Chapter 3 - Special Limited Commercial District (LC)
GENERAL PURPOSES
The "Special Limited Commercial District" established in this Resolution is designed to promote and protect public health, safety, general welfare and amenity. These general goals include, among others, the following specific purposes:
(a) to preserve, protect, and enhance the character of Historic Districts as the location of many of the city's most valued cultural assets;
(b) to improve circulation patterns in the areas in order to avoid congestion arising from the movements of large numbers of people;
(c) to help attract a useful cluster of shops, restaurants, cultural attractions and related activities which will complement and enhance the areas as presently existing; and
(d) to promote the most desirable use of land in these areas and thus to conserve the value of land and buildings, and thereby protect the City's tax revenues.
Definitions
For purposes of this Chapter, matter in italics is defined in Section 12-10 (DEFINITIONS).
General Provisions
Special Limited Commercial Districts may only be mapped in Commercial Districts within areas, or portions of areas, designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission as "Historic Districts" pursuant to Chapters 8A or 63 of the New York City Charter and Chapter 8A of the New York City Administrative Code.
In harmony with the general purpose and intent of this Resolution and the general purpose of the Special Limited Commercial District and in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, certain specified use, sign and enclosure regulations of the districts on which Special Limited Commercial Districts are superimposed are made inapplicable, and are superseded by the use, sign and enclosure regulations of the Special Limited Commercial District as set forth in this Chapter.
In addition to meeting the use, sign and enclosure regulations as set forth in this Chapter, each building shall conform to and comply with all of the applicable district regulations of this Resolution, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Chapter.
For transit-adjacent sites, as defined in Section 66-11 (Definitions), in the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Chapter and the provisions of Article VI, Chapter 6 (Special Regulations Applying Around Mass Transit Stations), the provisions of Article VI, Chapter 6 shall control.
SPECIAL USE REGULATIONS
Within the Special Limited Commercial District, the use regulations applicable to a C2-5 District set forth in Section 32-10 (USE ALLOWANCES), inclusive, shall apply. In addition, the regulations applicable to a C1 District shall apply for the enclosure regulations of Section 32-41 (Enclosure Within Buildings), inclusive, the sign regulations of Section 32-60 (SIGN REGULATIONS), inclusive, and the use allowances and modifications available by special permit of the Board of Standards and Appeals and the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Article VII, Chapters 3 and 4, respectively.
