Section 25-303. Establishment of landmarks, landmark sites, interior landmarks, scenic landmarks and historic districts

a. For  the  purpose  of  effecting  and furthering the protection, preservation, enhancement,
  perpetuation and use of landmarks, interior landmarks, scenic  landmarks
  and  historic districts, the commission shall have power, after a public
  hearing:
    (1) to designate and, as herein provided in subdivision j, in order to
  effectuate  the  purposes  of  this  chapter,   to   make   supplemental
  designations  as  additions to, a list of landmarks which are identified
  by a description setting forth the general characteristics and  location
  thereof;
    (2)  to  designate  and,  in  order to effectuate the purposes of this
  chapter, to make supplemental designations as additions to,  a  list  of
  interior  landmarks,  not  including  interiors  utilized  as  places of
  religious worship, which are identified by a description  setting  forth
  the general characteristics and location thereof;
    (3)  to  designate  and,  in  order to effectuate the purposes of this
  chapter, to make supplemental designations as additions  to  a  list  of
  scenic  landmarks,  located  on  property  owned  by the city, which are
  identified by a description setting forth  the  general  characteristics
  and location thereof; and
    (4)  to  designate  historic districts and the location and boundaries
  thereof, and, in order to effectuate the purposes of  this  chapter,  to
  designate  changes  in  such  locations  and  boundaries  and  designate
  additional historic districts and the location and boundaries thereof.
    b. It shall be the duty of the commission, after a public hearing,  to
  designate  a  landmark  site  for  each  landmark  and  to designate the
  location and boundaries of such site.
    c. The commission shall have power, after a public hearing,  to  amend
  any  designation made pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions a and b
  of this section.
    d. The commission may, after a public hearing, whether at the time  it
  designates  a  scenic  landmark  or  at any time thereafter, specify the
  nature of any construction, reconstruction, alteration or demolition  of
  any  landscape  feature  which  may be performed on such scenic landmark
  without prior issuance of a report pursuant to subdivision c of  section
  25-318.  The commission shall have the power, after a public hearing, to
  amend  any  specification  made  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this
  subdivision.
    e.  Subject to the provisions of subdivisions g and h of this section,
  any designation or amendment of a designation  made  by  the  commission
  pursuant  to  the  provisions of subdivisions a, b and c of this section
  shall be in full force and  effect  from  and  after  the  date  of  the
  adoption thereof by the commission.
    f.  Within  ten  days  after  making any such designation or amendment
  thereof, the commission shall file a copy of same with the council,  the
  department  of  buildings,  the  city  planning commission, the board of
  standards and appeals, the fire department and the department of  health
  and mental hygiene.
    g.  (1)  Within  sixty  days  after  such  filing,  the  city planning
  commission shall (a) hold a public hearing on any such designation of  a
  historic  district  and  (b)  shall  submit to the council a report with
  respect to the relation of  such  designation,  whether  of  a  historic
  district  or a landmark, interior landmark, scenic landmark, or landmark
  site, or  amendment  of  such  designation  to  the  zoning  resolution,
  projected public improvements and any plans for the development, growth,
  improvement   or  renewal  of  the  area  involved.  The  city  planning
  commission shall include with any such  report  its  recommendation,  if

