Note.—This resolution is in the Bulletin. Please notify formal errors so that corrections BOARD MEETING OF: CALENDAR NO.: PREMISES: ACTION OF BOARD THE VOTE — Affirmative: Chair Commissioner Negative: Absent: Commissioner THE RESOLUTION — The decision of November 28, 2022, in pertinent part: “The repair shop to a convenience district C2-2 in R3-2 by the Board of Standards must be referred back This is an application and Procedures (the “Board’s 411, of a previously-approved Premises as an automobile expired on November certificate of occupancy, A public hearing after due notice by publication hearing on June 6, Community Board application on condition aware of the change restaurant. The Board application. The Premises are along the north side Utopia Parkway, and zoning district, in Queens. along Horace Harding Parkway, 102 feet of feet of lot area, the Premises service station and one-story square feet of floor area) sales area. The Board has exercised 20, 1932, when, under variance, for a term of an automobile service On October 26, granted a new variance, Premises as an automobile From time to time, amended and extended On October 4, 1944, pursuant to Z.R. § 11-412, service building to an On January 11, pursuant to Z.R. § 11-411, term for ten years, to Premises remain graffiti sidewalks or in such traffic; all signs be plans; the Premises be proposed drawings submitted amended the resolution certificate of occupancy The term of the occupancy having expired, the variance, under Z.R. more than ten years after days after the expiration the applicant requests Rules, of §§ 1-07.3(b)(4)(i) permit the filing of this applicant demonstrates service station has through the filing of Board’s Rules, the longstanding forced to close and construction to remove that the continued use the appropriate use and The applicant now Z.R. § 11-411, and seeks automotive repair shop applicant states that, convenience store on applicant represents a 1,420 square foot restaurant feet and the convenience square feet. Pursuant convenience store is deemed located on the same enclosed building and lesser of 2,500 square applicant represents located in an enclosed complies with TPPN Additionally, the screening separating Specifically, the applicant dense buffers to prevent reaching nearby buildings. installed on the canopy prevent lights from reaching The applicant submitted the restaurant will operate from the Premises will up twice a week. Over the course of to correct the signage including the repaving removal of debris from Based upon its that reinstatement of auto repair building is below. Therefore, it is Resolved, does hereby waive its the resolution, dated as amended through so that as amended this the use of the Premises convenience store, on operations shall conform marked ‘Board Approved: further condition: the term of THAT August 7, 2033; the Premises THAT no vehicles THAT manner as to obstruct all signs THAT approved plans; the above THAT occupancy; a certificate THAT calendar number (‘BSA two years, by August the approved THAT the portions related to the Department THAT all other applicable Administrative Code irrespective of plans or Adopted by the Board
2022-76-BZ
Re-instatement (11-41) of a previously approved variance permitting the operation of an Automotive Service Station (UG 16B) which expired on November 11, 1989; Amendment to convert automotive service
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