Once a “Development”, always a “Development”? City loses lawsuit, subsequently aims to overhaul entire Zoning Resolution!
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In 2007, an owner of an upper east side townhouse submitted a proposal to the Department of City Planning requesting permission to convert the townhouse basement into a 1-car garage. Doing so would require creating a 9’2” curb cut in front of the property in question.
The Department of City Planning rejected the application, citing Section 25-633 of the zoning resolution:
In the districts indicated, curb cuts are prohibited for residential developments on zoning lots having a width of less than 40 feet…
City Planning felt that this section disqualified the applicant, since the property: (more…)
