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ROCKAWAY NEIGHBORHOODS REZONINGDepartment of City PlanningQueens Office

BOROUGH LOCATION

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Staten Island

Brooklyn

Nassau

County

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John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy International AirportInternational Airport

LaGuardia LaGuardia AirportAirport

Atlantic Ocean

• The Rockaway peninsula stretches 11 miles into lower New York Bay and separates Jamaica Bay from the Atlantic Ocean.

• It encompasses 15 neighborhoods, as well as Jacob Riis Park, Fort Tilden and part of Federal Gateway National Recreation Area.

OVERVIEW

Rockaway ParkRockaway Park

Rockaway BeachRockaway Beach

SomervilleSomerville

EdgemereEdgemere Far RockawayFar Rockaway

Jamaica Bay

Atlantic Ocean

Nassau

County• Five neighborhoods

• 280 blocks

• 5,910 lots

EXISTING ZONING - ISSUES

• Encourages development that is out of character with existing neighborhood context

• Restricts opportunities for mixed used development along the area’s wide streets

• Does not reflect higher accessory parking demand in medium density areas

OBJECTIVES• Establish a low-scale framework to protect and

reinforce established building scale

• Ensure the provision of front and side yards, street trees and sidewalk planting strips

• Address community concerns for additional accessory parking requirements in auto dependent locations

• Provide zoning flexibility for residents to enlarge one-family homes in Far Rockaway

• Facilitate a mix of residential and commercial activities in select locations to strengthen existing contexts along wide streets and in areas close to transit.

EXISTING ZONING

BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Detached development on Beach 119th

Street in an existing R3-2

Mid-rise development on Ocean Promenade in an existing R7A

Out of character development on Beach 108th Street in an existing R5

Beach 116th Street corridor in an existing R5/C1-2

PROPOSED ZONING

PROPOSED ZONING

ROCKAWAY PARKROCKAWAY PARK

R3XR3XR4AR4A

R7AR7A

R5AR5A R4R4

R5BR5B

R3AR3AB. 130 St.

B. 130 St.

B. 116 St.B. 116 St.

Ocean Promenade

Ocean Promenade

B. 126 St.B. 126 St.

Rockaway Beach Blvd.


Newport Ave.

Newport Ave.

B. 108 St.B. 108 St.

•• 57 blocks proposed to be rezoned57 blocks proposed to be rezoned

• 44 blocks rezoned for 144 blocks rezoned for 1-- and 2 family and 2 family houseshouses

•• 11 blocks rezoned for lower density11 blocks rezoned for lower density

•• 2 blocks rezoned for medium density2 blocks rezoned for medium density

PROPOSED ZONING


R3XR3X R4AR4AR7AR7A

R5AR5A R4R4

R5BR5BR3AR3A

B. 130 St.

B. 130 St.

B. 116 St.B. 116 St.

Ocean Promenade

Ocean PromenadeB. 126 St.B. 126 St.

B. 108 St.B. 108 St.





PROPOSED ZONING


R3XR3XR4AR4A

R7AR7A

R5AR5A R4R4

R5BR5BR3AR3A

B. 130 St.

B. 130 St.

B. 116 St.B. 116 St.

Ocean Promenade

Ocean Promenade

B. 126 St.B. 126 St.

B. 108 St.B. 108 St.







PROPOSED ZONING


R3XR3XR4AR4A

R7AR7A

R5AR5A R4R4R5BR5B R3AR3A

B. 130 St.

B. 130 St.

B. 116 St.B. 116 St.

Ocean Promenade

Ocean Promenade

B. 126 St.B. 126 St.


Rockaway Beach Blvd. B. 108 St.B. 108 St.





EXISTING ZONING

BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Out of character development on Beach 92nd Street in an existing R6

New semi-detached development on Beach 97th Street in an existing R6

New mid-rise development on Beach 96th Street in an existing R6

New development on Cross Bay Parkway in an existing R6

PROPOSED ZONING

PROPOSED ZONING

ROCKAWAY BEACHROCKAWAY BEACH

R4R4--11

R5DR5DR6AR6A

R4R4

M1M1--11R4BR4B R5AR5A

R5BR5B

R5DR5DR4R4--11R5DR5DR7AR7A

R5DR5D

Beach Channel Drive

B. 102 St.

B. 90 St.

Shorefront Parkway

Cross Bay Pkwy.

Cross Bay Pkwy.

B. 93 St.B. 93 St.

B. 97 St.B. 97 St.

B. 99 St.B. 99 St.



• 66 blocks proposed to be rezoned66 blocks proposed to be rezoned

• 32 blocks rezoned for 132 blocks rezoned for 1-- and 2 familyand 2 family



•• 2 blocks rezoned to reflect existing uses2 blocks rezoned to reflect existing uses

Rockaway Beach BlvdRockaway Beach Blvd

PROPOSED ZONING


R4R4--11

R5DR5DR6AR6A

R4R4

M1M1--11R4BR4B

R5AR5AR5BR5B


R5DR5DB. 102 St.

Shorefront Parkway








PROPOSED ZONING


R4R4--11

R5DR5DR6AR6A

R4R4

M1M1--11R4BR4B R5AR5A

R5BR5B


R5DR5DB. 102 St.

