THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 500
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Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 100407 ZMX, a Zoning Map amendment (L.U. No. 223).
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By Council Members Comrie and Weprin
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on September 17, 2010 its decision dated September 15, 2010 (the "Decision"), on the application submitted by the New York City Department of City Planning, pursuant to Sections 197-c and 201 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment of the Zoning Map to rezone all or portions of 75 blocks along the Third Avenue and Tremont Avenue corridors, Community District 6, in the Bronx. The proposed rezoning from R7-1, R7-1/C1-4, R7-1/C2-4, C4-4, C8-3, M1-4, and M1-1 districts to R5, R6A, R7X/C1-4, C4-4A, C4-5X, C4-4D, M1-4/R7A, and M1-4/R7X districts are intended to strengthen Third Avenue and Tremont Avenue as major corridors that will promote a healthy mix of uses including affordable housing, retail, and commercial while preserving the surrounding neighborhood character, Community District 6, Borough of the Bronx (ULURP No. C 100407 ZMX (the "Application");
WHEREAS, the Application is related to Application Number N 100408 ZRX (L.U. No. 224), a zoning text amendment to modify ZR Sections 123-63, 123-90, and Appendix D to establish a Special Mixed Use District (MX- 14); and to modify Appendix F in the Zoning Resolution to make the Inclusionary Housing Program applicable in the proposed C4- 4A (R7A), C4-5X (R7X), C4-4D (R8A), M1-4/R7A, and M1- 4/R7X districts;
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 October 5, 2010;
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 Revised Negative Declaration, issued on September 15, 2010 (CEQR No. 10DCP043X);
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, and based on the environmental determination and consideration described in this report, C 100407 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 Nos. 3c and 3d:
1. eliminating from within an existing R7-1 District a C1-4 District bounded by East
178th Street, Hughes Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue, Clinton Avenue, a line 150 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue, Marmion Avenue, a line 100 feet southwesterly of East Tremont Avenue, Arthur Avenue, East Tremont Avenue, Third Avenue, a line 100 feet southwesterly of East 178th Street, and a line midway between Third Avenue and Monterey Avenue;
2. eliminating from within an existing R7-1 District a C2-4 District bounded by:
East 189th Street, Park Avenue (northwesterly portion), East 188th Street, and Webster Avenue; and
Quarry Road, East 181st Street, Monterey Avenue and its southwesterly centerline prolongation, a line 100 feet southwesterly of East 180th Street, and Third Avenue;
3. changing from an R7-1 District to an R5 District property bounded by:
East 186th Street, Washington Avenue, a line midway between East 185th Street and East 186th Street, a line 300 feet southeasterly of Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), a line midway between East 184th Street and East 185th Street, Washington Avenue, East 184th Street, a line 100 feet southeasterly of Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), a line 130 feet northeasterly of East 184th Street, and Park Avenue (southeasterly portion); and
East 180th Street, Bathgate Avenue, a line 330 feet northeasterly of East 179th Street, a line midway between Bathgate Avenue and Third Avenue, a line 110 feet northeasterly of East 178th Street, Bathgate Avenue, East 179th Street, Washington Avenue, a line 220 feet northeasterly of East 178th Street, and a line midway between Park Avenue (southeasterly portion) and Washington Avenue;
4. changing from an R7-1 District to an R6A District property bounded by:
Cyrus Place, a line 100 feet westerly of Third Avenue, a line 170 feet southeasterly of Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), a line midway between Cyrus Place and East 187th Street, a line 100 feet westerly of Third Avenue, a line 250 feet southeasterly of Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), East 187th Street, a line 100 feet northwesterly of Washington Avenue, East 186th Street, and Park Avenue (southeasterly portion);
Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), a line 130 feet northeasterly of East 184th Street, a line 100 feet southeasterly of Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), East 184th Street, Washington Avenue, a line midway between East 184th Street and East 185th Street, a line 300 feet southeasterly of Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), a line midway between East 185th Street and East 186th Street, Washington Avenue, East 185th Street, Bassford Avenue, East 184th Street, a line 130 feet northwesterly of Third Avenue, East 181st Street, Bathgate Avenue, East 180th Street, a line midway between Park Avenue (southeasterly portion) and Washington Avenue, and East 183rd Street;
East 179th Street, Bathgate Avenue, a line 110 feet northeasterly of East 178th Street, a line midway between Bathgate Avenue and Third Avenue, a line 220 feet southwesterly of East 178th Street, Washington Avenue, a line 150 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue, a line 100 feet northwesterly of Washington Avenue, a line 240 feet southwesterly of East 178th Street, a line midway between Park Avenue (southeasterly portion) and Washington Avenue, a line 220 feet northeasterly of East 178th Street, and Washington Avenue; and
East 180th Street, a line midway between Bathgate Avenue and Third Avenue, a line 330 feet northeasterly of East 179th Street, and Bathgate Avenue;
5. changing from a C4-4 District to an R6A District property bounded by a line 150 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue, Washington Avenue, a line 340 feet southwesterly of East 178th Street, and a line 100 feet northwesterly of Washington Avenue;
6. changing from an C8-3 District to an R6A District property bounded by:
Cyrus Place, a line 170 feet southeasterly of Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), and a line 100 feet westerly of Third Avenue; and
a line midway between Cyrus Place and East 187th Street, a line 250 feet southeasterly of Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), and a line 100 feet westerly of Third Avenue;
7. changing from an R7-1 District to an R7X District property bounded by Marmion Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue, Honeywell Avenue, a line 150 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue, Daly Avenue, and a line 100 feet southwesterly of East Tremont Avenue;
8. changing from an R7-1 District to a C4-4A District property bounded by:
East 181st Street, Monterey Avenue and its southwesterly centerline
prolongation, a line 100 feet southwesterly of East 180th Street, and Third Avenue;
East 181st Street, a line 100 feet northwesterly of Third Avenue, East 180th
Street, and Bathgate Avenue; and
Belmont Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue,
Clinton Avenue, a line 150 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue, Marmion Avenue, a line 100 feet southwesterly of East Tremont Avenue, Belmont Avenue, and East Tremont Avenue;
9. changing from a C8-3 District to a C4-4A District property bounded by East 181st Street, Third Avenue, a line 330 feet northeasterly of East 179th Street, a line midway between Bathgate Avenue and Third Avenue, and a line 100 feet northwesterly of Third Avenue;
10. changing from an R7-1 District to a C4-4D District property bounded by East
184th Street, a line 100 feet northwesterly of Third Avenue, East 181st Street, and a line 130 feet northwesterly of Third Avenue;
11. changing from a C8-3 District to a C4-4D District property bounded by East 184th
Street, Third Avenue, East 181st Street, and a line 100 feet northwesterly of Third Avenue;
12. changing from an R7-1 District to a C4-5X District property bounded by:
East 189th Street, Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), East 188th Street,
and Webster Avenue;
Third Avenue, a line 100 feet southwesterly of East 178th Street, a line
midway between Third Avenue and Monterey Avenue, a line 110 feet northeasterly of East 178th Street, Monterey Avenue, East 178th Street, Hughes Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue, Belmont Avenue, East Tremont Avenue, Belmont Avenue, a line 100 feet southwesterly of East Tremont Avenue, Arthur Avenue, and East Tremont Avenue;
Washington Avenue, a line 220 feet southwesterly of East 178th Street, a line midway between Bathgate Avenue and Third Avenue, and a line 150 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue; and
a line 240 feet southwesterly of East 178th Street, a line 100 feet northwesterly of Washington Avenue, a line 150 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue, and a line midway between Park Avenue (southeasterly portion) and Washington Avenue;
