The Department of City Planning has identified several commercial corridors that are located in residential districts. LDGMA commercial rules and the updated commercial parking lot design guidelines do not apply to these existing businesses since they are not located in commercial districts.
Many of these commercial uses exist because they are either grandfathered buildings built prior to the adoption of the 1961 zoning regulations or they were subsequently allowed through variances approved by the Board of Standards and Appeals. Many of these business owners delay or do not reinvest in these properties due to their uncertain futures.
Task Force Presentations
On April 8, 2010 the Department of City Planning presented this proposal to the Mayor’s Staten Island Growth Management Task Force. The Task Force recommended that the proposal be presented to all three Community Boards for discussion and to encourage public input.
The proposal was presented on the following dates:
Thursday, April 22 – Community Board 3 Land Use Committee
Monday, May 3 – Community Board 1 Land Use Committee
Tuesday, May 4 – Community Board 2 Land Use Committee
Proposed Commercial Rezonings
The department proposes to rezone three existing commercial corridors to the appropriate commercial districts. This will provide a consistent regulatory framework for their future development.
These corridors include:
Commercial Areas |
Community District |
Existing
Neighborhood Character |
Prior
Zoning |
New
Zoning |
New
Regulations |
Richmond Avenue from Victory Blvd to Travis Ave |
CD2 |
Retail and Community Facility with accessory parking lots, Strip Retail centers |
R3X
R3-1
R3-2 |
R3X/C2-2 R3-1/C2-2 R3-2/C1-2
R3-1/C1-2
R3X/C1-2 |
Commercial and Mixed-Use Allowed As-of-Right |
Hylan Boulevard from Naughton Ave to Seaver Ave |
CD3 |
Retail with accessory parking lot |
R3-1 R5 |
R3-1/C1-2, R5/C1-2 |
Commercial and Mixed-Use Allowed As-of-Right |
Hyland Boulevard from Richmond Ave to Goodall St |
CD3 |
Strip Retail and Community Facility with accessory parking lots |
R3A
R3-1 |
R3A/C1-2
R3-1/C1-2
R3-1/C2-2 |
Commercial and Mixed-Use Allowed As-of-Right |
