NYC City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) — NYC SEQRA Implementation (NY)
Tracked preemption from the New York overlay bundle.
Overview
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Effective
1977-08-24
Sunset
—
Authority
state
Scope
state:NY
Other New York preemptions
NY Freshwater Wetlands Act — 2022 Amendment Lower ThresholdNY Real Property Law Article 12-D — Statewide Short-Term Rental Registry FrameworkNYC City of Yes for Housing Opportunity — ADU Legalization (Local Laws 126 & 127 of 2024)NY Multiple Dwelling Law §26(3) — NYC Residential FAR Cap Lifted (Enabling)NY Real Property Tax Law §485-x — Affordable Neighborhoods for New Yorkers (NYC Tax Abatement)NY Real Property Tax Law §467-m — NYC Office-to-Residential Conversion Tax IncentiveNY Real Property Tax Law §421-a Extender — NYC Vested-Project Completion ExtensionNYC Local Law 18 — Short-Term Rental Booking Platform Registration (Preserved)
Trigger predicate
When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.
city.is_nyc == TruePreempted fields
1 field on the base district schema is rewritten when the trigger fires.
| Field | Op | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
review_type | require | ceqr_review | NYC implementation of SEQRA. CEQR Technical Manual sets thresholds and methodologies for environmental review of discretionary city approvals. |
Citation
Authority source
NYC Executive Order 91 of 1977 + 62 RCNY Chapter 5; NYC CEQR Technical Manual (2021 edition)
§ 62 RCNY §§5-01–5-07
Research notes
NYC-only implementation overlay. CEQR Technical Manual is the authoritative methodology document. SEQRA still controls as state law; CEQR is the procedural layer.