N.Y. General Municipal Law § 504: Site designation

§ 504. Site designation. An area shall be designated by the governing

body, or by the commission where so authorized to act by the governing

body, on its own initiative or on petition of the owners in fee of not

less than fifty-one per cent of the land (excluding publicly owned land)

or upon recommendation of the agency, upon a finding that such area is

appropriate for urban renewal as defined in subdivision three of section

five hundred two of this article. Such designation may be accompanied

by a recommendation of the commission as to the predominant reuse and

such other planning criteria as it may deem appropriate for the general

renewal of the area.