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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Support for residential development (City of Yes zoning changes, basement apartment legalization)
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Commissioner Oddo concludes by discussing the Department of Buildings' role in supporting residential development, highlighting recent zoning changes and new laws that aim to increase housing opportunities in New York City.
- City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning text amendment adopted, projecting 82,000 new homes over 15 years
- New local laws create a pathway for legalizing basement apartments and ancillary dwelling units
- Department training plan examiners on these regulatory changes
- Hiring additional staff to handle increased filings and respond to public complaints
- Preparing for the transformation of the city's housing landscape
James "Jimmy" S. Oddo
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Lastly, supporting residential development.
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Finally, department serves a critical role in supporting residential development.
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The zoning text amendment city of Yes for housing opportunity, which was adopted late last year, is expected to make it possible to build more housing in neighborhoods across New York City with a projected 82,000 homes being created over the next fifteen years.
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Additionally, at the end of last year, the city council passed local laws which create a pathway for the creation of legal basement apartments and ancillary dwelling units.
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Given these recent developments, department has been hard at work training its plan examiners on these regulatory changes so that they are prepared to handle related filings.
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The department is also hiring additional staff to handle the projected increase in filings as well as to respond to complaints from members of the public as our housing landscape transforms.
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Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today.
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We welcome any questions you may have.