PRESENTATION
Proposed changes for low-density neighborhoods
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Garodnick outlines the proposed changes for low-density neighborhoods as part of the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity initiative. He explains the current state of these areas and the rationale behind the proposed modifications.
- Low-density areas in NYC are diverse, including single-family homes, 2-3 family homes, and small apartment buildings
- Current restrictive zoning has made it virtually impossible to build new homes in many low-density areas since the 1960s
- The proposal aims to allow for the creation of more housing in low-density areas while maintaining consistency with existing scale and character
- The changes are designed to offer lower-cost housing options and support homeowners
- Garodnick emphasizes that the proposal would allow for modest increases in housing that are in line with existing building types
Daniel Garodnick
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Okay.
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Here's the overview of the proposal.
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I'm not going to dwell on this, except us just point out that we have on this map divided the city into our lower density neighborhoods defined in zoning as R1 to R5 and our medium and high density neighborhoods here in Orange, R6 to R10.
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We're going to come back to this, but just remember, those are the way that we have divided out R1 to R 5 and r 6 to r 10.
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Next slide.
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Okay.
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Let's start with low density next slide.
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Okay.
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When people think of low density neighborhoods, they tend to think of single family homes on large lots with white picket fences.
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But actually, our low density areas are quite diverse, with a range of building types, including 2 and 3 family homes and also small apartment buildings.
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These modest apartment buildings are an important source of housing for many New Yorkers.
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Unfortunately, restrictive zoning makes it possible to build since the 19 sixties are increasingly restrictive zoning as it made it virtually impossible impossible to build in many areas of the city.
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As a result, most low density areas have stopped building new homes, worsening, our cities housing shortage.
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City of yes would allow for the creation of a little more housing across low density areas in ways that are consistent with the scale and character of existing buildings.
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That offer lower cost housing compared to other types of construction and also support homeowners.
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Let's talk about that.
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