THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 1566
Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 080248 ZMX, a Zoning Map amendment (L.U. No. 786).
By Council Members Katz and Avella
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on May 23, 2008 its decision dated May 21, 2008 (the "Decision"), on the application submitted by the Department of City Planning, pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment to the Zoning Map (ULURP No. C 080248 ZMX) (the "Application");
WHEREAS, the Application is related to Application No. N 080247 ZRX (L.U. No. 786), an amendment to the text of the New York City Zoning Resolution to establish the Special Hunts Point 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 June 17, 2008;
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 Negative Declaration, issued on January 7, 2008, which included (E) designations for hazardous materials (CEQR No. 08DCP034X);
RESOLVED:
The Council finds that the action described herein will have no significant effect on the environment.
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.
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. 6c:
1. changing from an M1-1 District to an R6 District property bounded by Seneca Avenue, Longfellow Avenue, a line 100 feet southerly of Seneca Avenue, and a line midway between Longfellow Avenue and Bryant Avenue;
2. changing from an M1-1 District to an M1-2 District property bounded by Bruckner Expressway and its westerly centerline prolongation, Pedestrian Street and its northeasterly centerline prolongation, Longfellow Avenue, a line 150 feet northerly of Seneca Avenue, a line midway between Longfellow Avenue and Bryant Avenue, a line 100 feet southerly and southeasterly of Garrison Avenue, a line midway between Bryant Avenue and Faile Street, Garrison Avenue, Manida Street, a line 100 feet southeasterly of Garrison Avenue, Barretto Street, a line 75 feet northerly of Lafayette Avenue, Manida Street, Lafayette Avenue, Tiffany Street, a line 175 feet southerly of Spofford Avenue, a line midway between Barretto Street and Casanova Street, a line 100 feet northerly of Randall Avenue, Bryant Avenue, Spofford Avenue, Longfellow Avenue, Lafayette Avenue, Edgewater Road, Halleck Street, East Bay Avenue and its easterly centerline prolongation, Longfellow Avenue, a line 300 feet northerly of Oak Point Avenue, Casanova Street, Randall Avenue, Worthen Street and its northwesterly centerline prolongation, and Bruckner Boulevard;
3. changing from an M2-1 District to an M1-2 District property bounded by Bruckner Expressway, a U.S. Pierhead and Bulkhead Line, a line 215 feet southerly of Garrison Avenue and its easterly prolongation, Edgewater Road, a line 200 feet southerly of Seneca Avenue, Whittier Street, a line 100 feet northerly of Lafayette Avenue, Edgewater Road, a line 175 feet northerly of Lafayette Avenue, a line perpendicular to the northerly street line of Lafayette Avenue distance 260 feet easterly (as measured along the street line) from the point of intersection of the northerly street line of Lafayette Avenue and the easterly street line of Edgewater Road, Lafayette Avenue, a line midway between Whittier Street and Longfellow Avenue, Seneca Avenue, Longfellow Avenue, and Pedestrian Street and its northeasterly centerline prolongation;
4. changing from an M3-1 District to an M1-2 District property bounded by:
a. Worthen Street and its northwesterly centerline prolongation, Randall Avenue, Casanova Street, a line 300 feet northerly of Oak Point Avenue, Longfellow Avenue, Oak Point Avenue and its westerly centerline prolongation, a line 430 feet westerly of Barry Street and its northerly prolongation, the southwesterly prolongation of a line 75 feet northwesterly of Garrison Avenue, the northwesterly centerline prolongation of Leggett Avenue, and Bruckner Boulevard; and
b. East Bay Avenue, Halleck Street, Viele Avenue, Halleck Street, Ryawa Avenue, and Whittier Street; and
5. establishing within an existing R6 District a C1-4 District bounded by:
a. Lafayette Avenue, Bryant Avenue, a line 75 feet southerly of Lafayette Avenue, and Faile Street; and
b. Hunt’s Point Avenue, a line perpendicular to the easterly street line of Faile Street distance 400 feet southerly (as measured along the street line) from the point of intersection of the easterly street line of Faile Street and the southerly street line of Lafayette Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of Hunt’s Point Avenue, a line perpendicular to the northeasterly street line of Hunt’s Point Avenue distance 270 feet northwesterly (as measured along the street line) from the point of intersection of the northeasterly street line of Hunt’s Point Avenue and the westerly street line of Bryant Avenue, Hunt’s Point Avenue, Spofford Avenue, a line 100 feet westerly of Faile Street, a line 100 feet southwesterly of Hunt’s Point Avenue, and Coster Street; and
6. establishing a Special Hunts Point District bounded by Bruckner Expressway and its westerly centerline prolongation, a U.S. Pierhead and Bulkhead Line, a line 215 feet southerly of Garrison Avenue and its easterly prolongation, a line 215 feet southerly of Garrison Avenue and its easterly prolongation, Edgewater Road, a line 200 feet southerly of Seneca Avenue, Whittier Street, a line 100 feet northerly of Lafayette Avenue, Edgewater Road, a line 175 feet northerly of Lafayette Avenue, a line perpendicular to the northerly street line of Lafayette Avenue distance 260 feet easterly (as measured along the street line) from the point of intersection of the northerly street line of Lafayette Avenue and the easterly street line of Edgewater Road, Lafayette Avenue, Edgewater Road, Halleck Street, East Bay Avenue and its easterly centerline prolongation, Halleck Street, Viele Avenue, Halleck Street, Ryawa Avenue, Whittier Street, East Bay Avenue, Longfellow Avenue, Oak Point Road, Oak Point Avenue and its westerly centerline prolongation, a line 430 feet westerly of Barry Street and its northerly prolongation, the southwesterly prolongation of a line 75 feet northwesterly of Garrison Avenue, the northwesterly centerline prolongation of Leggett Avenue, and Bruckner Boulevard, and excluding the area bounded by Garrison Avenue, a line midway between Bryant Avenue and Faile Avenue, a line 100 feet southerly of Garrison Avenue, a line midway between Longfellow Avenue and Bryant Avenue, a line 150 feet northerly of Seneca Avenue, Longfellow Avenue, Spofford Avenue, Bryant Avenue, a line 100 feet northerly of Randall Avenue, a line midway between Barretto Street and Casanova Street, a line 175 feet southerly of Spofford Avenue, Tiffany Street, Lafayette Avenue, Manida Street, a line 75 feet northerly of Lafayette Avenue, Barretto Street, a line 100 feet southeasterly of Garrison Avenue, and Manida Street;
as shown on a diagram (for illustrative purposes only) dated January 7, 2008, and which includes CEQR Designation E-210, Community District 2, Borough of the Bronx.
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 July 23, 2008, on file in this office.
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City Clerk, Clerk of The Council