No decision to carry out or approve or fund any action shall
be made by the Common Council or by any other City agency until there
has been full compliance with all requirements of this chapter and
Part 617 of Title 6 NYCRR.
Consistent with Part 617 of Title 6 NYCRR and the criteria therein,
the Type I actions listed in Section 617.12[1] and all directly undertaken, funded or approval actions
occurring within or affecting a critical environment area designated
pursuant to 6 NYCRR 617.4(j)[2] are deemed likely to have a significant effect on the
environment and are likely to but shall not necessarily require preparation
of an environmental impact statement.
Consistent with Part 617 of Title 6 NYCRR and the criteria therein,
the Type II actions listed in Section 617.13[1] are deemed not to have a significant effect on the environmental
impact statement.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now 6 NYCRR 617.5.
The following actions and activities shall be exempt from the
requirement of this chapter:
A.
Actions defined as exempt actions in Section 617.2 of Title 6 NYCRR.
B.
Actions undertaken or fully approved or funded prior to the effective
date of the State Environmental Quality Review Act.
C.
All normal street, highway and utility maintenance activities.
D.
The conducting of environmental engineering, economic feasibility
or other studies and preliminary planning necessary for the formulation
of a proposal for action without committing the City to approve, commence
or engage in such action.
E.
The granting of approval to any part of an application which relates
only to technical specifications and requirements, provided that no
such partial approval shall entitle the applicant to commence the
action until all requirements of this chapter and Part 617 of Title
6 NYCRR have been fulfilled.
Consistent with Part 617 of Title 6 NYCRR and the criteria therein,
"unlisted actions" are defined as those actions which are not excluded
or exempt nor listed as Type I or Type II actions in state or local
SEQR regulations. Such actions may or may not have a significant effect
on the environment and may or may not require the preparation of an
environmental impact statement.
