S 8730: Authorizes the adoption or amendment of comprehensive rezoning plans by cities, villages, and towns prior to the completion of corresponding city, village, or town comprehensive plans.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8730  IN SENATE January 7, 2026 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 2 AN ACT to amend the general city law, the village law and the town law, in relation to the adoption or amendment of comprehensive rezoning plans by cities, villages, and towns The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 28-a of the general city law is 2 amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: 3 (d) "Comprehensive rezoning plan" means a comprehensive land use regu- 4 lation plan for the rezoning of all of a city's land in its entirety. 5 § 2. Section 28-a of the general city law is amended by adding a new 6 subdivision 14 to read as follows: 7 14. Comprehensive rezoning plans. Notwithstanding any state or local 8 law, rule, regulation, or ordinance to the contrary, the legislative 9 body of a city, or by resolution of such body, the planning board or a 10 special board, may adopt or amend a comprehensive rezoning plan before 11 the completion of a corresponding city comprehensive plan or amendments 12 thereto, provided that: 13 (a) such comprehensive rezoning plan shall be subject to all 14 provisions regarding preparation, referrals, public hearings, and notice 15 otherwise required for city comprehensive plans under subdivisions five, 16 six, and seven of this section; and 17 (b) regional housing needs were reviewed and considered in the 18 creation or amendment of such comprehensive rezoning plan. 19 § 3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 12 of section 28-a of the general 20 city law, as added by chapter 418 of the laws of 1995, is amended to 21 read as follows: 22 (a) All city land use regulations must be in accordance with a compre- 23 hensive plan adopted pursuant to this section; provided, however, that a 24 comprehensive rezoning plan may be adopted or amended before the 25 completion of its corresponding city comprehensive plan or amendments 26 thereto in accordance with subdivision fourteen of this section. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14290-01-5 
 S. 8730 2 1 § 4. Subdivision 2 of section 7-722 of the village law is amended by 2 adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: 3 (d) "Comprehensive rezoning plan" means a comprehensive land use regu- 4 lation plan for the rezoning of all of a village's land in its entirety. 5 § 5. Section 7-722 of the village law is amended by adding a new 6 subdivision 13 to read as follows: 7 13. Comprehensive rezoning plans. Notwithstanding any state or local 8 law, rule, regulation, or ordinance to the contrary, the village board 9 of trustees, or by resolution of such village board of trustees, the 10 planning board or a special board, may adopt or amend a comprehensive 11 rezoning plan before the completion of a corresponding village compre- 12 hensive plan or amendments thereto, provided that: 13 (a) such comprehensive rezoning plan shall be subject to all 14 provisions regarding preparation, referrals, public hearings, and notice 15 otherwise required for village comprehensive plans under subdivisions 16 four, five, and six of this section; and 17 (b) regional housing needs were reviewed and considered in the 18 creation or amendment of such comprehensive rezoning plan. 19 § 6. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 11 of section 7-722 of the village 20 law, as added by chapter 418 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 (a) All village land use regulations must be in accordance with a 23 comprehensive plan adopted pursuant to this section; provided, however, 24 that a comprehensive rezoning plan may be adopted or amended before the 25 completion of its corresponding village comprehensive plan or amendments 26 thereto in accordance with subdivision thirteen of this section. 27 § 7. Subdivision 2 of section 272-a of the town law is amended by 28 adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: 29 (d) "Comprehensive rezoning plan" means a comprehensive land use regu- 30 lation plan for the rezoning of all of a town's land in its entirety. 31 § 8. Section 272-a of the town law is amended by adding a new subdivi- 32 sion 13 to read as follows: 33 13. Comprehensive rezoning plans. Notwithstanding any state or local 34 law, rule, regulation, or ordinance to the contrary, the town board, or 35 by resolution of such town board, the planning board or a special board, 36 may adopt or amend a comprehensive rezoning plan before the completion 37 of a corresponding town comprehensive plan or amendments thereto, 38 provided that: 39 (a) such comprehensive rezoning plan shall be subject to all 40 provisions regarding preparation, referrals, public hearings, and notice 41 otherwise required for town comprehensive plans under subdivisions four, 42 five, and six of this section; and 43 (b) regional housing needs were reviewed and considered in the 44 creation or amendment of such comprehensive rezoning plan. 45 § 9. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 11 of section 272-a of the town law, 46 as added by chapter 418 of the laws of 1995, is amended to read as 47 follows: 48 (a) All town land use regulations must be in accordance with a compre- 49 hensive plan adopted pursuant to this section; provided, however, that a 50 comprehensive rezoning plan may be adopted or amended before the 51 completion of its corresponding town comprehensive plan or amendments 52 thereto in accordance with subdivision thirteen of this section. 53 § 10. This act shall take effect immediately.