Comm. Bd. 7 steering committee approves Stellar's use of underground vaults

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Steering Committee
Sheldon J. Fine, Chairman
Wednesday, May 30, 7:00 PM
At 1865 Broadway (West 61st Street)

808 Columbus Avenue (West 97th-100th Streets.) Consideration of response by Stellar Management to Community Board 7¹s resolution**, adopted at the May 1, 2007 Full Board meeting, regarding a petition by 808 Columbus LLC to the Department of Transportation for a new revocable consent to construct, maintain and use a sidewalk vault for retail use and parking, under the Columbus Avenue sidewalk.


**BE IT RESOLVED THAT Community Board 7/Manhattan disapproves the application for usage and maintenance of the vaults under Columbus Avenue and 97th Street, unless, within 30 days, the developer presents a memorandum of understanding satisfactory to CB7 for (1) loading and unloading of trucks and (2) the rooftop venting of the retail space and garage uses; and if such an enforceable agreement is presented to and accepted by CB7's Steering Committee (at its regularly scheduled meeting on May 30, 2007), Community Board 7/Manhattan hereby approves the application;

and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT Community Board 7/Manhattan calls on Stellar Management to present an overall curb cut plan for all their sites, as well as work with CB7 to develop an acceptable traffic plan for both the Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue sides of the site.