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What is NYC ZR § 108-12?

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This section modifies use regulations in the Special Hunts Point District's Residential Buffer Subdistrict to allow specific uses from Use Groups III and VI. Permitted uses include community centers, libraries, and certain retail establishments with size limitations. Applies to property operators in the Special Hunts Point District.

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§ 108-12 Use Modifications in the Residential Buffer Subdistrict

ZR § 108-12

In the Special Hunts Point District, the use regulations of the underlying M1-2 District within the Residential Buffer Subdistrict shall be modified to permit the following uses:

From Use Group III

Community Centers

Libraries

Museums

Non-commercial recreational centers

From Use Group VIAll uses listed under Food and beverage Retailers, with no limitation as to floor area per establishment

Other uses listed under Use Group VI with a size limitation, as denoted with an “S” in the Use Group tables set forth in Section 42-16 (Use Group VI Retail and Services), inclusive, up to a size limit of 40,000 square feet of floor area per establishment within 500 feet of the center line of Garrison Avenue.

In the Special Hunts Point District, within the Residential Buffer Subdistrict, uses listed under Use Groups IV(B), IX or X shall be limited to those permitted within M1 Districts in Special Mixed Use Districts, as set forth in Section 123-20 (SPECIAL USE REGULATIONS), inclusive.

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