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Introduction
The
Midwood neighborhood in Brooklyn Community District
13 is a stable residential community containing
a sizeable R2 district characterized by large
single-family homes on modest-sized lots. The
R2 district is generally bounded by Avenue I on
the north, East 21st Street on the west, East
29th Street on the east and Avenue O on the south.
Family size has been growing in the area in recent
years as younger families have bought homes in
the community. A segment of the community has
expressed interest in expanding their homes, especially
into the rear yard. Existing zoning, however,
mandates a 30 foot rear yard. These residents
have suggested that their blocks be rezoned from
R2 to R2X in order to address this issue and to
provide them with additional floor area. However,
the R2X district which permits a single-family
home to extend ten feet into the 30 foot rear
yard and to reach a maximum FAR of 1.02, can only
be currently mapped within the Special Ocean Parkway
District.
This
study provides an analysis of the existing R2
district in Midwood and includes a review of possible
zoning options to address the needs of this community
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