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A330Assembly2019-2020 Session

Expand County Zoning Oversight

Official title

“Provides for the applicability of provisions governing referral of certain municipal planning and zoning actions to counties operating under a county charter”

Sponsor Amy PaulinAD-88Affects Local Government
Status
In Assembly Committee
Local Governments
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Local Governments

What's happening

This bill requires all counties, except those entirely within a city, to follow referral rules for proposed planning and zoning actions.

Why it matters

  1. Expands oversight. By making county referral requirements universal (except for counties entirely within a city), this bill increases the number of local planning and zoning decisions that must be reviewed at the county level, potentially leading to more consistent regional planning.

  2. Limits local autonomy. Towns and villages in affected counties will have less independent authority over planning and zoning, as more of their proposals will need county review, which could slow down approval processes but also ensure broader coordination.

  3. Preserves city-based counties’ autonomy. Counties that are completely within a city (like New York County/Manhattan) are exempt, maintaining their current local planning processes and acknowledging their unique governance structures.

  4. Applies immediately to pending proposals. Any planning or zoning proposals not finalized by the law’s effective date will fall under these new rules, which could affect current projects and require localities to revisit their referral procedures.

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Expand County Zoning Oversight

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Amy Paulin

Assembly Member · Assembly District 88

Chair, Health

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History

  1. Referred to local governments
  2. Referred to local governments

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

330

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)

January 9, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the referral of certain proposed city, town, and village planning and zoning actions to the county planning agency or regional planning council

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

Section 1. Section 239-m of the general municipal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:

7. Applicability. The provisions of this section shall apply to all counties, including but not limited to counties operating under county charters; provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to a county wholly contained within a city.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to all proposed actions on which a referring body has not taken final action on and after the effective date of this act.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD03715-01-9

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