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Application Process
Step 1: What is Allowed
Step 2: Begin the Process
Step 3: Preparation of Applications
Step 4: Filing of Application
Step 5: ULURP Process

Application Process

Step 1: What is Allowed

Step 2: Begin the Process

Step 3: Preparation of Applications

Step 4: Filing of Application

Step 5: ULURP Process


Step 3: Preparation of Land Use and Environmental Applications

Land Use Forms and Standards Legal Documents Environmental Review Forms

ULURP Application Types:
Zoning Special Permits (ZS)

Select an Application Type

A special permit is a discretionary action by the City Planning Commission, subject to ULURP review, or the Board of Standards and Appeals, which may modify use, bulk, or parking regulations if certain conditions and findings specific in the Zoning Resolution are met.

Below are comprehensive guides that describe some of the most common actions and their application requirements. For those Zoning Special Permits that are not listed below, please refer to the “General Zoning Special Permit Standards” table at the bottom of the page.

Specific Standards and Guidelines for Certain Zoning Special Permits

13-451-13-455: Special Permits in the Manhattan Core

74-711: Special Permits for Landmark Preservation in All Districts

ZR 74-711 Guidelines

Application Sample

74-712: Special Permits for Development in Historic Districts

ZR 74-712 Guidelines

Application Sample

74-90: Special Permits for Certain Community Facility Uses

ZR 74-90 Guidelines

Application Sample

74-901: Special Permits for Certain Community Facility Uses in R1 and R2 Districts and Certain Commercial Districts

74-902: Special Permits for Certain Community Facility Uses in R3 to R9 Districts and Certain Commercial Districts

Application Component
Standards
Templates
Samples/Forms

Doing Business with the City Form

Form

Project Description
Standard
Template

Official Zoning Sectional Map
Standard

Sample

Tax Map(s)
Standard

Sample

Project Area Photographs
Standard

Sample

Area Map (Land Use and Zoning)
Standard

Sample 1
Sample 2

Official Zoning Sectional Map
Standard

Sample

Zoning Analysis
Guidelines (new)
Template 1 (new)
Template 2 (new)

Zoning Lot Site Plan
Guidelines (new)

Sample (new)

Statement of Findings
Guidelines (new)

Sample (new)

Owner’s Authorization
Description

Application Components that May be Required Depending on the Specific Action

Land Use Map
Guidelines (new)

Sample 1 (new)
Sample 2 (new)

Survey
Description

Elevation
Guidelines (new)

Sample (new)

Section
Guidelines (new)

Sample (new)

Neighborhood Character Diagram
Guidelines (new)

Sample (new)

Detail Elevation
Guidelines (new)

Sample (new)

Landscape Plan
Guidelines (new)

Sample (new)

Ground Floor Plan
Guidelines (new)

Sample (new)

Upper Floor Plan(s)
Guidelines (new)

Sample (new)

Axonometric Diagram
Guidelines (new)

Sample (new)

Waiver and Encroachment Drawing
Guidelines (new)

Owner’s Authorization

If the applicant does not have an ownership interest in the subject property or if there are other fee owners of the property who are not co-applicants on the application, the application must include an authorization letter signed and notarized by the fee owner(s) of the property.

The owner’s statement should explain that he or she is aware of the action(s) concerning the property that the applicant is requesting.

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