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On May 17, the City Planning Commission (CPC) certified the
SoHo/NoHo Neighborhood Plan (the Plan), which would replace
outdated zoning regulations that preclude residences, including
affordable housing, and severely restrict ground floor uses.
Certification is the first step in the City's Uniform Land Use
Review Procedure (ULURP); this schedule should allow the Plan to be
approved by the CPC and the City Council by the end of the year,
while the current mayor and City Council member are in office.
The rezoning is timely, since the COVID-19 pandemic has