132-22

Mandatory Ground Floor Uses

In the applicable Special Enhanced Commercial Districts indicated in the table in Section 132-13 (Applicability of Special Use, Transparency, Street Wall and Parking Regulations), the following provisions shall apply to the ground floor level street walls of buildings fronting along a designated commercial street. For buildings fronting along multiple streets, the required percentage of ground floor level street wall allocated to certain uses, as set forth in this Section, shall apply only to the portion of the building’s ground floor level fronting upon a designated commercial street.

(a)        Minimum percentage of commercial uses

Mandatory commercial use regulations shall apply to an area of a building’s ground floor level defined by an aggregate width equal to at least 50 percent of a building’s street wall along a designated commercial street and a depth equal to at least 30 feet, as measured from the street wall along the designated commercial street. Such an area on the ground floor level shall be occupied by commercial uses listed in Use Groups 5, 6A, 6C excluding banks and loan offices, 7B, 8A, 8B or 9A.

The remaining portion of the ground floor level shall be occupied by any non-residential use permitted by the underlying district regulations, or by other uses permitted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section.

(b)        Mandatory non-residential uses

In the applicable Special Enhanced Commercial Districts, the ground floor level of a building fronting along a designated commercial street shall be occupied by any non-residential use permitted by the underlying district regulations or by other uses permitted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section.

(c)        Other permitted uses

In the applicable Special Enhanced Commercial Districts, Type 1 lobbies, entrances and exits to accessory parking facilities and entryways to subway stations, where applicable, shall be permitted on the ground floor level of a building along a designated commercial street, in accordance with the provisions of Section 37-33 (Maximum Width of Certain Uses).

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