What's happening
This bill requires county or regional planning agencies to notify military commanders about proposed municipal actions near military installations.
Why it matters
Enhances military readiness and safety. By notifying military commanders about municipal actions near bases, the bill allows installations to raise concerns about developments that could interfere with training, operations, or security.
Improves local-military coordination. The bill creates a formal communication channel between local planning bodies and military commanders, potentially leading to more collaborative and informed land use decisions.
Reduces risk of land use conflicts. Early notification can help prevent incompatible developments—like residential or commercial projects—that might create noise complaints, safety hazards, or operational restrictions for military activities.
Supports regional economic stability. Military installations are often major local employers; protecting their operations by considering their input in land use planning helps sustain their presence and the economic benefits they provide to surrounding communities.
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Who cares
County planning agencies and regional planning councils
They would have to notify the commander of any military station with an installation within 3,000 feet of property affected by a referred planning or zoning action.
Military station commanders
They would receive notice of proposed municipal planning and zoning actions affecting property within 3,000 feet of their installations.
City, town and village planning and zoning bodies
Their covered referrals to county or regional planners would trigger a new military notification requirement.
Headline styles
Notify Military of Local Changes
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 111
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to local governments
- Referred to local governments
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1127
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2025
Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Local Governments
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to notice to the commander of a military station of certain municipal actions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 239-m of the general municipal law, as amended by chapter 459 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
2. Referral of proposed planning and zoning actions. In any city, town or village which is located in a county which has a county planning agency, or, in the absence of a county planning agency, which is located within the jurisdiction of a regional planning council duly created pursuant to the provisions of law, each referring body shall, before taking final action on proposed actions included in subdivision three of this section, refer the same to such county planning agency or regional planning council. Such agency or council shall give notice of the proposed action to the commander of any military station having a military installation within three thousand feet of the property to be affected by the proposed action.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03455-01-5
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