32-02-BZ APPLICANT - Martyn & Don Weston, for Winchester Realty Group, LLC, owner. SUBJECT - Application December 12, 2003 - reopening for an amendment to the resolution. PREMISES AFFECTED - 176-182 Johnson Street, southwest corner of 92-102 Prince Street, Block 2049, Lot 15, Borough of Brooklyn. COMMUNITY BOARD #2BK APPEARANCES - For Applicant: Don Weston. ACTION OF THE BOARD - Application reopened and resolution amended. THE VOTE TO GRANT - Affirmative: Chair Srinivasan, Vice-Chair Babbar, Commissioner Caliendo Commissioner Chin and Commissioner Miele..................................................5 Negative:....................................................................0 THE RESOLUTION - WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on this application on March 9, 2004, after due notice by publication in The City Record, with a continued hearing on March 30, 2004 and then laid over to April 20, 2004 for decision; and WHEREAS, on October 8, 2002, under the subject calendar number, the Board granted a variance permitting the conversion of a former industrial building located in an M1-1 zoning district to residential use; and WHEREAS, the applicant represents that the building owner has since obtained an easement from the adjoining property making the west wall windows usable for legal light and air; and WHEREAS, therefore, the apartments are proposed to be rearranged to take advantage of this new condition; in addition, there is a reduction in the proposed total number of apartments, from 63 to 56; and WHEREAS, the applicant further represents that the first floor will remain commercial. Resolved, that the Board of Standards and Appeals, reopens and amends the resolution so that as amended this portion of the resolution shall read: “to permit a modification of approved plans to reflect an easement from the adjoining property making the west wall windows usable for legal light and air, and to reflect the rearrangement of the apartments and the reduction in their total number from 63 to 56, on condition that all work shall substantially conform to drawings as filed with this application marked “Received December 12, 2003”- (4) sheets and “March 11, 2004”-(2) sheets; and on further A true copy of resolution adopted by the Board of Standards Printed in Bulletin No. 18 Vol. 89. Copies Sent To Applicant Fire Com'r. Borough Com'r.
32-02-BZII
Amendment a previously approved variance which permitted the conversion of a former industrial building located in an M1-1 zoning district. The amendment seeks to permit a modification of approved pl
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