NYC Mayor’s Office Roundtable: Proposed Zoning Updates Including Accessory Dwelling Units, Shared Housing, Faith-Based Initiatives, Other Methods In Public Comment To Tackle Housing Crisis

NYC Mayor’s Office Roundtable of Proposed Zoning Updates Which Include Accessory Dwelling Units, Shared Housing Being Allowed To Share Facilities, and Other Components of the “City of Yes For Housing Opportunity” Plan

NYC Department of City Planning Proposed Zoning Revisions Include Accessory Dwelling Units, Universal Affordability Preference, Loosening Parking Restrictions By Subways/Trains

A Little More Housing In Every Neighborhood forms the backbone of these proposals, which are currently open for public review. The slideshow in the video has been converted into a pdf for easy viewing, and can be viewed here.

Additional links to help you better understand the proposals are the following:

• Additional Resources – https://www.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/city-of-yes/city-of-yes-housing-opportunity.page
• Applicability Maps – https://www.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/city-of-yes/city-of-yes-housing-opportunity-applicability-maps.page
• Staten Island’s applicability maps: Community Board 1, Community Board 2, Community Board 3

According to the NYC DCP:

City of Yes for Housing Opportunity is a citywide zoning text amendment that would update New York City’s zoning to allow a little more housing in every neighborhood. Major components of the proposal include:

• Lifting arbitrary and costly parking mandates for new residential construction
• Adoption of a Universal Affordability Preference
• Transit-oriented development and Town Center zoning
• Allowing homeowners to add accessory dwelling units (homes like backyard cottages)

If adopted, DCP estimates the proposal would enable as many as 108,850 additional homes over the next 15 years.

The proposal was referred for public review in April, and the majority of New York’s community boards and borough presidents have offered their recommendations in support of the plan. On July 10, CPC held a public hearing with a majority of the attendees testifying in favor of the proposal. The CPC is anticipated to vote on the proposal in September. If approved, it will be considered by the entire City Council before the end of the year.

Below is one of the pages of the presentation, which presents a brief summary of the major components of the proposal:

The following questions were asked to the Department of City Planning after the roundtable event.  They are also displayed in the video.