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QUESTION

What is the Department of City Planning's stance on requiring ground floor manufacturing and industrial uses in mixed-use commercial and manufacturing buildings to help incentivize industrial businesses?

2:20:04

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41 sec

The Department of City Planning is open to discussing requiring ground floor manufacturing and industrial uses in mixed-use buildings to support industrial businesses as the zoning update process proceeds.

  • Council Member Restler expresses concern that not enough is being done to support industrial businesses in transition districts
  • Restler believes it's important to require manufacturing on the ground floor of mixed commercial-industrial buildings to provide an entry point for industrial businesses
  • Dan Garodnick from the Department of City Planning says they are open to discussing this requirement as the process moves forward