Carroll Gardens Zoning MapWelcome to the wild wild west!
Doesn't anybody look at zoning maps any more? Or has it become optional for the NYC Buildings Department and our local Community Board 6 to consider the zoning resolution when they are making decisions on whether to allow businesses to open in Carroll Gardens and whether a liquor license should be issued?
How can it be that a business (wine bar) was allowed to open at 415 Union Street at the corner of Hoyt Street in a location that is not zoned commercial? And how can it be that the same business may be able to open a second business (cocktail lounge), attached to the first at 303 Hoyt Street?
On the zoning map, that location is NOT zoned commercial. It had been used as a doctor's office before, which would have been allowed in a residential neighborhood as a community facility. According to the zoning resolution, once that doctor's office closed, it should have reverted back to residential use.
Our city ignores the zoning rules for businesses and developers but is awfully quick to penalize residents for putting out their trash too early.
Pardon me for asking, but does that seem fair?
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