N.Y. Gen. Mun. Law § 693
Area designation
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As of January 1, 2016
§ 693. Area designation. An urban development action area shall by\nresolution be designated by the governing body, or by the commission\nwhere so authorized to act by the governing body, on its own initiative\nor upon recommendation of the agency, provided at least sixty percent of\nsuch area is an eligible area. Any such designation shall be in\nconformance with the standards and procedures required for all land use\ndeterminations pursuant to general, special or local law or charter.\nProvided, however, that if a proposed urban development action area\nproject is to be developed on an eligible area and consists solely of\nthe rehabilitation or conservation of existing private or multiple\ndwellings or the construction of one to four unit dwellings or, until\nJune thirtieth, two thousand eighteen, for up to six urban development\naction area projects in any calendar year, the construction of up to\nninety dwelling units financed by the federal government and restricted\nto occupancy by the elderly or by persons with disabilities without any\nchange in land use permitted by local zoning, the governing body, or the\ncommission where so authorized to act by the governing body, may waive\nthe area designation requirement.\n
§ 693. Area designation. An urban development action area shall by\nresolution be designated by the governing body, or by the commission\nwhere so authorized to act by the governing body, on its own initiative\nor upon recommendation of the agency, provided at least sixty percent of\nsuch area is an eligible area. Any such designation shall be in\nconformance with the standards and procedures required for all land use\ndeterminations pursuant to general, special or local law or charter.\nProvided, however, that if a proposed urban development action area\nproject is to be developed on an eligible area and consists solely of\nthe rehabilitation or conservation of existing private or multiple\ndwellings or the construction of one to four unit dwellings or, until\nJune thirtieth, two thousand twenty-seven, for up to six urban\ndevelopment action area projects in any calendar year, the construction\nof up to ninety dwelling units financed by the federal government and\nrestricted to occupancy by the elderly or by persons with disabilities\nwithout any change in land use permitted by local zoning, the governing\nbody, or the commission where so authorized to act by the governing\nbody, may waive the area designation requirement.\n
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