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What is NYC RCNY § 3-01?

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Except as specifically provided in this section, every application made pursuant to Executive Order 91 and 62 RCNY Ch. 5 requires a non-refundable fee which shall be submitted to the lead agency for the action or to an agency that could be the lead agency pursuant to 62 RCNY § 5-03.

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

§ 3-01 Fee for CEQR Applications.

RCNY § 3-01

Except as specifically provided in this section, every application made pursuant to Executive Order 91 and 62 RCNY Ch. 5 requires a non-refundable fee which shall be submitted to the lead agency for the action or to an agency that could be the lead agency pursuant to 62 RCNY § 5-03. The fee for an application shall be as prescribed in the following Schedule of Charges, 62 RCNY § 3-02. The fee for modification for an action, which modification is not subject to Section 197-c of the Charter shall be twenty percent of the amount prescribed in the Schedule of Charges for an initial application. The fee for any modification for an action, which is subject to Section 197-c of the Charter shall be the amount set forth in the Schedule of Charges (62 RCNY § 3-02) as if the modification were an initial application for the action. Where the fee for an application is set pursuant to 62 RCNY § 3-02(a), and the square footage of the proposed modification is different from the square footage of the original action, the fee for an application for the modification shall be based upon the square footage of the modified action or as set forth in 62 RCNY § 3-02(b), as determined by the lead agency. Agencies of the federal, state or city governments shall not be required to pay fees, nor shall a neighborhood, community or similar association consisting of local residents or homeowners organized on a non-profit basis be required to pay fees, if the proposed action for purposes of CEQR review consists of a zoning map amendment for an area of at least two blocks in size, in which one or more of its members or constituents reside. Fees shall be paid in the forms indicated on the Department of City Planning's website when the application is filed. No application shall be processed by the lead agency until the fee has been paid. Additional fees may be charged by service providers in connection with electronic payment processing. (Amended City Record 3/21/2018, eff. 4/20/2018)

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