Find the reference tables below for the General Building Code Use Categories and Zoning Use Categories that are necessary to select at Step 4 in the application process.
| General Building Code Use Category | Group | Specific Builidng Code Use |
|---|---|---|
| Assembly | A | Private Studio - A |
| A-1 | Movie Theater - A-1 | |
| A-1 | Public Theater - A-1 | |
| A-1 | Television Studios - A-1 | |
| A-1 | Theaters Performing Arts - A-1 | |
| A-2 | Banquet Hall - A-2 | |
| A-2 | Bar - A-2 | |
| A-2 | Bar/Cocktail Lounge - A-2 | |
| A-2 | Coffee Shop - A-2 | |
| A-2 | Fast Food Establishment - A-2 | |
| A-2 | Night Club - A-2 | |
| A-2 | Restaurants - A-2 | |
| A-2 | Taverns - A-2 | |
| A-3 | Amusement Arcade - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Auditorium - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Billiard Parlor - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Bowling Alleys - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Churches - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Community Halls - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Courtroom - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Dance Hall - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Exhibitions Halls - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Funeral Parlors - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Gymnasiums - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Lecture Halls - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Library - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Museums - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Passenger Stations (waiting area) - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Pool Hall - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Swimming Pool Indoor - A-3 | |
| A-3 | Tennis Court Indoor - A-3 | |
| A-4 | Arena - A-4 | |
| A-4 | Skating Rinks - A-4 | |
| A-4 | Swimming Pools - A-4 | |
| A-4 | Tennis Court - A-4 | |
| A-5 | Amusement Park - A-5 | |
| A-5 | Bleachers - A-5 | |
| A-5 | Grandstands - A-5 | |
| A-5 | Stadiums - A-5 | |
| Business | B | Animal Hospital - B |
| B | Antennas - B | |
| B | Art Gallery - B | |
| B | Artists studio - B | |
| B | Bank - B | |
| B | Barber Shop - B | |
| B | Beauty Shop -B | |
| B | Bed and Breakfast - B | |
| B | Car Wash - B | |
| B | Catering Establishment - B | |
| B | Chancery - B | |
| B | Clinic- B | |
| B | Colleges - B | |
| B | Deli - B | |
| B | Dentists - B | |
| B | Dog Pound - B | |
| B | Dressmaking Establishment - B | |
| B | Educational above 12th grade - B | |
| B | Electric Appliance Store -B | |
| B | Electronic Data Processing - B | |
| B | Fire Station - B | |
| B | Food Delivery Service - B | |
| B | Ice Cream Parlor - B | |
| B | Kennel - B | |
| B | Laboratory - B | |
| B | Laundry - B | |
| B | Locksmith - B | |
| B | Motor Vehicle Showroom - B | |
| B | Newspaper Distribution - B | |
| B | Office - B | |
| B | Optometrists - B | |
| B | Police Station - B | |
| B | Post Office - B | |
| B | Print Shop - B | |
| B | Private Club - B | |
| B | Radio Station - B | |
| B | Research Lab - B | |
| B | Salvage Yard - B | |
| B | Seamstress Shop - B | |
| B | Tailor Shop - B | |
| B | Telephone Exchanges - B | |
| B | Television Station - B | |
| B | Universities - B | |
| b | Watch Repair -B | |
| Educational | E | Education for 6+ children over 2 1/2 years - E |
| E | Education for 6+ through 12th grade - E | |
| E | Private School - E (up to 12 grade) | |
| E | Public School - E (up to 12 grade) | |
| E | Education for 6+ though 12th grade - E-1 | |
| E | Education for 6+ children over 2 1/2 years - E-2 | |
| Factory and Industrial | F-1 | Appliances - F-1 |
