QUESTION
What is the process for approving corner stores under proposal 15 & 16, and are community board votes on corner stores binding?
1:29:05
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Under proposal 15 & 16, corner stores would not be approved as-of-right, but would go through a process requiring community board input and city planning commission approval.
- The process for corner stores under proposal 15 & 16 would involve environmental review, community board input, borough president input, and a vote by the 13-member city planning commission
- Community board votes on corner stores would not be binding, similar to other land use matters
- The city planning commission, which includes representatives from all boroughs, the public advocate, and the mayor, would need to fully vote to approve any corner store
- The process is intended to enable the possibility of corner stores if desired by a community, while still allowing community input
Joann Ariola
1:29:05
So I see a lot of people here on this page that you said were supportive of it.
1:29:09
2 thirds of the community boards, as my colleague, council member Schulman, said, did not support this.
1:29:14
We have civic associations that do not support this.
1:29:17
So I don't see anyone on this page that isn't going to benefit from the city of yes being being passed.
1:29:23
And in proposal 1516 for the corner stores.
1:29:28
Is it community board's vote?
1:29:29
Yes or no on it going to be binding?
1:29:31
Is it, you know, if if it should pass?
Dan Garodnick
1:29:35
Thank you, council member.
1:29:36
As I noted a minute ago to council member hangs, community board votes, borough president vote They're they're never binding on land use matters.
1:29:44
What we attempted to do here was to create a process that we would enable the possibility of a corner store if one was desired and to give community boards and borough presidents that same level of opportunity to weigh in.
1:30:00
But it's the same Right.
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As an other land use app.
1:30:02
Right.
Joann Ariola
1:30:02
But weighing in and having it as of right are 2 different things.
1:30:05
Okay.
Christopher Leon Johnson/Shaun Abreu
1:30:05
But
Dan Garodnick
1:30:05
it's not just to be clear, it's not as of right either.
1:30:07
It's a process.
1:30:08
Which still needs a vote.
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It still needs a full vote by the city planning mission.
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So it would be environmental review, community board, burrow president and vote of the 13 member city planning commission, which includes representatives from all boroughs, public advocate, and the mayor.