Brighton Beach Zoning Text Amendment - Department of City Planning

Department of City Planning - "Shaping the City's Future"

City Planning:

Home

Take me to...

Commission Meetings
Commission Reports
Community Data Portal
Map & Bookstore
Job Opportunities
Press Releases
DCP Site Map
Contact DCP

Projects & Proposals > Brooklyn > Brighton Beach

Brighton Beach Rezoning - Withdrawn
Overview

Overview | Existing Context and Zoning | Proposed Zoning | Public Review

Update June 11, 2009:

On June 11th, 2009 the Department of City Planning withdrew its applications for the Brighton Beach rezoning (C 090284 ZMK and N 090285 ZRK).

At the request of Community Board 13, local civic groups and elected officials, the Department of City Planning proposes lower density and contextual zoning map changes and zoning text amendments for approximately 54 blocks located within the Brighton Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn. Under the current R6 zoning, development of tall apartment buildings without height limitation is permitted and has resulted in redevelopment of existing detached and semi-detached, one- and two-family homes with new construction ranging from 6-story apartment buildings to 13-story residential towers. The current rezoning proposal seeks to curb out-of-character development on residential side streets that are predominantly developed with lower-density homes while allowing for modest growth along wide avenues and commercial corridors and providing incentives for the creation of affordable housing.

The proposed lower density and contextual zoning districts – R4A, R5, R5D, R7A and C4-4A -- would protect the character of the neighborhood while providing modest growth opportunities and incentives for affordable housing along Ocean Parkway, Brighton Beach Avenue, Coney Island Avenue and Neptune Avenue.

Typical Neighborhood Character

Single family home in the bungalow area on 5th Street between Ocean View Avenue and Neptune Avenue

Semi-detached home on Brighton 13th Street between Brighton Beach ave and Ocean View

Two-Family Homes on Oceanview Avenue and Brighton 4th Street

Brighton Beach Avenue Commercial Corridor

Multi-family apartment buildings on Brighton 12th Street between Ocean View and Brighton Beach Avenue

Overview | Existing Context and Zoning | Proposed Zoning | Public Review

Brief explanations of terms in green italics can be viewed by clicking on the term. Words and phrases followed by an asterisk (*) are defined terms in the Zoning Resolution, primarily in Section 12-10. Consult the Zoning Resolution for the official and legally binding definitions of these words and phrases.