PRESENTATION
Proposal 18: New manufacturing districts for future job hubs
1:00:17
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3 min
Proposal 18 would create three new manufacturing districts to replace outdated zoning.:
- The M3A 'Core Industrial' district prioritizes traditional industry.
- The M2A 'Transition' district allows a mix of uses and incentivizes new industrial space.
- The M1A 'Growth' district and C7 district enable higher density job hubs in appropriate locations.
These provide more relevant options for future rezonings.
- "Currently, low density options, physical design rules, and parking make it impossible to build loft like buildings even in areas where they already exist."
- "I will note that [the rules in Proposal 18] are in direct response to the council's call to update our manufacturing zoning."
Dan Garodnick
1:00:17
We want to create new kinds of zoning districts for future job hubs.
1:00:24
As you noted in your opening, Mister Chairman, in some instances, it is our zoning districts themselves that are elite.
1:00:30
This is particularly true of our manufacturing or M District Regulations.
1:00:36
Currently, low dense the options, physical design rules, and parking.
1:00:41
Make it impossible to build loft like buildings even in areas where they already exist.
1:00:46
The proposal will create a range of new job intensive zoning districts at a range of densities and heights that expand the zoning toolkit for future rezoning.
1:00:55
Let's go to the next slide.
1:00:57
I will note that they are in direct response to the council's call to update our manufacture Ring zoning.
1:01:05
Speaker Adams, not in this state of the city speech, but in the last one, noted that the city lacks a broader coherent economic development strategy to cultivate industrial growth and noted that the council will advance updates to the 1961 manufacturing zoning in the citywide text amendment.
1:01:22
To help maximize the potential benefits of industrial businesses for our city.
1:01:27
So we thank you all and the speaker for advocating for this.
1:01:32
Here we are.
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Here are the districts.
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Let's go to the next slide.
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First, We have an M3A or core industrial district.
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This would be 2 to 3 FAR where commercial uses are limited to 1.
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This district for the very first time restricts the f a r of all non industrial uses while giving industrial businesses room to grow.
1:01:58
The core district is a critical tool for ensuring preservation of industrial businesses and is one that is appropriate in areas where we do not want to see.
1:02:07
Transformation.
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Our second tool, M2A, it's called the transition district.
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This is 2 to 5 f a r with commercial or community facility uses limited to point 5 or point 75 f a r, unless m uses are guaranteed.
1:02:24
So you can only maximize your uses here in the transition if you do manufacturing space in the building.
1:02:32
It's designed to incentivize the creation of new space that is guaranteed for industrial users, allowing a mix of business types to cross subsidize the creation of new space.
1:02:43
This kind of tool is sorely needed to renew derelict outdated spaces, and we think it is appropriate in context where we want a balance of preservation with new business types.
1:02:52
And this brings us to our 3rd tool, an m 1a or growth district.
1:02:57
2 to 15 f a r.
1:02:58
This is more loft like bulk and has the same uses as today's m 1.
1:03:03
Today's m 1 district, unfortunately, is in many ways obsolete.
1:03:06
It lacks intermediate density options and has onerous yard and setback rules that make it impossible to build modern versions of loft like buildings that we saw historically.
1:03:18
So this growth district is designed industrial context where we want to take advantage of the job creation that can come with higher densities and a mix of business types.
1:03:27
And then lastly, the c 7.
1:03:29
It's got the same f a r in bulk as an m 1a, but the same uses as a c 6 and no residential allowed.
1:03:36
Some cities call this an innovation district type designation.
1:03:40
It's not an industrial planning tool, but rather any type of commercial district.
1:03:43
That borrows from the loft like envelope of growth to enable a wide range of business types, giving planners a new tool for areas where we want to see significant job growth.
1:03:54
Next slide.
1:03:56
Okay.
1:03:57
And then this is going to be basically the end, Mister Chairman.