THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 2078
Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 090303 ZMX, a Zoning Map amendment (L.U. No. 1127).
By Council Members Katz and Avella
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on May 22, 2009 its decision dated May 20, 2009 (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, to facilitate new development in the Lower Concourse area of the Bronx (ULURP No. C 090303 ZMX) (the "Application");
WHEREAS, the Application is related to ULURP Application Numbers C 090166 MMX (L.U. No. 1116), an amendment to the City Map to establish a park along the Harlem River and N 090302 ZRX (L.U. No. 1117), a zoning text amendment to establish a Special Mixed Use District and a Special Harlem River Waterfront 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 23, 2009;
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 8, 2009 (CEQR No. 08DCP071X).
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;
(2) Consistent with social, economic and other essential considerations, from among the reasonable alternatives thereto, the action is one which minimizes or avoids adverse environmental impacts to the maximum extent practicable;
(3 The adverse environmental impacts disclosed in the FEIS will be minimized or avoided to the maximum extent practicable 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 the decision, pursuant to 6 N.Y.C.R.R. §617.11(d).
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 this report, C 090303 ZMX, incorporated by reference herein, 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. 6a:
1. changing from an M2-1 District to an R7-2 District property bounded by a line 190 feet southerly of a park and its easterly prolongation, Major Deegan Expressway, Park Avenue and its northeasterly and southwesterly prolongations, and a U.S. Pierhead and Bulkhead Line;
2. changing from an M1-2 District to a C4-4 District property bounded by East 149th Street, Morris Avenue, East 144th Street, Canal Place, East 146th Street, Park Avenue, East 144th Street, and the easterly street line of former Anthony J. Griffin Place and its northerly and southerly prolongations;
3. changing from an M2-1 District to a C4-4 District property bounded by:
a. East 149th Street, Major Deegan Boulevard, the northerly boundary of a park and its easterly and westerly prolongations, and a U.S. Pierhead and Bulkhead Line; and
b. the southerly boundary line of a park and its easterly and westerly prolongations, Major Deegan Expressway, a line 190 feet southerly of a park and its easterly prolongation, and a U.S. Pierhead and Bulkhead Line;
4. changing from an M1-2 District to a C6-2A District property bounded by East 144th Street, Grand Concourse, a line 120 feet southerly of East 144th Street, a line 100 feet easterly of Grand Concourse, the easterly prolongation of the southerly street line of East 140th Street, the westerly boundary line of the Metro North Rail Road (Harlem Division) right-of-way, East 138th Street, Major Deegan Boulevard, a line 100 feet northerly of East 138th Street, and Walton Avenue;
5. changing from an M2-1 District to a C6-2A District property bounded by a line 100 feet northerly of East 138th Street, Major Deegan Boulevard, East 138th Street, and Major Deegan Expressway;
6. changing from an M1-2 District to an M1-4 District property bounded by:
a. a line 75 feet southwesterly of East 138th Street, a line 100 feet northwesterly of Third Avenue, East 136th Street, and Rider Avenue; and
b. East 138th Street, Park Avenue and its southwesterly centerline prolongation, and an easterly service road of the Major Deegan Expressway;
7. changing from an M2-1 District to an M1-4 District property bounded by a line 75 feet southwesterly of East 138th Street, Rider Avenue and its southwesterly centerline prolongation, East 135th Street, the northeasterly centerline prolongation of Park Avenue, Major Deegan Expressway, East 138th Street, an easterly service road of the Major Deegan Expressway, Park Avenue and its southwesterly centerline prolongation, a line 300 feet southwesterly of East 138th Street, and Canal Place;
8. changing from an M1-2 District to an M1-4/R6A District property bounded by:
a. East 146th Street, Canal Place, East 144th Street, Rider Avenue, a line 275 feet northerly of East 141st Street, Canal Place, East 144th Street, and Park Avenue; and
