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PROPOSED GREATER FLUSHING REZONING PLAN
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high density
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medium density
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low density
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Critical goals of this rezoning proposal include:
1) Downzoning, or lowering the current zoning density of areas of Flushing which are of a suburban character and have been zoned for "growth" since the 1961 Zoning Resolution, therefore reflecting the present context of those neighborhoods and
2) Upzoning, or raising the current zoning density of areas of Flushing which are adjacent to current dense development or are otherwise appropriate for higher densities of development due to immediate access to public transportation or highway access.
When Flushing was zoned in the late 1950's, those planners who created our current map foresaw continued orderly growth for the next 50 years. The downtown area, which, at that time, consisted of a mix of small apartment buildings, rowhousing, detached single- family houses and large estates was zoned uniformly for high-density apartment buildings, with outlying areas zoned for moderate density housing (small apartments, rowhousing, semi-detached and detached houses). Very few areas were zoned for single-family housing, which was the predominant land-use pattern at the time of the imposition of the 1961 zoning resolution. This pattern of land-use remains true today in large sections of Greater Flushing.
Many neighborhoods in Flushing that are still suburban in character are presently threatened with inappropriate speculative development. The changes taking place in these neighborhoods are intrusive and create a higher density than present, thereby placing pressure on present infrastructure and services. In general, the chaotic nature of speculative development has been detrimental, resulting in low-quality housing replacing existing higher quality housing. The proposed plan attempts to analyze the current zoning and recommends areas that are appropriate for contextual rezoning, as well as the designation for the new zoning. Ultimately, this will protect areas that are currently zoned for incompatible, out-of-scale development while promoting areas for higher development, i.e. proximity to the downtown Flushing "core" as well as the Broadway and Auburndale LIRR train stations.
Currently, four contiguous neighborhoods have signed on to this proposed rezoning plan. They are, from west to east: Holly Civic Association; Waldheim Neighborhood Association; Kissena Civic Association; and Utopia Improvement Association. Their combined civic areas stretch from Colden Street on the west to Hollis Court Boulevard on the east, Sanford Avenue on the north to the Long Island Expressway on the south. Approximately 3000 properties in these neighborhoods will be affected by the proposed rezoning.
NOTE: The changes in zoning seen on the second map
are based upon only the four neighborhoods that are
participating in the rezoning plan. Other areas, like
Queensborough Hill, Aurbrundale and North Flushing
have also had major downzoning components, but to date
they have not been implemented.
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