LAND USE PUBLIC HEARING

Thursday, December 3 at 10:30am

(December 2, 2020 at 2:39pm)

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

Items 1 and 2 are related.

1.     An application submitted by 63-68 RWKOP LLC to amend the Zoning Map within Rego Park in Queens Community Board District 6 by a.) eliminating from within an existing R4 District a C2-2 District bounded by Austin Street, a line 100 feet southeasterly of 63rd Drive, the northerly boundary line of the Long Island Railroad Main Line Right-of-Way, and 63rd Drive, b.) changing from an R4 District to an R7A District property bounded by Austin Street, a line 100 feet southeasterly of 63rd Drive, the northerly boundary line of the Long Island Railroad Main Line Right-of-Way, and 63rd Drive, and c.) establishing within the proposed R7A District a C2-3 District bounded by Austin Street, a line 100 feet southeasterly of 63rd Drive, the northerly boundary line of the Long Island Railroad Main Line Right-of-Way, and 63rd Drive.

2.     An application filed by 63-68 RWKOP LLC to amend the New York City Zoning Resolution establishing and mapping the area to be rezoned as a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Area in Rego Park in Queens Community Board District 6.

3.     Application submitted by Munir M. Islam to amend the Zoning Map within Queens Village in Queens Community Board District 13 by establishing within an existing R2 District a C2-3 District bounded by Hillside Avenue, 215th Street, a line 100 feet southeasterly of Hillside Avenue, and Vanderveer Street.

4.     Application submitted by Marino Plaza 63-12 LLC to amend the Zoning Map within Bellerose in Queens Community Board District 13 by a.) eliminating from within an existing R4 District a C1-3 District bounded by a line 80 feet northwesterly of Jericho Turnpike, 246th Street, Jericho Turnpike, and 245th Street, and b.) establishing within an existing R4 District a C2-3 District bounded by a line 80 feet northwesterly of Jericho Turnpike, 246th Street, Jericho Turnpike, and 245th Street.

5.     Application submitted by the Department of Sanitation and the Department of Citywide Administrative Services for the site selection and acquisition of a property within Queens Community Board District 7 for use as an overflow parking lot for the Queens 7/7A Garages. Address of location is 122-10 31st Avenue in College Point.                                                                                               

Those who wish to testify may register for speaking time by visiting 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 live 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.

Written testimony is welcome from those unable to testify live.  All written testimony must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 3, 2020 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 11424.

WHAT:           Borough President Richards Holds Public Hearing on Land Use
WHEN:           Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 10:30 AM
WHERE:         Public live stream at 
www.queensbp.org

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