Uses permitted by special permit
The City Planning Commission, by special permit, may allow the uses listed in Tables 1 and 2 in Areas A, B, C, D and E and the uses listed in Table 2 only in Area H, provided that the following findings are made:
(a) the use is so located as not to impair the character of the surrounding area or its future development or cause any environmental hazards;
(b) the principal vehicular access for such use is not located on Emmons Avenue, Sheepshead Bay Road, Ocean Avenue or Bedford Avenue, except where no access is available from another street, and that such use will not cause undue congestion in local streets;
(c) the uses listed under manufacturing establishments in Table 1 are accessory to the retail sales on the same zoning lot and such uses occupy not more than 50 percent of the floor area of the establishment and that such uses do not create objectionable noise, vibration, smoke, dust or odor; and
(d) any public parking facilities provide adequate reservoir space at vehicular entrances, and that sufficient vehicular entrances and exits are provided to prevent traffic congestion.
The Commission may prescribe appropriate conditions or safeguards to minimize the adverse effect of any use permitted under this Section on the character of the surrounding area.
Table 1
A. Manufacturing Establishments
Art needlework, hand weaving, tapestries
Books, hand binding, tooling
Ceramics, custom
Jewelry manufacture, custom
Musical instruments (except pianos)
Printing, custom
Watchmaking
B. Amusements
Billiard parlors or pool halls, limited to 10 tables
Golf recreation centers, indoor, limited to 5,000 square feet
Skating rinks or ice skating rinks, outdoor or indoor, limited to one rink
Theaters, having a rated capacity of 500 people or less
Table 2
A. Automotive Service Establishments
Parking garages, public, or parking lots, public, with any capacity
B. Amusements
Historical exhibits, provided such use is contained mainly within a structure
Skating rinks or ice skating rinks, outdoor, may be enclosed in winter, limited to one rink
Tennis courts, outdoor, may be enclosed in winter, limited to four courts in Areas A, B, C, D and E and to eight courts in Area H
Swimming pools, commercial, limited to Area H
C. Service Establishments
Eating or drinking places, without restrictions on entertainment or dancing