143-00 - GENERAL PURPOSES

LAST AMENDED
12/15/2021


The “Special SoHo-NoHo Mixed Use District” established in this Resolution is designed to promote and protect public health,
safety and general welfare. These general goals include, among others, the following specific purposes:

(a)    to enhance neighborhood economic diversity by broadening the range of housing choices for residents of varied incomes;

(b)  to reinforce the longstanding mixed-use character of the area by allowing a wider range of residential, commercial and
community facility uses while retaining significant concentration of commercial and manufacturing space;

(c)    to ensure the development of buildings is compatible with existing neighborhood character;

(d)     to sustain SoHo/NoHo’s cultural legacy and support New York City’s creative economy with provisions that support
arts, cultural and creative uses, organizations and their broader public audience;

(e)    to retain jobs within New York City; and

(f)   to promote the most desirable use of land in accordance with a well-considered plan and thus conserve the value of land
and buildings, and thereby protect City tax revenues.