REMARKS
Council to vote on City of Yes zoning for housing opportunity
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Speaker Adams outlines the City of Yes zoning for housing opportunity, a citywide zoning text amendment aimed at increasing housing development. She details the council's modifications to the proposal and the expected outcomes.
- Amendment aims to create over 82,000 new homes over 15 years
- Council modifications focus on neighborhood context, affordable housing, and homeowner/tenant protections
- Changes include restrictions on ADUs, limitations on transit-oriented development, and preservation of open spaces
- Introduction of citywide inclusionary zoning for the first time in New York City
- Acknowledgment of staff members involved in the planning and land use division
Adrienne E. Adams
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1st, as I mentioned, we'll vote on the following land use items, city of YES zoning for housing opportunity, a citywide zoning text amendment to modify residential height, density, parking requirements, affordability, urban design, and other aspects of zoning regulations with the goal of increasing housing development across all neighborhoods.
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In response to robust community engagement, the council is modifying the proposal in 3 primary ways.
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1st, to make new housing development more contextual with existing neighborhoods, particularly for blocks of small homes.
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2nd, to increase the amount of affordable housing that will be created and make sure it reaches lower incomes.
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And 3rd, to protect existing homeowners and tenants.
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Specifically, the council is reducing applicability of ADUs, particularly in flood prone areas and restricting ADUs to homes that are owner occupied.
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The council is limiting transit oriented development in certain areas with small homes and different transportation needs.
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Additionally, the council is protecting open spaces on campus developments and preserving rear yards of row houses and semi detached houses.
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The council is also introducing a parking scheme which is challenge, and preserves requirements where residents have few public transit options and parking is likely to be provided by housing developers at that level anyway.
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An important an important and historic modification by the council creates affordable housing incentives in low density areas, bringing inclusionary zoning citywide for the first time in New York City.
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This will ensure that the creation of affordable housing is possible in every part of the city, and we thank our staff members, particularly Paris Strauder, Anne McCoy, Brian Paul, William Vidal, Chelsea Kelly, Deborah Kertzer, Arthur Ryan Coate, Caroline Antonelli, Dana Leventhal, and the entire Planning and Land Use Division.
