THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 707
Resolution approving the decision of the City Planning Commission on ULURP No. C 180486 PCK (L.U. No. 273), a site selection and acquisition of property located on Bristol Street between Blake Avenue and Dumont Avenue (Block 3559, p/o Lot 1), Borough of Brooklyn, for use as a community garden.
By Council Members Salamanca and Moya
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on November 2, 2018 its decision dated October 31, 2018 (the "Decision") on the application submitted by the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) pursuant to Section 197-c of the New York City Charter for the site selection and acquisition of property located on Bristol Street between Blake Avenue and Dumont Avenue (Block 3559, p/o Lot 1,) Community District 16, Borough of Brooklyn (the "Site"), for use as a community garden (ULURP No. C 180486 PCK) (the "Application");
WHEREAS, the Application is related to applications C 180485 HAK (L.U. No. 272), a Urban Development Action Area designation, project approval (UDAAP), and disposition of City-owned property to a developer selected by HPD; N 180487 ZRK (L.U. No. 274), a zoning text amendment to designate a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) area; C 180488 ZSK (L.U. No. 275), a zoning special permit pursuant to Section 74-743 of the Zoning Resolution (ZR) to allow bulk modifications within a large scale general development (LSGD), including lot coverage, distance between buildings modifications, and height and setback; C 180489 ZMK (L.U. No. 276), a zoning map amendment to rezone a portion of the project area from R6 to R7-2 and R7-2/C2-4; and C 180490 ZSK (L.U. No. 277), a zoning special permit pursuant to ZR 74-532 to waive the existing parking requirement within the LSGD of accessory off-street parking spaces;
WHEREAS, The UDAAP portion of application no. C 180485 HAK (L.U. No. 272) was withdrawn prior to the City Planning Commission decision;
WHEREAS, the Decision is subject to review and action by the Council pursuant to Section 197-d(b)(3) of the City Charter;
WHEREAS, upon due notice, the Council held a public hearing on the Decision and Application on November 15, 2018;
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 June 25, 2018 (CEQR No. 18DCP101K), which include an (E) designations to avoid the potential for significant adverse impacts related to hazardous materials, air quality, and noise (E-485) (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-485) and Negative Declaration.
Pursuant to Section 197-d of the New York City Charter and on the basis of the Decision and Application, and based on the environmental determination and consideration described in this report, C 180486 PCK, incorporated by reference herein, the Council approves the Decision for the site selection and acquisition of the Site for use as a community garden.
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 December 20, 2018, on file in this office.
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