Unlike many jurisdictions, New York City has as of right zoning, which in general means a parcel of land can be developed within the prescribed use and bulk (or building envelope) parameters of the New York City zoning resolution without any discretionary approval by a zoning or planning board.
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Click the media link below to download a PDF of “Community Benefit Agreements: Time for Reassessment?” co-authored by Daniel E. Egers and Edward C. Wallace, published in amNY Law.