74-903 - Certain community facility uses in R3 to R9 Districts and certain Commercial
Districts

LAST AMENDED
2/2/2011

The City Planning Commission may permit the #community facility# #floor area ratio# and the #community facility# #bulk#
provisions to apply to a #development#, #extension# or #enlargement#, or change of #use# containing #long-term care facilities#
or philanthropic or non-profit institutions with sleeping accommodations, as set forth in paragraph (a), provided that the
findings in paragraph (b) of this Section are met.

(a)   The Commission may permit:

       (1)     in R3 through R9 Districts, or in C1 or C2 Districts mapped within an R3 through R9 District or #Commercial
                Districts# with an R3 through R9 District residential equivalent, the #community facility# #floor area ratio# of
                Section 24-11 (Maximum Floor Area Ratio and Percentage of Lot Coverage) to apply to #buildings# containing
                philanthropic or non-profit institutions with sleeping accommodations, as listed in Use Group 3;

       (2)     in R3-1, R3A, R3X, R4-1, R4A, R4B, R5A or R5B Districts, or in C1 or C2 Districts mapped within R3-1,
                R3A, R3X, R4-1, R4A, R4B, R5A or R5B Districts, or in C3A Districts, the #community facility# #floor area
                ratio# of Section 24-11 to apply to #buildings# containing #long-term care facilities#, as listed in Use Group 3;

       (3)     in R3-2 Districts, or R4 or R5 Districts without a letter or number suffix, or in C1 or C2 Districts mapped
                within an R3-2 District or within an R4 or R5 District without a letter suffix, or in C3 Districts without a letter
                suffix, or in C4-1 Districts, the #bulk# regulations of Article II, Chapter 4, Article III, Chapter 3, or Article III,
                Chapter 5, as applicable, and the #community facility# #floor area ratio# of Section 24-11, to apply to
                #buildings# containing #long-term care facilities#; or

       (4)     in R6 through R10 Districts without a letter suffix, and in C1 or C2 Districts mapped within an R6 through
                R10 District without a letter suffix or in #Commercial Districts# with an R6 through R10 District equivalent
                without a letter suffix, the #bulk# regulations of Article II Chapter 4, Article III, Chapter 3 or Article III,
                Chapter 5, as applicable, and the #community facility# #floor area ratio# of Section 24-11, as applicable, to apply
                to #buildings# containing #long-term care facilities#.

(b)    In order to grant such a special permit for #community facility# #floor area ratio# or #community facility# #bulk#, as
        applicable, the Commission shall find that:

       (1)     the distribution of #bulk# on the #zoning lot# will not unduly obstruct the access of light and air to adjoining
                properties or public #streets#, and will result in satisfactory site planning and satisfactory urban design
                relationships of #buildings# to adjacent #streets# and the surrounding area;

       (2)     that the proposed facility will not require any significant additions to the supporting services of the
                neighborhood or that provision for adequate supporting services has been made; and

       (3)     the #streets# providing access to such #use# will be adequate to handle the traffic generated thereby or provision
                has been made to handle such traffic.

The Commission may request a report from appropriate governmental agencies with respect to #community facility uses#
requesting a special permit under this Section.

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