| F-1 | Athletic Equipment - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Automobiles and other Motor Vehicles - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Bakery - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Business Machines - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Dry Cleaning Plant - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Electric Light Plants - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Electrical Power Houses - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Electronics - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Food Processing - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Furniture - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Motion Picture - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Optical Goods - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Plastic Products - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Printing or Publishing - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Refuse Incineration - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Soap and Detergent - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Television Filming - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Textiles - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Trailers - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Upholstering - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Wood; distillation - F-1 | |
| F-1 | Woodworking (cabinet) - F-1 | |
| F-2 | Beverages (alcoholic) - F-2 | |
| F-2 | Beverages (non alcoholic) - F-2 | |
| F-2 | Brick and Masonry - F-2 | |
| F-2 | Ceramic Products - F-2 | |
| F-2 | Foundries - F-2 | |
| F-2 | Glass Products - F-2 | |
| F-2 | Gypsum - F-2 | |
| F-2 | Ice - F-2 | |
| F-2 | Metal Products - F-2 | |
| High Hazard | H | High Hazard - H |
| Institutional | I-1 | Alcohol Center - I-1 |
| I-1 | Assisted Living Facility - I-1 | |
| I-1 | Congregate Care Facility - I-1 | |
| I-1 | Convalescent Facility - I-1 | |
| I-1 | Drug Abuse Center - I-1 | |
| I-1 | Emergency Shelter - I-1 | |
| I-1 | Half-way Houses/Group Homes - I-1 | |
| I-1 | Residential Board and Care Facilities - I-1 | |
| I-1 | Social Rehabilitation Facilities - I-1 | |
| I-2 | Child Care 24-7 basis 6+ less than 2 1/2 years old - I-2 | |
| I-2 | Detoxification Facility - I-2 | |
| I-2 | Health Care Facility - I-2 | |
| I-2 | Hospital - I-2 | |
| I-2 | Mental Hospital - I-2 | |
| I-2 | Nursing Home - I-2 | |
| I-2 | Substance Abuser's Home - I-2 | |
| I-2 | Youth Rehabilitation Home - I-2 | |
| I-2 | Youth Residential Care Home - I-2 | |
| I-3 | Correctional Center - I-3 | |
| I-3 | Detention Center - I-3 | |
| I-3 | Jails - I-3 | |
| I-3 | Prisons - I-3 | |
| I-3 | Reformatories - I-3 | |
| I-4 | Child Care 24-7 basis 6+ less than 2 1/2 years old - I-4 | |
| Mercantile | M | Art Supplies - M |
| M | Book Store - M | |
| M | Cosmetics - M | |
| M | Department Store - M | |
| M | Drug Store - M | |
| M | Florist - M | |
| M | Flower Stand - M | |
| M | Gift Shop - M | |
| M | Hardware store - M | |
| M | Hobby Shop - M | |
| M | Jewelry Store - M | |
| M | Markets - M | |
| M | Motor Fuel-Dispensing Facilities - M | |
| M | Motorcycle Sales - M | |
| M | Music Store - M | |
| M | New/Used Car Sales - M | |
| M | Newstand - M | |
| M | Notions/Novelty Store - M | |
| M | Paint Store - M | |
| M | Pharmacy - M | |
| M | Retail or Wholesale Store - M | |
| M | Sales Rooms - M | |
| M | Sporting Goods Store - M | |
| Residential | R-1 | Boarding House (transient) - R-1 |
| R-1 | Hotel - R-1 | |
| R-1 | Motels - R-1 | |
| R-2 | Apartment Houses - R-2 | |
| R-2 | Boarding House (non-transient) - R-2 | |
| R-2 | Condo - R-2 | |
| R-2 | Convents - R-2 | |
| R-2 | Dormitory - R-2 | |
| R-2 | Fraternities and Sororities - R-2 | |
| R-2 | Monastery- R-2 | |
| R-3 | Embassy - R-3 | |
| R-3 | Residential 5 or less for less than 24 Hr - R-3 | |
| R-3 | Single Family Dwelling - R-3 | |
| R-3 | Single Family Dwelling with ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) - R-3 | |
| R-3 | Two-Family Flat - R-3 | |
| R-4 | Residential Care > 5 less than 16 - R-4 | |
| Storage | S-1 | Cardboard and Cardboard Boxes - S-1 |
| S-1 | Motor Vehicle Service Station - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Motorcycle Repair - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Aerosols, Levels 2 and 3 - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Bags - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Bamboos and Rattan - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Baskets - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Books - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Clothing, Woolen Wearing Apparel - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Dry Boat Indoor - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Furniture - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Furs - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Glues - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Grain - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Hazardous Materials - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Leather - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Linoleum - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Lumber - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Motor Vehicle Repair Garage - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Paper in Rolls or Packs - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Photo Engravings - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Resilient Flooring - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Tobacco - S-1 | |
| S-1 | Storage Wax Candles - S-1 | |
| S-2 | Food Products - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Parking Garages - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Parking Lots - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Asbestos - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Beverages (alcohol) - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Cement in Bags - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Dairy Products - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Electrical Coils - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Electrical Motors - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Empty Cans - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Foods - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Frozen Foods - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Fruits and Vegetables - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Glass - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Glass Bottles - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Gypsum Board - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Meats - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Metal Cabinets - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Metal parts - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Metals - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Mirrors - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Parking Garage (open or enclosed) - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Porcelain and Pottery - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Stoves - S-2 | |
| S-2 | Storage Washers and Dryers - S-2 | |
| Utility and Miscellaneous | U | Agricultural Building - U |
| U | Barn - U | |
| U | Carports - U | |
| U | Fences more than 6 feet - U | |
| U | Greenhouse - U | |
| U | Private Garages - U | |
| U | Retaining Walls - U | |
| U | Sheds - U | |
| U | Stables - U | |
| U | Tanks - U | |
| U | Tower - U | |
| Other | xxxx | Mixed Use (Specify) |
| xxxx | One Family Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) | |
| xxxx | Individual Condo or Co-op | |
| xxxx | One Family | |
| xxxx | Other - Specify | |
| xxxx | Other (Specify) |
| ZR16 Use Category | Specific Zoning Use | Load Type |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, Large | Farm or truck garden | n/a |
| Greenhouse or horticultural nursery | n/a | |
| Private stable | n/a | |
| Stable | n/a | |
| Agriculture, Residential | Community garden | n/a |
| Animal Sales, Care, and Boarding | Animal boarding | n/a |
| Animal shelter | n/a | |
| Pet care establishment, including sale of pet supplies, grooming, trimming, and pet walking | n/a | |
| Pet grooming establishment | n/a | |
| Pet shop (sale of live animals) | n/a | |
| Veterinary boarding hospital | n/a | |
| Veterinary hospital | n/a | |
| Antennas | Antenna | n/a |
| Radio or TV broadcasting studio (and antenna) | n/a | |
| Arts, Design, and Creation | Art center | n/a |
| Artist studio | n/a | |
| Craftsman or artisan studio, with sales | n/a | |
| Basic Utilities | Electric substation or natural gas regulator station | n/a |
| Electronic Equipment Facility | n/a | |
| Optical transmission node | n/a | |
| Public utility pumping station | n/a | |
| Utilities | n/a | |
| Utility (pumping station) | n/a | |
| Chancery | Chancery | n/a |
| Community-Based Institutional Facility | CBRF (Adult rehab. home) | residents |
| CBRF (Youth rehab. home) | residents | |
