QUESTION
Why did the Department of City Planning propose a large, citywide zoning change instead of smaller, targeted changes?
1:27:54
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The Department of City Planning wanted to address significant changes in how people are living and working with updated zoning rules that are meaningful on a citywide scale.
- The current zoning rules have long outlived their usefulness
- The proposal aims to be respectful of neighborhoods while addressing issues raised by stakeholders, advocates, and council members
- The city council ultimately decides on the proposed changes
- The department wanted to meet the moment with a proposal that is substantial in size and scope
Joann Ariola
1:27:54
This is an enormous endeavor.
1:27:56
Couldn't the zoning updates have been done by implementing a group of smaller zoning changes that are not cookie cutter specific to the areas within the boroughs that would not be as adversely affecting the quality of life of those areas.
Dan Garodnick
1:28:15
We could have proposed a zoning text that was different in size and scale and in substance.
1:28:22
Yes.
Joann Ariola
1:28:23
And why didn't you?
Dan Garodnick
1:28:25
Because we wanted to meet the moment that we are in And we wanted to make sure that we are addressing significant changes, significant changes in the way people are living and working.
1:28:35
And the fact that we have zoning rules, that have long outlived their usefulness.
1:28:41
So we wanted to present something that was citywide in scale, and recognize that the ultimate deciders of this is is is you all the council.
1:28:50
So we wanted to present a big proposal that we thought was meaningful.
1:28:53
Respectful of neighborhoods, address the issues that we've heard from stakeholders, advocates Mhmm.
1:29:00
And also from many of your colleagues about what we what we need to see in the city.
Joann Ariola
1:29:05
Okay.