13. changing from a C4-4 District to a C4-5X District property bounded by Webster Avenue, a line 150 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue, the northwesterly boundary line of a railroad right-of-way (New York and Harlem R.R. Division), a line 150 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue, a line 100 feet northwesterly of Washington Avenue, a line 340 feet southwesterly of East 178th Street, Washington Avenue, a line 150 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue, Third Avenue, a line 330 feet northeasterly of East 176th Street, Bathgate Avenue, a line 150 feet southwesterly of East Tremont Avenue, a line 220 feet northeasterly of East 176th Street, Washington Avenue, a line 150 feet southwesterly of East Tremont Avenue, a line 200 feet northwesterly of East 176th Street, a line 120 feet northwesterly of Washington Avenue, and a line 100 feet northeasterly of East 176th Street;
14. changing from an M1-1 District to a C4-5X District property bounded by:
a line 220 feet northeasterly of East 178th Street, Park Avenue (northwesterly portion), East 178th Street, and a line 230 feet northwesterly of Park Avenue (northwesterly portion);
Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), a line 240 feet southwesterly of East 178th Street, a line midway between Park Avenue (southeasterly portion) and Washington Avenue, and a line 150 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue; and
a line midway between Webster Avenue and Park Avenue (northwesterly portion), a line 300 feet southwesterly of East 178th Street, Park Avenue (northwesterly portion), and a line 150 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue;
15. changing from an M1-4 District to a C4-5X District property bounded by:
a line 150 feet southwesterly of East Tremont Avenue, Bathgate Avenue, and a line 220 feet northeasterly of East 176th Street;
a line 150 feet southwesterly of East Tremont Avenue, Washington
Avenue, and a line 200 feet northeasterly of East 176th Street; and
c. a line 150 feet southwesterly of East Tremont Avenue, a line 120 feet northwesterly of Washington Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of East 176th Street, and a line midway between Park Avenue (southeasterly portion) and Washington Avenue;
16. changing from a C8-3 District to a C4-5X District property bounded by:
East 189th Street, a line 100 feet northwesterly of Washington Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of East 188th Street, Washington Avenue, East 188th Street, Third Avenue, Cyrus Place, and Park Avenue (southeasterly portion);
Webster Avenue, a line 220 feet northeasterly of East 178th Street, a line 230 feet northwesterly of Park Avenue (northwesterly portion), East 178th Street, a line midway between Webster Avenue and Park Avenue (northwesterly portion), and a line 150 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue;
East 178th Street, a line midway between Third Avenue and Monterey Avenue, a line 100 feet southwesterly of East 178th Street, and Third Avenue; and
a line midway between Bathgate Avenue and Third Avenue, a line 200 feet southwesterly of East 178th Street, Third Avenue, and a line 150 feet northeasterly of East Tremont Avenue;
17. changing from an R7-1 District to an M1-4/R7A District property bounded by:
a line 170 feet southeasterly of Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), a line 100 feet southwesterly of Third Avenue, and a line midway between Cyrus Place and East 187th Street; and
a line 250 feet southeasterly of Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), a line 100 feet southwesterly of Third Avenue, and East 187th Street;
18. changing from an C4-4 District to an M1 -4/R7A District property bounded by Bathgate Avenue, a line 330 feet northeasterly of East 176th Street, a line midway between Bathgate Avenue and Third Avenue, and a line 150 feet southwesterly of East Tremont Avenue;
19. changing from a C8-3 District to an M1-4/R7A District property bounded by:
a. East 188th Street, Washington Avenue, a line 170 feet southwesterly of East 188th Street, a line perpendicular to the last named course and passing through a point distant 180 feet southeasterly (as measured along the last named course) from the southeasterly street line of Washington Avenue, East 187th Street, Bathgate Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of Third Avenue, Lorillard Place, a line 100 feet northeasterly of Third Avenue, Third Avenue and its northeasterly centerline prolongation, East 184th Street, Bassford Avenue, East 185th Street, Washington Avenue, East 186th Street, a line 100 feet northwesterly of Washington Avenue, a line 100 feet westerly of Third Avenue, a line 250 feet southeasterly of Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), a line midway between Cyrus Place and East 187th Street, a line 100 feet westerly of Third Avenue, a line 170 feet southeasterly of Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), Cyrus Place, and Third Avenue; and
