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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.
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 ...
Greater Los Angeles is the most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. state of California, encompassing five counties in Southern California extending from Ventura County in the west to San Bernardino County and Riverside County in the east, with the city of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County at its center, and Orange County to the southeast.
In many United States cities, 75% of land zoned for residential uses is zoned single-family, [2] and across the state of California as a whole, that number is greater than 66%. [8] 94% San Jose, California; 89% Arlington, Texas; 84% Charlotte, N.C. 81% Seattle; 79% Chicago; 77% Portland, Oregon; 75% Los Angeles; 36% Washington, D.C. 15% New ...
This is a list of neighborhoods in the New York City borough of Manhattan arranged geographically from the north of the island to the south. The following approximate definitions are used: Upper Manhattan is the area above 96th Street. Midtown Manhattan is the area between 34th Street and 59th Street. Lower Manhattan is the area below 14th Street.
Anaheim (/ ˈ æ n ə h aɪ m / AN-ə-hyme) is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the tenth-most populous city in California, and the 56th-most populous city in the United States. [6]
In addition to suburban-style apartment complexes, Anaheim's Platinum Triangle is undergoing transformation from a low-density commercial and industrial zone into a more urban environment with high-density housing, commercial office towers, and retail space. Anaheim envisions it as a "downtown for Orange County". [72]
The now defunct New York City Board of Estimate banned sliver buildings from many residential zoning districts in New York City in 1983, after residents objected to their construction. The resurgence of the city's real estate market prior to the economic downturn of 2008 led to new sliver buildings being constructed in commercial districts.