A 2586 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Limits the authority of cities, villages and towns to impose certain zoning requirements

This bill limits local governments' ability to set zoning rules for residential development. It prohibits cities, villages, and towns from requiring minimum lot sizes larger than 1,200 square feet (or 5,000/20,000 sq ft for towns with infrastructure), banning off-street parking requirements (except for freight), and restricting multi-family housing. Specifically, it allows up to four families in single-lot dwellings anywhere residentially permitted, and up to six families near transit stops (within 1/4 mile of subway/rail stations). These changes directly affect developers, homeowners, and local planning decisions by restricting how communities can regulate housing density and lot design.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 21, 2025
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