Racial Impact Study (RIS)

The Racial Impact Study (RIS) legislation, passed in 2021 following years of advocacy, requires the City to create an equitable development data tool to assess the racial impact of land use proposals and determine the likelihood of a land use change having a disparate racial impact.

Racial Impact Study (RIS) is listed under:
Environmental Review
Land Use
Related Terms:
197-a (in charter)
197-c (in charter)
197-d (in charter)
As-of-right development
Board of Standards & Appeals (BSA)
Certification
Certification
City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR)
City Planning Comission (CPC)
Commercial
Community Facility
Development Rights
Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS)
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
Incentive Zoning
Inclusionary Housing
Industrial Business Zone (IBZ)
Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH)
Manufacturing
Mixed-Used (Mx)
Residential
Soft Sites
Special Districts
Special permits
Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP)
Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP)
Variance
Voluntary Inclusionary Housing (VIH)
Zoning amendments
Zoning district
Zoning Map changes
Zoning Text changes
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