THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 1880
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Resolution approving an Urban Development Action Area Project located at 150 Rogers Avenue (Block 1253/Lot 30), 275 Albany Avenue (Block 1376/Lot 04), 765 St. John's Place (Block 1247/Lot 75), 918 Sterling Place (Block 1248/Lot 37), 942 St. Mark's Avenue (Block 1230/Lot 20), 1103 Sterling Place (Block 1243/Lot 43), 1119 Prospect Place (Block 1230/Lot 48), 1165 St. John's Place (Block 1251/Lot 41), 1342 Sterling Place (Block 1377/Lot 27), 1361 St. John's Place (Block 1378/Lot 81), 1441-47 St. John's Place (Block 1379/Lot 73), and 1561 Lincoln Place (Block 1387/Lot 79), 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. 949; 20015165 HAK).
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By Council Members Eisland and Linares
WHEREAS, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development ("HPD") submitted to the Council on December 20, 2000 its request dated December 12, 2000 that the Council take the following actions regarding an Urban Development Action Area Project (the "Project") located at 150 Rogers Avenue (Block 1253/Lot 30), 275 Albany Avenue (Block 1376/Lot 04), 765 St. John's Place (Block 1247/Lot 75), 918 Sterling Place (Block 1248/Lot 37), 942 St. Mark's Avenue (Block 1230/Lot 20), 1103 Sterling Place (Block 1243/Lot 43), 1119 Prospect Place (Block 1230/Lot 48), 1165 St. John's Place (Block 1251/Lot 41), 1342 Sterling Place (Block 1377/Lot 27), 1361 St. John's Place (Block 1378/Lot 81), 1441-47 St. John's Place (Block 1379/Lot 73), and 1561 Lincoln Place (Block 1387/Lot 79), 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. Waive the area designation requirement of Section 693 of the General Municipal Law pursuant to said Section;
3. Waive the requirements of Sections 197-c and 197-d of the New York City Charter pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law; and
4. Approve the Project as an Urban Development Action Area Project pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law;
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WHEREAS, the Project is to be developed on land that is now a municipally-owned 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, upon due notice, the Council held a public hearing on the Project on April 18, 2001;
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 waives the area designation requirement of the Disposition Area as an urban development action area under Section 693 of the General Municipal Law pursuant to said Section.
The Council waives the requirements of Sections 197-c and 197-d of the New York City Charter pursuant to Section 694 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.
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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 April 25, 2001, on file in this office.
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City Clerk, Clerk of Council