Street Typology Maps Added as Resources for Reviewing the Draft Code

Street typologies, as identified in the City’s Comprehensive Access and Mobility Plan and adopted in the Placemaking Plan of Rochester 2034, are a framework that recognizes how the design of streets and the public realm should be integrated with the design of sites and buildings. In the Draft Zoning Code,...

New Resource Available (Use Table for uses listed in the existing Zoning Code)

In response to requests from the community, the City ZAP team has created a Use Table for the permitted and specially permitted uses listed in the existing Zoning Code. Please note the disclaimers (in the document) associated with using this table for comparisons with the Use Table in the proposed...

New Resources Posted to the ZAP Website!

Two new resources have been added to the website for Rochester's Zoning Alignment Project! A new video (click to view) has been produced, introducing and explaining the fundamentals of Zoning, and the importance of the City's effort to rewrite its Zoning Code. Please help the ZAP team share this video,...

Webinar Recording Now Available!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6_dXPW_jDM As part of the Zoning Alignment Project (ZAP), the City of Rochester released a draft of the Zoning Code, Zoning Map, and Environmental Impact Statement on Sept 20, 2023. The City is following up that release with a series of community engagement opportunities, the first of which is this...

Upcoming Release

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...

Final EIS Scope

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...

Draft Scope for the ZAP Environmental Impact Statement

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...