QUESTION
What is the rationale for setting the size limit for micro distribution centers at 2500 square feet in C1/C2 Districts?
3:13:53
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The Department of City Planning set the size limit for micro-distribution centers at 2500 square feet in C1/C2 Districts to match the smallest standard storefront size in New York City.
- The 2500 square foot limit corresponds to a typical 25 foot by 100 foot storefront, which is considered the smallest common storefront size in the city.
- The decision was made to allow these distribution centers to operate at the smallest viable scale.
- The Department of City Planning expects the distribution of these centers to be roughly one per neighborhood, similar to the current distribution of post offices.
Kevin C. Riley
3:13:53
My next question is concerned, proposal 14, which would create new Michael Distribution Centers to better manage the delivery of packages that have taken over the streets.
3:14:04
How the DCP arrived at the proposed 2500 square foot sized limit for C1C2 Districts.
Matt Waskiewicz
3:14:11
Sure.
3:14:11
Thank you for the question, Sharon.
3:14:13
25100 square feet is the size of a standard 25 foot by a 100 foot storefront.
3:14:18
It's the smallest common storefront size you see in the city.
3:14:22
And so we wanted to make sure that as we're allowing for this use, it's at the smallest possible scale that's at all feasible.
Kevin C. Riley
3:14:28
Has there been any study of how many of these centers are needed throughout the city?
Matt Waskiewicz
3:14:34
The best natural experiment is that of a post office today where you see 1 roughly every neighborhood, and that's roughly the distribution we'd expect.
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