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    Kew Gardens Hills Residents Seek Area-wide Rezoning to Allow Home Expansions

    Rezoning  •  Kew Gardens Hills, Queens

    Building envelope comparison: R2 (left) to R2X (right). Image Credit: CPC.

    The proposed rezoning would allow larger single-family homes than current zoning permits and would bring many overbuilt homes in the area into zoning compliance. On June 19, 2019, the City Planning Commission held a public hearing on a proposed rezoning of two areas of Kew Gardens Hills in Queens. The application was brought by Queens Community Board 8 to rezone approximately 378 lots across 16 blocks from the existing residential R2 zoning to residential R2X zoning. The areas proposed for rezoning are both located northeast of the Kew Gardens Interchange generally bounded by 72nd Avenue to the north, Union Turnpike to the south, Park Drive East to the west, and Main Street to the east.  Queens Community Board 8 brought the application on behalf of Kew Gardens Hills residents. The applicant’s attorney Jay Goldstein presented the application. (read more…)

    Tags : Areawide rezoning, Kew Gardens Hills rezoning, Queens CB 8, ULURP
    Date:07/01/2019
    Category : City Planning Commission
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