THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

RESOLUTION NO. 45

Resolution approving an Amended Urban Development Action Area Project located at 562 Gates Avenue (Block 1815, Lot 27), 564 Gates Avenue (Block 1815, Lot 28), 566 Gates Avenue (Block 1815, Lot 29), 566A Gates Avenue (Block 1815, Lot 100), 560A Gates Avenue (Block 1815, Lot 126), and 562A Gates Avenue (Block 1815, Lot 128), Borough of Brooklyn, and waiving the urban development action area designation requirement and the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, pursuant to Sections 693 and 694 of the General Municipal Law (L.U. No. 24; 20105274 HAK).

By Council Members Comrie and Levin

WHEREAS, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development ("HPD") submitted to the Council on January 4, 2010 its request dated December 14, 2009 that the Council take the following actions regarding an Amended Urban Development Action Area Project (the "Project") located at 562 Gates Avenue (Block 1815, Lot 27), 564 Gates Avenue (Block 1815, Lot 28), 566 Gates Avenue (Block 1815, Lot 29), 566A Gates Avenue (Block 1815, Lot 100), 560A Gates Avenue (Block 1815, Lot 126), and 562A Gates Avenue (Block 1815, Lot 128), Community District 3, Borough of Brooklyn (the "Disposition Area"):

                        1.                     Find that the present status of the Disposition Area tends to impair or arrest the sound growth and development of the municipality and that the proposed Urban Development Action Area Project is consistent with the policy and purposes of Section 691 of the General Municipal Law;

                        2.                     Approve the designation of the Disposition Area as an Urban Development Action Area pursuant to Section 693 of the General Municipal Law; and

                        3.                     Approve the Project as an Urban Development Action Area Project pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law.

                           WHEREAS, the Project is to be developed on land that is now an eligible area as defined in Section 692 of the General Municipal Law, consists solely of the rehabilitation or conservation of existing private or multiple dwellings or the construction of one to four unit dwellings, and does not require any change in land use permitted under the New York City Zoning Resolution;

                     WHEREAS, the Project amends a previously approved Urban Development Action Area Project (C 070243 HAK, L.U. No. 374, Resolution No. 843 of 2007);

WHEREAS, upon due notice, the Council held a public hearing on the Project on February 8, 2010;

WHEREAS, the Council has considered the land use implications and other policy issues relating to the Project;

RESOLVED:

The Council finds that the present status of the Disposition Area tends to impair or arrest the sound growth and development of the City of New York and that a designation of the Project as an urban development action area project is consistent with the policy and purposes stated in Section 691 of the General Municipal Law.

The Council approves the designation of the Disposition Area as an urban development action area under Section 693 of the General Municipal Law.

The Council approves the Project as an urban development action area project pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law.

The Project shall be disposed of and developed upon the terms and conditions in the Project Summary that HPD has submitted to the Council, a copy of which is attached hereto.

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 February 11, 2010, on file in this office.

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                                             City Clerk, Clerk of The Council