THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK RESOLUTION NO. 1449 Title Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 000224 ZSQ (L.U. No. 787), grant of a special permit pursuant to Sections 74-743(a)3 to allow the modification of street wall height and location and 74-743(a)(4) to allow the variation in the location of signs along frontages. Body By Council Members Eisland and McCaffrey WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on May 24, 2000, its decision dated May 17, 2000 (the "Decision") on the application submitted by the Macerich Property Management Company and the Economic Development Corporation, pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter, for a special permit pursuant to the following Sections of the Zoning Resolution: 1) Section 74-743(a)(3) to permit the modification of the requirements of Section 35-25(b)(1) to allow the modification of the required minimum street wall height and street wall location regulations; and 2) Section 74-743(a)(4) to permit the variation in the location of signs along frontages adjacent to zoning lots outside the general large-scale development without regard to regulations applicable near residential district boundaries; to facilitate the expansion of a commercial development within a general large-scale development on two adjacent blocks generally bounded by 57th Avenue, 94th Street, 59th Avenue, Queens Boulevard and 90th Street (Block 1860, Lots 59, 64, and 100; Block 1873, Lot 1), in a proposed C4-5X District, Borough of Queens (ULURP No. C 000224 ZSQ) (the "Application"); WHEREAS, the Application is related to ULURP Application numbers C 000221 ZMQ (L.U. No. 784), a Zoning Map amendment; C 000222 PPQ (L.U. No. 785), a disposition of city-owned property; C 000223 ZSQ (L.U. No. 786), a special permit pursuant to Section 74-72; C 000225 ZSQ (L.U. No. 788), a special permit pursuant to Section 74-746; and C 990666 MMQ (L.U. No. 789), a City Map amendment; __________ Page 2 of 3 C 000224 ZSQ Reso. No. 1449 (L.U. No. 787) WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission has made the findings required pursuant to Section 74-743 of the Zoning Resolution; WHEREAS, the Decision is subject to review and action by the Council pursuant to Section 197-d(b)(3) of the City Charter; WHEREAS, upon due notice, the Council held a public hearing on June 20, 2000 on the Decision and Application; WHEREAS, the Council has considered the relevant environmental issues and the Final Environmental Impact Statement ("FEIS") for which a Notice of Completion was issued on May 5, 2000 (CEQR No. 99DME007Q); and WHEREAS, the Council has considered the land use implications and other policy issues relating to the Decision and Application; RESOLVED: Having considered the FEIS, with respect to the Application, the Council finds that: (1) the FEIS meets the requirements of 6 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 617; (2) consistent with social, economic and other essential considerations, from among the reasonable alternatives, the proposed action is the one which minimizes or avoids adverse environmental effects to the maximum extent practicable, including the effects disclosed in the FEIS; and (3) consistent with social, economic and other essential considerations, to the maximum extent practicable, adverse environmental effects revealed in the environmental impart statement will be minimized or avoided by incorporating as conditions to the approval those mitigative measures which were identified as practicable; and The Decision and the FEIS constitute the written statement of facts, and of social, economic and other factors and standards that form the basis of this determination, pursuant to 6 N.Y.C.R.R. ?617.9(c)(3). Pursuant to Sections 197-d and 200 of the New York City Charter and on the basis of the Decision and Application, the Council approves the Decision. ________ Page 3 of 3 C 000224 ZSQ Reso. No. 1449 (L.U. No. 787) Adopted. Office of the City Clerk, } The City of New York, } ss.: I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a Resolution passed by The Council of The City of New York on June 28, 2000, on file in this office. ............................................ City Clerk, Clerk of Council