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Residence District Regulations

Commercial District Regulations

Chapter 1 - Statement of Legislative Intent

Chapter 2 - Use Regulations

Chapter 3 - Bulk Regulations for Commercial or Community Facility Buildings in Commercial Districts

Chapter 4 - Bulk Regulations for Residential Buildings in Commercial Districts

Chapter 5 - Bulk Regulations for Mixed Buildings in Commercial Districts

Chapter 6 - Accessory Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations

Chapter 7 - Special Urban Design Regulations

GENERAL PURPOSES

SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR PRIVATE ROADS AND LOWER DENSITY GROWTH MANAGEMENT AREAS

Applicability of Article II, Chapter 6, to Lots with Private Roads

Special Screening for Lower Density Growth Management Areas in Staten Island

SPECIAL SCREENING AND ENCLOSURE PROVISIONS

Special at-grade Screening and Enclosure Regulations

Special Rooftop Screening and Enclosure Regulations

SPECIAL GROUND FLOOR LEVEL URBAN DESIGN PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN AREAS

Ground Floor Depth Requirements for Certain Uses

Maximum Width of Certain Uses

Minimum Transparency Requirements

Parking Wrap and Screening Requirements

Special Requirements for Blank Walls

Blank wall thresholds

Mitigation elements

OFF-STREET RELOCATION OR RENOVATION OF A SUBWAY STAIR

Standards for Location, Design and Hours of Public Accessibility

Administrative Procedure for a Subway Stair Relocation or Renovation

Modification of Requirements for a Relocated or Renovated Subway Stair

Waiver of Requirements

REQUIREMENTS FOR PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION SPACE

Amount of Pedestrian Circulation Space

Types of Pedestrian Circulation Space

Design Standards for Pedestrian Circulation Spaces

Modification of Design Standards of Pedestrian Circulation Spaces Within Existing Buildings

PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE OPEN AREAS EXISTING PRIOR TO OCTOBER 17, 2007

Design Standards

Changes to Existing Publicly Accessible Open Areas

Elimination or reduction in size of non-bonused open area

Elimination or reduction in size of bonused open area

Nighttime closings

Kiosks and open air cafes

Moveable tables and chairs

Basic Design Criteria

Area dimensions

Locational restrictions

Restrictions on orientation

Requirements for major portions of public plazas

Requirements for minor portions of public plazas

Regulations for through block public plazas

Access and Circulation

Sidewalk frontage

Circulation paths

Subway entrances

Permitted obstructions

Hours of access

Standards of accessibility for persons with disabilities

Kiosks and Open Air Cafes

Planting and trees

Lighting and electrical power

Litter receptacles

Bicycle parking

Drinking fountains

Public space signage

Additional amenities

Public space signage systems

Prohibition signs

Accessory signs

Mandatory Allocation of Frontages for Permitted Uses

Moveable Tables and Chairs

Perimeter landscaping

Interior landscaping

Alternative compliance for solar canopies

Modifications of Design Standards

Modification of landscaping requirements

Modification of design requirements by authorization

Landscaping Selection Lists

Selection list for perimeter trees

Selection list for interior trees

Selection list for ground covers and shrubs

Manufacturing District Regulations

Non-Conforming Uses and Non-Complying Buildings

Special Regulations Applicable to Certain Areas

Special Purpose Districts

Special Purpose Districts

Special Purpose Districts

Special Purpose Districts

Special Purpose Districts

Special Purpose Districts

Special Purpose Districts

APPENDIX B — Index of Special Purpose Districts

APPENDIX C, Table 1 — City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) Environmental Requirements: (E) Designations

APPENDIX C, Table 2 — City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) Environmental Requirements: Environmental Restrictive Declarations

APPENDIX D — Zoning Map Amendment ("D") Restrictive Declarations

APPENDIX E — Design Requirements for Plazas, Residential Plazas and Urban Plazas Developed Prior to October 17, 2007

APPENDIX F – Inclusionary Housing Designated Areas and Mandatory Inclusionary Housing Areas

Appendix F – The Bronx

Appendix F – Brooklyn

Appendix F - Manhattan

Appendix F - Queens

Appendix F - Staten Island

APPENDIX G — Radioactive Materials

APPENDIX H — Arterial Highways

APPENDIX I — Transit Zone

APPENDIX J — Designated Areas Within Manufacturing Districts

APPENDIX K — Areas With Nursing Home Restrictions

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Article III
Chapter 7
37-30

37-30

SPECIAL GROUND FLOOR LEVEL URBAN DESIGN PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN AREAS

Last Amended

6/6/2024

https://zoningresolution.planning.nyc.gov/index.php/article-iii/chapter-7/37-30

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