The operations and impacts of last-mile warehouses — which receive a high volume of goods and sort them for direct delivery to consumers — are fundamentally different in scale from traditional warehouse uses due to the high volume of product loading and unloading and product flow velocity, involving a massive increase in truck trips to and from the facility compared to traditional warehouses. However, the Zoning Resolution does not distinguish between last-mile and traditional warehouses. Amending the text of the Zoning Resolution to require special permits for last-mile warehouses would provide opportunities for the City to plan for the
expansion of this new industry, prevent clustering of facilities and undue road congestion, and mitigate the negative impacts of last-mile warehouses.