  any,  for  council  action  with  respect  to  any such designation of a
  historic district.
    (2)  The  council  may  modify  or  disapprove  by  majority  vote any
  designation of the commission or amendment thereof  within  one  hundred
  twenty days after a copy thereof is filed with the council provided that
  the  city  planning commission has submitted the report required by this
  subdivision or that sixty days have elapsed  since  the  filing  of  the
  designation  or  amendment  with  the  council. All votes of the council
  pursuant to this subdivision shall be filed  by  the  council  with  the
  mayor  and  shall  be  final unless disapproved by the mayor within five
  days of such filing. Any such disapproval by the mayor shall be filed by
  the mayor with the council  and  shall  be  subject  to  override  by  a
  two-thirds  vote  of  the council within ten days of such filing. If the
  council shall disapprove such designation or amendment, such designation
  or amendment shall continue in full force and effect until the time  for
  disapproval  by  the  mayor  has expired; provided, however, that if the
  mayor disapproves such council disapproval, it shall  continue  in  full
  force  and  effect unless the council overrides the mayor's disapproval.
  If  the  council  shall  modify  such  designation  or  amendment,  such
  designation  or amendment as adopted by the commission shall continue in
  full force and effect until the time for disapproval by  the  mayor  has
  expired,  and  after  such  time  such  modification shall be in effect;
  provided,  however,  that  if  the  mayor   disapproves   such   council
  modification,  the designation or amendment as adopted by the commission
  shall continue in full force and effect unless the council overrides the
  mayor's disapproval, and in the event of override the modification shall
  take effect on and after the date of such override.
    h. (1) The commission shall have power, after  a  public  hearing,  to
  adopt  a  resolution  proposing  rescission, in whole or in part, of any
  designation or  amendment  or  modification  thereof  mentioned  in  the
  preceding  subdivisions  of this section. Within ten days after adopting
  any such resolution, the commission shall file a copy thereof  with  the
  council and the city planning commission.
    (2)  Within sixty days after such filing, the city planning commission
  shall submit to the council a report with respect  to  the  relation  of
  such  proposed rescission of any such designation, whether of a historic
  district or a landmark, interior landmark, scenic landmark  or  landmark
  site,  or  amendment  or modification thereof, to the zoning resolution,
  projected public improvements and any plans for the development, growth,
  improvement, or renewal of the area involved.
    (3) The council  may  approve,  disapprove  or  modify  such  proposed
  rescission within one hundred twenty days after a copy of the resolution
  proposing  same  is  filed  with  the  council,  provided  that the city
  planning  commission  has  submitted  the  report   required   by   this
  subdivision  or  that  sixty  days have elasped since the filing of such
  resolution. Failure to take action on such  proposed  rescission  within
  such  one hundred twenty-day period shall be deemed a vote to disapprove
  such proposed rescission. All votes of  the  council  pursuant  to  this
  subdivision  shall  be  filed by the council with the mayor and shall be
  final unless disapproved by the mayor within five days of  such  filing.
  Any  such  mayoral  disapproval  shall  be  filed  by the mayor with the
  council and shall be subject to override by a  two-thirds  vote  of  the
  council  within  ten days of such filing. If such proposed rescission is
  approved or modified by the council,  such  rescission  or  modification
  thereof  shall  not  take  effect  until the time for disapproval by the
  mayor has expired; provided, however, that if the mayor disapproves such
  rescission or modification, it shall not take effect unless the  council
  overrides  the  mayor's  disapproval.  If  such  proposed  rescission is

  disapproved by the council, it shall not take effect  unless  the  mayor
  disapproves  such  council disapproval and the council fails to override
  the mayor's disapproval.
    i.  The  commission  may  at any time make recommendations to the city
  planning commission with respect to amendments of the provisions of  the
  zoning resolution applicable to improvements in historic districts.
    j.  All  designations  and  supplemental  designations  of  landmarks,
  landmark  sites,  interior  landmarks,  scenic  landmarks  and  historic
  districts  made  pursuant  to  subdivision  a  shall be made pursuant to
  notices of public hearings given, as  provided  in  section  25-313.  In
  addition  to  such  notice, the commission shall give notice to the city
  planning commission, all affected community boards and the office of the
  borough president in whose borough the property or district  is  located
  in advance of any public hearing relating to such designations.
    k. Upon its designation of any improvement parcel as a landmark and of
  any  landmark  site,  interior  landmark,  scenic  landmark  or historic
  district or any amendment of any such designation or rescission thereof,
  the commission shall cause to be recorded in the office of the  register
  of  the  city of New York in the county in which such landmark, interior
  landmark, scenic landmark or district lies, or in the case of landmarks,
  interior landmarks, scenic landmarks and  districts  in  the  county  of
  Richmond in the office of the clerk of said county of Richmond, a notice
  of  such  designation,  amendment  or  rescission  describing  the party
  affected by, in the case of the county of Richmond, its land  map  block
  number or numbers, and its tax map, block and lot number or numbers, and
  in  the case of all other counties, by its land map block and lot number
  or numbers.