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What is NYC ZR § 94-062?

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This section outlines the streetscape regulations applicable to ground floor level street frontages in specific areas of the Special Sheepshead Bay District. It includes restrictions on the size and frontage of commercial establishments, with particular provisions for eating and drinking establishments as well as grocery retailers. Applies to property owners in the designated areas along Emmons Avenue and Sheepshead Bay Road.

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§ 94-062 Streetscape regulations

ZR § 94-062

The underlying ground floor level streetscape provisions of Section 32-30 (STREETSCAPE REGULATIONS), inclusive, shall apply, except that:

ground floor level street frontages in Areas A, B, C and D as indicated in Appendix A (Special Sheepshead Bay District Map) of this Chapter along Emmons Avenue shall be considered Tier C street frontages;

ground floor level street frontages in Areas A, B, C, E and F, as indicated in Appendix A (Special Sheepshead Bay District Map) of this Chapter, along Sheepshead Bay Road, Ocean Avenue, Bedford Avenue, Nostrand Avenue, as well as, in Areas E and F, frontages along Emmons Avenue, shall be considered Tier B street frontages; and

in Areas A, B, C and D, the size of ground floor level commercial uses shall be limited to a maximum floor area of 3,500 square feet per establishment and to a maximum frontage per establishment at the ground floor level of 35 feet when facing any plaza, Emmons Avenue, Sheepshead Bay Road, Ocean Avenue and Bedford Avenue, except that: such size limitation shall not apply to eating or drinking establishments listed under Use Group VI; and in Area B, grocery and convenience retailers listed under Use Group VI may exceed such size limitations if the following criteria are met: such establishment shall be on a zoning lot existing on May 27, 2015; only one such establishment shall be permitted on a zoning lot; and the size of such establishment shall be limited to 15,000 square feet of floor area utilized for the sale of food and non-food grocery products and, further, such establishment shall be limited to an additional 6,500 square feet of floor area for accessory office and storage space.

such size limitation shall not apply to eating or drinking establishments listed under Use Group VI; and

in Area B, grocery and convenience retailers listed under Use Group VI may exceed such size limitations if the following criteria are met: such establishment shall be on a zoning lot existing on May 27, 2015; only one such establishment shall be permitted on a zoning lot; and the size of such establishment shall be limited to 15,000 square feet of floor area utilized for the sale of food and non-food grocery products and, further, such establishment shall be limited to an additional 6,500 square feet of floor area for accessory office and storage space.

such establishment shall be on a zoning lot existing on May 27, 2015;

only one such establishment shall be permitted on a zoning lot; and

the size of such establishment shall be limited to 15,000 square feet of floor area utilized for the sale of food and non-food grocery products and, further, such establishment shall be limited to an additional 6,500 square feet of floor area for accessory office and storage space.

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