File #: Int 1787-2017    Version: * Name: Provision of community notification by the dept of city planning upon receipt of a completed pre-application statement.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed (End of Session)
Committee: Committee on Land Use
On agenda: 12/11/2017
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the provision of community notification by the department of city planning upon receipt of a completed pre-application statement.
Sponsors: Antonio Reynoso, Margaret S. Chin, (by request of the Manhattan Borough President)
Council Member Sponsors: 2
Summary: A Pre-Application Statement (“PAS”) must be submitted to the Department of City Planning (“DCP”) prior to filing most land use and environmental applications, pursuant to 62 RCNY § 10-04. The PAS, which consists of a form and accompanying materials required by the form or by DCP, provides basic pertinent information about a site and proposed project. This bill would require DCP to forward copies of a completed PAS to each affected Borough President, Community Board and Council Member. DCP would also be required to post all completed PASs on its website.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1787, 2. Int. No. 1787, 3. December 11, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files

Int. No. 1787

 

By Council Members Reynoso and Chin (by request of the Manhattan Borough President)

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the provision of community notification by the department of city planning upon receipt of a completed pre-application statement.

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

                     Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 25 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 25-114 to read as follows:

                     § 25-114 Denial of permit. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

Affected borough president. The term “affected borough president” means the president of a borough in which land included in a pre-application statement submitted to the department is located.

Affected community board. The term “affected community board” means the community board for a community district in which land included in a pre-application statement submitted to the department is located.

Affected council member. The term “affected council member” means the council member for a council district in which land included in a pre-application statement submitted to the department is located.

Department. The term “department” means the department of city planning.

Pre-application statement. The term “pre-application statement” means a pre-application statement form, and any accompanying materials required by the form or by the department, that is submitted to the department pursuant to the department’s rules governing the pre-application process that takes place prior to the filing of a land use application or application for environmental review.

                     b. Within five days of determining that a pre-application statement is complete, the department shall forward to each affected borough president, affected community board and affected council member, and make available on its website, a copy of such completed pre-application statement.

                     § 2. This local law takes effect immediately.

 

 

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