Community Board 7 members approved the Zone Green Text Amendment on Tuesday night, helping clear a local path for a city-wide proposal to make it easier to create environmentally friendly buildings.
The vote was advisory, as the amendment must be approved by the Department of City Planning and the City Council before it becomes official. The amendment relaxes zoning restrictions to make it easier for property owners to update old buildings and build new buildings with environmentally friendly features.
At the meeting, Land Use Committee co-chair Page Cowley said that board members would compile a letter detailing their comments on the amendment, as well as issues such as how landmarks would fit into the amendment, the lax restrictions on bulkhead height, the effect of external insulation of buildings on the neighborhood’s overall character, and the possibility that the skyline would be changed.
In their resolution, CB7 members approved most, but not all, of the Zone Green Amendment.
The initial resolution presented to CB7 on Tuesday night stated that 40-foot bulkheads could only be built if there were elevator access directly to the roof. But the final resolution, which passed unanimously, said that CB7 would not offer comment on the issue of wind turbines and bulkheads.
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