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downzoning
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downzoning

The process of changing the zoning on a parcel to a use that is less intensive than formerly allowed. Property once zoned for multifamily residential use might be downzoned to single-family residential use.



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Katz ceded that in her role as chair of the Council's land use committee she didn't always endorse development- she worked to downzone 6,000 blocks in the city in order to protect character of neighborhoods from overbuilding - but she said that those who have negotiated with her know that "we have always managed to come out with what's best for the city.
Carroll Gardens downzoning looms Calls are growing to downzone all of Carroll Gardens, a low-rise Brooklyn neighborhood lined with brownstones.
For example, it is extremely difficult to count the number, extent, and locations of downzones in the thick documents.
 
 
 
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