Last night the Department of City Planning held a hearing for its proposed zoning text amendment in Carroll Gardens, a change that will limit the size of new developments and additions on several blocks in the neighborhood. Pardon Me For Asking attended the meeting and reports that many residents spoke passionately about the zoning amendment. Those in favor of it say it’ll preserve Carroll Gardens’ character by disallowing out-of-context structures to rise on the blocks in question. Some Carroll Gardeners, however, testified against the amendment last night, according to Gowanus Lounge, saying there wasn’t enough notice about the zoning change, thus “seeming to lay the groundwork for a legal challenge.”
Carroll Gardens Narrow Streets Get Their Hearing [GL]
Carroll Gardens Testifies In Front Of City Planning [PMFA]
Drawing from PMFA.