New York Bill Requires Standardized Site Plan Review Forms

Detected March 28th, 2026

Summary

New York Senate Bill S08642, introduced in the 2025-2026 session, proposes to require towns, villages, and cities to develop standardized forms for site plan review applications. The bill aims to streamline the application process by ensuring all necessary requirements are clearly outlined on a single form.

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What changed

New York Senate Bill S08642 mandates that local planning boards or administrative bodies responsible for site plan review must develop and utilize standardized forms. These forms will consolidate all requirements for site plan review applications, aiming to create a uniform process across towns, villages, and cities within the state. The bill is currently in the draft stage, having been referred to the Senate Local Government Committee.

This legislation will impact local government administrative bodies responsible for land use and development approvals. Compliance officers within municipalities will need to ensure their respective jurisdictions develop and implement these standardized forms. While no specific compliance deadline is yet established, the bill's progression suggests a future requirement for local governments to adopt these standardized procedures, potentially affecting developers and businesses submitting site plans.

What to do next

Review bill text for potential impact on local site plan review processes.
Monitor legislative progress of Bill S08642 and similar legislation (e.g., A10678).

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NY S08642 | 2025-2026 | General Assembly

New York Senate Bill 8642

NY State Legislature page for S08642
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Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-03-27 - PRINT NUMBER 8642B
Pending: Senate Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Requires the planning board or other administrative body of a town, village or city authorized to designate, review and approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove site plans to develop a standardized form containing all requirements for such site plan review applications; makes related provisions.
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History

| Date | Chamber | Action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | PRINT NUMBER 8642B |
| 2026-03-27 | Senate | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | PRINT NUMBER 8642A |
| 2026-03-20 | Senate | AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
| 2026-01-07 | Senate | REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT |

Same As/Similar To

A10678 (Same As) 2026-03-20 - referred to local governments

New York State Sources

| Type | Source |
| --- | --- |
| Summary | https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8642 |
| Text | https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S08642&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S08642 |
| Text | https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S08642&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S08642A |
| Text | https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S08642&term=2025&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S08642B |

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