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Brooklyn zoning tweak would reserve part of midblock nonresidential bonus for light industry and community uses
Summary
The Department of City Planning on Aug. 20 described a follow‑up zoning text amendment to the Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan that would limit part of a midblock nonresidential floor‑area bonus to light industrial and certain community facility uses in Community District 8.
The Department of City Planning on Aug. 20 described a follow‑up zoning text amendment to the Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan that would limit part of a midblock nonresidential floor‑area bonus to light industrial and certain community facility uses in Community District 8. Jordan Fraad, senior borough planner at DCP’s Brooklyn office, told the Brooklyn Borough President’s ULURP public hearing the proposal would “limit 0.5 FAR of the 1.1 FAR in the mid block areas to only the uses shown above while exempting small sites of less than 10,000 square feet.”
Why it matters: the change is intended to encourage mixed‑use buildings that include space for jobs and community facilities rather than general commercial or office space, responding to Community Board 8…
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