Public parking lots, with a maximum capacity of 150 spaces, are permitted in C2, C4, C6, C8, M1-5, M1-6, M2 and M3 Districts, except that:

(a)        no public parking lots shall be permitted within:

(1)        the area shown on Map 1 (Area where public parking lots are not permitted in the midtown Manhattan Core) in Section 13-141;

(2)        the area designated on Map 2 (Area where public parking lots are not permitted in the downtown Manhattan Core) in Section 13-141; and

(3)        the Preservation Area of the Special Clinton District, as shown on the map in Appendix A of Article IX, Chapter 6; and

(b)        for M1-5 or M1-6 Districts, public parking lots shall only be permitted in the following locations:

(1)        north of 42nd Street and west of 10th Avenue;

(2)        west of Ninth Avenue between 17th Street and 30th Street; and

(3)        south of Canal Street.

In such districts, the City Planning Commission may permit a public parking lot in a location not allowed by this Section pursuant to the applicable special permit in Section 13-45 (Special Permits for Additional Parking Spaces). Any such proposed public parking lots located in the Preservation Area of the Special Clinton District shall also be subject to the additional findings set forth in Section 96-111 (Off-street parking regulations).