THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
RESOLUTION NO. 1812
Resolution approving with modifications the decision of the City Planning Commission on Application No. N 210254 ZRK, for an amendment of the text of the Zoning Resolution (L.U. No. 849).
By Council Members Salamanca and Riley
WHEREAS, New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, 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, which in conjunction with the related actions would facilitate the development of a new approximately 204,000-square-foot mixed-use building with approximately 232 units of affordable housing and 19,000 square feet of commercial and community facility space within a project area generally bounded by Mother Gaston Boulevard, Glenmore Avenue, Liberty Avenue and Christopher Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn Community District 16 (ULURP No. N 210254 ZRK), (the “Application”);
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission filed with the Council on September 24, 2021, its decision dated September 22, 2021 (the "Decision") on the Application;
WHEREAS, the Application is related to applications C 210253 ZMK (L.U. No. 848), a zoning map amendment to rezone the project area from R6 to R7D/C2-4 and R7A/C2-4; C 210255 HAK (L.U. No. 850), an urban development action area designation, project approval, and disposition of City-owned property to a developer selected by HPD; and C 210256 HUK (L.U. No. 851), an amendment to the Brownsville II Urban Renewal Plan;
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 October 13, 2021;
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 on January 27th, 2021 (CEQR No. 20HPD089K (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 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 210254 ZRK, 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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BROOKLYN
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Brooklyn Community District 16
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Map 1- (5/24/17) [date of adoption]
[EXISTING MAP]
[PROPOSED MAP]
Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Program Area - see Section 23-154(d)(3)
Area 1 - 4/20/16 - MIH Program Option 1 and Deep Affordability Option
Area 2 - 5/24/17 - MIH Program Option 1
Area # - [date of adoption] - MIH Program Option 1 and Option 2 Deep Affordability Option
Portion of Community District 16, Brooklyn
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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 ___________, 2021, on file in this office.
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City Clerk, Clerk of The Council