Note.—This resolution is publication in the Bulletin. typographical or other formal before the Bulletin is published. BOARD OF June MEETING OF: 2022-83-BZ CALENDAR NO.: 20 PREMISES: Block Application ACTION OF BOARD — THE VOTE — Affirmative: Chair Chanda, Commissioner Ottley-Brown, Commissioner Yoon Negative: THE RESOLUTION — The decision of the September 27, 2022, No. S00739180-I1, reads, existing one-family home required rear yard equivalent This is an application permit the enlargement family, detached residential the Special South Richmond Lower Density Growth zoning requirements for A public hearing was after due notice by publication on June 5, 2023. Vice-Chair Premises and the surrounding Staten Island, recommends The Premises are a and Surf Avenue to the Avenue, within an R1-2 Staten Island. With approximately Lane, 50 feet of frontage from195 feet to 201 feet, are currently occupied detached residence. Originally, the applicant enlarge the existing residential plus cellar, single-family, of floor area (0.48 FAR), 1,733.4 square feet (0.17 proposed residence would for sleeping or dining accommodations. the first floor would have contain a recreation room, and a storage area. Moreover, first- and second-floor balconies existing residence into applicant declared that the square feet of floor area bathroom, a dining area, asserted that there would square feet of floor area, Regarding the roof of the that it would be comprised Finally, the applicant sought In response to community application and now proposes existing building, resulting detached dwelling with The applicant represents with the requirements of constitute an increase of area. Furthermore, the cellar, and a first floor 1,516.99 square feet of floor bathroom, kitchen, den, maintains that there would 14 feet out from the southern extend 8 feet out from applicant asserts that the the area of the required obstruction as per Z.R. there would be the addition feet of depth, and 1,439.83 include a family room, kitchen, Additionally, the applicant square-foot roof with 27 serve as a rooftop terrace. provide two accessory parking In the subject R1-2 depth of 110 feet or more that one of the following (a) an open area with within five feet upon which such (b) two open areas, length of a street feet measured from required open area provided that: (1) a corresponding area along (2) any required maintained; (c) an open area adjoining each side lot line from each such terms defined in Because the proposed rear yard equivalent, the The Zoning Resolution “vary or modify [its] provision[s] observed, public safety § 72-21. First, the applicant conditions inherent in the underdevelopment—that hardship in complying strictly are not created by general district. The applicant states been limited by the lot’s Avenue, which the applicant of being developed or opened applicant’s contention that width is unique, the applicant one- and two-family residences (Block 7826), finding that, including the subject site, Avenue (collectively, the demonstrates that the subject three similarly situated lots, 9,904 square feet of lot area, 10 Joline Lane (Lot 125) square feet of lot area, 28 width and 15,883,60 square 142) having 75.90 feet of The applicant maintains of the three similarly situated those lots to be developed required rear yard equivalents. Accordingly, the Board conditions create practical complying strictly with created by general circumstances Next, as per Z.R. § 72-21(b), concurs, that because the residence, no showing reasonable return. The applicant represents alter the essential character appropriate use or development detrimental to the public the proposed development detached residential use single-family, detached character with the design and scale located to the north of the support of this contention, Character Study of properties site (the “Study Area”), which Study Area, 1 (2.77%), the a non-residential use, which Furthermore, the applicant equivalent for which the re

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