City Planning Comission (CPC)
The City Planning Commission (CPC) is a Mayoral controlled commission responsible for the conduct of planning relating to "the orderly growth and development of the city." The Chairperson of the…
Zoning Map changes
A zoning map amendment entails changing the zoning designation on the zoning map(s), which could affect one lot, many blocks or an entire neighborhood. Almost all rezonings by their nature…
Zoning Text changes
Zoning Text Amendments are changes to the text of the Zoning Resolution - the actual written rules for different zoning districts. Text Amendments on their own do not require the…
Special permits
A special permit is a discretionary action by the City Planning Commission (CPC), subject to ULURP review, or the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), which may modify use, bulk…
Residential
A residence district, designated by the letter R, is a zoning district in which only residences and community facilities are permitted. There are 10 kinds of residential zones in the…
Commercial
A commercial district, designated by the letter C, is a zoning district in which commercial uses are allowed. In most types of commercial districts, residential and community facility uses may…
Manufacturing
A manufacturing district, designated by the letter M, is a zoning district in which manufacturing uses, most commercial uses and some community facility uses are permitted. Profit-driven rezonings from manufacturing…
Mixed-Used (Mx)
A mixed use (MX) district is a special purpose district in a former manufacturing district, that has been rezoned to allow manufacturing and residential use. In practice, residential uses tend…
Community Facility
A community facility use provides educational, health, recreational, religious or other services for the community it serves and is generally allowed as-of right in most zoning districts.
Special Districts
A special district is a tailored zoning district that overrides the underlying zoning rules in order to advance particular goals - such as permitting more uses than would normally be…
