As expected, the City Council yesterday unanimously approved the rezoning of 89 blocks of Carroll Gardens in a move designed to limit the height and scope of future development in the largely low-scale neighborhood. This contextual rezoning will preserve the area’s existing residential character, distinguished by the neighborhood’s historic brownstones, while supporting vibrant, local retail corridors on commercial thoroughfares, said Land Use Committee chair Melinda Katz. The simplest manifestation of the rezoning will be a 50-foot height limit on new buildings and additions, the result of new R6B requirements. The resolution was sponsored by Bill de Blasio and supported by other local public figures, including Council Member David Yassky and Borough President Marty Markowitz. The Historic District Council also gave it a thumbs up: This rezoning is an important step in protecting the historic character and human scale of this wonderful neighborhood,” said HDC’s Simeon Bankoff. You can see the map of the rezoning here.
Council Votes 48-0 to Rezone Carroll Gardens [Brooklyn Eagle]
Carroll Gardens Rezoning Close, Boerum Hill Wants In [Brownstoner]
Zoning Debate Continues in Carroll Gardens [Brownstoner]
ULURP Begins for Carroll Gardens Rezoning [Brownstoner]
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