Flatbush Gardener on Flatbush Rezoning: Thumbs Up
Our friends at Flatbush Gardener have given the DCP’s Flatbush revised rezoning plan, presented to CB14 last month, a review. More below. From everything I’ve heard and seen about this second draft, they got it right. In general, lots that are 50×100 feet will get the R3X designation, while lots that are 40×100 will get…
Our friends at Flatbush Gardener have given the DCP’s Flatbush revised rezoning plan, presented to CB14 last month, a review. More below.
From everything I’ve heard and seen about this second draft, they got it right. In general, lots that are 50×100 feet will get the R3X designation, while lots that are 40×100 will get R4A. This is a more tailored approach than the broad brush of R4A that was painted over Ditmas Park West and South Midwood in the first draft. They really listened to the concerns of residents, went back and re-drafted to address them. The free-standing homes responsible for the physical character of this area of Flatbush will be protected. All of Flatbush will be protected against unlimited height residential development. There are new opportunities for commercial development, and incentives for affordable housing. It’s hard to find something to critique in this draft.
We spoke with CB 14’s chair Alvin Berk, who says the DCP has been very responsive to community input, but they take no official position until the formal proposal is finished and certified for the ULURP process. “We won’t really see the shape of this until it goes through those public hearings,” he says, which might happen by early 2009. What do you guys think?
Flabush Rezoning Moving Forward [Flatbush Life]
New Flatbush Rezoning Proposal Gets It Right [Flatbush Gardener]
Flatbush Rezoning in the Works [Brownstoner]
Opposition is most likely to come from owners of those properties which are being down-zoned. In particular, there are stretches currently zoned R6 in Beverley Square West, Ditmas Park West, and South Midwood which would be rezoned R3X or R4A. However, most of the current owners of detached homes in R6 zones want the downzoning. Any individual opposition will be met with overwhelming support from their neighbors and neighborhood.
Sounds too good to be true. Who’s going to be pissed about this? Anyone?