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A 6528: Requires floor area ratio requirements for buildings on farms to be no more restrictive than state requirements for zoning purposes.
What A 6528 does, verified January 9, 2026
The bill aims to protect farm properties by removing restrictions on floor area ratio requirements for buildings located on farms. It ensures that zoning ordinances cannot be more restrictive than the floor area ratio requirements established under any chapter of law. Any zoning ordinance that violates this section is deemed repealed and unenforceable. The bill applies to both town and village zoning laws. It takes effect on the first April following the date of its enactment.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to local governments (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6528
- What is the current status of A 6528?
- As of January 9, 2026, A 6528 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to local governments".
- Did A 6528 pass?
- Not yet. A 6528 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6528, and where is it now?
- A 6528 was authored by Asm. Keith Brown with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Assembly Local Government.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to local governments |
| Mar. 05, 2025 | referred to local governments |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, March 5, 2025 · 327 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6528 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY March 5, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Local Governments AN ACT to amend the town law and the village law, in relation to floor area ratio requirements for buildings on farms The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 264 of the town law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 5 to read as follows: 3 5. Floor area ratio requirements; farmland. (a) No zoning ordinance 4 shall restrict the floor area ratio of a dwelling located on an active 5 farm which is more restrictive than the floor area ratio requirements 6 established under any chapter of law. 7 (b) Any zoning ordinance in violation of this section shall be deemed 8 repealed and unenforceable. 9 § 2. Section 7-710 of the village law is amended by adding a new 10 subdivision 6 to read as follows: 11 6. (a) No zoning local law shall restrict the floor area ratio of a 12 dwelling located on an active farm which is more restrictive than the 13 floor area ratio requirements established under any chapter of law. 14 (b) Any zoning local law in violation of this section shall be deemed 15 repealed and unenforceable. 16 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of April next succeeding 17 the date on which it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the 18 addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary 19 for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized 20 to be made and completed on or before such effective date. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10228-01-5
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