AUDIENCE PUBLIQUE SUR L'UTILISATION DES TERRES

Thursday, July 1 at 9:30AM

(June 29, 2021 at 3pm)

QUEENS, NY – Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. will hold a regular Public Hearing on Land Use. The public hearing will be streamed live at www.queensbp.org. The agenda includes:

1.      An application submitted by RBB II LLC foran amendment of the Zoning Map by eliminating from an existing R5D District a C2-3 District bounded by Rockaway Freeway, Beach 106th Street, Rockaway Beach Boulevard, and Beach 108th Street; and changing from an R5D District to a M1-3 District property bounded by Rockaway Freeway, the centerline of a Railroad Right-Of-Way, Beach 106th Street, Rockaway Beach Boulevard, and Beach 108th Street. (ULURP #180395 ZMQ)

Location is in Rockaway Park in Community District 14.

Items 2 and 3 are related

2.      An application submitted by submitted by 18517 Hillside LLC for an amendment of the Zoning Map changing from an R3X District to an R7A District property bounded by a line 140 feet northerly of Hillside Avenue, a line 100 feet westerly of Chelsea Street, a line 100 feet northerly of Hillside Avenue, and Dalny Road; changing from an R6A District to an R7A District property bounded by a line 100 feet northerly of Hillside Avenue, Chelsea Street, Hillside Avenue, and Dalny Road; establishing within a proposed R7A District a C2-4 District bounded by a line 140 feet northerly of Hillside Avenue, a line 100 feet westerly of Chelsea Street, a line 100 feet northerly of Hillside Avenue, and Dalny Road; and establishing a Special Downtown Jamaica District (DJ) bounded by a line 140 feet northerly of Hillside Avenue, a line 100 feet westerly of Chelsea Street, a line 100 feet northerly of Hillside Avenue, and Dalny Road. (ULURP #210192 ZMQ)

Location is in Jamaica Estates in Community District 8

3.      An application submitted by submitted by 18517 Hillside LLC for an amendment to Appendix F of the NYC Zoning Resolution to map and establish the area to be rezoned as a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Area. (ULURP #N210193 ZRQ)

Location is in Jamaica Estates in Community District 8

4.      An application submitted by WF Industrial IV LLC for the grant of a special permit to modify the height and setback, maximum width of walls facing shoreline and the ground floor streetscape requirements of Section 62-341 (Development on Land and Platforms), in connection with the construction of an approximately 495,000 square-foot motion picture studio, on property located at 1 Steinway Place a.k.a. 36-01 19th Avenue. (ULURP #210459 ZSQ)

Location is in Astoria in Community District 1

5.      An application submitted by the NYC Department of City Planning for a zoning text amendment to update the existing FRESH Program expanding coverage as well as zoning text clarifications that would improve food choices and nutrition in underserved areas of New York City. (ULURP #N220380 ZRY)

6.      An application submitted by the NYC Department of City Planning for a zoning text amendment to modify regulations related to gyms, spas, and licensed massage therapy, and other health and fitness facilities defined as “Physical Culture or Health Establishments.” The text amendment would remove the requirement for these facilities to receive a special permit from the Board of Standards and Appeals. (ULURP #N210382 ZRY)

7.      An application submitted by the NYC Department of City Planning for a zoning text amendment to establish a City Planning Commission special permit (“CPC special permit”) for new and enlarged transient hotels (Use Group 5), and motels, tourist cabins and boatels (Use Group 7). (ULURP #N210406 ZRY)

Following the June 25 expiration of the State of Emergency declared by Governor Cuomo as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the July 1 Land Use Public Hearing will be a hybrid hearing. Members of the public who wish to remotely offer live testimony on one or more of the above items can register for speaking time by visiting www.queensbp.org/landuse or by calling 718-286-3000 between 9AM and 5PM prior to the date of the hearing. Anyone wishing to provide testimony in person can register to do so upon arrival at the Queens Borough President’s Office.

Written testimony is welcome from those unable to testify live. All written testimony must be received by 5PM on Thursday, July 1, 2021 and may be submitted via e-mail to [email protected] or conventional mail sent to the Office of the Queens Borough President at 120-55 Queens Boulevard — Room 226, Kew Gardens, NY 11424.

WHAT:         Borough President Richards Holds Public Hearing on Land Use

WHEN:         Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 9:30AM

WHERE:       Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens.

Public live stream available at www.queensbp.org

QUI : DONOVAN RICHARDS, président de l'arrondissement du Queens

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