Two new supplemental fees created. The City Planning Commission adopted an eight percent increase in land use application fees and CEQR near fees to become effective August 10, 2009. The approved changes also include two new supplemental fees: one triggered by land use applications for all projects over 500,000 sq.ft., and another for projects that necessitate a restrictive declaration related to the environmental review.
A supplemental fee for land use applications involving projects between 500,000 and 999,000 sq.ft. will be $80,000. For construction between 1 million and 2.49 million sq.ft., the fee increases to $120,000. All projects over 2.5 million sq.ft. will trigger the maximum fee of $160,000. (read more…)