73-133 - Schools

LAST AMENDED
6/6/2024


In C8 or M1 Districts, the Board of Standards and Appeals may permit #schools# which have no #residential# accommodations
except #accessory# accommodations for a caretaker, as listed under Use Group III(B), provided that the following findings are
made:

(a)    that within the neighborhood to be served by the proposed #school# there is no practical possibility of obtaining a site of
       adequate size located in a district wherein it is permitted as of right, because appropriate sites in such districts are
       occupied by substantial improvements;

(b)    that such #school# is located not more than 400 feet from the boundary of a district wherein such #school# is permitted
       as-of-right;
(c)    that an adequate separation from noise, traffic and other adverse effects of the surrounding non-#Residential Districts# is
       achieved through the use of sound-attenuating exterior wall and window construction or by the provision of adequate
       open areas along #lot lines# of the #zoning lot#; and

(d)    that the movement of traffic through the #street# on which the #school# is located can be controlled so as to protect
       children going to and from the #school#. The Board shall refer the application to the Department of Traffic for its report
       with respect to vehicular hazards to the safety of children within the block and in the immediate vicinity of the proposed
       site.

The Board may prescribe additional appropriate conditions and safeguards to minimize adverse effects on the character of the
surrounding area.