The New York City Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises voted to approve LU 396, a private application to rezone 535 Morgan Avenue in Brooklyn from M1-1 to C7-1 to permit a supermarket use greater than 10,000 square feet in an existing retail development.

Chair Council Member Kevin Riley described the change as necessary to allow a portion of the existing building to be re-tenanted by a grocery store user larger than 10,000 square feet, which the current zoning does not permit as-of-right. The subcommittee approved the rezoning with the other items on the meeting agenda.

The motion to approve LU 396 passed on the roll call with seven affirmative votes. Council members voting in favor included Kevin Riley, Moyer, Abreu, Hanks, Shulman, Salam and Carr. The approval moves LU 396 to the full Land Use Committee and then to the City Council for subsequent action.

No amendments or alternative commercial-use restrictions were recorded during the subcommittee discussion. The transcript shows the item was called with the support of local members and approved as part of the same voting sequence that carried the Jamaica neighborhood plan.