ULURP, New York City’s acronym for the 1975 Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, establishes a six-to-seven-month series of public hearings for projects which are not “as-of-right” pursuant to the New York City Zoning Resolution. Projects intended to comply with current zoning regulations require review by the Department of Buildings (DOB) to ensure that they do comply. These projects may require interpretations of the zoning resolution by DOB pursuant to determinations sought by land use counsel. For projects requiring ULURP, typically it takes 12-18 months for a project’s application to be certified by the City Planning Commission (CPC) as complete, before the ULURP clock can even start. This article focuses on ways to de-risk that lengthy two-year process by early outreach to the local city council member.
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Click the media link below for a PDF version of "ULURP: Respecting the Role of the City Council" co-authored by Daniel G. Egers and Edward C. Wallace, published in amNewYork.