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Community Board 15 Holds Monthly Meeting Tomorrow

Ned Berke

Oct 27, 2014 — 1 min read

Community Board 15 is meeting tomorrow, October 28, at 7:00 p.m. at Kingsborough Community College (2001 Oriental Boulavard) in the faculty dining room.

On the agenda are public hearings for three zoning items. Here are the applications being considered:

325 Avenue Y – An application for a special permit to allow a school within a manufacturing district near Shell Road.
1963 McDonald Avenue – Application to legalize a variance for floor area, lot coverage, rear yard and open space regulations.
149 Hastings Street – An application for a special permit to allow the enlargement of a two-story dwelling in a residential zoning district.

In addition to the zoning items, the board’s chairperson and district manager will deliver their monthly reports. There will also be time to hear residents’ concerns and discuss various committee reports, and elected officials may be in attendance.

Refreshments will be served.

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