THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK

RESOLUTION NO. 784

Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 060432 ZMQ, a Zoning Map amendment (L.U. No. 332).

By Council Members Salamanca and Moya

                     WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on January 22, 2019  its decision dated January 9, 2019 (the "Decision"), on the application submitted by 241-15 Northern, LLC and North Shore Realty Group Corporation, Inc., pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment of the Zoning Map, Section No. 11a, changing from an R1-2 district to an R6A district and establishing within a proposed R6A district a C1-2 district, which in conjunction with the related action would facilitate the development of an eight-story residential building and a five-story mixed-use building on two noncontiguous development sites located on and in the vicinity of the northwest corner of Douglaston Parkway and Northern Boulevard in the Douglaston neighborhood of Queens Community District 11, (ULURP No. C 060432 ZMQ) (the "Application");

                     WHEREAS, the Application is related to application N 180281 ZRQ (L.U. No. 331), 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 January 31, 2019;

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 negative declaration issued August 20, 2018 (CEQR No. 06DCP092Q), which includes an (E) designation to avoid the potential for significant adverse impacts related to air quality, noise,  and  hazardous material (E-494) (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, C 060432 ZMQ, incorporated by reference herein, and the record before the Council, 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 No. 11a:

1.                     changing from an R1-2 district to an R6A district property bounded by a southeasterly boundary lines of a park and its northeasterly prolongation, Douglaston Parkway, Northern Boulevard, a northeasterly boundary line of a park and its southeasterly prolongation, a line 95 feet northwesterly of Northern Boulevard, and a line 170 feet southwesterly of Douglaston Parkway; and

2.                     establishing within a proposed R6A district a C1-2 district bounded by a line 95 feet northwesterly of Northern Boulevard, Douglaston Parkway, Northern Boulevard and a northeasterly boundary line of a park and its southeasterly prolongation;

as shown on a diagram (for illustrative purposes only) dated August 20, 2018, and subject to the conditions of CEQR Declaration E-494, Community District 11, Borough of Queens.

Adopted.

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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 March 13, 2019, on file in this office.

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City Clerk, Clerk of The Council