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    § 197-a. Plans. a.  Plans for the development, growth, and improvement
  of  the city and of its boroughs and community districts may be proposed
  by (1) the mayor, (2) the city planning commission, (3)  the  department
  of  city  planning, (4) a borough president with respect to land located
  within his or her borough, (5) a borough  board  with  respect  to  land
  located  within  its  borough,  or (6) a community board with respect to
  land located within its community district.  A community board,  borough
  board or borough president that proposes any such plan shall submit  the
  plan  together  with  a  written  recommendation  to  the  city planning
  commission for determinations pursuant to subdivision b of this section.
  Any such submission may be made by a community board, borough  board  or
  borough  president  only  after the board or borough president proposing
  such a plan has held a public hearing on the plan.
    b.   The city  planning  commission  shall  adopt  rules  establishing
  minimum  standards  for  the  form and content of plans pursuant to this
  section within a reasonable time period after the  first  day  of  July,
  nineteen  hundred  ninety.   Upon receipt of a plan proposed pursuant to
  this section by a community board, borough board or  borough  president,
  the  city  planning  commission  shall, within a reasonable time period,
  determine whether such plan satisfies the standards established in  such
  rules  and  is consistent with sound planning policy.  If the commission
  makes such  determinations  with  respect  to  a  plan  submitted  by  a
  community  board,  the  office of environmental coordination established
  pursuant to subdivision e of section one  hundred  ninety-two,  together
  with such other city agency or entity as may be required pursuant to law
  or  rule,  shall  prepare  or  cause  to  be  prepared any environmental
  analysis of such plan required  by  law  to  enable  the  city  planning
  commission  and the council to act on the plan pursuant to subdivision d
  of  this  section.    If  the  city  planning   commission   makes   the
  determinations  provided for in this subdivision with respect to a plan,
  such plan shall be referred to  the  department  of  city  planning  for
  circulation and review pursuant to subdivisions c and d of this section.
    c.    All plans proposed pursuant to this section shall be referred to
  the department of city planning for circulation by the department to all
  affected community boards, all affected borough boards and all  affected
  borough  presidents  for  review and written recommendation, except that
  any such plan need not be circulated to  the  agency  or  official  that
  proposed such plan.  All affected community boards and borough boards to
  which  such  a  plan is referred shall hold a public hearing on any such
  plan, except that in the case of a plan that includes an entire  borough
  or  land  in more than one borough, only one public hearing need be held
  in each affected borough.  The city planning commission shall  establish
  by rule the procedures and schedule for review of such plans, consistent
  with  the  provisions  of  this section.    A community board or borough
  board may review a plan which does not involve land  so  located  as  to
  require its review if in its judgment the plan significantly affects the
  welfare  of  the  district  or  borough served by such board.  In such a
  case, the plan and any written recommendations relative thereto shall be
  made available to such board on request.  Such board may  hold  its  own
  public hearing on such plan if it desires and may submit its own written
  recommendations in regard thereto to the city planning commission.
    d. Within a reasonable time period following review and recommendation
  of  a plan pursuant to subdivision  c of this section, the city planning
  commission shall (1) review such plan, (2) hold a public hearing on such
  plan, and (3) by  resolution  approve,  approve  with  modifications  or
  disapprove such plan.  If the commission has approved a plan or approved
  a  plan  with  modifications,  such  plan shall be subject to review and
  action by the council pursuant to section  one  hundred  ninety-seven-d.

  The  council  may  by  a  two-thirds  vote approve a plan which the city
  planning commission disapproved or on which the commission has failed to
  act if the mayor so requests.  Upon the filing by the mayor  of  such  a
  request with the commission and the council, the commission shall within
  five  days  file with the council a copy of its decision together with a
  copy of the plan.  Copies of approved plans shall be filed with the city
  clerk, the department of city planning, the affected borough presidents,
  the affected borough boards and the affected community boards.