| Daytime Care | Adult day treatment facility | n/a |
| Child development center | children/staff | |
| Elderly development center | persons | |
| Eating and Drinking Establishment | Prepared food shop | seats/persons |
| Restaurant | seats/persons | |
| Bakery | seats/persons | |
| Bar or cocktail lounge | seats/persons | |
| Catering establishment | n/a | |
| Fast food establishment | seats/persons | |
| Food delivery service (no drive-through) | n/a | |
| Ice cream parlor | seats/persons | |
| Education Private | School, private | children/staff |
| Education Public | School, public | children/staff |
| Education, College/University | College or university | seats/persons |
| Dormitory | beds | |
| Education, Private | Art or performing arts school | seats/persons |
| School, trade | seats/persons | |
| Emergency Shelter | CBRF (Emergency shelter) | residents |
| Entertainment, Assembly, and Performing Art | Amusement enterprise | seats/persons |
| Assembly hall, auditorium or public hall | seats/persons | |
| Auction house | seats/persons | |
| Ballpark | seats/persons | |
| Billiard parlor or pool hall | seats/persons | |
| Bowling alley | seats/persons | |
| Cabaret | seats/persons | |
| Concert hall or other performing arts space | seats/persons | |
| Dance hall, discotheque or ballroom | seats/persons | |
| Museum | n/a | |
| Recreational building or use | n/a | |
| Theater, including motion picture or performing arts | seats/persons | |
| Firearm Sales | Firearm Retail Sales | n/a |
| Government, Large Scale | Fire Department Training Facility | n/a |
| Police Department General Facility | n/a | |
| Government, Local | Community center | n/a |
| Community Service centers | n/a | |
| Fire Department Administrative Facility | n/a | |
| Fire Department Support Facility | n/a | |
| Fire Station | n/a | |
| Library, public | n/a | |
| Police Department Local Facility | n/a | |
| Institution, General | Library (other than public) | n/a |
| Private club, lodge | persons | |
| Institutional Religious Based | Church or other place of worship | seats/persons |
| Parsonage, vicarage or rectory | persons | |
| Lodging | Hostel | beds |
| Hotel | rooms | |
| Inn | rooms | |
| Motel | rooms | |
| Marine | Boat club or marina | n/a |
| Boat construction | n/a | |
| Boat launching facility, dock, wharf, or pier | n/a | |
| Boathouse | n/a | |
| Cruise line operation & associated dock & land facilities | n/a | |
| Marina | n/a | |
| Water taxi information/ticket booth & passenger shelter | n/a | |
| Yacht Club | n/a | |
| Medical Care | Clinic | n/a |
| Dental laboratory | n/a | |
| Hospital | n/a | |
| Office, Medical -including physicians, dentists | n/a | |
| Optician and optometrist | n/a | |
| Motor Vehicle - Related | Auto supply stores | n/a |
| Automobile accessories sales (including installation) | n/a | |
| Automobile accessory sales (w/out installation) | n/a | |
| Automobile and/or truck sales | n/a | |
| Automobile laundry | n/a | |
| Automobile rental | n/a | |
| Boat or marine sales | n/a | |
| Driver's License Road Test Facility | n/a | |
| Garage, repair | n/a | |
| Gasoline service station | n/a | |
| Gasoline service station accessory (internal) to garage | n/a | |
| Motorcycle sales and repair | n/a | |
| Office | Architect | n/a |
| Attorney | n/a | |
| Bail bondsman | n/a | |
| Laboratory | n/a | |
| Office | n/a | |
| Performing arts ticket office or booking agency | n/a | |
| Real estate agent, appraiser, broker, developer | n/a | |
| Social service agency office | n/a | |
| Travel Agency, Ticket Office | n/a | |
| Other | n/a | |
| Parking | Parking garage | parking spaces |
| Parking lot | parking spaces | |
| Parking spaces, accessory | parking spaces | |
| Private garage as principal use | parking spaces | |
| Parks and Recreation | Park or open space | n/a |
| Public nature education or interpretive center | n/a | |
| Public recreation & community center | n/a | |
| Public swimming pool | n/a | |
| Swimming pool, public | n/a | |
| Production, Distribution, and Repair | Asphalt plant | n/a |
| Concrete plant | n/a | |
| Light manufacturing, processing or fabricating | n/a | |
| Outdoor materials storage | n/a | |
| Printing, lithographing, or photoengraving establishment | n/a | |
