351-05-BZ CEQR #06-BSA-041K APPLICANT – The Law Offices of Goldman/Emily Simons, Esq., for Atlas Solutions Holding Co., owner. SUBJECT – Application December 14, Variance ZR §72-21 to allow a proposed four residential building containing eight (8) dwelling in an M2-1 Zoning District; contrary to Z.R. PREMISES AFFECTED – 146 Conover Street, facing block of Conover Street, between Sullivan Streets, Block front of Conover between King and Sullivan Streets. Block 554, Borough of Brooklyn. COMMUNITY BOARD #6BK APPEARANCES – For Applicant: Emily Simons. ACTION OF THE BOARD – Application condition. THE VOTE TO REOPEN HEARING – Affirmative: Chair Srinivasan, Vice-Chair Commissioner Collins...................................................3 Negative:.......................................................................0 THE VOTE TO CLOSE HEARING – Affirmative: Chair Srinivasan, Vice-Chair Commissioner Collins...................................................3 Negative:.......................................................................0 THE VOTE TO GRANT – Affirmative: Chair Srinivasan, Vice-Chair Commissioner Collins...................................................3 Negative:.......................................................................0 THE RESOLUTION: WHEREAS, the decision of the Brooklyn Commissioner, dated December 6, 2005, Department of Buildings Application No. reads in pertinent part: “The proposed residential building located M2-1 Zoning District is contrary to provisions of Section 42-00 of the Resolution.”; and WHEREAS, this is an application under 21, to permit, on a lot within an M2-1 zoning four-story residential development with six dwelling which is contrary to ZR § 42-10; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held application on April 25, 2006, after due publication in the City Record, with a continued on July 11, 2006, and then to decision on 2006; and WHEREAS, the premises and surrounding a site and neighborhood examination by a committee the Board, consisting of Chair Srinivasan, Babbar, and Commissioner Collins; and WHEREAS, Community Board 6, Brooklyn, South Brooklyn Industrial Development (“SBDC”), the Mayor’s Office of Industrial Manufacturing Businesses (“IMB”), and the Industrial Retention Network (“NYIRN”) 351-05-BZ CEQR #06-BSA-041K WHEREAS, in response, the applicant submitted a 400-ft. radius diagram that shows seven other similarly-sized sites within the radius, occupied with warehouses and garage-type structures were primarily built between 1920 and economic conditions permitted small-scale development; and WHEREAS, further, within the radius, conforming uses occupy sites much larger than lot; and WHEREAS, the applicant concludes diagram and related analysis supports the contention no recent new construction of industrial buildings occurred on such small lots in this area of Red last 40 years; and WHEREAS, the Board confirmed on neighborhood visit that the site is one of the few sized vacant sites within the subject zoning district; WHEREAS, the applicant notes that other vacant lots within the 400-ft. radius residential buildings on both sides (which, as further compromises the site’s marketability feasibility for conforming use); and WHEREAS, further, the radius diagram that on the subject block, the site is the only site seven sites that is vacant and adjacent to buildings; and WHEREAS, thus, unlike many other similarly sites, the subject lot would have to be developed new industrial building, which would have floor plates; further, any industrial user would one active residential neighbor; and WHEREAS, accordingly, the Board certain of the aforementioned unique physical namely, the site’s small size and its location between historically residential buildings (one of occupied), create unnecessary hardship and difficulty in developing the site in conformance applicable zoning regulations; and WHEREAS, the applicant submitted study analyzing the following as-of-right conforming one-story ma

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