25-023 - Applicability of regulations to certain community facility uses in lower density
growth management areas

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024

(a)    In #lower density growth management areas# other than R6 and R7 Districts in Community District 10, Borough of the
(a)    In #lower density growth management areas# other than R6 and R7 Districts in Community District 10, Borough of the
        Bronx, all #zoning lots# containing #buildings# with the following #uses# shall be subject to the provisions of paragraph
        (b) of this Section:

        (1)    ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities listed under Use Group III(B), except where such
                #zoning lot# contains #buildings# used for hospitals, as defined in the New York State Hospital Code, or #long-
                term care facilities#; or

        (2)    child care services as listed under the definition of #school# in Section 12-10 (DEFINITIONS), except where such
                #zoning lot# contains #buildings# used for houses of worship or, for #zoning lots# that do not contain
                #buildings# used for houses of worship, where the amount of #floor area# used for child care services is equal to
                25 percent or less of the amount of #floor area# permitted for #community facility# #use# on the #zoning lot#.

(b)    All #zoning lots# that meet the conditions of paragraph (a) of this Section shall comply with the provisions of Section 25-
       624 (Special parking regulations for certain community facility uses in lower density growth management areas) in lieu
       of the following provisions:

        (1)    the parking location provisions of Sections 25-622 (Location of parking spaces in lower density growth
                management areas) and 25-623 (Maneuverability standards);

        (2)    the driveway and curb cut provisions of Sections 25-632 (Driveway and curb cut regulations in lower density
                growth management areas) and 25-634 (Curb cut regulations for community facilities);

        (3)    the open space provisions of Section 25-64 (Restrictions on Use of Open Space for Parking); and

        (4)    the screening provisions of Section 25-66 (Screening).

In addition, where the #uses# listed in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this Section result from a change of #use#, the provisions of
Section 25-31 (General Provisions) shall be modified to require #accessory# off-street parking spaces for such #uses#. However,
the requirements of Sections 25-31 and 25-624 may be modified for #zoning lots# containing #buildings# with such changes of
#use# where the Chairperson of the City Planning Commission certifies to the Commissioner of Buildings that such
modifications are necessary due to the location of existing #buildings# on the #zoning lot#, and such requirements have been
complied with to the maximum extent feasible.