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Projects, Studies and Proposals

Active Studies & Proposals:

	FRESH Food Stores: The Food Retail Expansion to Support Health, or FRESH, program will facilitate the development of stores selling a full range of food products with an emphasis on fresh fruits and vegetables, meats and other perishable goods. The proposed action will provide zoning incentives for neighborhood grocery stores to locate in some of the most underserved neighborhoods in the City with primarily pedestrian-oriented, local shopping districts.
	Inclusionary Housing Program Text Amendment: The Department of City Planning (DCP), in close coordination with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), is proposing a text amendment to upgrade the Inclusionary Housing program, which offers a floor area bonus to developments that provide affordable housing. The proposed changes would create a permanently affordable homeownership option that would be available everywhere the program applies, and make other modifications to further improve the administration of this successful program.
	Going to Market: New York City’s Neighborhood Grocery Store and Supermarket Shortage: A Citywide assessment of supermarket access at the neighborhood level. A Supermarket Access Index was created to evaluate key health and economic development factors that are interrelated to residents' local access to supermarkets.
	Green Initiatives: Ensuring that the city has adquate green spaces is critical to creating a livable, sustainable city with a healthy environment and an improved quality of life.

Recently Adopted Rezonings*:

	Public Plazas Follow-up Text Amendment Adopted 6/10/09: The Department of City Planning is proposing follow-up text amendments to the design regulations for privately owned public plazas that were recently approved in October 2007. The proposed text clarifies and enhances specific provisions of the 2007 text amendment in order to enable the design and construction of high quality public spaces that are inviting, open, accessible and visible.
	Waterfront Text Amendment Adopted 4/22/09: The Department of City Planning (DCP) is proposing a text amendment to the Waterfront Public Access Area design regulations. This initiative will update and fine-tune the design regulations for waterfront public access areas, to facilitate the design and construction of high quality public spaces on privately owned waterfront sites, providing for the public enjoyment of continuous waterfront access where redevelopment occurs.
	Zoning for Bicycle Parking Adopted 4/22/09: The Department of City Planning is proposing a text amendment to the Zoning Resolution to require enclosed and secure bicycle parking in new multi-family residential, community facility, and commercial buildings in all zoning districts. The proposed text amendment would provide for bicycle parking and storage both at home and in the workplace, with standards that serve the needs of cyclists while providing flexibility to accommodate the needs of development.

* Most recently approved proposals are described as originally proposed by the Department of City Planning. Any modifications of the proposals by the City Planning Commission or the City Council are summarized under Public Review, where viewers may link to the CPC report and, in some instances, to the final enacted zoning text.

Earlier Rezonings**:

Yards - Text Amendment
Adopted by the City Council on April 30, 2008.
Street Tree Planting - Text Amendment
Adopted by the City Council on April 30, 2008.
Stairwells Text Amendment
Adopted by the City Council on April 16, 2008.
Commercial and Community Facility Parking Lot - Text Amendment
Adopted by the City Council on November 28, 2007.
Privately Owned Public Plaza - Text Amendment
Adopted by the City Council on October 17, 2007
Special Natural Area District
Adopted by the City Council on February 2, 2005.
Community Facilities Zoning
Adopted by the City Council on September 9, 2004.

** The Earlier Rezonings are no longer being updated. They are presented for reference purposes.