01LU 0507-2019Approved
Sabor Latino
Subcommittee action
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Antonio ReynosoBarry S. GrodenchikCarlina RiveraDonovan J. RichardsFrancisco P. MoyaRory I. LancmanStephen T. Levin
Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises
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land-use items
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From the room
“enter into record that we have received a letter from the applicant that is outlining certain uh commitments”
— Francisco P. Moya
“permitted in the R5 district by a pre-1961 Board of Standards and Appeals variants that was initially granted in 1955”
— Frank Saint-Jacques
“the FAR will go up from 0.5 to 0.85 with a 1.02 attic allowance. It will decrease the rear yard from 30 to 20”
— Jay Goldstein
“a rezoning application by Queen's Community Board 8 seeking approval for a zoning map amendment to rezone portions of the existing R2 district to R2X”
— Francisco P. Moya
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The decisions
302LU 0508-2019C 190299 ZMQZoning MapLaid over
Kew Gardens Hills Rezoning
with 1 related matter · LU 0509-2019
Queens Community Board 8's application to rezone portions of an existing R2 district to R2X came before the committee, but the record shows no disposition or vote , the outcome was not captured.
Mandatory inclusionary housing
Land-use review
03LU 0517-2019C 190222 ZMKZoning MapLaid over
3513 ATLANTIC AVENUE
Took up the rezoning of 3513 Atlantic Avenue in Councilmember Espinal's Brooklyn district; the item data records no decision, vote, or modification, so the outcome at this meeting is not stated.
The deal
Site
3513 ATLANTIC AVENUE
District
Conditions
- Brooklyn Borough President and City Planning Commission both recommended approval of the application
Properties3513 ATLANTIC AVENUE
Also in the record
Records not linked to a specific agenda item
Questions & answers
John White: Final continuing vote tally
Q: How long has the current gas station/auto body establishment been in operation? (chair, idx 30)
Q: Is the adjacent owner aware of and supportive of the application? (idx 42-43)
Citations & precedent
Pre-1961 Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) variance initially granted in 1955 permitting the gas station use in the R5 district · Frank Saint-Jacques
3485 Atlantic Avenue auto sales use was permitted in the R5 residential district by a BSA variance initially granted in 1959 · Frank Saint-Jacques
Zoning resolution prohibits structural alterations to a building occupied by a nonconforming use; existing gas station/car wash cannot be converted without rezoning · Frank Saint-Jacques
Procedure
- Applicant states the impetus for the rezoning came from a town hall meeting with the Department of City Planning, where DCP explained the limits of the current R2 district
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The people
Public testimony: 12 in favor · 1 opposed
Practitioners & applicants
Rory I. Lancman · S12 (CHPC representative)
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The intelligence
Every parcel, owner, and applicant in this meeting, cross-referenced against Zonable’s NYC ownership, enforcement & legislative graph — the record behind the record.
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Owner portfolios, open OATH/ECB violations, 311 & DOB permits across every parcel discussed, developer track records, and an “ask this meeting” chat. For this meeting: 105 oath/ecb hearings across the 1 site discussed.