62-24 Uses on Piers and Platforms

#Uses# on #existing piers# or #existing platforms# shall be subject to the provisions of Section 62-241. #Uses# on #new piers# or #new platforms# shall be subject to the provisions of Section 62-242.

The #use# of an #existing platform# may be continued or such #use# may be changed, #enlarged# or #extended# in accordance with the #use# regulations of the applicable district.

The #use# of an #existing pier# may be continued or such #use# may be changed, #enlarged# or #extended# in accordance with the #use# regulations of the applicable district provided that any #use# within a #building or other structure# on the #pier# meets one of the following requirements:

1. such #use# is a WD #use#; or
2. the #building or other structure# within which such #use# is located existed on October 25, 1993; or
3. the #building or other structure# within which such #use# is located complies with the height and setback regulations of Section 62-342 (Developments on piers).

In addition, the following #use# regulations shall apply on

4. the following #uses#, not otherwise limited in size by their Use Group listing, shall be limited to 20,000 square feet of #floor area# per establishment:
   1. all #uses# in Use Groups 6A and 6C;
   2. the following #uses# in Use Group 9A;
      1. clothing or costume rental establishments;
      2. typewriter or other small business machine sales, rental or repairs;
   3. all #uses# in Use Group 10 with parking categories "B" or "B1";
   4. the preceding #uses#, when listed in other Use Groups;
   5. wholesale establishments or warehouses that provide #accessory# retail sales areas; and
5. no #residential use# shall be permitted within a #building# on a #pier# unless 50 percent or more of the #floor area# of the #story# at the level of public access is allocated for occupancy by WE #uses#, subject to the size limitations set forth in paragraph (d) of this Section.

Any #use# on an #existing pier# not permitted by the foregoing provisions of this Section shall only be allowed by special permit of the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 62-835 (Developments on piers or platforms).

#New piers# and #new platforms# shall be limited to WD #uses# or to the following WE #uses#: playgrounds or publicly accessible private parks. Changes of #use# to any other WE #use# are permitted only by special permit, pursuant to Section 62-835 (Developments on piers or platforms).