TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 4: Land Use, Zoning, and Public Policy................................................4-1 A. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................4-1 1. ISSUES.................................................................................................................................4-1 B. PRINCIPAL CONCLUSIONS ..............................................................................................4-1 C. METHODOLOGY.................................................................................................................4-4 1. STUDY AREAS.....................................................................................................................4-4 D. EXISTING CONDITIONS ....................................................................................................4-4 1. PROJECT AREA....................................................................................................................4-4 a) Development and Zoning History................................................................................................ 4-4 b) Land Use...................................................................................................................................... 4-6 c) Zoning Districts ..........................................................................................................................4-18 d) Special Districts..........................................................................................................................4-23 e) Public Policy...............................................................................................................................4-26 2. PRIMARY STUDY AREA ....................................................................................................4-27 a) Land Use.....................................................................................................................................4-27 b) Zoning ........................................................................................................................................4-30 c) Special Districts..........................................................................................................................4-33 d) Public Policy...............................................................................................................................4-33 3. SECONDARY STUDY AREA ...............................................................................................4-34 a) Land Use.....................................................................................................................................4-34 b) Zoning ........................................................................................................................................4-36 c) Special Districts..........................................................................................................................4-38 d) Public Policy...............................................................................................................................4-38 E. 2010 FUTURE WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION....................................................4-39 1. PROJECT AREA..................................................................................................................4-39 a) Land Use.....................................................................................................................................4-39 b) Zoning ........................................................................................................................................4-42 c) Public Policy...............................................................................................................................4-42 2. PRIMARY STUDY AREA ....................................................................................................4-42 a) Land Use.....................................................................................................................................4-42 b) Zoning ........................................................................................................................................4-44 c) Public Policy...............................................................................................................................4-45 3. SECONDARY STUDY AREA ...............................................................................................4-45 a) Land Use.....................................................................................................................................4-45 b) Zoning ........................................................................................................................................4-46 c) Public Policy...............................................................................................................................4-47 F. 2010 FUTURE WITH THE PROPOSED ACTION............................................................4-47 1. PROJECT AREA..................................................................................................................4-47 a) Land Use.....................................................................................................................................4-47 b) Zoning ........................................................................................................................................4-51 c) Public Policy...............................................................................................................................4-57 2. PRIMARY STUDY AREA ....................................................................................................4-58 a) Land Use.....................................................................................................................................4-58 b) Zoning ........................................................................................................................................4-59 c) Public Policy...............................................................................................................................4-59 3. SECONDARY STUDY AREA ...............................................................................................4-60 a) Land Use.....................................................................................................................................4-60 b) Zoning ........................................................................................................................................4-60 c) Public Policy...............................................................................................................................4-60 4-i No. 7 Subway Extension—Hudson Yards Rezoning and Development Program FGEIS G. 2025 FUTURE WITHOUT THE PROPOSED ACTION ................................................... 4-60 1. PROJECT AREA ................................................................................................................. 4-61 a) Land Use.................................................................................................................................... 4-61 b) Zoning........................................................................................................................................ 4-63 c) Public Policy.............................................................................................................................. 4-63 2. PRIMARY STUDY AREA.................................................................................................... 4-63 a) Land Use.................................................................................................................................... 4-63 b) Zoning........................................................................................................................................ 4-63 c) Public Policy.............................................................................................................................. 4-64 3. SECONDARY STUDY AREA............................................................................................... 4-64 a) Land Use.................................................................................................................................... 4-64 b) Zoning........................................................................................................................................ 4-64 c) Public Policy.............................................................................................................................. 4-64 H. 2025 FUTURE WITH THE PROPOSED ACTION ........................................................... 4-64 1. PROJECT AREA ................................................................................................................. 4-64 a) Land Use.................................................................................................................................... 4-64 b) Zoning........................................................................................................................................ 4-74 c) Public Policy.............................................................................................................................. 4-74 2. PRIMARY STUDY AREA.................................................................................................... 4-74 a) Land