PRESENTATION
Summary of requested land use actions for the Port Authority Bus Terminal project
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Adam Taubman from Kramer Levin, land use counsel to the Port Authority, presents a summary of the three land use actions requested for the bus terminal replacement project. This chapter provides an overview of the legal framework for the project.
- Zoning text amendment to section 74-145 of the zoning resolution
- Special permit pursuant to section 74-145 for the proposed bus station use
- Change in the city map to demap various volumes of city streets
Adam Taubman
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Thank you.
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Adam Taubman at Kramer Levin.
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We're a land use counsel to the Port Authority.
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Next slide, please.
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I'll be discussing the requested land use actions before moving on to the rest of the presentation.
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Next, please.
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So as Hirsch and council member Batcher noted, the project that we're presenting today is the result of many years of design development and feedback from community members and elected officials.
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And this is a collaborative process that we expect will continue through the final design and construction of the project.
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But to set the table for today's hearing, we are here today to request the council's approval of 3 land use actions for the bus terminal.
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Those actions are a zoning text amendment to section 74145 of the zoning resolution, which already allows bus stations by special permit, but on terms that are outdated with respect to planning considerations.
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2nd is a special permit pursuant to section 74145 to allow the proposed bus station use and to grant other zoning approvals that are needed for the project.
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And 3rd is a change in the city map to demap various volumes of city streets that will contain critical elements of the bus terminal.
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We have time set aside at the end of the presentation to describe these actions in greater detail, but first, Hirsch will tell you a bit more about the project itself.
