79-21 - General Provisions

LAST AMENDED
2/2/2011

When a #large-scale community facility development# includes two or more #zoning lots# which are contiguous or would be
contiguous but for their separation by a #street#, the City Planning Commission may, in appropriate cases, upon application,
authorize the permitted #floor area#, #lot coverage#, #dwelling units# or #rooming units#, or the required #open space# for all
#zoning lots# within the #large-scale community facility development#, to be distributed without regard for #zoning# #lot
lines#, may modify the minimum required distance between #buildings# as set forth in Section 23-70 (MINIMUM REQUIRED
DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO OR MORE BUILDINGS ON A SINGLE ZONING LOT), provided such reduction does not
exceed 15 percent of that required by Section 23-71, may authorize the location of #buildings# without regard for #front yard#
or height and setback regulation which would otherwise apply along portions of #streets# wholly within the #large-scale
community facility development# and, further, may authorize the location of #community facility buildings# without regard to
#side# or #rear yard# regulations which would otherwise apply along portions of #lot lines# #abutting# other #zoning lots#
within the #large-scale community facility development#.

As a condition of granting such authorizations, in each case the Commission shall make the following special findings:

(a)    that such distribution or location will permit better site planning and will thus benefit both the residents, occupants or
        users of the #large-scale community facility development# and the City as a whole;

(b)    that such distribution or location will not unduly increase the #bulk# of #buildings# in any #block#, to the detriment of
        the occupants or users of #buildings# in the #block# or nearby #blocks#; and

(c)    that such distribution or location will not affect adversely any other #zoning lots# outside the #large-scale community
        facility development# by restricting access to light and air or by creating traffic congestion.

In R9, R10, C1-8, C1-9, C2-7 or C2-8 Districts, or in C1 or C2 Districts mapped within R9 or R10 Districts, #floor area#
bonuses for #public plazas# or #arcades# permitted in accordance with the applicable district regulations shall apply only to a
#development# or #enlargement# with 25 percent or less of the total #floor area# of the #building# in #residential use#.

In R9, R10, C1-8, C1-9, C2-7 or C2-8 Districts, or in C1 or C2 Districts mapped within R9 or R10 Districts, no existing
#publicly accessible open area#, #arcade# or other public amenity, open or enclosed, for which a #floor area# bonus has been
received pursuant to regulations prior to February 9, 1994, shall be eliminated or reduced in size except by special permit,
pursuant to Section 74-761 (Elimination or reduction in size of bonused public amenities).