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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

FEB-22-2001 12!11 MAYOR'S OFC of ENV. COORD 1 212 788 2941 P.09/10

Airport Flight Path and ZONING issue for cluster of projects at the Astoria, Queens area is the Circling area. NYC needs to review FAA determinations of "no hazard" and address this Issue on and Zoning requirements. a project-specific basis, since there is sensitivity in the community addressed on ENFORCEMENT OF ZONING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS needs to be requirements of enforcement record, with recommendations for certificate conditions identifying address out-dated standards, and relate to current enforcement standards. The Board could and enforcing appropriate standards (e.g. Zoning performance standards by waiving them, Administrative Codes for air and noise).

• NYC and State Agencies should work to develop appropriate hearings: recommendations at planning, review and settlement phases prior to identify issues not In dispute. projects WATERFRONT REVITALIZATION PLAN CONSISTENCY REVIEW issues apply to all generation facilities generally meet the industrial/mIxed use proposed to date. The proposed requiring proposal) principles in the WRP. Issue with floating structures (Sunset Energy Fleet approval. special use permits, involving approval by NYC Planning and possibly NYC Council Dept. NYC Planning Commission acts as Coastal Zone Commission: It is not clear if NYC, NYS Of State (or Siting Board?) needs to do coastal zone consistency review for ArtX projects. Consistency review could be done quickly, if needed, by NYC.

Question from discussion of waterfront property (7) — does Dept. of Building Services act as building dept.?

DEP PERMITTING ISSUES:

AIR EMISSIONS: DEP Air permits mirror DEC requirements. DEP wants to see air emissions data for other analyses. Info, in applications should be reviewed and additional info, needs addressed through discovery of applicants. Potential issue relates to the NYC cumulative impact analysis not otherwise required by NYS DEC review.

NOISE: There are no noise "permits;" Noise standards are in the Noise Code.

DEP doesn't issue variances from the code: Construction waivers and night time construction variances of noise standards can be given via construction permitting (DOT &/or Dept. of Buildings).

WATER & SEWER SYSTEM CONNECTIONS: detailed information is important for municipal system design and development. Substantive standards apply to review and permitting, with a narrow range of discretion in application.

Standards include limitations on sewer discharges.

Staff needs to consider the nature of substantive standards and range of permitting discretion.

t Provide water and sewer connection standards for staff review. DEP typically reviews water pressure effects of interconnects, as well as impact on city water conservation plans required by DEC.

Water discharge permitting is federally delegated to NYC, under Section 402 Industrial Pre- treatment program.

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