General Provisions
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In all districts, as indicated, accessory off-street parking spaces, open or enclosed, shall be provided in conformity with the requirements set forth in the table in this Section for all developments after December 15, 1961, for the commercial or community facility uses listed in the table. If an enlargement results in a net increase in the floor area or other applicable unit of measurement specified in the table, the same requirements set forth in the table shall apply to such net increase in the floor area or other specified unit of measurement. In addition, all other applicable requirements of this Chapter shall apply as a condition precedent to the use of such development or enlargement.
A parking space is required for a portion of a unit of measurement one-half or more of the amount set forth in the table.
For the purposes of this Section, a tract of land on which a group of such uses is developed, under single ownership or control, shall be considered a single zoning lot.
For those uses for which rated capacity is specified as the unit of measurement, the Commissioner of Buildings shall determine the rated capacity as the number of persons that may be accommodated by such uses.
The requirements of this Section shall be waived in the following situations
(a) when, as a result of the application of such requirements, a smaller number of spaces would be required than is specified by the provisions of Section 36-23 (Waiver of Requirements for Spaces Below Minimum Number);
(b) when the Commissioner of Buildings has certified, in accordance with the provisions of Section 36-24 (Waiver of Requirements for All Zoning Lots Where Access Would Be Forbidden), that there is no way to arrange the spaces with access to the street to conform to the provisions of Section 36-53 (Width of Curb Cuts and Location of Access to the Street);
(c) for houses of worship, in accordance with the provisions of Section 36-25 (Waiver for Locally Oriented Houses of Worship);
(d) for ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities, as listed in Section 22-14 (Use Group 4), or child care services, as listed under the definition of school in Section 12-10 (DEFINITIONS), pursuant to Section 36-27 (Waiver for Certain Small Zoning Lots) in the Borough of Staten Island and Community District 10 in the Borough of the Bronx.
REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES FOR COMMERCIAL OR COMMUNITY FACILITY USES
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Type of Use |
Parking Spaces Required in Relation to Specified Unit of Measurement |
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FOR COMMERCIAL USES |
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Court houses |
None required |
C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4 |
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1 per 500 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-1 C2-1 C3 C4-1 |
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1 per 800 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C8-2 |
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1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-4 C2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-3 |
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Food stores with 2,000 or more square feet of floor area per establishment. Uses in PRC-A in Use Group 6 |
None required |
C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4 |
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1 per 100 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-1 C2-1 C4-1 |
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1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-2 |
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1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-4 C2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-3 |
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General retail or service uses. Food stores with less than 2,000 square feet of floor area. Uses in PRC-B in Use Group 6, 8, 9, 10 or 12 or when permitted by special permit; or uses in PRC-B1 in Use Group 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 or 16 |
None required |
C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4 |
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1 per 150 sq. ft. of floor area1 |
C1-1 C2-1 C3 C4-1 |
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1 per 300 sq. ft. of floor area1 |
C1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area1 |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-2 |
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1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-4 C2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-3 |
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Light manufacturing or semi-industrial uses. Uses in PRC-F in Use Group 11 or 16, and with a minimum of either 7,500 square feet of floor area or 15 employees |
None required |
C5 C6 C8-4 |
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1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area, or 1 per 3 employees, whichever will require a larger number of spaces |
C8-1 C8-2 C8-3 |
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Low traffic-generating uses. Uses in PRC-C in Use Group 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14 or 16 or when permitted by special permit |
None required |
C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4 |
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1 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-1 C2-1 C3 C4-1 |
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1 per 600 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 800 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-2 |
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1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-4 C2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-3 |
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Places of assembly. Uses in PRC-D in Use Group 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 or 14 or when permitted by special permit |
None required |
C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4 |
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1 per 4 persons rated capacity |
C1-1 C2-1 C3 C4-1 |
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1 per 8 persons rated capacity |
C1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 12 persons rated capacity |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-2 |
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1 per 25 persons rated capacity |
C1-4 C2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-3 |
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Open commercial amusements. Uses in PRC-E in Use Group 13 or 15, or when permitted by special permit |
