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What is NYC RCNY § 10-07?

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(a) The Department may request a draft land use application where a high degree of technical expertise is necessary to produce the land use application materials for an Applicant's proposed project. Following notification to an Applicant pursuant to 62 RCNY § 10-03(d)(2)(ii), 62 RCNY § 10-04(b)(3)(ii)(B), 62 RCNY § 10-

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Effective: 4/20/2018Last amended: 4/20/2018

§ 10-07 Draft Land Use Application.

RCNY § 10-07

(a)The Department may request a draft land use application where a high degree of technical expertise is necessary to produce the land use application materials for an Applicant's proposed project. Following notification to an Applicant pursuant to 62 RCNY § 10-03(d)(2)(ii), 62 RCNY § 10-04(b)(3)(ii)(B), 62 RCNY § 10-05(b)(2)(ii), or 62 RCNY § 10-06(b)(2), as applicable, that the Applicant is subject to the procedures set forth in 62 RCNY § 10-07, an Applicant proceeding with filing a land use application must submit a draft land use application to the Department for review. The Applicant must submit the draft land use application to the Department. Such application must include all required forms, documents, and exhibits as required by instructions for submitting a land use application which are set forth on the Department's website and available upon request in hard copy from the Department.

(b)Within ninety (90) days of receiving a draft land use application, the Department must review the draft application and: (1) notify an Applicant that the draft application includes all such required forms, documents, and exhibits as required by the instructions for submitting a land use application, such that the Applicant may proceed to file a land use application pursuant to 62 RCNY § 10-09; or (2) notify an Applicant that the draft land use application is missing one or more required forms, documents, or exhibits, or is not submitted as required by the instructions for submitting a land use application. The Applicant must submit a revised draft land use application to the Department. Within forty-five (45) days of receiving the revised draft land use application, the Department must review it and notify the Applicant that the Applicant may proceed to file a land use application pursuant to 62 RCNY § 10-09, or that additional or revised materials must be submitted. The Department may continue requesting such materials in accordance with the procedures set forth in this paragraph until such time that the Department determines that the Applicant may proceed to file a land use application pursuant to 62 RCNY § 10-09.

(c)If the Department fails to notify an Applicant pursuant to subdivision (b) of this section, the Applicant may proceed with filing a land use application as set forth in 62 RCNY § 10-09. (Amended City Record 3/21/2018, eff. 4/20/2018)

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