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Carroll Gardens re-zoning moves ahead

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The gardens in Carroll Gardens are one step closer to being rezoned. The City Planning Commission has approved the re-zoning of the low-rise neighborhood’s streets that are considered wide only because of their eponymous front gardens, which lets developers build higher. Residents have long protested that streets that are 50 feet wide, counting sidewalks, are zoned as 130 feet wide because front yards are included. Now the streets will be zoned based on their actual width, creating new height restrictions. Seven-story buildings are allowed on wide streets, while only five stories are allowed on narrow streets. A final city council vote is scheduled for July 23.