Q&A
Council Member Carr questions if proposal is a text amendment or mapping action
2:47:27
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Council Member David Carr questions whether the zoning proposal is truly a text amendment or if it constitutes a mapping action due to changes in lot sizes and creation of new rules for transit-oriented development areas.
Chair Daniel Garodnick explains that it's a text amendment because it doesn't change the city map, and that different square footage limitations for different types of development are routine in zoning.
- Carr argues that reducing minimum lot sizes and creating new rules for transit-oriented development areas could be seen as creating new zoning districts
- Garodnick maintains that the changes are part of a text amendment and not a mapping action
- The discussion highlights the complexity of zoning changes and their potential implications
David Carr
2:47:27
The the this is considered a text amendment.
2:47:31
Right?
2:47:31
It's not a mapping action that we're considering here today.
2:47:34
Is that correct?
Christopher Marte
2:47:35
Correct.
David Carr
2:47:36
So inclusive of the ZHL proposal is reducing the minimum lot sizes for the various districts, in particular for R1s, which, you know, in the view of some, is actually creating new zoning districts.
2:47:48
And then in your transit oriented development areas, you're creating another set of rules for districts that are contained in DOD and preserving a set of rules that already exist outside of DOD, creating parallel zoning districts, if you will.
2:48:02
So how is this not a mapping action.
Daniel Garodnick
2:48:05
Well, it's not a mapping action because we're not changing the city map at all.
2:48:09
That's the short answer to your question.
2:48:11
But as it relates to different square footage limitations for different types of development, Well, you are correct to say that in some single family zoning on our 11, we do have minimum lot sizes today up to that are 9500 square feet as a minimum lot size.
2:48:27
And so we are Looking at that very seriously here because in New York City, minimum lot size of 9500 square feet is something which limits opportunities for a lot of people, and we do want to allow for warehousing.
2:48:42
5000 square feet is a a number that we set for the purpose of transit oriented development, which, of course, is a multifamily opportunity near transit on a wide street or a short end of a block.
2:48:53
So the idea that the zoning resolution would have different definitions for square footage, for lot sizes, for different programs, is rather routine.
2:49:03
We have it in there already today.
2:49:06
We are just making certain changes to make certain programs eligible.
