File #: Res 1685-2017    Version: * Name: LU 757 - Zoning, 135-01 35TH AVENUE REZONING, Queens (C 170180(A) ZMQ)
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Committee: Committee on Land Use
On agenda: 10/17/2017
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 170180 (A) ZMQ, a Zoning Map amendment (L.U. No. 757).
Sponsors: David G. Greenfield, Donovan J. Richards
Council Member Sponsors: 2
Attachments: 1. Land Use Calendar - Week of September 25, 2017 - September 29, 2017, 2. September 27, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 3. Hearing Testimony - Zoning 9-25-17, 4. Hearing Testimony - Zoning 9-25-17 additional, 5. Land Use Calendar - Week of October 9, 2017 - October 13, 2017, 6. REVISED - Land Use Calendar - Week of October 9, 2017 - October 13, 2017, 7. Hearing Transcript - Zoning 9-25-17, 8. Land Use Calendar - October 11, 2017, 9. October 17, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 10. Committee Report, 11. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 10-17-17, 12. Minutes of the Stated Meeting - October 17, 2017

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

RESOLUTION NO. 1685

 

Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 170180 (A) ZMQ, a Zoning Map amendment (L.U. No. 757).

 

By Council Members Greenfield and Richards

 

WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on September 12, 2017 its decision dated September 6, 2017 (the "Decision"), on the application submitted by Stemmax Realty Inc., pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment of the Zoning Map, Section No. 10a, changing from an M1-1 District to an R7A District, which in conjunction with the related action would facilitate a mixed-use development on a portion of a block located in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens Community District 7, (ULURP No. C 170180(A) ZMQ), Community District 7, Borough of Queens (the "Application");

 

WHEREAS, the Application is related to application N 170181 ZRQ (L.U. No. 758), a zoning text amendment to designate a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) area;

 

WHEREAS, the Decision is subject to review and action by the Council pursuant to Section 197-d(b)(1) of the City Charter;

 

WHEREAS, upon due notice, the Council held a public hearing on the Decision and Application on September 25, 2017;

 

WHEREAS, the Council has considered the land use and other policy issues relating to the Decision and Application; and

 

WHEREAS, the Council has considered the relevant environmental issues, including the revised negative declaration issued July 24, 2017 (CEQR No. 17DCP143Q), which included (E) designations to avoid the potential for significant adverse impacts related to air quality and noise (E-424) (the “Revised Negative Declaration”) and the Technical Memorandum issued September 1, 2017 (the “Technical Memorandum”);

 

RESOLVED:

 

                     The Council finds that the action described herein will have no significant impact on the

environment as set forth in the Revised Negative Declaration and the Technical Memorandum.

 

                     Pursuant to Section 197-d and 200 of the City Charter and on the basis of the Decision and Application, and based on the environmental determination and consideration described in the report, C 170180(A) ZMQ, incorporated by reference herein, the Council approves the Decision of the City Planning Commission.

                     

The Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, effective as of December 15, 1961, and as subsequently amended, is further amended by changing the Zoning Map, Section 10a, changing from an M1-1 District to an R7A District property bounded by a line 125 feet northerly of 35th Avenue, Linden Place, 35th Avenue, and Farrington Street, as shown on a diagram (for illustrative purposes only) dated July 12, 2017, modified by the City Planning Commission on September 6, 2017, and subject to the conditions of CEQR Declaration E-424, Community District 7, Borough of Queens.

 

 

Adopted.

 

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I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a Resolution passed by The Council of The City of New York on October 17, 2017, on file in this office.

 

 

 

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City Clerk, Clerk of The Council