B. 90 St.

B. 99 St.B. 99 St.








EXISTING ZONING

BUILT ENVIRONEMNT

Detached development on Beach 69thStreet in an existing R5

Out of character development on Beach 69th Street in an existing R3-2

Detached development on Gouveneur Avenue in an existing R3-2

Semi-detached development on Almeda Avenue in an existing R3-2

PROPOSED ZONING

PROPOSED ZONING

SOMERVILLESOMERVILLE

R4R4--11

R4AR4A

R5AR5AR5DR5DR

4AR

4A

R4R4Almeda Ave.Almeda Ave.

Barbadoes

BarbadoesDr.Dr.

Gouverneur Ave.Gouverneur Ave.

B. 66 St.B. 66 St.

B. Channel Dr.B. Channel Dr.

B. 58 St.B. 58 St.

B. 59 St.

B. 7

2 St

.B.

72

St.

•• 58 blocks to be rezoned58 blocks to be rezoned

•• 45 blocks rezoned for 145 blocks rezoned for 1-- and 2and 2-- familyfamily

•• 1 block rezoned for lower density housing1 block rezoned for lower density housing


PROPOSED ZONING


R4R4--11

R4AR4A

R5AR5AR5DR5DR

4AR

4A

R4R4Almeda Ave.Almeda Ave.

Gouverneur Ave.Gouverneur Ave.

B. 66 St.B. 66 St.


B. 58 St.B. 58 St.





PROPOSED ZONING


R4R4--11

R4AR4A

R5AR5AR5DR5DR

4AR

4A

R4R4B. 66 St.B. 66 St.


B. 59 St.

B. 7

2 St

.B.

72

St.





EXISTING ZONING

BUILT ENVIRONMENT


Street in an existing R5Out of character development on

Beach 26th Street in an existing R6

New ocean front development in an existing R6


Street in an existing R6

PROPOSED ZONING

FAR ROCKAWAY & EDGEMEREFAR ROCKAWAY & EDGEMERE

PROPOSED ZONING

R2XR2XR4AR4A

R4R4--11

R4AR4A

R4A

R4AR4AR4AR4R4--11

R5R5R

4R

4 -- 11 R3AR3A

C4C4--44

C4C4--3A3A

R6AR6A Ocean Crest Blvd.

Ocean Crest Blvd.

B. 22 St.B. 22 St.

BB. 32 St. 32 St ..

B. 24 St.B. 24 St.

NassauNassauCountyCounty

Empi

re A

ve

Empi

re A

ve..

Hicksville Rd.B. 9 St.

Seagirt Blvd.Seagirt Blvd.

B. 17 St.B. 17 St.

Gateway

Blvd

Gateway

Blvd

..

B. 20 St.B. 20 St.

R4

R4 -- 11


•• 22 blocks rezoned for 122 blocks rezoned for 1--family housesfamily houses

•• 79 blocks rezoned for 179 blocks rezoned for 1-- and 2and 2-- family housesfamily houses

•• 10 blocks rezoned for lower density housing10 blocks rezoned for lower density housing


R4 R5

R5

R6R6

C4-4R6

R6C4-4

R4

R5R4-1

R3X

R4AR6

C4-2R4-1

R4-1

R2R3-2

R5R3X

R4A

R4-1


PROPOSED ZONING

R2XR2XR4AR4A

R4R4--11

R4AR4A

R4A

R4AR4AR4AR4R4--11

R5R5R

4R

4 -- 11R3AR3A

C4C4--44

B. 22 St.B. 22 St.


B. 9 St.

R4

R4 -- 11






R4 R5

R5

R6R6

C4-4R6

R6C4-4

R4

R5R4-1

R3X

R4AR6

C4-2R4-1

R4-1

R2R3-2

R5R3X

R4A

R4-1


PROPOSED ZONING

R2XR2XR4AR4A

R4R4--11

R4AR4A

R4A

R4AR4AR4A

R4R4--11

R5R5R

4R

4 -- 11 R3AR3A

C4C4--44

C4C4--3A3AR6AR6A

BB. 32 St. 32 St ..


B. 9 St.

Seagirt Blvd.Seagirt Blvd.

R4

R4 -- 11






R4 R5

R5

R6R6

C4-4R6

R6

C4-4

R4

R5R4-1

R3X

R4AR6

C4-2R4-1

R4-1

R2R3-2

R5R3X

R4A

R4-1

COMMERCIAL OVERLAYS• Provide new C1-3 and C2-3

commercial overlays to reflect existing commercial uses and provide for commercial and retail expansion.

• Reduce commercial overlay depth to reflect existing location of commercial uses and to reduce the expansion of commercial uses onto residential blocks.

Beach 116th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard

in an existing R5/C1-2

COMMERCIAL OVERLAYS

TEXT AMENDMENT

• Allow an R2X district in CD 14Currently the R2X district can only be mapped in the Special Ocean Parkway District in Brooklyn.

• Apply R5 residential accessory off-street parking regulations to R6 or R7 areas in CD 14 (except in existing Urban Renewal Areas)

Accessory off-street parking increased from 50% or 70% (depending on zoning district) to 85%

ROCKAWAYROCKAWAYNEIGHBORHOODSNEIGHBORHOODS

REZONINGREZONING

280 Total Blocks Rezoned• 266 blocks rezoned to protect low density character• Additional accessory parking requirements • Strengthen existing contexts in select locations with mixed residential and

commercial activities

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