PRESENTATION
Zoning text amendments and Special District establishment
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Michael Kavalar outlines the proposed zoning text amendments, including the establishment of the Special East Chester East Tremont Corridor District. He details the goals and provisions of the special district.
- Key amendments include establishing the Special East Chester East Tremont Corridor District and the R6-1A District.
- The special district aims to promote housing and employment growth around transit, foster services and amenities, and create an attractive urban streetscape.
- Specific provisions support residential growth, encourage a lively public realm, and support existing and growing job centers.
- The proposal includes extensions to the transit zone and removal of certain language applying to C4-4 districts within special planned community preservation district areas.
Michael Kavalar
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So now we'll discuss the zoning text amendments.
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Next slide, please.
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K.
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The department here proposes the following zoning text amendments, 1st and foremost, the establishment of the Special East Chester East Tremont Corridor District, the establishment of the R 6 1 A District, the application of mandatory inclusionary housing, also known as Appendix F, the extension of the transit zone and the removal of language applying exclusively to CA 4 districts within special plan community preservation district areas.
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Next slide, please.
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So here we have a map showing the special district boundaries as well as the sub districts and sub area within it.
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Generally speaking, the special district seeks to promote the growth of housing and employment centers around transit.
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It seeks to foster an adequate range of services and amenities residents workers and visitors and share a lively and attractive urban streetscape around the stations on the long major corridors and create a cohesive pedestrian and public realm network that would better connect future developments with future station areas and surrounding neighborhoods.
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Next slide, please.
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There are a number of provisions of the special district tax that seek to support residential growth specifically as laid out on the slide here.
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Next slide, please.
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There are also a number of special district provisions meant to encourage a lively public realm around the special district.
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Next slide, please.
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And finally, a set of provisions meant to support the existing and growing job center, particularly at more Park through a number of provisions.
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We are happy to discuss any of these in more detail, but for the sake of time, Next slide, please.