In C1 or C2 Districts with bulk governed by surrounding Residence District
C1-1 C1-2 C1-3 C1-4 C1-5 C2-1 C2-2 C2-3 C2-4 C2-5
In the districts indicated, for buildings other than Quality Housing buildings, the maximum height of a front wall and the required front setback of a building or other structure shall be determined by the Residence District within which such Commercial District is mapped and, except as otherwise set forth in this Section, shall be as set forth in the following table:
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF FRONT WALL AND REQUIRED FRONT SETBACKS
Initial Setback Distance |
Maximum Height of a Front Wall or other portion of a Building or Other Structure within the Initial Setback Distance |
Sky Exposure Plane |
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Height above the Street Line (in feet) |
Slope over Zoning Lot (Expressed as a Ratio of Vertical Distance to Horizontal Distance) |
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On Narrow Street |
On Wide Street |
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On Narrow Street |
On Wide Street |
Vertical Distance |
Horizontal Distance |
Vertical Distance |
Horizontal Distance |
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Within R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R5A or R5B Districts |
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20 |
15 |
30 feet or two stories, whichever is less |
30 |
1 |
to 1 |
1 |
to 1 |
Within R6 or R7 Districts |
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20 |
15 |
60 feet or four stories, whichever is less |
60 |
2.7 |
to 1 |
5.6 |
to 1 |
Within R8, R9 or R10 Districts |
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20 |
15 |
85 feet or six stories, whichever is less |
85 |
2.7 |
to 1 |
5.6 |
to 1 |
However, in accordance with the provisions of Section 32-42 (Location Within Buildings), no commercial building or portion thereof occupied by non-residential uses listed under Use Groups VI through X shall exceed in height 30 feet or two stories, whichever is less.
For community facility buildings or buildings used for both community facility use and commercial use, when mapped within R4, R5, R5A or R5B Districts, the maximum height of a front wall shall be 35 feet or three stories, whichever is less, and the height above street line shall be 35 feet and, when mapped within R7-2 Districts, the maximum height of a front wall shall be 60 feet or six stories, whichever is less.
In C1 or C2 Districts mapped within R1, R2 or R3 Districts in the Borough of Staten Island or in Community District 10 in the Bronx, for buildings containing ambulatory diagnostic or treatment health care facilities listed under Use Group III(B), or child care services, as listed under the definition of school in Section 12-10 (DEFINITIONS), the maximum height of a front wall or other portion of a building within the initial setback distance shall be 35 feet, or three stories, whichever is less. However, such increased height shall only be permitted beyond 20 feet of a Residence District boundary or beyond 20 feet of any portion of a building containing a residential use located in a Commercial District.