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// CODE SNIPPET

Appendix B Base Plane and Building Height Table

NYC Zoning Resolution > X Special Purpose Districts > 4 - Special Manhattanville Mixed Use District (MMU) > B Base Plane and Building Height Table
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Parcel*

Base Plane** (in feet)

Maximum Building Height** Above Base Plane (in feet)

Maximum Height of Mechanical Equipment (in feet)

A

21.6

140

40

B

10.37

60

20

C1

20.74

180

60

C2

19.29

125

40

C3

15.19

190

40

C4

9.36

130

40

D1

26.68

230

60

D2

23.25

160

60

D3

15.85

50

N/A

D4

9.05

180

40

E1

32.42

240

60

E2

23.38

118

40

E3

14.82

170

60

E4

10.11

210

60

F1

46.0

180

40

F2

34.92

170

60

F3

25.63

190

60

F4

11.97

240

60

G1

44.92

210

60

G2

55.62

100

40

H

66.61

120

20

*Parcels are shown on Map 5 in Appendix A

**These numbers reflect measurement in feet above Manhattan Datum, which is 2.75 feet above Sea Level

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