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What is NYC ZR § 32-16?

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This section defines Use Group VI, which encompasses retail and service uses where goods or services are provided directly to consumers. It outlines various provisions related to general use allowances, size limitations, additional conditions, open use allowances, special permits, and parking requirements. Applies to property operators of retail and service establishments.

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§ 32-16 Use Group VI – Retail and Services

ZR § 32-16

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Use Group VI consists of uses where goods or services are conveyed directly to consumers. The provisions regulating uses classified in this Use Group are set forth as follows:

Section 32-161 (Use Group VI – general use allowances) which includes the compilation of uses in the Use Group tables;

Section 32-162 (Use Group VI – uses subject to size limitations) for size limitations that apply to certain uses, as denoted with an “S” in the Use Group tables;

Section 32-163 (Use Group VI – uses subject to additional conditions) for additional conditions that apply to certain uses, as denoted with a “P” in the Use Group tables;

Section 32-164 (Use Group VI – uses subject to open use allowances) for open use allowances that apply to certain uses, as denoted with a “U” in the Use Group tables;

Section 32-165 (Use Group VI – uses permitted by special permit) for uses permitted by special permit of the Board of Standards and Appeals, as denoted with “○” in the Use Group tables; and

Section 32-166 (Use Group VI – additional provisions for parking requirement category) for uses with more than one parking requirement category or other applicable parking provisions, as denoted with an “*” in the Use Group tables.

The provisions of Sections 32-162, 32-163 and 32-164, except as otherwise specified, may be modified by special permit of the Board of Standards and Appeals, in accordance with Section 73-161 (Retail and service uses), or by special permit of the City Planning Commission, in accordance with Section 74-161 (Retail and service uses).

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