01LU 0561-2019C 180524 ZMKZoning MapLaid over
101 Fleet Place Rezoning
with 1 related matter · LU 0562-2019
Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Tuesday, November 19, 2019
The one where the city finally lets you sit down in a privately owned public space
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DCP's Stella Kim and Eric Botsford brought the POPS Signage and Amenities Text Amendment to the zoning subcommittee: a new public-space logo (picked from 607 design submissions across 58 countries), required 'open to the public' signage, and , for the first time as-of-right , movable tables and chairs in these privately owned plazas. Chair Moya pressed on 'hostile architecture'; Grodenchik wanted the spaces on Google Maps; Lancman, skeptical, questioned whether public input even matters after the votes are cast. No community opposition showed. The companion Brooklyn rezoning (C 190305 ZMK) pas
From the room
“could you just clarify the intent of the amendment uh in terms of the graphic? And is this primarily to enable future changes”
— Francisco P. Moya
“we heard back from eight community boards and two borough presidents and overall received very positive comments and support”
— Eric Botsford
“The local law that was passed by the council in 2017, as Stella mentioned, did have a more expansive definition of POPS”
— Eric Botsford
“LUs 564 through 567 for the La Hermosa proposal and preconsidered LUs' five sixty-one and 562 for the 101 fleet place rezoning proposal are being laid over”
— Francisco P. Moya
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The decisions
302LU 0576-2019C 190305 ZMKZoning MapApproved
6003 8 AVENUE
Council Member Menchaca's pre-considered 600 Third Avenue rezoning came up for review, mapping a C4-2 district over an R6 area within a C1-3 overlay to bring an existing three-story commercial building in Brooklyn into zoning conformance.
The deal
Site
6003 8 AVENUE
Stories
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Subcommittee action
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Barry S. GrodenchikCarlina RiveraFrancisco P. MoyaRory I. LancmanStephen T. Levin
Properties6003 8 AVENUE
03LU 0581-2019N 190408 ZRYZoning TextLaid over
1065 PARK AVENUE
Took up a citywide zoning text amendment that updates the official public-space symbol signage required at privately owned public spaces and, notably, lifts the ban on movable tables and chairs in plazas and arcades where they were previously prohibited.
The deal
Site
1065 PARK AVENUE
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Conditions
- DOB inspects every POPS every three years
Land-use review
CB Manhattan Community Board 1
CB Community Board 6
Properties1065 PARK AVENUE
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Procedure
- Separate but related to the text amendment, DCP is amending its own departmental rules (as allowed by the passed local law) to provide specifications for the required signage and time frames
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The people
On the dais · 2
Antonio ReynosoDonovan J. Richards
Practitioners & applicants
Stella Kim · Eric Botsford
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The intelligence
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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: 131 oath/ecb hearings across the 1 site discussed.
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