Note.—This resolution in the Bulletin. Please formal errors so that CORRECTION: under Calendar as follows: BOARD OF MEETING OF: CALENDAR NO.: PREMISES: ACTION OF BOARD THE VOTE — Affirmative: Chair Commissioner Commissioner Negative: THE RESOLUTION The decision acting on Alteration pertinent part: “Accessory drive special permit This is an application in a C1-2 (R5) zoning establishment with Z.R. § 32-10. A public hearing after due notice hearings on May 5, then to decision on performed an neighborhood. The Premises Avenue and East Bronx. The Premises East Gun Hill Road, feet of frontage along and are currently establishment (approximately accessory drive-through The Board determination is Furthermore, the prescribed certain permit in order to upon other property that such conditions building permit and that failure to comply constitute a violation basis for denial or occupancy and for As a threshold boundaries of a designated available. The applicant is designed for safe provides space for interfering with parking. drive-through facility automobiles. The applicant facility will cause immediate vicinity. to the drive-through thoroughfare and west side of the building. drive-through facility exit onto East Gun subject drive-through traffic flow in the The applicant establishment with with the accessory district in which the states that, pursuant of off-street parking off-street parking eating or drinking complies with the (R5) zoning district, accessory off-street The applicant zoned street frontage substantial orientation reiterates that the located on East Gun beyond 500 feet from frontage within orientation toward the character of the of the subject site vehicle, based upon to the existing commercial subject eating or drinking facility portion). The applicant have an adverse impact the subject Premises. contain frontages Tenbroeck Avenue, Premises faces a residence, while the residence and is buffered it also owns. The buffering with an foot high metal Accordingly, the shall not have an immediate vicinity adequate buffering residential uses. Over the course nature of the landscaping emanating from through; and the response to the issues applicant proposes protect the landscaping, landscaped areas issues, the applicant the metal picket fence farther away from “Respect Your Neighbor” drive-through, the Only” at the exit of applicant amended through. The new 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 By letter dated it has reviewed the been performed by of the range hood with the rules and current. Based upon the application, and inspect the Premises Based on the safeguards imposed, large due to the advantages to be derived on the privacy, quiet, special permit use improvement project. The Board has action, which is classified Part 617.2, and has in the Final Environmental 20BSA004X, dated In light of the record supports the and 73-03 and that exercise of discretion. Therefore, it is does hereby issue Article 8 of the New 6 NYCRR Part 617, Quality Review and does hereby make Z.R. §§ 73-243 and operation of an eating drive-through facility, work, site conditions with this application (14) sheets; and on this grant THAT November 24, 2025; the applicant THAT months, by May 24, Board’s conditions, conditions may result appropriate enforcement Lot 28 THAT approved drawings; landscaping THAT are rodent-repellant treatments to prevent the applicant THAT guidance on the planting; dense THAT condition with living drawings; all signage THAT there shall THAT and drinking establishment the menu THAT are inaudible beyond the lumens THAT management THAT parking lot which management THAT patrons waiting in the site THAT the above THAT occupancy; a certificate THAT calendar number within one year and state of emergency resulting from an 2022; this approval THAT response to objections the approved THAT the portions related the Department THAT all other applicable Administrative Code jurisdiction of the Adopted by the Board the
2019-188-BZ
Special Permit (§73-243) to permit an eating and drinking establishment (McDonald’s) with an accessory drive-thru contrary to ZR §32-10. C1-2/R5 and R5 zoning district.
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