Z-20-00247 SPECIAL EXCEPTION WITH SITE PLAN REVIEW AND VARIANCE(S)   Zoning District:  C-WA  Worth Avenue  The application of Le Bilboquet (Philippe Delgrange, Principal), Applicant, relative to property located at 247 WORTH AVE SUITE: A, legal description on file, is described below. 1) Sec. 134-1159 (a) (6), Sec. 134-329 and Sec. 134-229: A request to modify the previously approved Special Exception with Site Plan Review to add 51 additional seats to the previously approved 109 seat, 3,590 square foot restaurant ("Le Bilboquet") on both the 1st and 2nd floor in the rear of the via located at 247 Worth Avenue (160 total proposed seats). In addition, to add 594.5 square feet on the back of the building to house a cooler/storage area and elevator and two retractable awnings totaling 512 square feet over the via. There are also two existing permanent awnings that will be replaced with three awnings of the same approximate size. There is also an existing awning on Worth Avenue that will be replaced with an awning of the same approximate size. There will be new mechanical equipment located on the roof that will be screened. Additionally, the restaurant plans to have background music in the via. 2) Sec. 134-1159 (a) (6), Sec. 134-2176 and Sec. 134-2001: A request for Special Exception with Site Plan Review modification to allow 58 seats to be outside in the via in lieu of the 48 seats previously approved. 3) Sec. 134-1161 (a): A variance to have 58 outdoor seats over the inside capacity. The Code does not allow outdoor seating above the indoor capacity of the tenant space. 4) Sec. 134-1163 (7): A variance request to have a rear yard setback of 5.5 feet for the elevator and 2.5 feet for the cooler/storage building in lieu of the 10 foot minimum required in the C­WA Zoning District. 5) Sec. 134-1163(9): A variance request to allow a lot coverage for the elevator, cooler/storage building and retractable awnings of 84.6% in lieu of the 72.4% existing and the 35 % maximum allowed in the C-WA Zoning District for a two story building. 6) Sec. 134-1163(11): A request for a landscaped open space to be 3.5 % in lieu of the 4% existing and the 25 % minimum required in the C-WA Zoning District for a two story building. 7) Sec. 134-2175, Sec. 134-329 and Sec. 134-229: A request for a variance to provide zero (0) on-site parking spaces in lieu of the required 24 parking spaces that would be required under the principle of equivalency for the additional 51 seats being requested and the new elevator and 494 square foot cooler/storage building that is being added. A variance was previously approved to eliminate the requirement of 29 parking spaces.  [Applicant's Representative: Maura Ziska Esq]  [The Architectural Review Commission deferred the project  to the June 24, 2020 meeting. Carried 7-0.]