Youareinvitedtoattend:
JOINTPUBLICMEETINGOFSOCIETYFORCLINTONHILL&FORTGREENEASSOCIATION
ST.JOSEPH’SCOLLEGE,245CLINTONAVE,WEDNESDAY,OCTOBER14,7-9P.M.
SUBJECT:PROPOSEDZONINGCHANGESINOURNEIGHBORHOODS
OnOctober14,2015theFGAandCHSareholdingajointmeetingtoinformthecommunityabout
proposedzoningchangesandtheimpacttheywillhaveonourneighborhoods.Oneweeklater,the
CommunityBoard2PublicmeetingwillbereviewingtheproposalsonOctober21atNYU-PolySchoolof
Engineering’sDibnerBuilding,5MetroTechCenter,roomLC400,at6p.m.Weneedtobeinformedas
towhatishappeningsothatwecanattendtheCB2meetingasinformedcitizens.
AninformationalmeetingontheDepartmentofPlanning’sproposalswasheldSept.28underthe
auspicesofMARP.TheproposalsarecalledtheZoningforQualityandAffordabilityandtheMandatory
InclusionaryZoningandworkinconjunctionwiththeNextGenNCHAproposals.Theyareverycomplex
andconfusing.TheaudienceattheCityPlanningmeetingquestionedtheactualeffectoftheproposals.
Whiletheyappeartobebenign,itbecameapparentduringtheQ&Aperiodthatourresidents,now
surroundedbybuildingcranes,areconcernedthatrealestateinterestsareusurpinglocalcontrol.There
weresuggestionsthatthechangesmightencourageteardowns,andwouldbenon-contextualand
wouldencouragebigboxchainstores.Itwasalsofeltthattheaffordablehousingproposalmaydolittle
toincreasesuchhousingandinsteadencouragegentrification.CouncilMemberCumbosaysthese
proposalsareanexampleoftop-downdecisionmakingwithoutcommunityinput.
Bothofourcommunityorganizationswereactiveinthepassageof2006/2007zoninglaw,andare
concernedthatthesenewproposalswillweakenthepresentlaw.Furthermorethepresentapproval
processisonafasttrackoutsideoftheULURPprocess.OurrequeststodelaytheOctober21meeting
sothatourresidentsmaybebetterinformedaboutthesecomplexissueshasbeeneffectivelydeniedat
thistime.
PleaseattendourOctober14meetingtolearnmore,haveyourinterestsprotectedandyourvoices
heard.
Sincerely,
AnneBush,President,SocietyforClintonHill
RichardNorton,ActingChair,FortGreeneAssociation
P.S.ToFindMoreInformation,visitthefollowingwebpagesontheNYCDepartmentofCityPlanning’s
website:
1.MandatoryInclusionaryHousing(MIH)
2.ZoningforQualityandAffordability(ZQA)
3.ZoningforQualityandAffordability(ZQA)ProfileforBrooklyn’sCommunityDistrict2
4.MarketandFinancialFeasibilityStudy
Toaskquestionsabouttheproposalsortoprovidecomments,contacttheDepartmentofCity
PlanningatAHOUSING@planning.nyc.govorcallingtheZoningHelpDeskat212-720-3291or212-7203300.