Note.—This resolution is in the Bulletin. Please notify formal errors so that corrections BOARD MEETING OF: CALENDAR NO.: PREMISES: ACTION OF BOARD THE VOTE — Affirmative: Chair Commissioner Commissioner Negative: THE RESOLUTION — The decision of 2020, acting on New pertinent part: “The of right within an M1-4 therefore requires a Appeals pursuant to This is an application 73-03 to allow—in an building that would not Z.R. § 42-10. This application International Cultures has operated its elementary-school school program since Premises with a middle A public hearing after due notice by hearings on March 9, 2021, and then to decision Commissioner Sheta surrounding neighborhood, recommends approval The Premises are and the Major Deegan Bronx. With approximately 125 feet of frontage along square feet of lot area, The applicant proposes school building containing Because schools are under Z.R. § 42-10, the The Zoning Resolution harmony with the [Zoning and “in an appropriate uses in specific districts,” such special permit use, Z.R. §§ 73-03 and 73-19. As a preliminary meets the Zoning Resolution’s full-time day instruction requirements of the New (defining “school”). The than 190 days of full-time to 4:00 p.m., depending following subjects: English, Spanish, Studio Art, Robotics, and Graphic evidence that the Board 2005, and extended its The Board acknowledges institution, is entitled York as to zoning and support of this application. v. Bagnardi, 68 N.Y.2d educational or religious to have an adverse community. General residential character the denial of such specifically authorizes safeguards to the grant necessary in the specific of such special permit large,” Z.R. § 73-04, as First, the applicant served by the proposed obtaining a site of adequate permitted as of right, occupied by substantial More specifically, approximately 90,000 educational program. furnished a report on that the School’s constructivist space for its anticipated members with classrooms, robotics laboratory, studios, a recording greenhouse. The School afterschool programs, approximately 27 percent programs. As to its search site selection report noting could accommodate at were located near public Community School District $10,000,000, (5) were 164 Bruckner Boulevard, retrofitting.” During this search, locations, none of which Street, Bronx (former for sale and the building East 139th Street, Bronx small and required too Wales Avenue (only space for the proposed plans already approved at the site and too Boulevard), (5) 656 St. require the purchase 3001 3rd Avenue (the was available for retail small with only 22,500 550- 558 Grand Concourse and not a sale), and 30,000 square feet available above budget).” On the other hand, selection criteria because building with more than would not require demolition the 2022–2023 school purchase price, and no otherwise not be met. Accordingly, the no practical possibility district wherein it is Second, the applicant to be “located not more wherein such school M1-4/R7X zoning district. Third, the applicant traffic and other adverse Districts is achieved wall and window construction areas along lot lines of As to noise, the impacts on the School, the surrounding area This noise analysis, based noise levels, identified ensure acceptable interior More specifically, the measures to be incorporated Northern Façade window-wall attenuation northern building classrooms, fourth-floor center. No additional standard building areas of the northern Eastern Façade window-wall attenuation eastern building classrooms and visual arts studio, dance studio. No provided by standard any other areas of Southern Façade window-wall attenuation southern façade at dB(A) composite along the southern fifth-floor levels. Western Façade window-wall attenuation western (Park Avenue fourth floor levels sixth-floor level abutting window-wall attenuation western façade at center and at the changing room. A would be required façade abutting administrative/fa

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