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Bronx Special Natural Area Districts Update - Environmental Impact Statement

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On September 13, 2019, the New York City Department of City Planning, on behalf of the City Planning Commission as lead agency, issued a Notice of Completion for a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) the Bronx Special Natural Area District Update proposal.

A public hearing on the DEIS was held on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 10:00am in the City Planning Commission Hearing Room at 120 Broadway, Lower Concourse, New York, NY 10271, in conjunction with the City Planning Commission’s public hearing pursuant to ULURP. The public hearing also considered modifications to the Proposed Actions (ULURP No. N190430(A) ZRY). The public hearing on the DEIS and ULURP applications was continued on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 10:00am in the City Planning Commission Hearing Room. Written comments were requested on the DEIS and were accepted through Monday, September 9, 2019. The FEIS incorporates responses to the public comments received on the DEIS and additional analysis conducted subsequent to the completion of the DEIS.

The files below are in PDF format.

Cover and Table of Contents

Foreword

Executive Summary

Chapter 1 – Project Description

Chapter 2 – Land Use, Zoning and Public Policy

Chapter 3 – Socioeconomic Conditions

Chapter 4 – Community Facilities and Services

Chapter 5 – Open Space

Chapter 6 – Shadows

Chapter 7 – Historic and Cultural Resources

Chapter 8 – Urban Design and Visual Resources

Chapter 9 – Natural Resources

Chapter 10 – Hazardous Materials

Chapter 11 – Water and Sewer Infrastructure

Chapter 12 – Solid Waste and Sanitation Services

Chapter 13 – Energy

Chapter 14 – Transportation

Chapter 15 – Air Quality

Chapter 16 – Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Chapter 17 – Noise

Chapter 18 – Public Health

Chapter 19 – Neighborhood Character

Chapter 20 – Construction

Chapter 21 – Mitigation

Chapter 22 – Alternatives

Chapter 23 – Conceptual Analysis

Chapter 24 – Unavoidable Adverse Impacts

Chapter 25 – Growth Inducing Aspects of the Proposed Actions

Chapter 26 – Irreversible and Irretrievable Commitment of Resources

Chapter 27 – Responses to Comments Received on the DEIS

Chapter 28 – References

Appendices:

Appendix 1 – Changes to Land Use Actions

Appendix 2 – Prototypical Analysis Sites

Appendix 3 – Conceptual Analysis Sites

Appendix 4 – WRP Consistency Assessment Form

Appendix 5 – Air Quality Appendix

Appendix 6 – New York Natural Explorer Lists

Appendix 7 – Agency Correspondence

Appendix 8 – Proposed Zoning Text Amendment

Appendix 9 – Comments Received on the DEIS

Appendix 10 – Technical Memorandum 001

Appendix 11 – Potential City Planning Commission Modifications to the Proposed Zoning Text Amendment

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