Uniform Land Use Review Procedure

Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) is a process mandated by the 1975 revision of the New York City Charter that is invoked when a proposed development will affect certain legal protections afforded to the existing area and/or its inhabitants.

The standardization of the ULURP creates a democratizing aspect of greater public involvement and thus a degree of transparency into future effects of proposed developments that result in consequences as defined in section 197-c[1] of the Charter.

ULURP specifies six phases in the procedure - each of which brings an additional local stakeholder into the development and infrastructure decision making process.

The application is then brought to the New York City Planning Commission (CPC) for review within a 60 day period.

[4] Criticisms of member deference is that it allows vetos that increase uncertainty, incentivizes focus on short-term impacts, and prioritizes local concerns over citywide interests.