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The New York City Department of City Planning passed the 1961 Zoning Resolution in October 1960, [7] and the new zoning rules became effective in December 1961, superseding the 1916 Zoning Resolution. [8] The new zoning solution used the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) regulation instead of setback rules. A building's maximum floor area is regulated ...
According to a 2021 study, in San Francisco, the "zoning tax" -which refers to the artificially inflated land prices brought on by tight residential zoning rules- is predicted to be more than $400,000 per home. The study found that the zoning tax in Seattle, New York City, and Los Angeles may reach $200,000.
In 1976, after the original Greenmarket on 59th Street & 2nd Avenue proved to be successful, the New York City Department of City Planning proposed to the Council on the Environment of New York City opening a second farmers market in Union Square and a third market in Brooklyn. The Union Square farmers market was smaller and considerably less ...
Aug. 16—Huntsville city officials have brought an updated zoning ordinance back for approval, offering several changes from the last attempted zone change. Chapter 211 of the Texas Local ...
Zoning map of Winnipeg (1947); single-family zoning highlighted in yellow. Single-family zoning is a type of planning restriction applied to certain residential zones in the United States and Canada in order to restrict development to only allow single-family detached homes.
Privately owned public spaces (POPS) in New York City were introduced in the 1961 Zoning Resolution. The city offers zoning concessions to commercial and residential developers in exchange for a variety of spaces accessible and usable for the public. There are over 590 POPS at over 380 buildings in New York City and are found principally in Manhattan. Spaces range from extended sidewalks to ...
Unlike neighborhoods in the other four boroughs, some Queens neighborhood names are used as the town name in postal addresses. For example, whereas the town, state construction for all addresses in Manhattan is New York, New York (except in Marble Hill, where Bronx, New York is used), and all neighborhoods in Brooklyn use Brooklyn, New York, residents of College Point would use the ...
The recommended rezoning from Traditional Neighborhood-1 to Traditional Commercial-2 allows for an increased maximum building footprint from 2,500 square feet to 10,000 square feet.