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General Provisions

Residence District Regulations

Commercial District Regulations

Manufacturing District Regulations

Non-Conforming Uses and Non-Complying Buildings

Special Regulations Applicable to Certain Areas

Chapter 1 - Enforcement, Administration and Amendments

Chapter 2 - Interpretations and Variances

Chapter 3 - Special Permits by the Board of Standards and Appeals

Chapter 4 - Special Permits by the City Planning Commission

POWERS OF THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION

General Provisions

Further Requirements

Requirements for Applications

Conditions and Safeguards

General Provisions for Special Permit Uses

Additional Considerations for Special Permit Use and Bulk Modifications

SPECIAL PERMIT USES

Agriculture and Other Open Uses

Residential Use in C4-1 Districts in Staten Island

Accessory outdoor swimming pools for residences

Community Facilities

Long-term care facilities

Non-profit hospital staff dwellings

Swimming pool clubs or certain non-commercial clubs

Other community facility uses in M1 Districts

Public Service Facilities and Infrastructure

Fire or police stations

Electric utility substations

Sewage pumping stations and sewage disposal plants

Public transit or railroad electric substations

Railroad passenger stations

Transient Accommodations

In R10H Districts

In Commercial Districts

In M1 Districts

Retail and Services

Retail and service uses

Offices and Laboratories

Recreation, Entertainment, and Assembly Spaces

Recreation, entertainment and assembly space uses

Arenas, auditoriums, stadiums or trade expositions

Drive-in theaters

Micro-distribution facilities

Self-service storage facility in designated areas within Manufacturing Districts

Trucking terminals or motor freight stations

Public parking garages or public parking lots outside high density areas

Public parking garages or public parking lots in high density central areas

ADDITIONAL SPECIAL PERMIT USES

Production Uses

Production uses

OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO USE REGULATIONS

Stores or Offices on Large-scale Sites in Residence Districts

OFF-STREET PARKING ESTABLISHMENTS

Off-street Parking Requirement for Youth-oriented or Senior Citizen-oriented Community Centers and Non-profit Neighborhood Settlement Houses

Reduction of Parking Spaces to Facilitate Affordable Housing

Accessory Group Parking Facilities for Uses in Large-Scale Residential Developments or Large-Scale Community Facility Developments or Large-Scale General Developments

Additional parking spaces or roof parking for accessory group parking facilities

Reduction or waiver of parking requirements for accessory group parking facilities

Rear Yard Modifications

PUBLIC SERVICE OR TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES

Development Within or Over a Railroad or Transit Right-of-Way or Yard

Developments Over Streets

ADDITIONAL PERMITS

Landmark Preservation

Landmark preservation in all districts

Developments in Historic Districts

Bulk Modification

Height and setback and yard regulations

Large-scale General Development

Requirements for application

Special provisions for bulk modification

Modification of use regulations

Modifications of parking and loading regulations

Special provisions for development or enlargement over streets

Previously granted special permits

Educational Construction Fund Projects

Educational Construction Fund in certain districts

Educational Construction Fund projects in certain areas

Elimination or reduction in size of bonused public amenities

Artists’ Centers

Conversions of Non-residential Floor Area

Modifications by special permit of the City Planning Commission of uses in M1-5B Districts

Residential conversion in C6-1G, C6-2G, C6-2M, C6-4M, M1-5B, M1-5M and M1-6M Districts

Transfer of Development Rights From Landmark Sites

Requirements for application

Conditions and limitations

Transfer instruments and notice of restrictions

ADDITIONAL PERMITS

Affordable Independent Residences for Seniors

Through Block Arcades

Public Service Establishments

Borough-based jail system

Developments With Existing Buildings

Development in certain Commercial Districts

Staged development of public or publicly assisted housing projects

Preservation of existing buildings within certain developments containing open areas

Preservation of community facility uses within certain developments containing public open areas

Special Height and Setback Regulations

Height and setback regulations for certain buildings containing residences

Height and setback regulations for zoning lots divided by district boundaries

Certain Large Retail Establishments

Covered Pedestrian Space

Floor area bonus for covered pedestrian space

Design requirements for covered pedestrian spaces

Findings for covered pedestrian spaces

Modification of Height and Setback and Street Wall Regulations

Bulk Modifications for Telephone Exchanges or Other Communication Equipment Structures

ADDITIONAL PERMITS

Bulk modifications for laboratories

Certain community facility uses in R1 and R2 Districts and certain Commercial Districts

Certain community facility uses in R3 to R9 Districts and certain Commercial Districts

Modification of Public Plazas

Bulk Modifications for Museums in M1-5 Districts

Special Commercial or Mixed Use Developments in Commercial Districts

Special commercial or mixed use developments in Commercial Districts

Residences for People With Disabilities

Modifications of Housing Quality Special Permits

Industrial Business Incentive Areas

Application requirements

Permitted floor area increase

Modifications in conjunction with a floor area increase

Compliance, recordation and reporting requirements

Maps of Industrial Business Incentive Areas

Lapse of Authorization or Special Permit

Chapter 5 - Authorizations by the City Planning Commission

Chapter 6 - Location of District Boundaries

Chapter 7 - Special Provisions for Zoning Lots Divided by District Boundaries

Chapter 8 - Special Regulations Applying to Large-Scale Residential Developments

Chapter 9 - Special Regulations Applying to Large-Scale Community Facility Developments

Special Purpose Districts

Special Purpose Districts

Special Purpose Districts

Special Purpose Districts

Special Purpose Districts

Special Purpose Districts

Special Purpose Districts

APPENDIX B — Index of Special Purpose Districts

APPENDIX C, Table 1 — City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) Environmental Requirements: (E) Designations

APPENDIX C, Table 2 — City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) Environmental Requirements: Environmental Restrictive Declarations

APPENDIX D — Zoning Map Amendment ("D") Restrictive Declarations

APPENDIX E — Design Requirements for Plazas, Residential Plazas and Urban Plazas Developed Prior to October 17, 2007

APPENDIX F – Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Areas and former Inclusionary Housing Designated Areas

Appendix F – The Bronx

Appendix F – Brooklyn

Appendix F - Manhattan

Appendix F - Queens

Appendix F - Staten Island

APPENDIX G — Radioactive Materials

APPENDIX H — Arterial Highways

APPENDIX I — Transit Zone

APPENDIX J — Designated Areas Within Manufacturing Districts

APPENDIX K — Areas With Nursing Home Restrictions

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Article VII
Chapter 4
74-16

74-16

Retail and Services

Last Amended

6/6/2024

https://zoningresolution.planning.nyc.gov/article-vii/chapter-4/74-16

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