All curb cuts shall be prohibited on streets indicated on Map 5 in Appendix A, except that:

(a)        The Commissioner of Buildings may approve a curb cut where there are no alternative means of access to required off-street loading berths from other streets bounding the zoning lot.

(b)        The City Planning Commission may authorize curb cuts for loading berths, provided:

(1)        such loading berths are adjacent to a fully enclosed maneuvering area on the zoning lot;

(2)        such maneuvering area is at least equal in size to the area of the loading berth; and

(3)        there is adequate space to permit head-in and head-out truck movements to and from the zoning lot.

The City Planning Commission may refer such applications to the Department of Transportation for comment.

(c)        The City Planning Commission may authorize curb cuts for accessory parking for residences, provided such curb cuts:

(1)        will not create or contribute to serious traffic congestion or unduly inhibit vehicular and pedestrian movement; and

(2)        will not interfere with the efficient functioning of required pedestrian circulation spaces, or public transit facilities.

The City Planning Commission may refer such applications to the Department of Transportation for comment.

No curb cuts may be approved or authorized on Battery Place, Broad Street, Broadway, Liberty Street west of Broadway, Park Row South or Wall Street.

In addition, for zoning lots with frontage on streets where curb cuts are prohibited, the Commissioner of Buildings may waive required off-street loading berths pursuant to the provisions set forth in Section 13-35 (Modification of Loading Berth Requirements).

Where a curb cut is approved or authorized pursuant to this Section, the maximum width of a curb cut, including splays, shall be 15 feet for a street with one-way traffic and 25 feet for a street with two-way traffic.