Urban Planning Tools: Introduction To Nyc Zoning

Bronx Building Design

What you’ll learn
The student will learn about Zoning from a NYC Perspective.
The student will learn where to gather information about zoning.
The student will learn about how zoning works using a potential development site.
The student will learn what to construct in a diverse community.

Requirements
They will need to be able to use Chrome to browse websites and be familiar with computer terminology.

Description
As a Community Board Member in the South Bronx, developers have come in to present their development projects. Decisions are made as to what should be constructed based on NYC Zoning and other city regulations. Meeting attendees ask questions as to why, for example, there is no parking in the building. Why do most buildings have studios and single-bedroom apartments? And, how decisions are made about the building uses? Most of these questions are answered by knowing what zoning regulates and how decisions are made toward its uses. This course is an overview of how those decisions are made and what to look for when deciding the building’s use. The course uses a site in the South Bronx to know what can be constructed on the site. This course is for students who are interested in knowing what zoning regulates.The courses use a Bronx lot as a case study on how to use zoning to provide housing and resources to the community. It is broken down into two sections. What information and sketches are required in a site plan? What is the site and what are the surrounding structures of the site? A basic overview of what to look for when deciding the use of the building.

Overview
Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Course Summary

Lecture 2 Zoning basics

Lecture 3 The project site

Lecture 4 Site Plan Requirements

Lecture 5 Axometric Requirements

Lecture 6 NYC ULURP or Uniform Landuse Review Procedure

Section 2: Determining the sites Zoning Requirements

Lecture 7 Determine the zoning of the site using public information

Lecture 8 Height Factor and learning about the Quality Housing Program

Lecture 9 What is FAR and what is the FAR of the lot.

Lecture 10 Open Space percentage of the site

Lecture 11 What is the Sky Exposure plane of the site?

Lecture 12 Balconies and Trees

Lecture 13 Why I decided to design a seven floor building?

Lecture 14 Groups

Lecture 0 Site Plan Sketch

Lecture 0 Floor Plan Sketch based on zoning interpretation

The course is for people that want to understand zoning from a NYC perspective.,The course is for people that want to know how to a basic site plan based on NYC Zoning interpretation.,For people to be familiar with how decisions are make when deciding to construct a building.