Overview

• On July 21 the Charter Revision Commission voted to place four land-use reforms and one election timing measure on the November ballot
• The first two amendments would send fully subsidized projects directly to the Board of Standards and Appeals and shorten small-scale affordable housing reviews to conclude at the City Planning Commission
• A third proposal would eliminate the mayor’s veto over land-use decisions and establish an Affordable Housing Appeals Board made up of the mayor, Council Speaker and borough president
• A fourth amendment would unify and digitize the official City Map to replace thousands of paper maps and accelerate zoning updates across borough presidents’ offices
• The fifth measure would shift municipal elections to even-numbered years to align with state and federal contests, aiming to save $42 million every two years and boost voter turnout