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Zoning
The predominant existing
zoning in Downtown Brooklyn is either C6-1 (6 FAR),
C5-4 or C6-4 (10 FAR), mid- to high-density commercial
districts allowing a range of office, retail, residential
and community facility uses. C6 districts allow a slightly
greater range of retail uses, such as auto services
and theaters, than a C5 district. The Special Downtown
Brooklyn District (indicated by the dotted line on the
map below) includes urban design guidelines for major
streets in Downtown Brooklyn. These guidelines require
streetwall and retail continuity, street tree plantings
and restrictions on new curb cut locations along important
pedestrian corridors, including Flatbush Avenue, Atlantic
Avenue, Willoughby and Court Streets.
Zoning Changes
The proposed zoning changes,
as revised on April 29, 2004, are designed to encourage new office development and
academic expansion space within the commercial core
and, in the surrounding areas, new residential development
with attractive ground-floor retail.
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