Note.—This resolution publication in the Bulletin. typographical or other before the Bulletin is CORRECTION: This under Calendar No. BOARD MEETING OF: CALENDAR NO.: PREMISES: ACTION OF BOARD THE VOTE — Affirmative: Chair Commissioner Commissioner Negative: THE RESOLUTION — The decision of October 19, 2021, 140934470, reads in coverage 78% is larger required.” This is an application permit, partially within zoning district, and partially Special Park Improvement Preservation District, expansion of an exisiting for lot coverage (Z.R. A public hearing 2021, after due notice decision on December recommends approval inspections of the Premises The Premises are between Park Avenue within an R8 zoning and partially within Improvement District, District, and the Park Premises are located approximately 332 feet depth, and 30,247 square a six-story, plus cellar, The applicant proposes extension to be added extending the depth increasing the lot coverage building’s footprint courtyard. The proposed programmable floor space 1,256 square feet on applicant seeks to add to the two upper floors direct egress from the stairwell in the residence. extension would house facilities, including STEM multi-functional classrooms; resource center; additional collaboration spaces; facilities. The Zoning Resolution “vary or modify [its] observed, public safety § 72-21. First, the applicant conditions inherent in unnecessary hardship regulations that are neighborhood or district. of the zoning lot is currently subject to both corner purpose district regulations applicant represents school is the only location parameters of school’s educational objectives; without an increase drawings would not resulting educational meet the school’s educational STEM lab, two additional guidance space and cause studio. The applicant because the school does support its educational music program or any and equipped for a STEM In support of this drawings demonstrating §§ 24-11 and 77-24 (lot with smaller floorplate, the exisiting number reducing the number accommodate modern contends that having program adjacencies; educational programming; necessary to meet proposed STEM lab, music and dance studio Accordingly, the conditions create practical complying strictly with created by general circumstances Next, the applicant the applicant is a nonprofit respect to realizing a The applicant further would not alter the essential appropriate use or detrimental to the public the subject Premises represents that the public at large as it would and departure from the any increase to the school’s that the proposed extension the adjacent properties Shadow Study (the “Study”), the two rows of stained-glass sanctuary space of the Study concluded that extension would not appreciate the stained-glass shadow would be limited Accordingly, the alter the essential character the Premises are located; use or development of to the public welfare. The applicant represents unnecessary hardship predecessor in title. programmatic hardships mission as an educational school building predates and the site acquisition, building date back to the applicant submitted practical difficulties suffer in attempting a new non-compliance. practical difficulties or the applicant or by a The applicant notes necessary to develop submits that all other nonconformances, will and that the requested courtyard is necessary the Board finds that to afford relief within On June 9, 2020, Commission (“LPC”) the proposed work applicant’s proposal, damage, conceal or eliminate that the school is part majority of the block, this complex; that the with the utilitarian reddish brown brick to facades at the school, trellis on which plants bulkhead will be visible viewed from the northeast oblique angle and in context with the exception of elevator, the excavation designed to avoid underpinning with DOB regulations engineer; and that architectural and historic Historic District. Based be appropriate to the approve the application. Based

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