THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 1095
Resolution approving an Urban Development Action Area Project located at 2228 Seventh Avenue (Block 1937/Lot 31), Manhattan, and waiving the urban development action area designation requirement and the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, pursuant to Sections 693 and 694 of the General Municipal Law (L.U. No. 436; 20055426 HAM).
By Council Members Katz and Martinez
WHEREAS, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development ("HPD") submitted to the Council on March 10, 2005 its request dated February 22, 2005 that the Council take the following actions regarding an Urban Development Action Area Project (the "Project") located at 2228 Seventh Avenue (Block 1937/Lot 31), Community District 10, Borough of Manhattan (the "Disposition Area"):
1. Find that the present status of the Disposition Area tends to impair or arrest the sound growth and development of the municipality and that the proposed Urban Development Action Area Project is consistent with the policy and purposes of Section 691 of the General Municipal Law;
2. Waive the area designation requirement of Section 693 of the General Municipal Law pursuant to said Section;
3. Waive the requirements of Sections 197-c and 197-d of the New York City Charter pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law; and
4. Approve the Project as an Urban Development Action Area Project pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law.
WHEREAS, the Project is to be developed on land that is now an eligible area as defined in Section 692 of the General Municipal Law, consists solely of the rehabilitation or conservation of existing private or multiple dwellings or the construction of one to four unit dwellings, and does not require any change in land use permitted under the New York City Zoning Resolution;
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WHEREAS, upon due notice, the Council held a public hearing on the Project on July 25, 2005;
WHEREAS, the Council has considered the land use implications and other policy issues relating to the Project;
WHEREAS, the Council has considered the relevant environmental issues and the Negative Declaration issued on December 16, 2004 (CEQR No. 05HPD005M);
RESOLVED:
The Council finds that the action described herein will have no significant effect on the environment.
The Council finds that the present status of the Disposition Area tends to impair or arrest the sound growth and development of the City of New York and that a designation of the Project as an urban development action area project is consistent with the policy and purposes stated in Section 691 of the General Municipal Law.
The Council waives the area designation requirement of the Disposition Area as an urban development action area under Section 693 of the General Municipal Law pursuant to said Section.
The Council waives the requirements of Sections 197-c and 197-d of the New York City Charter pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law.
The Council approves the Project as an urban development action area project pursuant to Section 694 of the General Municipal Law.
The Project shall be disposed of and developed upon the terms and conditions in the Project Summary that HPD has submitted to the Council, a copy of which is attached hereto.
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Adopted.
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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 July 27, 2005, on file in this office.
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City Clerk, Clerk of The Council