Planning, Economic Development and Land Use Committee

This meeting is being held in accordance to Governor Hochul’s signed legislation allowing municipalities to resume remote meetings until January 15, 2022 and we encourage residents to continue participating. Constituents provide public comment on our new public comment line 518-694-3987, by email commoncouncil@albanyny.gov or the form on our website https://www.albanyny.gov/Government/CityOfficials/CommonCouncil.aspx. These comments will be shared with members and/ or read for the record at the meeting, posted on our website and Facebook. Constituents may also register to speak during the meeting and you to will be provided with the zoom credentials if it is your intent to speak email us at commoncouncil@albanyny.gov ™ COMMON COUNCIL MEETING PLANNING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE COMMITTEE Cathy Fahey, Chair DATES: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 TIME: 5:30 p.m. LOCATION: VIRTUALLY ON ZOOM TOPIC(S) OF DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION:  Ordinance 50.102.21 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 375 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY (UNIFIED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE) CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF 1148 WESTERN AVENUE FROM MU-NC (MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND R-M (RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY) TO MU-NC (MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER)  Interviewing applicants for the CRC/IDA positions PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: YES Council Member Hoey introduced the following: ORDINANCE 50.102.21 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 375 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY (UNIFIED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE) CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF 1148 WESTERN AVENUE FROM MU-NC (MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND R-M (RESIDENTIAL MULTI- FAMILY) TO MU-NC (MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER) The City of Albany, in Common Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. Chapter 375 of the Code of the City of Albany (Unified Sustainable Development Ordinance) and the Official Zoning Map are hereby amended to change the zoning classification of 1148 Western Ave from Mixed-Use Neighborhood Center (MU-NC) and Residential Multi-Family (R-M) to Mixed-Use Neighborhood Center (MU-NC), said properties being more particularly described as follows: All that parcel of land situated in the City of Albany, County of Albany and State of New York, identified on the tax map as follows: Section: 64 Block: 2 Lot: 1 Sub Lot: 12 Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect immediately. APPROVED AS TO FORM THIS 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2021 ________________________________ Corporation Counsel To: Danielle Gillespie, City Clerk From: John-Raphael Pichardo, Esq., Research Counsel Re: Common Council Legislation Supporting Memorandum Date: October 7, 2021 SPONSOR Council Member Hoey ORDINANCE 50.102.21 TITLE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 375 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF ALBANY (UNIFIED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE) CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF 1144 WESTERN AVENUE FROM R-M (RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY) TO MU-NC (MIXED-USE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER) GENERAL PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION Michael Paparian is requesting that 1144 Western Ave be fully zoned MU-NC. He is proposing to make an addition to his laundromat but the portion of the property that is rests on is not zoned properly to allow this addition. He has had his lot lines re-drawn which leaves a portion of 1144 Western Ave in R-M. This ordinance fully makes 1144 Western Ave fully MU-NC. The full case file is with the Department of Planning and Development under ZMA 0006. NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION AND CHANGES TO EXISTING LAW USDO Map Amendments require Common Council approval. FISCAL IMPACT(S) None.