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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2022

THE CITY RECORD

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CITY PLANNING
MEETING

PUBLIC NOTICE OF A SCOPING MEETING
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
CEQR No. 23DCP056R
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 5-07 of the Rules of Procedure for Environmental Review CEQR and 6 NYCRR
617.8 State Environmental Quality Review that the New York City Department of City Planning, acting on behalf of the City Planning Commission as CEQR lead agency, has determined, based on the Environmental Assessment Statement, that a draft environmental impact statement DEIS is to be prepared for the Arthur Kill Terminal project CEQR Number 23DCP056R. The CEQR lead agency hereby requests that the applicant prepare a DEIS in accordance with 6 NYCRR 617.9b and Sections 6-08 and 6-12 of Executive Order No. 91 of 1977 as amended City Environmental Quality Review.
A public scoping meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, December 15, at 2:00 P.M. In support of the Citys efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, DCP will hold the public scoping meeting remotely. To join the meeting and comment, please visit the NYC
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Instructions on how to participate, as well as materials relating, to the meeting, will be posted on the NYC Engage site on the day of the scoping meeting, no later than 1 hour prior, to the scoping meeting. To help the meeting host effectively manage members of the public who sign up to comment, those who do not intend to actively participate are invited to watch the livestream or the recording that will be posted after the meeting. The meeting livestream can be found in the above referenced NYC Engage site and will be made available on the day of the scoping meeting.
Written comments will be accepted through 5:00 P.M., on Tuesday, December 27, 2022. They can be submitted through the webpage below or mailed to Stephanie Shellooe, AICP, Director, Environmental Assessment and Review Division, New York City Department of City Planning, 120 Broadway, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10271.
Copies of the Draft Scope of Work and the Environmental Assessment Statement may also be obtained by contacting the Environmental Assessment and Review Division, New York City Department of City Planning, 120 Broadway, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10271, Stephanie Shellooe, Director, by calling 212 720-3328 or by emailing sshellooe@
planning.nyc.gov. In addition, to view the Arthur Kill Terminal Draft Scope of Work and the Environmental Assessment Statement, navigate, to the project page in ZAP and select Public Documents, then Draft Scope of Work_23DCP056R and EAS_23DCP056R. To view the Scoping Protocol, select the Public Documents, then Scoping Protocol.
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The applicant, Arthur Kill Terminal, LLC, is seeking a series of land use actions including a Zoning Text Amendment, Zoning Authorizations, a Special Permit, a City Map Amendment, and a Landfill action affecting an approximately 32.5-acre property the Project Site along the Arthur Kill waterfront in Staten Island Community District 3. The Project Site encompasses Block 7620, Lot 1
and Block 7632, Lots 6, 50, 150, and 151, and is, bounded by the Outerbridge Crossing, to the north, Arthur Kill Road, to the east, the mapped but non-dedicated and unbuilt Richmond Valley Road extension and the shoreline of Mill Creek, to the south, and the Arthur Kill waterway to the west.
The Proposed Actions would facilitate the development and construction of a special-purpose marine terminal for the staging and assembly of offshore wind turbine generator WTG components supporting the installation of offshore wind OSW farms in the Mid-Atlantic region and other proximate areas along the East Coast and support New York States green energy goals. Upon completion, the Project Site would contain approximately 32.5 acres of reinforced, 90%
permeable upland area, with a quayside and laydown area for the staging and assembly of OSW components. The Project Site would include a 1,365-foot quay, a 22,472 gross square foot gsf warehouse building containing 15,266 gsf of warehouse use, 7,206 gsf of accessory office space, and parking for employees and visitors. An additional 4,212 gsf of office space would be created in the existing Cole House and utilized as both office space and a visitors area. The two buildings on-site the warehouse and the existing Cole House would each stand, at two stories, 48 and 33 feet tall, respectively including mechanical bulkheads. The warehouse would include 109 accessory parking spaces and the Cole House would include 12 accessory parking spaces. The 32.5-acre Project Site and the proposed approximately 18-acre basin for vessel operations the Dredge Basin comprise the 50.5-acre Project Area.
Development of the Proposed Project requires approvals from the City Planning Commission CPC for the following actions:

Zoning Text Amendment to Article X, Chapter 7 of the Zoning Resolution ZR is being proposed to establish goals for the Special South Richmond District SRD related to sustainability, resiliency, climate and clean energy objectives ZR 107-00

Zoning Text Amendment to modify tree removal regulations ZR 107-64;

Zoning Text Amendment to modify topography modification regulations ZR 107-65;

Special Permit, pursuant to ZR 107-73 Exceptions to Height Regulations, to allow a structure having a height of greater than 50 feet that would otherwise be prohibited under ZR 107-43;

Zoning Authorization, pursuant to ZR 107-64 Removal of Trees, as modified, to allow the removal of approximately 1,209 trees of six-inch caliper or more, removal of which would otherwise be prohibited under ZR 107-321;

Authorization, pursuant to ZR 107-65 Modification of Existing Topography, as modified, to allow topographic modification of greater than two feet that would otherwise be prohibited under ZR 107-312;

Authorization, pursuant to ZR 107-68 Modification of Group Parking Facility and Access Regulations to allow more than 30 accessory off-street parking spaces;

A City Map Amendment to eliminate, discontinue, and close the segment of Richmond Valley Road west of Arthur Kill Road;

A Landfill action to add approximately 8.77 acres of fill to create a quay along the Arthur Kill waterway.

A concurrent application by the New York City Department of City Planning may modify some of the preceding zoning resolution sections.
Therefore, there may be adjustments, to the specific zoning resolution section numbers and names, though the project facilitated will remain the same.
Development of the Proposed Project also requires a number of additional City, State, and Federal discretionary actions, including but not necessarily limited, to the following:

NYSDEC tidal wetlands permit and water quality certification;

USACE permits for freshwater wetlands and discharge of fill materials into U.S. waters;

Individual NYSDEC SPDES permits for operation and construction discharges.

Implementation of the proposed actions would require review and approval of the discretionary action pursuant, to the Citys Uniform Land Use Review Procedure ULURP. DCP is acting as lead agency on