§ 1-09 Prohibited Appearances by City Planning Commissioners Before City Agencies.
RCNY § 1-09
(a)For the purposes of Section 192(b) of the Charter, no member of the City Planning Commission shall appear, within the meaning of Section 2601(4) of the Charter, directly or indirectly on any matter before: (1) the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and their staffs; (2) the Mayor's Office of Environmental Coordination; (3) the offices of the Borough Presidents; (4) the City Council, including any individual Council Members and their staffs; (5) Community Boards; (6) the Art Commission/Public Design Commission; and (7) the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
(b)For the purposes of Section 192(b) of the Charter, no member of the Commission shall appear, within the meaning of Section 2601(4) of the Charter, directly or indirectly on any matter involving zoning or land use before: (1) the Department of Buildings, provided that a member of the Commission shall not be barred from filing plans with the Department of Buildings or from making appearances related to the filing of such plans, except that appearances in reconsideration proceedings before a Borough Commissioner, the Commissioner, or a Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Buildings shall be prohibited; (2) the Board of Standards and Appeals; (3) the Department of Consumer Affairs; (4) the Economic Development Corporation; and (5) the Department of Small Business Services and any local development corporation or business improvement district that has entered into a contract with the City to perform services on behalf of the Department of Small Business Services.
(c)For the purposes of Section 192(b) of the Charter, no member of the Commission shall appear, within the meaning of Section 2601(4) of the Charter, before any City agency with respect to planning, environmental, financial or other aspects of a matter that can reasonably be expected to come before the Commission for approval or other formal action, including, but not limited to, the acquisition or disposition of City-owned land; an application for a zoning change or special permit; action pursuant to the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure; or action on major concessions and franchises. (Amended City Record 8/25/2020, eff. 9/24/2020)
