ULURP Certification
In NYC practice, certification marks the start of the ULURP clock: DCP determines the application is complete and ready for formal public review and distributes it to reviewing bodies. NYC ULURP guidance notes that if environmental review is required, certain CEQR determinations or milestones (e.g., a negative declaration or a notice of completion for a draft EIS) must occur before certification.
- Where it applies
- New York City
- When it comes up
- Entitlements; ULURP initiation
- Property types
- All (NYC discretionary actions)
In practice
"Cert readiness" is a documentation discipline: incomplete submittals delay the only unbounded portion of ULURP (pre-cert), which is often the real schedule risk.
Related terms
Development Process
- 197-a Plan
- Borough President Recommendation
- Call-up
- City Council Review
- City Planning Commission Vote
- Community Board Review
- Construction Documents
- Design Development
- Entitlement
- Pre-development
General information, not legal, tax or financial advice.