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

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why the sponsor says this is needed

The housing shortage crisis impacts the entire State of New York and will require the State to take action to allow the construction of enough housing for all. A recent Furman Center study on exclusionary zoning shed light on difficult truth: New York is the only state among peer states to lack a statutory tool to promote land use reform and housing production throughout the State.(1) Because of this, New York has the unfortunate distinction of having some of the most exclusionary zoning measures in the country. The results of these policies are clear, a state with fewer homes, higher rents, higher levels of segregation, higher carbon emissions, and a slower economy. By reforming our zoning laws to allow for increased density, we can address these interconnected issues. This legislation ensures that reforms will be applied equally statewide, and no individual local government or neighborhood is required to shoulder the entire burden. This approach is similar to recently enacted legislation in California that established uniform standards across the state for building multi- ple homes on one lot.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.