b. a line midway between Bathgate Avenue and Third Avenue, a line 330 feet northeasterly of East 179th Street, Third Avenue, East 179th Street, a line midway between Third Avenue and Monterey Avenue, a line 125 feet southwesterly of East 179th Street, Third Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of East 178th Street, a line midway between Third Avenue and Monterey Avenue, East 178th Street, Third Avenue, and a line 200 feet southwesterly of East 178th Street;
changing from an M1-4 District to an M1-4/R7A District property bounded by a line midway between Park Avenue (southeasterly portion) and Washington Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of East 176th Street, a line 120 feet northwesterly of Washington Avenue, a line 200 feet northeasterly of East 176th Street, Washington Avenue, a line 150 feet southwesterly of East Tremont Avenue, a line 220 feet northeasterly of East 176th Street, Bathgate Avenue, a line 150 feet southwesterly of East Tremont Avenue, a line midway between Bathgate Avenue and Third Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of East 175th Street, Bathgate Avenue, and East 175th Street;
changing from a C4-4 District to an M1-4/R7X District property bounded by a line 330 feet northeasterly of East 176th Street, Third Avenue, a line 150 feet southwesterly of East Tremont Avenue, and a line midway between Bathgate Avenue and Third Avenue;
changing from an M1-4 District to an M1-4/R7X District property bounded by a line 150 feet southwesterly of East Tremont Avenue, Third Avenue, East 175th Street, Bathgate Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of East 175th Street, and a line midway between Bathgate Avenue and Third Avenue;
establishing within an existing R7-1 District a C1-4 District bounded by Third Avenue, a line 400 feet northeasterly of East 181st Street, a line 100 feet southeasterly of Third Avenue, and East 181st Street; and
24. establishing a Special Mixed Use District (MX-14) bounded by:
East 188th Street, Washington Avenue, a line 170 feet southwesterly of East 188th Street, a line perpendicular to the last named course and passing through a point distant 180 feet southeasterly (as measured along the last named course) from the southeasterly street line of Washington Avenue, East 187th Street, Bathgate Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of Third Avenue, Lorillard Place, a line 100 feet northeasterly of Third Avenue, Third Avenue and its northeasterly centerline prolongation, East 184th Street, Bassford Avenue, East 185th Street, Washington Avenue, East 186th Street, a line 100 feet northwesterly of Washington Avenue, East 187th Street, a line 250 feet southeasterly of Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), a line midway between East 187th Street and Cyrus Place, a line 170 feet southeasterly of Park Avenue (southeasterly portion), Cyrus Place, and Third Avenue;
a line 330 feet northeasterly of East 179th Street, Third Avenue, East 179th Street, a line midway between Third Avenue and Monterey Avenue, a line 125 feet southwesterly of East 179th Street, Third Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of East 178th Street, a line midway between Third Avenue and Monterey Avenue, East 178th Street, Third Avenue, a line 200 feet southwesterly of East 178th Street, and a line midway between Bathgate Avenue and Third Avenue; and
a line midway between Park Avenue (southeasterly portion) and Washington Avenue, a line 100 feet northeasterly of East 176th Street, a line 120 feet northwesterly of Washington Avenue, a line 200 feet northeasterly of East 176th Street, Washington Avenue, a line 220 feet northeasterly of East 176th Street, Bathgate Avenue, a line 330 feet northeasterly of East 176th Street, Third Avenue, and East 175th Street;
as shown on a diagram (for illustrative purposes only) dated May 24, 2010 and subject to the conditions in CEQR Declaration E255, Community District 6, 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 October 13, 2010, on file in this office.
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City Clerk, Clerk of The Council