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Planning commission backs text amendment to clarify RS‑1 single‑family definition
Summary
The New York City Planning Commission voted to recommend a text amendment that inserts a court‑sourced definition of "single housekeeping unit" into RS‑1 zoning, intended to clarify when a dwelling is a single‑family house and when it operates as a rooming house.
The New York City Planning Commission voted to recommend a text amendment that clarifies what counts as a "single family detached dwelling" in RS‑1 zoning, including a new definition of "single housekeeping unit" and a list of prima facie indicators that a property is not being used as a single household.
Erica Townes, representing the Springdale Neighborhood Association, told the commission the amendment "is a dwelling that's designed for and occupied exclusively by a single housekeeping unit," and that the change places Supreme Court factors directly into the ordinance so "there's no room for doubt as to what it is." The change was described as a text amendment not tied to a specific property; staff corrected an…
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