391-80-BZ APPLICANT – Sheldon Lobel, P.C., for The NY Community Hospital of Brooklyn, INK., owner. SUBJECT – Application April 16, 2014 – Amendment of previously approved variance (§72-21) which permitted enlargement to an existing hospital building (NY Community Hospital of Brooklyn), contrary to bulk regulations. The Amendment seeks to enclose a ramp which increases the degree of lot coverage non- compliance. R7A zoning district. PREMISES AFFECTED – 2525 Kings Highway, south side of Avenue O approximately 175 feet northeast of the intersection formed by Bedford Avenue and Kings Highway, Block 6772, Lot 4, Borough of Brooklyn. COMMUNITY BOARD #14BK ACTION OF THE BOARD – Application granted on condition. THE VOTE TO GRANT – Affirmative: Vice Chair Collins, Commissioner Ottley- Brown, Commissioner Hinkson and Commissioner Montanez ………………………………………….…..4 Negative:...........................................................................0 THE RESOLUTION – WHEREAS, this is an application for a reopening and an amendment to a variance to permit a minor enlargement; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on this application on June 24, 2014, after due notice by publication in The City Record, and then to decision on July 22, 2014; and WHEREAS, the premises and surrounding area had site and neighborhood examinations by Commissioner Montanez, and Commissioner Ottley-Brown; and WHEREAS, Community Board 14, Brooklyn, recommends approval of this application, on condition that: (1) sound attenuation is provided; (2) the compactor is operated during daylight hours only; and (3) the gate enclosing the compactor area remains closed when the compactor is not operating; and WHEREAS, this application is brought on behalf of the New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn (“NYCH”), which is a not-for-profit corporation and an affiliate of New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical College of Cornell University; and WHEREAS, the subject site is a triangular lot bounded by Avenue O and Kings Highway, within an R7A zoning district; and WHEREAS, the site has 13,471 sq. ft. of lot area and is occupied by a five-story hospital building with 52,632 sq. ft. of floor area (3.91 FAR); and WHEREAS, the site has been under the Board’s jurisdiction since May 23, 1950, when, under BSA Cal. No. 70-50-A, the Board granted a variance under the 1916 Zoning Resolution to permit, in a residence use district, the brick enclosure of a ramp leading to the basement of an existing hospital and the construction of a fifth and sixth story and a penthouse; this grant extended at various times over the years to allow completion of 391-80-BZ modifications, on condition that any and all work shall substantially conform to drawings as they apply to the objection above noted, filed with this application marked ‘Received April 16, 2014’- nine (9) sheets; and on further condition: THAT the floor area of the building will not exceed 53,794 sq. ft. (3.99 FAR); THAT parking will be as reviewed and approved by DOB; THAT compacting of refuse will be limited to daily, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m; THAT all conditions from the prior resolution not specifically waived by the Board remain in effect; THAT DOB must ensure compliance with all applicable provisions of the Zoning Resolution, the Administrative Code, and any other relevant laws under its jurisdiction irrespective of plan(s) and/or configuration(s) not related to the relief granted.” Adopted by the Board of Standards and Appeals, July 22, 2014. A true copy of resolution adopted by the Board of Standards Printed in Bulletin No. 30, Vol. 99. Copies Sent To Applicant Fire Com'r. Borough Com'r.