NYC Rules of the City of New York

§ 13-05 — Methodology to Calculate the Total Number of Housing Units in a Community District at the Start of a Five-Year Cycle.

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(a) The methodology to calculate the total number of housing units located in a community district at the start of each Five-Year Cycle pursuant to subdivision a of Section 197-f of the Charter is set forth in this section. (b) The total number of housing units located in a community district shall consist only of the

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§ 13-05 Methodology to Calculate the Total Number of Housing Units in a Community District at the Start of a Five-Year Cycle.

RCNY § 13-05

(a)The methodology to calculate the total number of housing units located in a community district at the start of each Five-Year Cycle pursuant to subdivision a of Section 197-f of the Charter is set forth in this section.

(b)The total number of housing units located in a community district shall consist only of the number of housing units identified in the prior Decennial Census plus the number of Net New Housing Units as publicly reported by the department of city planning’s Housing Database, or any successor public reporting mechanism, at the time the director of city planning shall determine the list of twelve community districts pursuant to subdivision a of Section 197-f of the Charter. (Added City Record 4/20/2026, eff. 5/20/2026)

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