New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A11685: Relates to deadline for the processing of building permits by local governments and the city of New York
Status: In committee, September 2, 2026
Requires local building departments to process and approve or deny applications for residential or mixed-use buildings within 30 days; provides that if the local department does not process the application within the required timeframe an applicant shall be permitted to retain a private professional to perform the permit review to determine compliance with state and/or local building codes.
What the bill says
An act to amend the executive law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to time limitations for application review and issuance of residential and mixed-use building permits.
From the introduced text, September 2, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the executive law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to time limitations for application review and issuance of residential and mixed-use building permits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 381 of the executive law is amended by adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows: 7. UPON AN APPLICATION FOR A RESIDENTIAL OR MIXED-USE BUILDING PERMIT WHICH IS DEEMED COMPLETE, THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT, IF APPLICABLE, SHALL PROVIDE THE APPLICANT WITH AN ESTIMATED TIMEFRAME IN WHICH THE DEPARTMENT WILL DETERMINE IF THE COMPLETE APPLICATION IS COMPLIANT WITH PERMIT STANDARDS. IF THE ESTIMATED TIMEFRAME EXCEEDS THIRTY BUSINESS DAYS, THE APPLICANT MAY RETAIN, AT THE APPLICANT'S SOLE EXPENSE, A PRIVATE QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE AND/OR ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN OF THE EDUCATION LAW, AS APPROPRIATE, TO EXAMINE THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THEIR COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE AND BY ANY LOCAL ORDINANCES ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT SHALL PROCESS THE PERMIT APPLICATION WITHIN TWENTY BUSINESS DAYS OF THE SUBMISSION OF A REPORT SUBMITTED BY A QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL AND ISSUE OR DENY THE APPLICATION WITHIN SUCH TIMEFRAME. § 2. Section …
Sponsors
- Tony Simone (D, 75) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
Subjects: Executive Law
Common questions
- What is A11685?
- A11685 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to deadline for the processing of building permits by local governments and the city of New York.
- What does A11685 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the executive law and the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to time limitations for application review and issuance of residential and mixed-use building permits.
- What is the status of A11685?
- In committee as of September 2, 2026. Latest action: REFERRED TO GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS (September 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored A11685?
- Tony Simone (D, 75).
- Where is the official record for A11685?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A11685
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