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If you want to learn more about the improved BluePRint process, please email tcoyne@planning.nyc.gov. An info session will be organized in the Spring and we will contact you directly with dates. |
PROCESS OVERVIEW
Welcome to the applicant portal. The portal is a website dedicated to providing information to prospective applicants on City Planning’s review of land use and environmental applications prior to the start of the formal public review of an application, known as the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure or ULURP. City Planning’s review period between an applicant's first contact with DCP to the start of ULURP is called the pre-certification process. During the pre-certification period, DCP works with property owners and their representatives as they develop their land use applications and engages in environmental and technical analysis of the applications required for ULURP review or City Planning’s approval. Most development in New York City is as-of-right, meaning that a proposed development complies with the Zoning Resolution and qualifies for a building permit. These developments can proceed directly through the building permit process administered by the Department of Buildings. The pre-certification process affects development projects requiring discretionary approval by the City Planning Commission and City Council to modify the existing zoning regulations. These applications are reviewed and administered by the Department of City Planning as part of the pre-certification process. The pre-certification process involves two parallel reviews: a land use review of the application to ensure that the application is complete and technically accurate and an environmental review whose purpose is to disclose and analyze potential impacts that the development proposal may trigger. Once these two concurrent reviews are complete, the application can begin the public review process.
City Planning is committed to efficient review of all applications and is engaged in a business process reform, BluePRint, to simplify and streamline the pre-certification process. On July 2, 2012, City Planning launched a new improved process involving fewer and more predictable steps, clear and published standard application material templates and improved coordination among specialized divisions. The portal reflects these improvements and will continue to be updated as new standards templates and process improvements are being developed. To learn more about the BluePRint reform, go to www.nyc.gov/planning/BluePRint.
GETTING STARTED
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 Download the Pre-certification Process Flow Chart
Friendly disclaimer: This flow chart is meant to provide a simplified, broad overview of the pre-certification process and may not cover the complexity that can arise in the process for your application. |
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This page provides an overview of the pre-certification process and its steps.
Access City Planning’s resources to understand what is allowed on your property.
Once you have determined that the existing zoning does not allow your development proposal, you are ready to begin the pre-certification process.
Once the land use actions and level of environmental review have been determined, you can begin to prepare the land use and environmental applications. Before it is filed, City Planning will review and comment on the draft applications.
Once the application has been reviewed and the associated fees paid, it can be formally filed with City Planning.
To be approved, a number of applications will have to go through New York City’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, which codifies the public review process. For the application to enter the ULURP process, City Planning needs to certify that it is complete. For non-ULURP applications, City Planning or the Chair of the Commission will approve the application.
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