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What is NYC ZR § 88-12?

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This section outlines the community facility use regulations for Use Group III in the Special Hudson Square District, allowing certain uses as-of-right and detailing conditions for community facilities with sleeping accommodations. The Department of Buildings enforces compliance with these regulations. Applies to property owners in the Special Hudson Square District.

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§ 88-12 Community Facility Use

ZR § 88-12

The community facility use regulations for Use Group III that are applicable in M1 Districts shall not apply in the Special Hudson Square District. In lieu thereof, all uses listed under Use Group III shall be permitted, except that those listed under Use Group III(A) shall only be permitted in accordance with paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Section, as applicable.

Community facilities with sleeping accommodations shall be permitted as-of-right on any zoning lot that, on March 20, 2013, was not occupied by a qualifying building. As a condition to receiving a building permit, such absence of a qualifying building on the zoning lot shall be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department of Buildings.

Community facilities with sleeping accommodations shall be permitted on a zoning lot that, on March 20, 2013, was occupied by one or more qualifying buildings, only upon certification by the Chairperson of the City Planning Commission that the zoning lot will contain at least the amount of commercial or manufacturing floor area that existed within qualifying buildings on the zoning lot on March 20, 2013, subject to the following: commercial or manufacturing floor area that is preserved within existing non-qualifying buildings on the zoning lot through restrictive declaration may count towards meeting the requirements of this certification; and floor area from community facility uses with sleeping accommodations shall not count towards meeting the requirements of this certification.

commercial or manufacturing floor area that is preserved within existing non-qualifying buildings on the zoning lot through restrictive declaration may count towards meeting the requirements of this certification; and

floor area from community facility uses with sleeping accommodations shall not count towards meeting the requirements of this certification.

However, commercial or manufacturing floor area converted to vertical circulation and lobby space associated with a community facility with sleeping accommodations need not be replaced as commercial or manufacturing floor area.

A restrictive declaration acceptable to the Department of City Planning shall be executed and recorded, binding the owners, successors and assigns to maintain the amount of commercial or manufacturing floor area that existed within such qualifying buildings on March 20, 2013, on the zoning lot. Such restrictive declaration shall be recorded in the Office of the City Register. A copy of such declaration shall be provided to the Department of Buildings upon application for any building permit related to a change of use from commercial or manufacturing to community facility uses with sleeping accommodations, or for any development containing community facility uses with sleeping accommodations.

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