b. a line 200 feet southerly of East 144th Street, Walton Avenue, a line 100 feet northerly of East 138th Street, Major Deegan Boulevard, and Gerard Avenue and its southerly centerline prolongation;
9. changing from an M2-1 District to an M1-4/R6A District property bounded by the westerly centerline prolongation of East 140th Street, Major Deegan Boulevard, a line 100 feet northerly of East 138th Street, and Major Deegan Expressway;
10. changing from an R6 District to an M1-4/R7A District property bounded by East 142nd Street, Morris Avenue, East 140th Street, and Rider Avenue;
11. changing from an M1-2 District to an M1-4/R7A District property bounded by:
a. East 144th Street, Morris Avenue, East 142nd Street, and Rider Avenue;
b. East 140th Street, Morris Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of East 138th Street, and Rider Avenue; and
c. a line 75 feet southwesterly of 138th Street, Lincoln Avenue, Major Deegan Expressway, Rider Avenue and its southwesterly centerline prolongation, East 136th Street, and a line 100 feet northwesterly of Third Avenue;
12. changing from an M1-2 District to an M1-4/R7X District property bounded by Park Avenue, a line 150 feet northeasterly of East 138th Street, Canal Place, a line 100 feet northeasterly of East 138th Street, Morris Avenue, Third Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, a line 75 feet southwesterly of East 138th Street, Rider Avenue, and East 138th Street;
13. changing from an M2-1 District to an M1-4/R7X District property bounded by Park Avenue, East 138th Street, Rider Avenue, a line 75 feet southwesterly of East 138th Street, Canal Place, and a line 300 feet southwesterly of East 138th Street;
14. changing from a C4-4 District to an M1-4/R8A District property bounded by East 149th Street, Walton Avenue, a line midway between East 144th Street and East 146th Street, and Gerard Avenue;
15. changing from an M1-2 District to and M1-4/R8A District property bounded by East 149th Street, Gerard Avenue, a line midway between East 144th Street and East 146th Street, Walton Avenue, a line 200 feet southerly of East 144th Street, Gerard Avenue and its southerly centerline prolongation, and Major Deegan Boulevard;
16. changing from an M2-1 District to an M1-4/R8A District property bounded by Major Deegan Boulevard, the westerly centerline prolongation of East 140th Street, and Major Deegan Expressway;
17. establishing within a proposed R7-2 District a C2-4 District bounded by a line 190 feet southerly of a park, Major Deegan Expressway, Park Avenue and its southwesterly and northeasterly centerline prolongations, and a U.S. Pierhead and Bulkhead Line;
18. establishing a Special Harlem River Waterfront District (HRW) bounded by East 149th Street, Major Deegan Expressway, Park Avenue and its southwesterly and northeasterly centerline prolongations, and a U.S. Pierhead and Bulkhead Line;
19. establishing a Special Mixed Use District (MX-13 ) bounded by:
a. East 149th Street, Walton Avenue, a line 100 feet northerly of East 138th Street, Major Deegan Expressway, Major Deegan Boulevard, the easterly centerline prolongation of East 149th Street, and the southerly centerline prolongation of River Avenue; and
b. East 146th Street, Canal Place, East 144th Street, Morris Avenue, Third Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Major Deegan Expressway, Rider Avenue and its southwesterly centerline prolongation, East 136th Street, a line 100 feet northwesterly of Third Avenue, a line 75 feet southwesterly of East 138th Street, Canal Place, a line 300 feet southwesterly of East 138th Street, Park Avenue, East 138th Street, Park Avenue, a line 150 feet northeasterly of East 138th Street, Canal Place, a line 100 feet northeasterly of East 138th Street, Rider Avenue, a line 275 feet northerly of East 141st Street, Canal Place, East 144th Street, and Park Avenue;
as shown on a diagram (for illustrative purposes only), dated February 2, 2009, modified by the City Planning Commission on May 20, 2009, and which includes CEQR Designation E-227, Community District 1, 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 June 30, 2009, on file in this office.
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City Clerk, Clerk of The Council