The “Special Hunts Point District” established in this Resolution is designed to promote and protect the public health, safety and general welfare of the Hunts Point community. These goals include, among others, the following specific purposes:

(a)        to provide a buffer of high-performance industrial and other commercial establishments around the residential area;

(b)        to encourage the development of food-related businesses and other compatible businesses;

(c)        to create a transition between the Hunts Point Food Market and related businesses and the adjacent neighborhood;

(d)        to retain jobs in New York City;

(e)        to promote the development of retail businesses in the neighborhood;

(f)        to provide an opportunity for the physical improvement of Hunts Point; and

(g)        to promote the most desirable use of land and thus conserve the value of land and buildings and thereby protect City tax revenues.