Skill Claude · ChatGPT / MCP
NYC zoning relief
Research NYC zoning relief applications and decisions.
What it does
Give Norma the NYC property and the period or question to research. Norma looks up BSA applications and decisions, keeps the original record links and dates, and reports the coverage of the search.
Install
Connect Arch Studio in Claude or ChatGPT, then return to your conversation and ask Norma for the task. Your assistant uses its available file access and tools to carry out the skill.
Add to Claude
Add to ChatGPTVersions and source
Arch Studio 1.5.1.2 · MCP
Available as MCP workflow instructions in compatible Claude and ChatGPT connections. The assistant performs the work with its own tools and permissions and verifies the actual result before reporting completion.
Arch Studio 1.5.1.2 · Open source
Included in the public plugin for Claude Code and Codex. In this version: NYC zoning relief — Find BSA variances, special permits and appeals for a New York City property.
Usage
Ask Norma in plain language. With Arch Studio connected through MCP, no $ or / command is required. Norma is your assistant working with Arch Studio.
Use Arch Studio to check BSA records for this NYC site. Distinguish applications from decisions and link the original decision before explaining any granted relief or conditions.The full catalog lives in your assistant once Arch Studio is connected. Ask: Norma, what can you do? List the skills, tools, agents and workflows available in this host, grouped by practice area.
What it researches
Applications
Norma identifies requested relief, application identities, recorded status and dates.
Decisions
Norma links original decisions before explaining their terms or conditions.
Unresolved relief
Norma distinguishes an application from granted relief and leaves a missing decision unverified.
Workflow
- Locate — Norma resolves the selected property and requested period.
- Research — Norma retrieves the relevant BSA applications and decisions and reads their current source definitions.
- Report — Norma presents the findings, original links and any unavailable or incomplete sources.
Pairs with
NYC zoning analysis. Norma can review applicable zoning controls alongside the evidence of site-specific relief.