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    Cord Meyer downzoned


    City Council  •  Rezoning  •  Forest Hills, Queens
    07/15/2009   •    Leave a Comment

    Plan aims to end McMansion construction. On June 30, 2009, the City Council downzoned 32 blocks of the Cord Meyer-Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens from an R1-2 to an R1-2A district. Aimed at eliminating the construction of oversized single-family homes, often referred to as “McMansions,” the new district sets stricter bulk limits including a 35-foot maximum building height and a 500-foot maximum floor area exemption for parking. The original zoning set no height limit and allowed the exemption of the entire ground floor in exchange for one interior parking space. 6 CityLand 57 (May 15, 2009).

    Review Process
    Lead Agency: CPC,Neg.Dec.
    Comm.Bd.: QN 6,App’d, 29-2-0
    Boro.Pres.: App’d
    CPC: App’d, 13-0-0
    Council: App’d, 50-0-2

    Council: Cord Meyer-Forest Hills Rezoning (June 30, 2009).

     

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