93-21 Floor Area Regulations in the Large-Scale Plan Subdistrict A

(1)        18.0 or more in Subareas A2 and A3

(2)        15.6 or more in Subarea A4

(3)        14.0 or more in Subarea A5.

(1)        The maximum floor area ratio for any zoning lot in the subarea shall be 11.0. The maximum floor area ratio for commercial use shall be 9.0, the maximum floor area ratio for community facility use shall be 2.0, and the maximum floor area ratio for residential use shall be 3.0. Residential use shall only be permitted on a zoning lot with a non-residential floor area ratio of 8.0 or more, or as provided for phased developments pursuant to Section 93-122 (Certification for residential use in Subdistricts A, B and E).

Any floor space occupied by an ERY Culture, Festival and Exhibit Facility, including any floor space accessory thereto, that is located below the elevation of the Culture Shed Plaza described in Section 93-71, paragraph (j), within the moveable portion that may be extended and retracted to cover and enclose all or any portion of the Culture Facility Plaza, or within a portion of a building that contains residential use and is not designed to house such moveable portion, shall be exempt from the definition of floor area for the purposes of calculating the permitted floor area ratio for community facility uses and the total maximum floor area ratio of the zoning lot. In addition, in a building containing both residential use and an ERY Culture, Festival and Exhibit Facility, any floor space occupied by elevator shafts, structural systems or stairwells serving the residential use that is either located on any story occupied entirely by the ERY Culture, Festival and Exhibit Facility, except for such elevator shafts, structural systems, and stairwells, or is located on a story occupied in part by the ERY Culture, Festival and Exhibit Facility where such elevator shaft or stairwell is not accessible for residential use on such story except for emergency egress, shall be exempt from the definition of floor area for the purposes of calculating the permitted floor area ratio for residential uses and the total maximum floor area ratio of the zoning lot.

For a building, or portion of a building, containing residential use that is located adjacent to the ERY High Line, any floor space used for storage, restrooms, maintenance facilities or other support space for the ERY High Line shall be exempt from the definition of floor area for the purposes of calculating the permitted floor area ratio for residential or community facility uses and the total maximum floor area ratio of the zoning lot.

(2)        Unused floor area may be distributed to zoning lots in Subareas A2 through A5 pursuant to Section 93-34, provided the total amount of distributed floor area does not exceed an amount equal to the lot area of the Eastern Rail Yard Subarea A1 multiplied by 10.0. Furthermore, the total floor area distributed to Subarea A2 shall not exceed 3,238,000 square feet.