LAND USE PUBLIC HEARING
Thursday, November 30 at 9:30 AM
(November 29, 2023 at 12pm)
QUEENS, NY – Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. will hold a hybrid Public Hearing on Land Use. The hearing will be held in person at Queens Borough Hall (120-55 Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens), with members of the public also able to testify virtually. In addition, the hearing will be streamed live at www.queensbp.org.
The agenda includes:
Items 1 and 2 are related
- Application submitted by 30-11 12th Street Realty LLC pursuant to Sections 197-c for an amendment of the Zoning Map; a.) changing from an R4-1 District to an R6A District property bounded by a line perpendicular to the southerly street line of Welling Court distant 100 feet westerly from the point of intersection of the southerly street line of Welling Court and the northwesterly street line of 12th Street as measured along the southerly street line of Welling Court, Welling Court, 12th Street, a line 200 feet southwesterly of 30th Avenue and it’s northwesterly prolongation, and a line midway between Welling Court and 12th Street; b.) changing from an R5B District to an R6A District property bounded by 12th Street, a line 150 feet southwesterly of 30th Avenue, a line 100 feet northwesterly of 14th Street, and a line 200 feet southwesterly of 30th Avenue; c.) changing from an R6B District to an R6A District property bounded by 12th Street, 30th Avenue, a line 100 feet northwesterly of 14th Street, and a line 150 feet southwesterly of 30th Avenue; d.) establishing within the proposed R6A District a C2-3 District on property bounded by a line perpendicular to the southerly street line of Welling Court distant 100 feet westerly from the point of intersection of the southerly street line of Welling Court and the northwesterly street line of 12th Street as measured along the southerly street line of Welling Court, Welling Court, 30th Avenue, a line 100 feet northwesterly of 14th Street, a line 150 feet southwesterly of 30th Avenue and its northwesterly prolongation, and a line midway between Welling Court and 12th Street. (ULURP #230126 ZMQ)
- Application submitted by 30-11 12th Street Realty LLC a zoning text amendment to designate the Project Area as a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (“MIH”) area. (#N230127 ZRQ)
Location is in Astoria within Queens Community Board District 1.
Items 3 and 4 are related
- Application submitted by Efraim Realty LLC for an amendment of the Zoning Map; a.) eliminating from within an existing R5D District a C2-3 District bounded by a line midway between 38th Street and Steinway Street, a line 100 feet northeasterly of 23rd Avenue, Steinway Street, and a line 100 feet southwesterly of 23rd Avenue; b.) changing from an R5D District to an R6A District property bounded by a line midway between 38th Street and Steinway Street, a line 100 feet northeasterly of 23rd Avenue, a line midway between Steinway Street and 41st Street, and a line 100 feet southwesterly of 23rd Avenue; and c.) establishing within a proposed R6A District a C2-4 District bounded by a line midway between 38th Street and Steinway Street, a line 100 feet northeasterly of 23rd Avenue, a line midway between Steinway Street and 41st Street, and a line 100 feet southwesterly of 23rd Avenue. (ULURP #230307 ZMQ)
- Application submitted by Efraim Realty LLC for a zoning text amendment to designate the Project Area as a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (“MIH”) area. (ULURP #N230308 ZRQ)
Location is in Astoria within Queens Community Board District 1.
- Application submitted by the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services for the site selection and acquisition of property located at 24-02 49th Avenue for use as a laboratory facility and 25-20 Borden Avenue for use as public utility/fleet vehicle storage. (ULURP #240068 PCQ)
Locations are in Long Island City within Queens Community Board District 2.
Those who wish to testify virtually must register in advance by visiting http://www.queensbp.org/landuse and submitting their contact information. Each registrant will receive a confirmation e-mail with instructions on how to participate in the virtual public hearing.
Speaking time can also be arranged by calling (718) 286-3000 between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. prior to the date of the hearing. Members of the public may also attend the hearing Queens Borough Hall and testify in person.
If you wish to testify virtually, you must identify yourself before you speak, keep your camera on during your testimony, display your name accurately on Zoom and state your name for the record; otherwise, you might not be permitted to testify absent prior approval from the Queens Borough President’s Office. For those planning to dial into the public hearing, please inform the Planning and Development staff in advance by calling 718-286-2680 or e-mailing [email protected].
Written testimony is welcome from those unable to testify live. All written testimony must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2023, and may be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] or by conventional mail sent to the Office of the Queens Borough President at 120-55 Queens Boulevard – Room 226, Kew Gardens, NY 114244.
Individuals requesting Sign Language Interpreters and/or ADA Accessibility Accommodations should contact the Borough President’s Office at (718) 286-2860 or email [email protected].
WHAT: Borough President Richards Holds Public Hearing on Land Use
WHEN: Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 9:30 AM
WHERE: In person at Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens
Public live stream at www.queensbp.org
Individuals can register to testify virtually by visiting www.queensbp.org/landuse.
Follow the Office of the Queens Borough President via @QnsBPRichards on Twitter and @QueensBPRichards on Facebook and Instagram
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