Director of City Planning Dan Garodnick speaking about the City of Yes proposals at the 189th CityLaw Breakfast last October. Image Credit: CityLand.
On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, Department of City Planning Director Dan Garodnick spoke at New York Law School about the Adams Administration’s “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” zoning text amendment. He had a discussion with Ben Max, Executive Editor for the Center for New York City and State Law about the amendment’s recent approval by the City Planning Commission and pending City Council review.
The City Planning Commission approved the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning text amendment on September 25, 2024. The amendment aims to remove or change outdated provisions within the zoning code to allow for the building more housing citywide. The amendment consists of several provisions including changes to parking mandates to reduce costs of constructing new buildings, implementing a universal affordability preference to allow buildings to add more housing if that housing will be permanently affordable, allowing accessory dwelling units in low density areas, transit-oriented development within a half-mile of subway or rail stations, and the conversion of non-residential buildings to housing, among other changes. For CityLand’s prior coverage, click here. For the official press release from Mayor Eric Adams’ office celebrating this vote, click here.
To watch the video of today’s policy briefing, click here or watch below.
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