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Bayside Rezoning
On April 12, 2005, the City Council approved the Department's rezoning proposal for Bayside and the new R2A district-- both of which are now in effect. The goals of the Bayside rezoning proposal are to preserve the area's established detached and semi-detached character and to ensure that future residential development is consistent with that character. Councilman Tony Avella says the Bayside rezoning "lays a foundation for other low-density neighborhoods in Queens." The proposal has three principal components:
1) Establishment of a new citywide R2A zoning district, based on the current R2 district but with new floor area allowances, lot coverage requirements, and revised height and setback regulations;
2) Rezoning of much of the Bayside area from R2, R3-1, R3-2, R4 and R4A to lower-density or contextual zoning districts (R1-2, R2A, R3A, R3X, R3-1, R4-1, R4B);
3) Rezoning of selected C1-2 selected commercial overlays, including removing overlays on two block fronts and modifying selected C1-2 and C2-3 overlays by reducing their depth from 150 feet to 100 feet.
27,000 properties in Bayside and its surrounding neighborhoods are eligible for R2A rezoning.
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