THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 267
Resolution approving with modifications the decision of the City Planning Commission on Application No. N 170300 ZRQ, for an amendment of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, modifying Appendix F for the purpose of establishing a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area, Community District 1, Borough of Queens, (L.U. No. 29).
By Council Members Salamanca and Moya
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on February 12, 2018 its decision dated February 12, 2018 (the "Decision"), pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter, regarding an application submitted by the Astoria Boulevard LLC, for an amendment of the text of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, modifying Appendix F for the purpose of establishing a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area, which in conjunction with the related action would facilitate the development of a new seven-story, mixed-use residential and commercial building with approximately 35 dwelling units in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens Community District 1, (Application No. N 170300 ZRQ), Community District 1, Borough of Queens (the "Application");
WHEREAS, the Application is related to application C 170299 ZMQ (L.U. No. 28), an amendment to the Zoning Map, changing an R6B zoning district to a C4-3 district;
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 February 26, 2018;
WHEREAS, the Council has considered the land use implications and other policy issues relating to the Decision and Application; and
WHEREAS, the Council has considered the relevant environmental issues, including the negative declaration issued September 5, 2017 (CEQR No. 17DCP175Q), which includes (E) designation to avoid the potential for significant adverse impacts related to air quality and noise (E-446) (the “Negative Declaration”).
RESOLVED:
The Council finds that the action described herein will have no significant impact on the environment as set forth in the Negative Declaration.
Pursuant to Sections 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, N 170300 ZRQ, incorporated by reference herein, the Council approves the Decision of the City Planning Commission with the following modifications:
Matter underlined is new, to be added;
Matter struck out is to be deleted;
Matter within ## is defined in Section 12-10;
Matter double struck out is old, deleted by the City Council;
Matter double underlined is new, added by the City Council;
***indicates where unchanged text appears in the Zoning Resolution
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APPENDIX F
Inclusionary Housing Designated Areas and Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Areas
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QUEENS
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Queens Community District 1
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In the C4-3 District within the area shown on the following Map 3:
Map 3 - (date of adoption)
(PROPOSED MAP)
Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Area (MIHA) - see Section 23-154 (d) (3)
Area 3 - (date of adoption) - MIH Program Option 1 and Option 2
Portion of Community District 1, Queens
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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 March 22, 2018, on file in this office.
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