Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Thursday, March 23, 2023

The one where a Far Rockaway developer downsized his own upzoning to four stories to win over a hostile community board — and CB14's chair still said no

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Majority Whip Brooks-Powers opens by stressing the community's voice must be centered in the land use process and urging applicants to listen to community concerns.

From the room

“you would also be required to file a building builders' payment plan, which would include improvements to the street frontage”
— Richard Lobel

“The C13 overlay district allows for a range of commercial uses, but basically allows for retail uses in use group six.”
— Richard Lobel

“a rezoning a zone and map amendment to rezone existing R4-1 to an R6B zone and district and a related zone and text amendment to map an MIH program area”
— Council

“the green area, the solar, um putting in the solar, the the building, having solar in it, the building having a large green area”
— Isaiah Moultrie

The decisions

01LU 0181-2023C 200232 ZMQZoning MapLaid over

25-46 FAR ROCKAWAY BLVD

with 1 related matter · LU 0182-2023

Took up the rezoning of 25-46 Far Rockaway Boulevard from R4-1 to R6B paired with a text amendment mapping an MIH affordable-housing area , an application that had been working its way through the pipeline for roughly six to seven years since 2017.

The deal

Site

25-46 FAR ROCKAWAY BLVD

Affordable

District

District 31

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 110 affordable

Conditions

Flood mitigation measures per LR item 3: cellar walls/flooring of concrete or CMU, elevated cellar-level outlets, breakaway enclosures for automatic floodwater entry/exit, waterproofed elevator pits, pumps and flood alarms
noise mitigation in addition to pest mitigation; revisit community space (~1,000 sq ft)
provide community space approx 1,000 sq ft

Land-use review

CB Queens Community Board 14 Approve With Conditions

CB Community Board 14 Other

Properties25-46 FAR ROCKAWAY BLVD

Where it standsCB Queens Community Board 14 ✓→Committee→Full Council

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0183-2023C 230006 ZMQZoning MapLaid over

245-06 SOUTH CONDUIT AVENUE

Heard the rezoning of six lots at 245-06 South Conduit Avenue from R3-2/C1-3 to R3-2/C2-3, which would let an existing tire sales and repair shop keep operating; it arrived with unanimous backing from Queens CB13, the Borough President, and the City Planning Commission.

The deal

Site

245-06 SOUTH CONDUIT AVENUE

District

District 31

Conditions

Applicant agrees to file a builders pavement plan including improvements to street frontage and sidewalk, and to beautify the site / commit to green infrastructure

Land-use review

CB Queens Community Board 13 Approve

Properties245-06 SOUTH CONDUIT AVENUE

Where it standsCB Queens Community Board 13 ✓→Committee→Full Council

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Conditions

Community seeks committed language on a list of development conditions tied to supporting the rezoning

The people

Public testimony: 3 in favor

Practitioners & applicants

Isaiah Moultrie · Richard Lobel · Council Member Lewis · Kevin C. Riley · Dolores Orr

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: 903 oath/ecb hearings across the 2 sites discussed.

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Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises · Thursday, March 23, 2023

The one where a Far Rockaway developer downsized his own upzoning to four stories to win over a hostile community board — and CB14's chair still said no

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Majority Whip Brooks-Powers opens by stressing the community's voice must be centered in the land use process and urging applicants to listen to community concerns.

From the room

“you would also be required to file a building builders' payment plan, which would include improvements to the street frontage”
— Richard Lobel

“The C13 overlay district allows for a range of commercial uses, but basically allows for retail uses in use group six.”
— Richard Lobel

“a rezoning a zone and map amendment to rezone existing R4-1 to an R6B zone and district and a related zone and text amendment to map an MIH program area”
— Council

“the green area, the solar, um putting in the solar, the the building, having solar in it, the building having a large green area”
— Isaiah Moultrie

The decisions

01LU 0181-2023C 200232 ZMQZoning MapLaid over

25-46 FAR ROCKAWAY BLVD

with 1 related matter · LU 0182-2023

The deal

Site

25-46 FAR ROCKAWAY BLVD

Affordable

District

District 31

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Option 110 affordable

Conditions

Flood mitigation measures per LR item 3: cellar walls/flooring of concrete or CMU, elevated cellar-level outlets, breakaway enclosures for automatic floodwater entry/exit, waterproofed elevator pits, pumps and flood alarms
noise mitigation in addition to pest mitigation; revisit community space (~1,000 sq ft)
provide community space approx 1,000 sq ft

Land-use review

CB Queens Community Board 14 Approve With Conditions

CB Community Board 14 Other

Properties25-46 FAR ROCKAWAY BLVD

Where it standsCB Queens Community Board 14 ✓→Committee→Full Council

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0183-2023C 230006 ZMQZoning MapLaid over

245-06 SOUTH CONDUIT AVENUE

The deal

Site

245-06 SOUTH CONDUIT AVENUE

District

District 31

Conditions

Applicant agrees to file a builders pavement plan including improvements to street frontage and sidewalk, and to beautify the site / commit to green infrastructure

Land-use review

CB Queens Community Board 13 Approve

Properties245-06 SOUTH CONDUIT AVENUE

Where it standsCB Queens Community Board 13 ✓→Committee→Full Council

Legislation →ULURP case →

Also in the record

Records not linked to a specific agenda item

Conditions

Community seeks committed language on a list of development conditions tied to supporting the rezoning

The people

Public testimony: 3 in favor

Practitioners & applicants

Isaiah Moultrie · Richard Lobel · Council Member Lewis · Kevin C. Riley · Dolores Orr

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.

Sign in for the full graph

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