THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 1414
Resolution approving with modifications the decision of the City Planning Commission on Application No. N 180155 ZRQ, for an amendment of the text of the Zoning Resolution (Preconsidered L.U. No. 642).
By Council Members Salamanca and Moya
WHEREAS, Woodside Equities, LLC, filed an application pursuant to Section 201 of the New York City Charter, for an amendment of the text of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, modifying Appendix F for the purpose of establishing a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Area utilizing Options 1 and 2, which in conjunction with the related action would facilitate the construction of an eight-story mixed-use building located on the eastern side of 52nd Street between Roosevelt Avenue and Queens Boulevard in the Woodside neighborhood of Queens, Community District 2 (Application No. N 180155 ZRQ) (the “Application”);
WHEREAS the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on February 21, 2020, its decision dated February 19, 2020 (the "Decision") on the Application;
WHEREAS, the Application is related to application C 180154 ZMQ (Pre. L.U. No. 641), a zoning map amendment to change an R5B district to R7A/C2-3;
WHEREAS, the Decision is subject to review and action by the Council pursuant to Section 197-d of the City Charter;
WHEREAS, upon due notice, the Council held a public hearing on the Decision and Application on February 26, 2020;
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, including the negative declaration issued October 15th, 2019 (CEQR No. 18DCP020Q) which include an (E) designation to avoid the potential for significant adverse impacts related to air quality, noise, and hazardous materials (E-497) (the “Negative Declaration”).
RESOLVED:
The Council finds that the action described herein will have no significant impact on the environment as set forth in the (E) Designation (E-497) and Negative Declaration.
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 the report, N 180155 ZRQ, incorporated by reference herein, and the record before the Council, the Council approves the Decision of the City Planning Commission with the following modifications:
Matter underlined is new, to be added;
Matter struck out is to be deleted;
Matter double struck out is old, deleted by the City Council;
Matter double-underlined is new, added by the City Council
Matter within # # is defined in Section 12-10;
*** indicates where unchanged text appears in the Zoning Resolution.
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APPENDIX F
Inclusionary Housing Designated Areas and Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Areas
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QUEENS
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Queens Community District 2
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Map 2 - [date of adoption]
[EXISTING MAP]
Inclusionary Housing designated area
[PROPOSED MAP]
Inclusionary Housing designated area
Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Area (MIHA) - see Section 23-154(d)(3)
Area 2 - [date of adoption] - MIH Program Option 1 and Option 2
Portion of Community District 2, Queens
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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 August 27, 2020, on file in this office.
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City Clerk, Clerk of The Council