PRESENTATION
Issues with current zoning in low-density districts
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Garodnick discusses the problems with current zoning regulations in low-density districts of New York City. He highlights how zoning complexity has made it practically impossible to build two-family homes in two-family districts or small-scale apartment buildings in areas zoned for them.
- Since 2010, half of new buildings in these districts have included fewer homes than allowed.
- The complexity of zoning rules has led to suboptimal outcomes in terms of housing density.
- The city aims to enable appropriate multi-family and two-family home construction in their respective districts.
Daniel Garodnick
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District fixes.
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We have low density districts in New York City that allow 2 family homes and small scale apartment buildings, but zoning has become very complex.
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And it's become practically impossible to build them.
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So you can't really build a 2 family home in a 2 family district or a multifamily home in a multifamily district.
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We want to deal with some of these issues and you know, since 2010, half of new buildings created in these districts have included fewer homes than actually allowed.
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So we want to enable multifamily homes in multifamily districts and 2 family homes in 2 family districts and not crunch everybody to lower outcomes.
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So that's what district fixes are about.
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They're about things like perimeter heights, yards, the overall density in some cases.
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We try to match what was actually built on the ground already.
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