Note. —This resolution in the Bulletin. Please formal errors so that BOARD MEETING OF: CALENDAR NO.: PREMISES: ACTION OF BOARD THE VOTE — Affirmative: Chair Commissioner Commissioner Negative: THE RESOLUTION The decision August 1, 2023, acting I1, reads, in pertinent Proposed use ZR 32-15 and ZR 32-30, ZR Refer to the Board Special Permit drinking establishment This is an application in a C1-2 (R3-2) accessory to a Use (Starbucks), contrary A public hearing after due notice hearings on June 1 On June 6, 2024, the New Opportunity” text amendment Commission No. N 240010 applicable section for this § 73-311, and the Use in Z.R. § 12-10) has been January 28, 2025, 2025. Chair Chanda the site and surrounding Community application. The Board one letter of objection identifying itself as the property at 197-24 1) install a sturdy intrusion and noise many years, the property large pond because water overflows becomes a haven garbage collection, of construction to The Premises between 197th Street district, in Queens. Hillside Avenue, feet of lot area, the commercial building, conjunction with the The applicant through facility operating eating and drinking to construct a new, approximately the floor area of 1,710.82 spaces. Furthermore, the building as containing establishment, including preparation area, Pursuant to required to provide resulting in 6 required spaces), however, less than 15 are waived. As a threshold boundaries of a designated available. 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 Z.R. § 73-311 In C1 through may permit modification to allow accessory under Use Group – Retail and met… First, the applicant facility contains reservoir than 10 automobiles establishment; or at maximum expected the applicant submitted proposed building than the required establishment. Accordingly, through facility automobiles. Next, the applicant would not create or not unduly inhibit submits that there be disturbed by the plans, the number special permit, and would mirror the developed for commercial subject drive-through traffic flow in the Furthermore, 2 zoning district street reflects substantial the level of motor contained within applicant posits that characterized by subject site, Hillside primary street for the character of the of the subject Premises motor vehicle, based attributable to the subject use. Moreover, the would not have an immediate vicinity quality, impact of on adjacent residential subject Premises are and east – a single-family commercial and residential notes that the proposed the existing building from the adjacent, fence consisting of (“STC”) and dense, southern boundaries illumination for all the order point for Control (“AVC”) system In terms of air Study, which found the carbon monoxide Environmental Quality hour vehicle trips drive-through peak emissions of particulate minimis thresholds the subject development intakes within 200 creation of a covered such, the applicant sensitive receptor significantly increase that the proposed work in conjunction illumination on adjacent Accordingly, commercially zoned reflects substantial the level of motor commercial uses contained or drinking place portion). Finally, the buffering between uses and that the adverse impact on subject Premises. mitigation efforts opaque, acoustic western, eastern, landscaping along and screening for Accordingly, the Board not have an undue immediate vicinity By correspondence Landmarks Preservation Premises have no Over the course the use of line busting adequacy of the proposed In response to applicant states that a bypass lane at the Starbucks online whether to pick up specific area set multiple options for company sites that, customers using facilities and concludes Premises. As per not feasible at the site, accessory parking safety. The applicant necessitat

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