The Department of City Planning (DCP) plans for the city’s land use and zoning, and supports the City Planning Commission in reviewing land use applications through ULURP.
DCP’s Brooklyn borough office works with community boards on neighborhood plans and rezonings, including the 2021 Gowanus Neighborhood Plan.
Land use applications in CB6 come to the board’s Land Use and Landmarks committees before the full board votes, then to the Borough President, the City Planning Commission and the City Council.