THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 306
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Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on Application No. N 020380 ZRQ, an amendment to the text of the Zoning Resolution relating to Article XI, Chapter 7, Section 117-54 (Special Long Island City Mixed Use District) to exempt the floor space of public parking garages permitted on Block 420 from the definition of floor area up to a height of 23 feet above curb level, Queens (L.U. No. 177).
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By Council Members Katz and Avella
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on April 23, 2002 its decision dated April 17, 2002 (the "Decision"), on the application submitted by QPMG Associates, LLC/Louis Dreyfus Property Group, Inc. and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment to the text of the Zoning Resolution (Application No. N 020380 ZRQ) (the "Application");
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 May 14, 2002;
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 and the Final Environmental Impact Statement ("FEIS") for which a Notice of Completion was issued on May 11, 2001 (CEQR No. 00DCP055Q) and the Technical Memorandum dated February 19, 2002;
RESOLVED:
Having considered the FEIS, with respect to the Application, the Council finds that:
(1) The FEIS meets the requirements of 6 N.Y.C.R.R. Part 617;
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(2) From among the reasonable alternatives thereto, the actions to be approved are ones which minimize or avoid adverse environmental impacts to the maximum extent practicable; and
(3) The adverse environmental impacts revealed in the FEIS will be minimized or avoided to the maximum extent possible by incorporating as conditions to the approval those mitigative measures that were identified as practicable;
(4) The Decision and the FEIS constitute the written statement of facts, and of social, economic and other factors and standards that form the basis of this determination, pursuant to 6 N.Y.C.R.R. ยง617.9(c)(3).
Pursuant to Sections 197-d and 200 of the City Charter and on the basis of the Decision and Application the Council approves the Decision; and
The Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, effective as of December 15, 1961, and as subsequently amended, is further amended as follows:
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117-54
Off-street Parking and Loading Regulations
(a) The off-street parking provisions of Article I, Chapter 3, shall apply except that:
(1) the provisions of paragraph (b) of Section 13-142 (Additional regulations for permitted accessory off-street parking spaces) shall also apply to Northern Boulevard, Crescent Street and 23rd Street; and
(2) the provisions of Section 13-133 (Community facility, commercial or manufacturing developments) shall be modified as follows: the maximum number of #accessory# off-street parking spaces permitted for a #development# or #enlargement# shall not exceed one space per 2,000 square feet of #floor area# or 250 spaces, whichever is less.
(b) Curb cuts for #developments# shall not be permitted within 40 feet of a #zoning lot line# that abuts the Sunnyside Yard.
(c) #Public parking garages# shall be permitted on Blocks 86/72 and 403 pursuant to Section 117-56 (Special Permit for Bulk Modifications on Blocks 86/72 and 403).
4. For #public parking garages# permitted on Block 420 pursuant to Section 74-50 (OFF-STREET PARKING ESTABLISHMENTS), the floor space on one or more #stories# of the #public parking garage#, up to a height of 23 feet above #curb level#, shall be exempt from the definition of #floor area# as set forth in Section 12-10 (DEFINITIONS).
117-541
Indoor bicycle parking
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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 May 21, 2002, on file in this office.
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City Clerk, Clerk of the Council
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