111-13 - Use Regulations

LAST AMENDED
6/6/2024


(a)   Areas A1 and A3

        (1)    #Uses# permitted in a C6 District are applicable in Areas A1 and A3, except that #uses# listed under Use Group
                IX(A) shall be permitted to the applicability of a C8 District.
       (2)    In #buildings# fronting on Chambers Street, Church Street, Greenwich Street, Hudson Street or West
               Broadway, #uses# listed under Use Group VI or #uses# listed under Use Group VIII shall be limited to 20,000
               square feet of #floor area# on a #zoning lot#, including retail #cellar# space allotted to such #uses#, except as
               otherwise provided in Section 111-32 (Special Permit for Certain Large Commercial Establishments).

       (3)     In addition, in #buildings# not fronting on the #streets#, listed in paragraph (a)(2) of this Section, #uses# listed
                under Use Groups VI or VIII shall be limited to 10,000 square feet of #floor area# on a #zoning lot#, including
                retail #cellar# space allocated to such #uses#, except as otherwise provided in Section 111-32.

(b)   Areas A4, A5, A6 and A7

       (1)     #Uses# permitted in a C6 District are applicable in Areas A4, A5, A6 and A7, except that:

             (i) automotive repair and maintenance and dry cleaning and laundry services listed under Use Group VI shall be
                    permitted to the applicability of a C8 District; and

             (ii) #uses# listed under Use Groups IX(A) and IX(C) shall be permitted to the applicability of a C8 District.

       (2)    For establishments with frontage on #wide streets#, #uses# listed under Use Group VI shall be limited to 10,000
               square feet of #floor area#. For establishments that front only upon a #narrow street#, such #uses# shall be
               limited to 5,000 square feet of #floor area#. For the purposes of this Section, #floor area# shall include retail
               #cellar# space allocated to such #uses#.

(c)   Eating or drinking establishments, where such establishment provides entertainment with a cover charge or specified
       showtime, or includes a dance floor, and a capacity of more than 200 persons, as listed under Use Group VI, in any
       location within a #building#, shall be permitted only by special permit of the Board of Standards and Appeals as
       provided in Section 73-162 (Eating or drinking establishments) or the City Planning Commission as provided in Section
       74-161 (Retail and service uses), as applicable.

(d)   Environmental conditions for Area A2

       All new #dwelling units# shall be provided with a minimum 35dB(A) of window wall attenuation in order to maintain
       an interior noise level of 45dB(A), or less, with windows closed. Therefore, an alternate means of ventilation is required.
       However, upon application to the Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) by the owner of the affected
       #building#, consistent with OER’s authority under the provisions of Section 11-15 (Environmental Requirements) with
       respect to (E) designations, OER may modify the requirements of this Section, based upon new information, additional
       facts or updated standards, as applicable, provided that such modification is equally protective. In such instances, OER
       shall provide the Department of Buildings with notice of such modification, stating that it does not object to the
       issuance of a building permit, or temporary or final certificate of occupancy.