LAND USE PUBLIC HEARING Thursday, October 31

USANEWSONLINE.COM, QUEENS, NY – Borough President Melinda Katz will hold a regular Public Hearing on Land Use.  Items on the agenda include:

1.      Application submitted on behalf of 39-01 QB LLC for a waiver of the Rules of Procedure, an extension of time to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy, an amendment to a previous approval and an extension of term for a Special Permit previously approved to allow a physical culture establishment within an M1-4 District in Queens Community District 2.

Address of location is 39-01 Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside.

1. Application submitted on behalf of White Castle System, Inc., for a Special Permit to allow an eating and drinking establishment with an accessory drive-thru within a C1-2/R4 District in Queens Community District 3.

Address of location is 88-02 Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights.

1. Application submitted on behalf of White Castle System, Inc., for a Special Permit to allow an eating and drinking establishment with an accessory drive-thru facility within a C1-2/R6 District in Queens Community District 4.

Address of location is 89-03 57th Avenue in Elmhurst.

1. Application submitted on behalf of HW LIC One LLP for a Special Permit to allow a building in an R6/C2-3 District in Queens Community District 2 that exceeds the maximum height allowable in the flight obstruction path area for LaGuardia Airport.

Address of location is 51-22 Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside.

Items 5 and 6 are related

1. Application submitted on behalf of Mega Realty Holding LLC and Pancyprian Association, Inc., to amend Appendix F of the NYC Zoning Resolution establishing a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Area in a section of Astoria in Queens Community District 1.

1. Application submitted on behalf of Mega Realty Holding LLC and Pancyprian Association, Inc., for an amendment of the Zoning Map Section No. 9c:

a.)   changing from an R4 District to an R6A District property bounded by 45th Street, Ditmars Boulevard, 46th Street, and a line 525 feet southwesterly of Ditmars Boulevard;

b.)   changing from an M1-1 District to an R4 District property bounded by 45th Street, a line 100 feet northeasterly of 23rd Avenue, a line midway between 45th Street and 46th Street, a line 125 feet northeasterly of 23rd Avenue, 46th Street, Astoria Boulevard North, and 23rd Avenue;

c.)    changing from an M1-1 District to an R6A District property bounded by 45th Street, a line 525 feet southwesterly of Ditmars Boulevard, 46th Street, a line 125 feet northeasterly of 23rd Avenue, a line midway between 45th Street and 46th Street, and a line 100 feet northeasterly of 23rd Avenue;

d.)   establishing within the proposed R6A District a C2-3 District bounded by 45th Street, a line 100 feet northeasterly of 23rd Avenue, a line midway between 45th Street and 46th Street, and 23rd Avenue; and

e.)    establishing within the proposed R6A District a C2-3 District bounded by 45th Street, a line 275 feet northeasterly of 23rd Avenue, a line midway between 45th Street and 46th Street, and a line 100 feet northeasterly of 23rd Avenue.

Location is within Queens Community District 1.

7.      Application submitted on behalf of 18-17 130th Street LLC and 18-19 130th Street LLC to modify the front yard requirements of Zoning Resolution Section 126-331 (Minimum required front yards), and the side yard requirements of Zoning Resolution Section 126-232 (Minimum required side yards) in connection with a proposed two-story enlargement of an existing one-story warehouse building within an M1-1 District within the Special College Point District in Queens Community District 7.

Address of location 18-17 130th Street in College Point.

1. Application submitted on behalf of 8850 Management LLC for an amendment of the Zoning Map, Section No. 7d, by establishing within an existing R3A District a C1-2 District bounded by 15th Avenue, 149th Street, 15th Road, a line 100 feet westerly of 149th Street, a line 75 feet northerly of 15th Road and a line 150 feet westerly of 149th Street.

Location is within Queens Community District 7. Press Release.