117-02 - General Provisions

LAST AMENDED
6/6/2024

In harmony with the general purposes and content of this Resolution and the general purposes of the #Special Long Island City
Mixed Use District#, the regulations of this Chapter shall apply within the #Special Long Island City Mixed Use District#. The
regulations of all other Chapters of this Resolution are applicable, except as modified, supplemented or superseded by the
provisions of this Chapter. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Chapter and other regulations of this
Resolution, the provisions of this Chapter shall control. However, in #flood zones#, or for #transit-adjacent sites# or #qualifying
transit improvement sites#, as defined in Section 66-11 (Definitions), in the event of a conflict between the provisions of this
Chapter and the provisions of Article VI, Chapter 4 (Special Regulations Applying in Flood Hazard Areas), or Article VI,
Chapter 6 (Special Regulations Applying Around Mass Transit Stations), the provisions of Article VI shall control.

(a)    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 54-40 (DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION IN NON-COMPLYING
       BUILDINGS), when a #building# that existed on October 25, 1995, within the Hunters Point or Court Square
       Subdistricts, is damaged or demolished by any means, it may be reconstructed to its #bulk# prior to such damage or
       destruction or to the #bulk# permitted by this Chapter, whichever is greater.

(b)    For #mixed use buildings#, #dwelling units# shall be located on a #story# or #stories# above the highest #story# occupied,
       in whole or in part, by a #commercial# or #manufacturing# #use#. #Commercial# or #manufacturing# #uses# may,
       however, be located on the same #story#, or on a #story# higher than that occupied by #dwelling units#, provided that:

       (1)    no access exists between such #uses# at any level containing #dwelling units#; and

       (2)    the environmental requirements set forth in Section 32-423 shall be met where #commercial# or #manufacturing#
              #uses# are located above any #story# containing #dwelling units#.

(c)    Regulations relating to #accessory# parking facilities, #public parking lots# and #public parking garages# within the
       Hunters Point Subdistrict, the Court Square Subdistrict and the Queens Plaza Subdistrict are set forth in Article I,
       Chapter 6 (Comprehensive Off-street Parking Regulations in the Long Island City Area), and such provisions are further
       modified by Section 117-54 (Off-street Parking and Loading Regulations).

(d)    In the granting of special permits or authorizations within the #Special Long Island City Mixed Use District#, the City
       Planning Commission may prescribe additional appropriate conditions and safeguards to minimize adverse effects on the
       character of the surrounding uses.

(e)    Where references are made to #block# numbers within this Chapter, such numbers are to be found on the maps
       appended to this Chapter.

(f)   In areas within the #Special Long Island City Mixed Use District# that are not within a Subdistrict, the regulations of the
      underlying zoning district shall apply.