Committee on Land Use · Monday, November 20, 2023

The one where the Land Use Committee greenlit 'City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality' 11-0 — but members voted yes while fla

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On Land Use coupled five items and adopted them 11-0, headlined by N 230113 ZRY, the 'City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality' zoning text amendment Chair Salamanca called 'an important step in the right direction to addressing climate change.' But the unanimous tally hid friction: Selvena Brooks-Powers voted yes while warning the amendment never resolved 'concerns that the environmental justice community and advocates raised,' pledging future legislation. Darlene Mealy backed the Osborne rezoning (C 220438 ZMK) but wants it 'to come back to get deeper affordability.' Joseph Borelli broke the unanim

From the room

“reduce the scope of rezoning by limiting the rezoned area to the site located between Osborne and Walkins”
— Rafael Salamanca, Jr.

“zoning map amendment and related zoning text amendment to facilitate a new mixed use residential development”
— Rafael Salamanca, Jr.

“concerns that the environmental justice community and advocates raised throughout this process were still stand”
— Selvena Brooks-Powers

“congratulate everyone who worked on the city of Yes for carbon neutrality proposals to remove impediments”
— Selvena Brooks-Powers

The decisions

01LU 0277-2023N 230113 ZRYZoning TextApproved

City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality

The Land Use Committee approved the administration's City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality zoning text amendment, but only after attaching modifications that narrowed the accessory use and ultra-low energy building definitions.

Land-use review

Committee vote

10 · 1

Carlina Rivera Darlene Mealy Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisJoseph C. BorelliKevin C. Riley Pierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Shaun Abreu Shekar Krishnan

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0278-2023C 220438 ZMKZoning MapApproved

Belmont Osborn Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0279-2023

Voted to approve a modification to the Belmont Osborne rezoning, adopting changes tied to items 278 and 279.

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Conditions

reduce the scope of rezoning by limiting the rezoned area to the site located between Osborne and Watkins

Committee vote

Carlina Rivera Darlene Mealy Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisJoseph C. BorelliKevin C. Riley Pierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Shaun Abreu Shekar KrishnanCarlina Rivera Darlene Mealy Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisJoseph C. BorelliKevin C. Riley Pierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Shaun Abreu Shekar Krishnan

Legislation →ULURP case →

03LU 0284-2023C 230010 ZMKZoning MapApproved

534 Coney Island Avenue

with 1 related matter · LU 0285-2023

Took up the 534 City Island Avenue rezoning in Councilmember Joseph's district, a zoning map amendment paired with a text amendment to clear the way for a new mixed-use residential development.

The deal

Site

534 Coney Island Avenue

District

District 40

Committee vote

Properties534 Coney Island Avenue

Legislation →ULURP case →

The people

On the dais · 2

Francisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks

Public testimony: 2 in favor

Practitioners & applicants

William Martin

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

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: 78 oath/ecb hearings across the 1 site discussed.

Committee on Land Use · Monday, November 20, 2023

The one where the Land Use Committee greenlit 'City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality' 11-0 — but members voted yes while fla

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items

approved

land-use items

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From the room

“reduce the scope of rezoning by limiting the rezoned area to the site located between Osborne and Walkins”
— Rafael Salamanca, Jr.

“zoning map amendment and related zoning text amendment to facilitate a new mixed use residential development”
— Rafael Salamanca, Jr.

“concerns that the environmental justice community and advocates raised throughout this process were still stand”
— Selvena Brooks-Powers

“congratulate everyone who worked on the city of Yes for carbon neutrality proposals to remove impediments”
— Selvena Brooks-Powers

The decisions

01LU 0277-2023N 230113 ZRYZoning TextApproved

City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality

Land-use review

Committee vote

10 · 1

Carlina Rivera Darlene Mealy Erik D. Bottcher Farah N. LouisJoseph C. BorelliKevin C. Riley Pierina Ana SanchezRafael Salamanca, Jr.Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Shaun Abreu Shekar Krishnan

Legislation →ULURP case →

02LU 0278-2023C 220438 ZMKZoning MapApproved

Belmont Osborn Rezoning

with 1 related matter · LU 0279-2023

Voted to approve a modification to the Belmont Osborne rezoning, adopting changes tied to items 278 and 279.

Mandatory inclusionary housing

Conditions

reduce the scope of rezoning by limiting the rezoned area to the site located between Osborne and Watkins

Committee vote

Legislation →ULURP case →

03LU 0284-2023C 230010 ZMKZoning MapApproved

534 Coney Island Avenue

with 1 related matter · LU 0285-2023

Took up the 534 City Island Avenue rezoning in Councilmember Joseph's district, a zoning map amendment paired with a text amendment to clear the way for a new mixed-use residential development.

The deal

Site

534 Coney Island Avenue

District

District 40

Committee vote

Properties534 Coney Island Avenue

Legislation →ULURP case →

The people

On the dais · 2

Francisco P. MoyaKamillah Hanks

Public testimony: 2 in favor

Practitioners & applicants

William Martin

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.