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Zoning & Land Use As the document will continue to change, downloading of documents is not recommended. Please review online. Land is the Primary Source of Wealth
The Land Use Map (right) provides a graphic image of wealth creation in the community. A description of the zoning and land use of CD12 has been prepared for review. Please open and review file: Zoning and Land Use (pdf) If you are interested in contributing to the discussion send in a note using the "Contact Us" link. Note the substantial amount of green space - this area nearly the size of Central Park. Examine the extensive areas of blue -- these area represent major institutions in CD12 - the backbone every community needs to manage change. Note several brown areas -- these indicate the location of dense housing. The bright yellow areas indicate the least dense housing. The mauve color shows the location of land used for industrial or manufacturing activities. The regulation of land use is a constantly changing process that dates to the begining of civilization. It is a method for keeping the use of one person's property from becoming a taking or abuse of another person's property. | Plan for Zoning Changes 
The Land Use group focused on the entire district. However, the implications of the Sherman Creek/ Inwood zoning proposal will produce extensive change. It will change manufacturing zones to residential. It will encourage additional development along Dyckman, Broadway and 207th Street. Substantial floor area bonuses will be made to developers providing affordable housing. Zoning and Land Use in CD12
Studies of the physical features, patterns of use and history of Washington Heights/Inwood reveal a varied yet logical pattern of built and open-space environments. The overall district is comprised of distinct neighbor-hoods formed in many cases by unique topographical features, parkland, riverfronts (“the end of the island”), as well as major transportation corridors (Broadway, I-95, Henry Hudson) and changes of “use” (hospital, rail yard). A combination of architecture and people define a community, both create real and perceived bounda-ries and/or collectors or hubs between residential enclaves and business centers.
Within the neighborhoods of CD12 there is a strong overall architectural character—well-built attractive build-ings; consistent in design quality and historical development. Of the area’s 73,000 units in 2000, 55,000 are built prior to 1949. There are many notable individual buildings worthy of recognition and preservation. Three Central Business Districts (CBD) form within an overall pattern of CD12 as largely residential commu-nity:
1. Uptown Inwood CBD (Dyckman to 207th Street)… 2000 additional units possible with zoning change over 10-15 years
2. GW Bridge /St. Nicholas CBD, bisected by St. Nicholas /J-P Duarte: New 300,000 sq. foot re-tail center proposed for GWB Bus Terminal; other urban design, land-use traffic and transporta-tion issues
3. Health HUB CBD + neighborhood shopping of Broadway in Lower Heights: “Zoned” as commu-nity facility, yet the hospital is a major economic engine comparable to many cities’ downtowns + neighborhood shopping of Broadway in Lower Heights: “Zoned” as community facility, yet the hospital is a major economic engine comparable to the downtowns of other cities.
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