170-92-BZ APPLICANT – Gerald J. Caliendo, RA, AIA, for Yeheskel Elias/Northern Boulevard Holding Corp., owner. SUBJECT – Application August 9, 2017 – Extension of Term and amendment of a previously approved Variance (§72-21) which permitted the operation of an automotive laundry (UG 16B), expiring on December 7, 2018; Waiver of Rules. R1-2 zoning district. PREMISES AFFECTED – 232-04 Northern Boulevard, Block 8165, Lot 23, Borough of Queens. COMMUNITY BOARD #11Q Application granted on ACTION OF THE BOARD – condition. THE VOTE TO GRANT – Affirmative: Chair Perlmutter, Vice-Chair Chanda, Commissioner Ottley-Brown, Commissioner Sheta and Commissioner Scibetta………………...…………….…5 Negative: ………………………………………...……0 THE RESOLUTION – WHEREAS, this is an application for a waiver of the Board’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, an extension of the term of a variance, previously granted by the Board, which expired on December 7, 2018, and an amendment of the same; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on this application on August 21, 2018, after due notice by publication in The City Record, with a continued hearing on November 20, 2018, and then to decision on the same date; and WHEREAS, Community Board 11, Queens, and the Queens Borough President recommend approval of this application; and WHEREAS, the Board was also in receipt of one letter in opposition to this application, citing concerns about the environmental impact the subject site has on Alley Pond Park and a nearby creek; and WHEREAS, Commissioner Ottley-Brown performed inspections of the site and surrounding neighborhood; and WHEREAS, the subject site is located on the south side of Northern Boulevard, between 234th Street and 231st Street, in an R1-2 zoning district, in Queens; and WHEREAS, the site has approximately 73 feet of frontage along Northern Boulevard, a depth of 99 feet at the eastern lot line, a depth of 215 feet at the western lot line and is occupied by a Use Group (“UG”) 16 auto laundry; and WHEREAS, the Board has exercised jurisdiction over the subject site since December 7, 1993, when, under the subject calendar number, the Board granted a variance, pursuant to ZR § 72-21, permitting the construction of a UG 16 auto laundry contrary to district use regulations for a term of 25 years, expiring December 7, 2018, on condition that all drains be connected to an oil separator in accordance with the approved plans; landscaping be provided in accordance 170-92-BZ drains at the site; and WHEREAS, the applicant also provided details regarding the operation of the water reclamation system and states that the system is physically inspected by the installer and repaired, if necessary, ever six months and that no water from the site is discharged into Alley Pond Park or any other body of water; and WHEREAS, with regards to the oil separator, the applicant submitted images of the separator and a letter from the plumbing company verifying that the oil separator was last inspected on October 2, 2018, and is in working condition; and WHEREAS, with regards to signage, the applicant notes that the 268 square feet of signage currently at the site complies with the plans approved in connection with the 1993 variance, which state that 268 square feet of signage was proposed for the subject site; and WHEREAS, based on the foregoing, the Board finds that the requested amendment does not disturb the Board’s findings made for the original variance and determines that the request to amend the variance and extend its terms is appropriate with certain conditions as set forth below. Therefore, it is Resolved, that the Board of Standards and Appeals waives § 1-07.3(b)(1) of its Rules of Practice and Procedure, reopens and amends the resolution, dated December 7, 1993, so that as amended this portion of the resolution reads: “to grant an extension of the term of the variance for a term of 25 years, expiring December 7, 2043, on condition that all work and site conditions shall comply with drawin

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