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ZBA approves Greater Centennial AME Zion Church’s Family Life Center subject to conditions; board issues negative SEQR declaration
Summary
The Zoning Board closed the public hearing and granted area variances for a proposed Family Life/Community Center at 318 South Eighth Avenue after issuing a SEQR negative declaration and placing conditions including lot consolidation, a landscape buffer, limits on simultaneous church use, and confirmation of parking arrangements.
The Zoning Board of Appeals on March 18 granted area variances for a proposed Family Life Center and community center for Greater Centennial AME Zion Church at 318 South Eighth Avenue, after the board issued a negative SEQR (State Environmental Quality Review) declaration and closed the public hearing. Approval was conditioned on lot consolidation, a landscape buffer between the development and nearby residences, verification of parking arrangements, and restrictions on simultaneous use during church services.
The application seeks six area variances for height, building coverage, front-, side- and rear-yard setbacks and parking for a prefabricated family/community center to be built largely on the footprint of a previously demolished structure. The applicant’s team described the project as a community-oriented facility with a gymnasium on the first floor and multiuse space in a…
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