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THE CITY RECORD

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2024

CITY OF YES FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
CITYWIDE
N 240110 ZRY
IN THE MATTER OF an application submitted by the New York City Department of City Planning, pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, modifying multiple ZR Sections to support economic growth and resiliency by providing businesses with additional zoning flexibility to locate and expand.
The proposed text amendment may be seen at the Zoning Application Portal: https zap.planning.nyc.gov/projects/2023Y0405. Select the Public Documents dropdown menu, and then select the Docket.

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CITYWIDE
No. 2
City of Yes for Economic Opportunity Manufacturing Districts CITYWIDE
N 240111 ZRY
IN THE MATTER OF an application submitted by New York City Department of City Planning, pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, modifying multiple Sections to add new Manufacturing District options.
Matter underlined is new, to be added;
Matter struck out is to be deleted;
Matter within is defined in Section 12-10;
indicates where unchanged text appears in the Zoning Resolution.
ARTICLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 1
Title, Establishment of Controls and Interpretation of Regulations

11-10
ESTABLISHMENT AND SCOPE OF CONTROLS, ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS, AND INCORPORATION OF
MAPS

11-12
Establishment of Districts 11-122
Districts established In order to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Resolution, the following districts are hereby established:

Manufacturing Districts M1-1
M1-1A
M1-1D
M1-2
M1-2A
M1-2D
M1-3
M1-3A
M1-3D
M1-4
M1-4A
M1-4D
M1-5
M1-5A
M1-5B
M1-5D
M1-5M
M1-6
M1-6A
M1-6D
M1-6M
M1-7A
M1-8A
M1-9A

Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance Light Manufacturing District High Performance
M2-1
M2-1A
M2-2
M2-2A
M2-3
M2-3A
M2-4

Medium Manufacturing District Medium Performance Medium Manufacturing District Medium Performance Medium Manufacturing District Medium Performance Medium Manufacturing District Medium Performance Medium Manufacturing District Medium Performance Medium Manufacturing District Medium Performance Medium Manufacturing District Medium Performance
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M2-4A

Medium Manufacturing District Medium Performance
M3-1
M3-1A
M3-2
M3-2A

Heavy Manufacturing District Low Performance Heavy Manufacturing District Low Performance Heavy Manufacturing District Low Performance Heavy Manufacturing District Low Performance

ARTICLE IV
MANUFACTURING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Chapter 1
Statement of Legislative Intent 41-00
GENERAL PURPOSES OF MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS
The Manufacturing Districts established in this Resolution are designed to promote and protect public health, safety, and general welfare. These general goals include, among others, the following specific purposes:
a To provide sufficient space, in appropriate locations, to meet the needs of the Citys expected future economy for all types of manufacturing and related activities, with due allowance for the need for a choice of sites.
b To provide, as far as possible, that such space will be available for use for manufacturing and related activities, and to protect residences by separating them from manufacturing activities and by generally prohibiting the use of such space for new residential development.
c To encourage manufacturing development which is free from danger of fire, explosions, toxic and noxious matter, radiation, and other hazards, and from offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust and other particulate matter, odorous matter, heat, humidity, glare, and other objectionable influences, by permitting such development in areas where this Resolution restricts the emission of such nuisances, without regard to the industrial products and processes involved.
d To protect adjacent residential and commercial areas, and to protect the labor force in other establishments engaged in less offensive types of manufacturing and related activities, by restricting those manufacturing activities which involve danger of fire, explosions, toxic and noxious matter, radiation and other hazards, or create offensive noise, vibration, smoke and other particulate matter, odorous matter, heat, humidity, glare, and other objectionable influences, to those limited areas which are appropriate therefor.
e To protect manufacturing and related development against congestion, as far as is possible and appropriate in each area, by limiting the bulk of buildings in relation to the land around them and to one another, and by providing space off public streets for parking and loading facilities associated with such activities.
f To protect the character of certain designated areas of historic and architectural interest, where the scale of building development is important, by limitations on the height of buildings.
g To protect light manufacturing and to encourage stability and growth in appropriate mixed-use areas by permitting light manufacturing and controlled residential uses to coexist where such uses are deemed compatible.
h To promote the most desirable use of land and direction of building development in accord with a well-considered plan, to promote stability of manufacturing and related development, to strengthen the economic base of the City, to protect the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, to conserve the value of land and buildings, and to protect the Citys tax revenues.
41-10
PURPOSES OF SPECIFIC MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS
41-11
M1 Light Manufacturing Districts High Performance These districts are designed for a wide range of manufacturing and related uses which can conform to a high level of performance standards. Manufacturing establishments of this type, within completely enclosed buildings, provide a buffer between Residence or Commercial Districts and other industrial uses which involve more objectionable influences. New residences are excluded from these districts, except for:
a joint living-work quarters for artists in M1-5B Districts;
b dwelling units in M1-5M and M1-6M Districts;
c dwelling units in M1-1D, M1-2D, M1-3D, M1-4D and M1-5D