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81-211 Maximum Floor Area Ratio for Non-Residential or Mixed Buildings
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(a) For non-residential buildings or mixed buildings, the basic maximum floor area ratios of the underlying districts shall apply as set forth in this Section.
(b) In the Special Midtown District, the basic maximum floor area ratio on any zoning lot may be increased by bonuses or other floor area allowances only in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, and the maximum floor area ratio with such additional floor area allowances shall in no event exceed the amount set forth for each underlying district in the following table:
MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA ALLOWANCES FOR SPECIFIED FEATURES AND MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIOS BY DISTRICTS
Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) | |||||
Means for Achieving Permitted FAR Levels on a Zoning Lot | C5P | C6-4 C6-5 M1-6 | C5-2.5 C6-4.5 C6-5.5 C6-6.5 | C6-7T | C5-3 C6-6 C6-7 |
A. Basic Maximum FAR | 8.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 |
B. Maximum As-of-Right Floor Area Allowances:(District-wide Incentives), Public plazas - Section 81-23 | — | 1.01,2 | 1.01,3 | — | 1.02 |
C. Maximum Total FAR with As-of-Right Incentives | 8.0 | 11.01,2,7 | 13.01,3 | 14.0 | 16.0 |
D. Maximum Special Permit Floor Area Allowances:(District-wide Incentives), Subway station improvements - Section 74-634 | — | 2.01,6 | 2.41 | — | 3.0 |
E. Maximum Total FAR with District-wide and As-of-Right Incentives | 8.0 | 12.0 | 14.4 | 14.0 | 18.0 |
F. Maximum Special Permit Floor Area Allowances in Penn Center Subdistrict: Mass Transit Facility Improvement - Section 74-634 | — | 2.0 | — | — | 3.0 |
G. Maximum Total FAR with As-of-Right, District-wide and Penn Center Subdistrict Incentives: | — | 12.0 | — | — | 18.0 |
H. Maximum As-of-Right Floor Area Allowances in Theater Subdistrict: | |||||
Development rights (FAR) of a "granting site" - Section 81-744 | — | 10.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 |
Maximum amount of transferable development rights (FAR) from "granting sites" that may be utilized on a "receiving site" - Section 81-744(a) | — | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
— | 2.04 | — | — | — | |
I. Maximum Total FAR with As-of-Right Floor Area Allowances in Theater Subdistrict | — | 12.0 | 14.4 | 16.8 | 18.0 |
J. Maximum Floor Area Allowances by Authorization in Eighth Avenue Corridor - Section 81-744(b) | — | 2.4 | — | — | — |
K. Maximum Total FAR with As-of-Right and Theater Subdistrict Authorizations | — | 14.4 | 14.4 | 16.8 | 18.0 |
L. Maximum Special Permit Floor Area Allowances in Theater Subdistrict: Rehabilitation of "listed theaters" Section 81-745 | — | 4.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
M. Maximum Total FAR with Theater Subdistrict, District-wide and As-of-Right Incentives | 8.0 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 16.8 | 18.0 |
N. Maximum FAR of Lots Involving Landmarks: | |||||
Maximum FAR of a lot containing non-bonusable landmark - Section 74-711 or as-of-right | 8.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 |
Development rights (FAR) of a landmark lot for transfer purposes - Section 74-79 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 13.05 | 14.0 | 16.0 |
Maximum amount of transferable development rights (FAR) from a landmark zoning lot that may be utilized on an "adjacent lot" - Section 74-79 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.4 | No Limit | No Limit |
O. Maximum Total FAR of a Lot with Transferred Development Rights from Landmark Zoning Lot, Theater Subdistrict Incentives, District-wide Incentives and As-of Right Incentives | 9.6 | 14.4 | 14.4 | No Limit | No Limit |
1 Not available for zoning lots located wholly within Theater Subdistrict Core
2 Not available within the Eighth Avenue Corridor
3 Not available within 100 feet of a wide street in C5-2.5 Districts
4 Applicable only within that portion of the Theater Subdistrict also located within the Special Clinton District
5 12.0 in portion of C6-5.5 District within the Theater Subdistrict Core
6 Not available on west side of Eighth Avenue within the Eighth Avenue Corridor
7 12.0 for zoning lots with full block frontage on Seventh Avenue and frontage on West 34th Street, pursuant to Section 81-542 (Retention of floor area bonus for plazas or other public spaces)
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