117-503 - Definitions

LAST AMENDED
6/6/2024

Definitions specifically applicable to the Queens Plaza Subdistrict of the #Special Long Island City Mixed Use District# are set
forth in this Section. Other defined terms are set forth in Section 117-01 (Definitions) of the #Special Long Island City Mixed
Use District#, Section 12-10 (DEFINITIONS) and Section 32-301 (Definitions).



Accessory use

In addition to those #accessory uses# listed in Section 12-10, for the purposes of this Section, an #accessory use# shall also include
a #dwelling unit# in connection with any #commercial#, #manufacturing# or #community facility# establishment permitted in
the Queens Plaza Subdistrict of the #Special Long Island City Mixed Use District#, pursuant to Section 117-51 (Queens Plaza
Subdistrict Special Use Regulations), provided that no more than one such unit shall be permitted in connection with any
establishment, and provided further that each such unit shall not exceed a gross area of 1,200 square feet or contain more than
one kitchen.



Home occupation

Within the Queens Plaza Subdistrict, the #home occupation# provisions of Section 12-10 shall apply, except that:

(a)    up to 49 percent of the total #floor area# of a #dwelling unit# may be used for a #home occupation#;

(b)    such #home occupation# may occupy more than 500 square feet of #floor area#; and

(c)    businesses operated as #home occupations# may have up to three employees not residing in the #dwelling unit#.