| Warehouse | n/a | |
| Wholesale or storage establishment (incl. open storage) | n/a | |
| Residential | Apartment house | dwelling units |
| Boarding House | Boarders | |
| Caretaker's residence | dwelling units | |
| CBRF (Community res. facility) | residents | |
| CBRF (fewer than 6) | residents | |
| CBRF (Health care facility) | residents | |
| CBRF (other) | residents | |
| CBRF (Substance abusers home) | residents | |
| CBRF (Youth res. care home) | residents | |
| Child development home | children/staff | |
| Clerical & religious group residences | residents | |
| Dwelling | dwelling units | |
| Dwelling, multiple family | dwelling units | |
| Dwelling, one-family detached | dwelling units | |
| Dwelling, one-family row | dwelling units | |
| Dwelling, one-family semi-detached | dwelling units | |
| Elderly day care home | persons | |
| Embassy | dwelling units | |
| Flat, [ two-family dwelling] | dwelling units | |
| Floating home | dwelling units | |
| Fraternity house, sorority house or dormitory | beds | |
| Home occupation (limited) | n/a | |
| Rooming house | rooms | |
| Retail | Alcoholic beverage sales (off-premises consumption) | n/a |
| Antique store or shop | n/a | |
| Apparel and accessories store | n/a | |
| Appliance sales or repair | n/a | |
| Appliance store | n/a | |
| Art gallery | n/a | |
| Art supplies store | n/a | |
| Bed and breakfast (limited) | rooms | |
| Bicycle sale, repair, or rental | n/a | |
| Book Store | n/a | |
| Camera or photographic supplies store | n/a | |
| Candy Store | n/a | |
| Commercial adjunct to an apartment house | n/a | |
| Computer store | n/a | |
| Cosmetic/toiletries sales | n/a | |
| Department Store | n/a | |
| Drug store or pharmacy | n/a | |
| Electric appliance store, including radio and TV sales | n/a | |
| Fabric store | n/a | |
| Florist & plant stores | n/a | |
| Food/grocery store | n/a | |
| Furniture Store | n/a | |
| Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Shop | n/a | |
| Grocery store | n/a | |
| Hardware store | n/a | |
| Hobby, toys and game shop | n/a | |
| Home furnishing store | n/a | |
| Jewelry store | n/a | |
| Leather goods and luggage store | n/a | |
| Liquor store | n/a | |
| Music store, including the sale of musical instruments | n/a | |
| Newsstand | n/a | |
| Notions or novelty store | n/a | |
| Off premises alcoholic beverages sales | n/a | |
| Office supplies and equipment sales | n/a | |
| Optical goods store | n/a | |
| Paint store | n/a | |
| Pawn shop | n/a | |
| Pet supplies retail (no live animals) | n/a | |
| Pharmacy | n/a | |
| Retail establishment | n/a | |
| Seasonal or occasional market for produce, arts & crafts w/ non permanent structures | n/a | |
| Secondhand store or consignment shop | n/a | |
| Shoe store | n/a | |
| Sporting goods store | n/a | |
| Stationery store | n/a | |
| Tobacco products store | n/a | |
| Variety Store | n/a | |
| Video rental and sales | n/a | |
| Service, Financial | Bank, loan office, or financial institution | n/a |
| Service, General | Barber or Beauty shop | n/a |
| Blueprinting, printing or copy service | n/a | |
| Cobbler/shoe repair | n/a | |
| Dressmaking or Tailor Shop | n/a | |
| Dry cleaning or laundry | n/a | |
| Funeral, mortuary or undertaking establishment | n/a | |
| Gym or exercise studio | n/a | |
| Laundry | n/a | |
| Laundry, self service | n/a | |
| Locksmith | n/a | |
| Massage Establishment | n/a | |
| Photographic studio | n/a | |
| Picture framing studio/shop | n/a | |
| Plumbing or heating shop (no outdoor storage) | n/a | |
| Printing or fast copy services | n/a | |
| Recording studio | n/a | |
| Shoe Repair | n/a | |
| Shoeshine parlor | n/a | |
| Tailor or valet shop | n/a | |
| Watch repair shop | n/a | |
| Parcel delivery service | n/a | |
| Temporary Use | Temporary building or use | n/a |
| Temporary use by fairs, circuses, or carnivals | n/a | |
| Transportation Infrastructure | Bus passenger depot | n/a |
| Mass transit facility | n/a | |
| Streetcar or bus passenger depot | n/a | |
| Transit system yards, buildings and structures | n/a | |
| Waste-Related Services | Carting, express, moving or hauling yard/terminal | n/a |
| Incinerator | n/a | |
| Intermediate materials recycling facility | n/a | |
| Solid waste handling facility | n/a |