WHAT DOES THE DEPARTMENT OF CITY

PLANNING DO?
The Department of City Planning is New York City’s planning and land use agency. Our role in city government is to work closely with
communities, local stakeholders, and elected officials to create a long term vision that will help influence and shape the future of
neighborhoods and our City.
What is Neighborhood Planning?
Neighborhood planning is a process for communities to engage in a conversation together with City agencies to identify assets, challenges,
and opportunities and create a comprehensive roadmap to preserve and grow together. Neighborhood study processes often aim to direct
public and private investment and policy, guide growth and development, and protect and enhance communities.

DCP is undertaking a neighborhood planning approach as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Housing New York plan in an effort to foster diverse,
livable neighborhoods with access to affordable housing, jobs, parks, transportation, and supporting services.

What conversations do we have in the What tools are in DCP’s toolbox?

neighborhood planning process? Neighborhood Planning - Long-term comprehensive planning in
Local communities and stakeholders come together with city agencies and communities.

elected officials to discuss topics such as:

Preserving and creating quality housing for all
Connecting the neighborhood and the wider city
Protecting and enhancing communities and their character
Improving streets, sidewalks, public areas, and parks
Helping to create jobs and businesses
Improving services for community residents
Creating healthier communities
Zoning and Land Use Policies - Zoning regulates building uses, sizes, and
shapes and required amenities. Some tools within zoning include:
• Mandatory Inclusionary Housing - Through zoning, it is made a
requirement to build permanently affordable housing when future City
Planning Commission actions encourage substantial new housing.
• Special Districts - The regulations for special purpose districts are
designed to supplement and modify the underlying zoning in order to
respond to distinctive neighborhoods with particular issues and goals.
• Waterfront Access - Zoning can require waterfront public access area
(WPAA) on some waterfront lots. This portion of a waterfront zoning lot
will have to provide publicly accessible open space to and along the
shoreline. All WPAAs are required to be improved with landscaping and
trees, seating and other amenities.
• The Food Retail Expansion to Support Health - The FRESH Program offers
zoning incentives and financial benefits in communities with shortage of
fresh food options.
Urban Design Principles - The principles provide a foundation for
understanding neighborhood character and apply a set of core ideals to aspire
to in the land use planning and development process.
Resiliency and Sustainability - Planning for the long-term vitality of
communities affected by Hurricane Sandy and other areas at risk of coastal
flooding.

Data Sharing - DCP provides public data and information on demographics,

Preparing for a storm and climate change resilient city housing, economic development, resiliency and sustainability, and more.

And much more DID

YOU KNOW?
DCP is responsible for writing the
City’s Zoning Resolution.
Past planning work in the Bronx include: The Dept. of Buildings
is responsible for enforcing
Contact the Southern Boulevard Study team: the Zoning Resolution.

Jerome Avenue Neighborhood Plan
Carol Samol
Shawn Brede
Justin Lamorella
Lauren Harrison
Email: SouthernBLVD@planning.nyc.gov
Tawkiyah Jordan
Sustainable Communities The Sheridan Expressway Study Harlem River Waterfront Susanna Castiello Call: (718) 220-8500
Metro North Oscar Oliver-Didier Website: nyc.gov/southern
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 WHAT IS ZONING?
Creates a framework for development on SOME CURRENT ZONING DISTRICTS IN
ZONING:

private property. Zoning governs

land use and building bulk in the City. These THE SOUTHERN BOULEVARD STUDY AREA
regulations take the form of residential,
R1-2 districts are leafy, low-
commercial and manufacturing districts

R1-2
density neighborhoods
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1 zoned R1-2.

Basically, ZONING regulates what can be done

on a site (USE), and how tall and wide your
R7-1 R7-1 allow medium & high
density residential uses.
They do not have height
limits. 6-8 story apartment
building can be (BULK) buildings are common in
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2

Zoning is for the long term,

for the future C4 districts are mapped
in regional commercial
C4-4

centers and include

specialty and department
stores, theaters and other
commercial and office uses.
The C4-4 district can
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Southern Boulevard.

Zoning DOES Zoning DOESN’T C8 districts provide for

automotive and other
Regulate Uses (by district Tear Down Buildings
C8-3

heavy commercial services

boundaries) Zoning does not give the City that often require large
amounts of land. They don’t
authority to acquire or tear
allow residential uses.
Regulate Bulk down any existing buildings The C8-3 district can be

• Height on private property. 4

found along Southern
Boulevard.
• Setbacks Build New Buildings/
• Lot Coverage Uses
M1-1

Zoning determines what is
Incentivize/Regulate
Affordable Housing
Incentivize Public
M1 districts typically
permitted to be built.
include light industrial
uses, such as woodworking
Zoning does not require shops, repair shops, and
wholesale service and
development.
It works with the market. 5
storage facilities.

Amenities
C1 and C2 districts are
Sets Performance
OVERLAYS
C1/C2

referred to as “commercial
Standards for Heavy overlay” districts. They allow
Commercial & mixed-use buildings with
commercial ground floors
Industrial Uses underneath residential uses.
They also permit standalone
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portion of the study area. Here, a variety of factors contribute to the neighborhood character, and how it has CROTONA PARK T

changed- and will change- over time. Notably, the Crotona Park East/West Farms rezoning of 2011 has resulted CL
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completed, as well as the construction of a new school to begin construction soon. Further south, specifically
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East 165th Street will add two new residential buildings and provide 460 units of affordable housing, as well as 2-5

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commercial and community facility space. The Bronx River waterfront is anchored by Starlight Park –reopened
in 2013 – to the north and Concrete Plant Park – opened in 2009 – to the south. In between are junkyards, ACADEMY
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common. Additionally, community facility uses including daycares, healthcare facilities, and other non-profit
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found along Southern Boulevard. These uses might be set back from the street, have no buildings, or contain !5 FANNIE LOU

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district. This portion is home to the Southern Boulevard Business Improvement District (BID), which helps to
organize businesses and keep the area clean and attractive. There is no elevated rail along this portion of the
corridor, but there is a 6 train subway station at Hunts Point Avenue, Southern Blvd, and 163rd at Del Valle Square. Freeman St.
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Square, providing faster travel times to Manhattan as well as the eastern Bronx, upstate, and Connecticut. College Prep Charter School
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and at the New Horizons Shopping Mall. New Horizons is a shopping center located in the northern portion of HIGH SCHOOL
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center itself is not well-integrated into the community with only one entrance and one exit and a vast, surface CHARTER SCHOOL
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parking lot in front of the stores. New Horizons is connected to Southern Boulevard by East 174th Street, which
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community facilities and parking lots. The elevated 2/5 train anchors this section of Westchester Avenue, before SOUTH BRONX
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