The City Council Land Use Committee advanced a 42-block rezoning plan, reducing the expected residential units from 9,700 to 9,500, after trimming 165 units. The focus was on addressing concerns from garment-related businesses about potential displacement due to increased density. Modifications included reducing residential density in the southeast section and designating the northwestern area as light manufacturing. Although the changes only decreased anticipated housing production by 2 percent, it raises questions about future approval by an appeals board if reductions are seen as unacceptable. The rezoning creates two new residential districts with defined floor area ratios.
The City Council advanced a 42-block rezoning but trimmed 165 units from the original plan, resulting in an expected net of 9,500 residential units over the next decade.
Changes focused on reducing residential density in certain areas and removing a high-density residential district to alleviate concerns from garment-related businesses facing displacement.
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