None required |
C8-3 C8-4 |
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1 per 500 sq. ft. of lot area2 |
C3 C8-1 |
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1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of lot area2 |
C7 C8-2 |
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Storage or miscellaneous uses. Uses in PRC-G in Use Group 10 or 16, or when permitted by special permit, and with a minimum of 10,000 square feet of floor area or 15 employees |
None required |
C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4 |
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1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of floor area3, or 1 per 3 employees, whichever will require a lesser number of spaces |
C4-1 C4-2 C4-3 C4-4 C4-5D C8-1 C8-2 C8-3 |
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Other commercial uses. Uses in PRC-H in Use Group 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13 or 14, or when permitted by special permit: |
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Boatels |
1 per 2 guest rooms or suites |
C2 C3 C6 C8 |
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Camps, overnight or day, with a minimum of either 10,000 square feet of lot area or 10 employees |
1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of lot area, or 1 per 3 employees; whichever will require a lesser number of spaces |
C1 C2 C3 C7 C8 |
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Docks for non-commercial pleasure boats; rental boats; ferries; sightseeing, excursion or sport fishing vessels; or passenger ocean vessels |
(see Section 62-43 for parking requirement) |
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Funeral establishments |
None required |
C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C6 C8-4 |
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1 per 200 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-1 C2-1 C4-1 |
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1 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 600 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-3 C4-3 C1-4 C4-4 C2-3 C2-4 C4-2A C4-5D C8-2 C8-3 |
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Hotels (a) For that floor area used for sleeping accommodations |
None required |
C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4 |
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1 per 4 guest rooms or suites |
C2-1 C4-1 |
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1 per 8 guest rooms or suites |
C2-2 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 12 guest rooms or suites |
C2-3 C2-4 C4-2A C4-3 C4-4 C4-5D C8-2 C8-3 |
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(b) For that floor area used for meeting halls, auditoriums, eating or drinking places, wedding chapels or banquet halls, or radio or television studios |
None required |
C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4 |
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1 per 4 persons-rated capacity |
C2-1 C4-1 |
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1 per 8 persons-rated capacity |
C2-2 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 12 persons-rated capacity |
C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C8-2 |
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1 per 25 persons-rated capacity |
C2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-3 |
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Motels or tourist cabins |
1 per guest room or suite |
C2 C6 C8 |
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Post offices |
None required |
C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4 |
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1 per 800 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-1 C2-1 C3 C4-1 |
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1 per 1,200 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 1,500 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C8-2 |
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1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-4 C2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-3 |
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Prisons |
None required |
C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C6 C8-3 C8-4 |
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1 per 10 beds-rated capacity |
C4-1 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 20 beds-rated capacity |
C4-2A C4-3 C8-2 |
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Refreshment stands, drive-ins |
1 per 50 sq. ft. of floor area |
C2-1 C2-2 C2-3 C7 C8-1 C8-2 |
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1 per 100 sq. ft. of floor area |
C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C6 C8-3 C8-4 |
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FOR COMMUNITY FACILITY USES |
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Agricultural uses, including greenhouses, nurseries or truck gardens |
None required |
C1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-3 C8-4 |
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1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of lot area used for selling purposes |
C1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 2,500 sq. ft. of lot area used for selling purposes |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C8-2 |
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Ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities listed in Use Group 4 |
None required |
C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4 |
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1 per 1501 sq. ft. of floor area and cellar space, except cellar space used for storage |
C1-1 C2-1 C3 C4-1 |
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1 per 3001 sq. ft. of floor area and cellar space, except cellar space used for storage |
C1-2 C2-2 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 4001 sq. ft. of floor area and cellar space, except cellar space used for storage |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-2 |
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1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area and cellar space, except cellar space used for storage |
C1-4 C2-4 C4-4 C4-5D C8-3 |
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1 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area when located above the first story ceiling |
C1-1, C1-2, C2-1 and C2-2 Districts mapped within R3-2 Districts |
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1 per 400 sq. ft. of floor area and cellar space, except cellar space used for storage, when located in community facility buildings or when located above the first story ceiling in buildings with both commercial and community facility uses |
