Buffalo, NY

This zone addresses general commercial and mixed-use areas that benefit from flexible form standards and are separate from, but within close proximity to, residential neighborhoods.

This zone addresses intensive, high-impact employment uses, generally incompatible with mixed-use residential neighborhoods, and typically benefits from isolated locations, often adjacent to highway, rail, and water access points.

This zone addresses sites for low-impact and moderate-impact employment uses, benefiting from proximity to, but clear separation from, mixed-use residential neighborhoods, typically near highway, rail, and water access points.

This zone addresses civic greens and parks, characterized primarily by trees and landscape, framed by landscape elements or building facades, and designed for passive or recreational use.

This zone addresses mixed-use centers of high intensity in strategic locations, such as on the edges of downtown or near light rail transit, often featuring mid-rise buildings.

This zone addresses the core of downtown Buffalo, facilitating substantial development with an intense mix of uses. It is designed for high-density, mixed-use environments.

This zone addresses mixed-use, walkable centers of Buffalo's most compact neighborhoods, many of which were fully developed before the automobile became prominent.

This zone addresses residential areas adjoining more intensive mixed-use centers, generally defined by compact residential blocks, which occasionally include small mixed-use buildings.

This zone addresses residential areas adjoining the centers of Buffalo's streetcar neighborhoods, generally defined by moderately compact residential blocks, which occasionally include small mixed-use buildings.

This zone addresses areas composed primarily of single-family homes on moderately compact lots of at least 30 feet in width.

This zone addresses areas composed primarily of single-family homes on lots of at least 50 feet in width.