shall specify the land uses that require site plan and the elements
 17 to be included on plans submitted for approval. The required site plan
 18 elements which are included in the zoning ordinance or local law may
 19 include, where appropriate, those related to parking, means of access,
 20 screening, signs, landscaping, architectural features, location and
 21 dimensions of buildings, adjacent land uses and physical features meant
 22 to protect adjacent land uses as well as any additional elements speci-
 23 fied by the town board in such zoning ordinance or local law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13715-11-6

 S. 8642--B 2

 1 (b) When an authorization to approve site plans is granted by the town
 2 board pursuant to this section, the terms thereof may condition the
 3 issuance of a building permit upon such approval.
 4 (c) (i) A planning board or other administrative body authorized to
 5 designate, review and approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove
 6 site plans pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall develop
 7 and make available an application form to be filled out for submission
 8 of such site plans. Such form shall include a complete list of all
 9 studies, reports, documents, and technical standards required for a
 10 complete application. The reviewing authority has the ability to either
 11 deem the form complete or incomplete within thirty days of submission.
 12 Such form shall be published in a manner easily accessible to the
 13 public.
 14 (ii) No planning board or other administrative body authorized to
 15