As the next step of the Zoning Alignment Project (ZAP), the draft Zoning Code and Map are available to the public for review and comment. The website (www.rochesterzap.com) has been updated with the complete draft code, draft map, a swipe map for comparing the existing and draft maps, and the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement […]
Next week, on September 20th, the entire draft Zoning Code and Map will be released to the community for review and comment. On that day, the website (rochesterzap.com) will be updated to include the full draft Code, draft Map (pdf and online interactive versions) and the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS); and, hard copies […]
The Scope has been finalized for the ZAP Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS). The Scope serves as the outline/description of the contents of the DGEIS. The draft Scope was released on May 22nd to the community and was reviewed formally by the City Planning Commission and the Rochester Environmental Commission. To see the final […]
At their May 22nd meeting, the City Planning Commission reviewed the draft Scope for the ZAP Environmental Impact Statement. This is the kick-off for the public scoping process required by the NYS Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR). The community will be given 30 days to review and comment on the draft Scope. Comments can be […]
We are anticipating that the third and final batch of zoning code will be released for public review in early 2023. Public meetings will be conducted to talk about the release and collect your comments. After we allow time for comments on the final batch of code, we intend to release the entire revised draft […]
The City Planning Commission will be conducting a Special Meeting, via Zoom, on July 18, 2022 at 5:00pm, during which they will receive a presentation by City staff on the second batch of code recently released for community review and input. The presentation will be substantially the same as the presentation at the two public […]
The City of Rochester Zoning Alignment Project (ZAP) Team invites you to join us for a virtual meeting where you can participate in a discussion on the newly-released 2nd batch of draft Zoning Code. Webinars are scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on the following dates: June 14, 2022. To register, click here. June 20, 2022. To […]
During the City Planning Commission pre-meeting on Monday, May 23, 2022, the second batch of draft code sections will be released for community review and input. In addition to the newly-released code, Articles 3 and 13 are being re-released as edited versions so the community can use them as reference and further comment on them. […]
City Planning Commission Special Meeting On May 10, 2022, at 6:00 P.M., the City Planning Commission will discuss the progress of the ZAP and will advise staff on matters that received considerable public comment. The CPC was provided with a copy of the comments received up to mid-April 2022 and a staff report summarizing the […]
The ZAP Team has developed some additional resources for the community to use when reviewing the Draft Map and Use Table. Click the links below or visit the Documents & Presentations page to find: *NEW* ZAP Swipe Map – much easier to compare existing zoning to proposed zoning! PDFs of Quadrant Maps showing draft zoning […]