25-624 - Special parking regulations for certain community facility uses in lower density
growth management areas

LAST AMENDED
6/6/2024


(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#; and

        (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 following provisions:

        (1)    #Accessory# off-street parking spaces shall be permitted only within a #building# or in any open area on the
                #zoning lot# that is not between the #street line# and the #street wall# or prolongation thereof of the
                #building#.

        (2)    The maneuverability provisions of paragraphs (b) of Section 36-58 (Parking Lot Maneuverability and Curb Cut
                Regulations) shall apply to all such #zoning lots#. No tandem parking shall be permitted.

        (3)    The curb cut provisions of paragraph (c) of Section 36-58 shall apply to all such #zoning lots#, except that, for
                #zoning lots# with less than 75 feet of #street# frontage, a minimum distance of four feet from other curb cuts
                on adjacent #zoning lots# shall be maintained.

        (4)    For #zoning lots# in R1, R2, R3A, R3X, R3-1, R4-1 and R4A Districts with #buildings# containing child care
                services, a driveway shall be required for drop-off and pick-up of users of the child care facility. Such driveway
                shall have a minimum width of 15 feet and a maximum width of 18 feet and shall serve one-way traffic. Such
                driveway shall include a designated area for the drop-off and pick-up of users of the facility with a minimum
                length of 25 feet and a minimum width of 10 feet. Such drop-off and pick-up area shall #abut# a sidewalk with a
                minimum width of four feet that connects to the child care facility entrance and all public sidewalks. No parking
                spaces shall be located within such driveway. Where the width of the #street# frontage of the #zoning lot#
                accessing such driveway is 75 feet or less, the minimum percentage of #front yard# required to be planted
                pursuant to Section 23-451 (Planting requirement) shall be reduced to 25 percent.

        (5)    For any #zoning lot# containing child care services, driveways and open #accessory# off-street parking spaces may
                occupy no more than 50 percent of the #lot area# not covered by #buildings#. For #zoning lots# containing
                ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities, driveways and open #accessory# off-street parking
                spaces may occupy no more than 66 percent of the #lot area# not covered by #buildings#.

        (6)    All parking areas not within a #building# shall be screened from adjoining #zoning lots# and #streets# by a
               landscaped strip at least four feet wide, densely planted with evergreen shrubs at least four feet high at time of
               planting, and of a type that may be expected to form a year-round dense screen at least six feet high within three
               years. Such screening shall be maintained in good condition at all times.

        (7)    Any lighting provided in off-street parking areas shall be directed away from #residences#.