101-41

Special Street Wall Location Regulations

Map 3 (Street Wall Continuity and Mandatory Sidewalk Widenings) in Appendix E of this Chapter specifies locations where the special street wall location regulations of this Section apply. However, such regulations shall not apply along the street frontage of that portion of any zoning lot occupied by existing buildings to remain.

(a)        Fulton Mall Subdistrict


Within the Fulton Mall Subdistrict, the street wall location provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 35-631 shall apply, except that on corner lots, no street wall shall be required within 100 feet of the intersection of two street lines where the interior angle formed by such intersecting street lines is 45 degrees or less. Such required street walls shall extend to a minimum height of 60 feet above curb level or the height of the building, whichever is less, and a maximum base height of 85 feet. Above such maximum base height, the provisions of Sections 101-222 (Standard height and setback regulations) or 101-223 (Tower regulations) shall apply.

(b)        Atlantic Avenue Subdistrict


Within the Atlantic Avenue Subdistrict the street wall location provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 35-631 shall apply. Such required street walls shall extend to the minimum base height for the district, or the height of the building, whichever is less, and may rise to the maximum base height before a setback is applied. The maximum base heights set forth in Section 23-432 (Height and setback requirements) shall be modified as follows:

​​​​(1)    for a C2-4 District mapped within an R6A District, the maximum base height shall be 55 feet above curb level; and

(2)   for a C2-4 District mapped within an R7A District, the maximum base height shall be 65 feet above curb level.

(c)        Willoughby Square


For buildings fronting upon Willoughby Square. the street wall location provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 35-631 shall apply, except that recesses may be extended below a height of 15 feet. Such street wall shall extend to a minimum base height of 80 feet or the height of the building, whichever is less. The provisions of Section 101-223 shall apply.

(d)        All other areas

On all other streets shown on Map 3, the street wall location provisions of paragraph (b) of Section 35-631 shall apply, and extend to a minimum base height of 40 feet in R7-1 Districts mapped within C2-4 Districts and at least a height of 60 feet in all other districts, or the height of the building, whichever is less, except that on corner lots, no street wall shall be required within 100 feet of the intersection of two street lines where the interior angle formed by such intersecting street lines is 45 degrees or less. However, such regulations shall not apply to any building fronting upon the north side of Willoughby Street between Gold Street and the Flatbush Avenue Extension.

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