222-13-BZ CEQR #14--BSA-014K APPLICANT – Eric Palatnik, P.C., for 2464 Coney Island Avenue, LLC, owner. SUBJECT – Application July 23, 2013 – Special Permit (§73-44) to allow the reduction of required parking the use group 4 ambulatory diagnostic treatment healthcare facility. C8-1/R5 zoning district. PREMISES AFFECTED – 2472 Coney Island Avenue, southeast corner of Coney Island Avenue and Avenue V, Block 7136, Lot 30, Borough of Brooklyn. COMMUNITY BOARD #15BK ACTION OF THE BOARD – Application granted condition. THE VOTE TO GRANT – Affirmative: Chair Perlmutter, Vice-Chair Hinkson, Commissioner Ottley-Brown and Commissioner Montanez ……………………………………………..4 Negative:..........................................................................0 THE RESOLUTION – WHEREAS, the decision of the Department Buildings (“DOB”), dated June 25, 2013, acting on DOB Application No. 320269035, reads: Proposed development is contrary to ZR Section 36-21 and requires a special permit pursuant to ZR section 73-44; and WHEREAS, this is an application under ZR 73-44 and 73-03, to permit, on a site located partially within a C8-1 zoning district, and partially within an zoning district, within the Special Ocean Parkway District, the reduction in the required number accessory parking spaces for a proposed ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facility from spaces to 18 spaces, contrary to ZR § 36-21; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on application on August 19, 2014, after due notice publication in The City Record, with continued hearings on November 18, 2014, January 27, 2015, March 10, 2015, April 21, 2015, and July14, 2015, then to decision on August 25, 2015; and WHEREAS, Vice-Chair Hinkson, Commissioner Montanez and Commissioner Ottley-Brown performed inspections of the site and surrounding neighborhood; WHEREAS, Community Board 15, Brooklyn, recommends that the Board disapprove the instant application; and WHEREAS, the subject site is a through lot 9th 100 feet of frontage along the east side of East Street and 100 feet of frontage along the west side of Coney Island Avenue, between Avenue U, to the north, Avenue V, to the south, partially within a C8-1 zoning district and partially within an R5 zoning district, within the Special Ocean Parkway District; and WHEREAS, the site has approximately 12,720 ft. of lot area; and WHEREAS, on March 17, 1964, under BSA No. 1059-63-BZ, the Board granted an application variance at the subject site to permit the extension the public parking lot into that portion of the site which is located within the R5 zoning district; and WHEREAS, the applicant is constructing a three- story building at the site, containing 15,342 sq. ft. 222-13-BZ CEQR #14--BSA-014K WHEREAS, the Board finds that the applicant submitted sufficient evidence of good faith maintaining the noted uses at the site; and WHEREAS, in addition, the special permit under ZR § 73-44 requires and the applicant represents any certificate of occupancy for the building will state that no subsequent certificate of occupancy may issued if the use is changed to a use listed in parking category B unless additional accessory off-street parking spaces sufficient to meet such requirements provided on the site or within the permitted off-street radius; and WHEREAS, at hearing, the Board directed applicant to demonstrate that the application satisfies 73-03(a); specifically, the Board requested additional information on how the proposed reduction in parking will impact the surrounding community in terms parking and traffic; and WHEREAS, in response, the applicant submitted a parking demand and utilization study, which reflects that the proposed reduction will not have significant negative impacts on the surrounding community; and WHEREAS, accordingly, the Board finds under the conditions and safeguards imposed, hazard or disadvantage to the community at large due the proposed special permit uses is outweighed by advantages to be derived by the community

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