C1-1, C1-2, C2-1 and C2-2 Districts mapped within R1, R2, R3A, R3X and R3-1 Districts, and C4-1 and C4-2 Districts, in the Borough of Staten Island and Community District 10 in the Borough of the Bronx |
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Child care services, as listed under the definition of school in Section 12-10 (DEFINITIONS), in lower density growth management areas |
1 per 1000 sq. ft. when located in community facility buildings or when located above the first story ceiling in buildings with both commercial and community facility uses |
C1-1, C1- 2, C2-1 and C2-2 Districts mapped within R1, R2, R3A, R3X and R3-1 Districts, and C4-1 and C4-2 Districts, in the Borough of Staten Island and Community District 10 in the Borough of the Bronx |
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Clubs, community centers or settlement houses; philanthropic or non-profit institutions without sleeping accommodations excluding ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities listed in Use Group 4; golf course club houses; non-commercial recreation centers; or welfare centers |
None required |
C1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-3 C8-4 |
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1 per 10 persons-rated capacity |
C1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 20 persons-rated capacity |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-2 |
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College student dormitories and fraternity or sorority student houses |
None required |
C1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 |
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1 per 6 beds |
C1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4-2 |
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1 per 12 beds |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 |
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Colleges, universities, or seminaries (a) For that floor area used for classrooms, laboratories, student centers or offices |
None required |
C1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-3 C8-4 |
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1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C8-2 |
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(b) For that floor area used for theaters, auditoriums, gymnasiums or stadiums |
None required |
C1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-3 C8-4 |
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1 per 8 persons-rated capacity |
C1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 16 persons-rated capacity |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-2 |
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Hospitals and related facilities4 |
1 per 5 beds |
C1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 8 beds |
C1-3 C1-4 C2-3 C2-4 C4-2A C4-3 C4-4 C4-5D C8-2 C8-3 |
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1 per 10 beds |
C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4A C4-4L C4-5 C4-5A C4-5X C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-4 |
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Houses of worship, applicable only to the facility’s largest room of assembly; however, rooms separated by movable partitions shall be considered a single room |
None required |
C1 and C2 Districts mapped within R6, R7, R8, R9 or R10 Districts, C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-2A C4-3 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-2 C8-3 C8-4 |
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1 per 10 persons-rated capacity |
C1 and C2 Districts mapped within R1, R2 or R3 Districts, C3 C4-1 |
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1 per 15 persons-rated capacity |
C1 and C2 Districts mapped within R4 and R5 Districts, C4-2 C8-1 |
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Libraries, museums or non-commercial art galleries5 |
None required |
C1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 |
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1 per 1,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4-2 |
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1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of floor area |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 |
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Outdoor skating rinks |
None required |
C1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-3 C8-4 |
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1 per 800 sq. ft. of lot area |
C1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 2,000 sq. ft. of lot area |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-2 |
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Outdoor tennis courts |
None required |
C1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 C8-3 C8-4 |
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1 per 2 courts |
C1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4-2 C8-1 |
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1 per 5 courts |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 C7 C8-2 |
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Philanthropic or non-profit institutions with sleeping accommodations; long-term care facilities, except that independent living dwelling units within a continuing care retirement community shall be subject to the accessory off- street parking requirements of Section 36-30. For the purposes of applying such requirements, dwelling units shall be as defined in Section 28-02 |
None required |
C1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-4 C2-5 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4-4 C4-5 C4-6 C4-7 C5 C6 |
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1 per 10 beds |
C1-1 C1-2 C2-1 C2-2 C3 C4-1 C4-2 |
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1 per 20 beds |
C1-3 C2-3 C4-2A C4-3 |
NOTE: PRC = Parking Requirement Category
1 The parking requirements for ambulatory diagnostic or treatment facilities listed in Use Group 4 and uses in PRC-B1 may be reduced by permit of the Board of Standards and Appeals in accordance with the provisions of Section 73-44 (Reduction of Parking Spaces for Ambulatory Diagnostic or Treatment Facilities Listed in Use Group 4 and Uses in Parking Requirement Category B1)
2 In the case of golf driving ranges, the requirements in this table apply only to that portion of the range used for tees
3 For predominantly open storage of miscellaneous uses, the lot area used for such uses shall be considered as floor area for the purposes of these requirements
4 Requirements are in addition to area utilized for ambulance parking
5 Requirements apply only to the floor area not used for storage
