2018-127-A APPLICANT – NYC Mayor’s Office of Housing Recovery SUBJECT – Application August 1, 2018 – Proposed reconstruction of a storm damaged home that is located within the bed of a mapped street, contrary to General City Law § 35. The property is within a street widening line where there is no interference with a City Capital improvement project. C3A/Special Coastal Risk District. PREMISES AFFECTED – 20-08 Demerest Road, Block 11550, Lot 104, Borough of Queens. COMMUNITY BOARD #14Q Application granted on ACTION OF THE BOARD – condition. THE VOTE TO GRANT – Affirmative: Chair Perlmutter, Vice-Chair Chanda, Commissioner Ottley-Brown, and Commissioner Scibetta..............................................................................4 Negative: ..........................................................................0 Absent: Commissioner Sheta…………………………1 THE RESOLUTION – WHEREAS, this is an application for waiver of certain of the Board’s Rules of Practice and Procedure and to allow for the elevation or reconstruction of a single-family home on a portion of a site that lies within the bed of a mapped street, contrary to General City Law (“GCL”) § 35; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on this application on August 14, 2018, and then to decision on the same date; and WHEREAS, this application is brought on behalf of the owner by the Mayor’s Office of Housing Recovery Operations (“HRO”) and the Build It Back Program, which was created to assist New York City residents affected by Hurricane Sandy; and WHEREAS, in order to accept the application from HRO on behalf of the owner, and in furtherance of the City’s effort to rebuild homes impacted by Hurricane Sandy expeditiously and efficiently, the Board waives the following of its Rules of Practice and Procedure: (1) 2 RCNY § 1-06.1(b) (Objection Issued by the Department of Buildings), (2) 2 RCNY § 1-06.2 (A Form), (3) 2 RCNY § 1-06.3(b) (Filing Period), (4) 2 RCNY § 1-06.4(b) (Application Referral), (5) 2 RCNY § 1-06.5(b) (Hearing Notice), (6) 2 RCNY § 1-09.1 (Application Form), and (7) 2 RCNY § 1-09.4 (Owner’s Authorization); and WHEREAS, the Board notes that the subject application is exempt from fees pursuant to 2 RCNY § 1-09.2 and NYC Admin. Code § 25-202(6); and WHEREAS, the subject site is located on the east side of Demerest Road, south of East 20th Road, within a C3A zoning district, in the Special Coastal Risk District, in Queens; and WHEREAS, by letter dated July 26, 2018, the 2018-127-A WHEREAS, accordingly, the Board has determined that the applicant has submitted adequate evidence to warrant this approval under certain conditions. Therefore it is Resolved, that the Board of Standards and Appeals does hereby waive the Rules of Practice and Procedure, and authorizes a waiver of GCL § 35 and also waives the bulk regulations associated with the presence of the mapped but unbuilt street pursuant to Section 72-01(g) of the Zoning Resolution to grant this appeal on condition that the proposed elevation or reconstruction will comply with all applicable zoning district requirements; and that all other applicable laws, rules and regulations shall be complied with; and on further condition: THAT the proposal shall comply with the Department of Buildings’ requirements, including the Builders Pavement Plan; THAT if the curb-to-curb width of the street is less than 34 feet or if the building is set back more than 40 feet from the curb line: (1) the building shall have a fire sprinkler system in accordance with Chapter 9 and Appendix Q of the New York City Building Code, unless the Fire Department has notified DOB that the building is exempt; (2) the building will be provided with interconnected smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, designed and installed in accordance with Section 907.2.11 of the New York City Building Code; (3) the underside of the building, where the foundation is not completely closed, shall have a floor assembly that provides a 2-hour fire resistance ratin

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