(2/2/11)
- #Street wall# location
All #street walls# of #buildings# shall be located on #street lines# of #zoning lots# as shown on Map 3 (Street Wall Location) in Appendix A of this Chapter. For the purposes of applying the height and setback regulations of this Section, wherever a #building# fronts upon any #public park#, or any sidewalk widening, #publicly accessible open area# or private street provided in accordance with the design requirements of Sections 125-41 through 125-46, inclusive, the boundary of such #public park#, sidewalk widening, #publicly accessible open area# or private street shall be considered to be a #wide street line#. - Minimum base heights
All #street walls# shall extend up to at least a minimum base height of 50 feet or the height of the #building#, whichever is less, except that a minimum base height of 40 feet shall be permitted in the locations specified on Map 4 (Minimum Base Heights of 40 Feet) in Appendix A of this Chapter. - Maximum base heights
The maximum height of a #street wall# before setback shall be 70 feet, except in the locations specified on Map 5 (Maximum Base Heights other than 70 Feet) in Appendix A of this Chapter. - Recesses
Recesses, not to exceed three feet in depth, shall be permitted on the ground floor where required to provide access to the #building#, and recesses, not to exceed five feet in depth, shall be permitted on the ground floor where required to provide access to utilities. Above the height of the second #story# or 30 feet above adjoining grade, whichever is greater, up to 30 percent of the #aggregate width of street walls# may be recessed beyond the #street line#. - Required setbacks and maximum #building# heights
Setbacks are required for all portions of #buildings# that exceed the applicable maximum base height, except #schools#. All required setbacks shall be provided at a height not lower than the applicable minimum base height. A setback with a depth of at least 10 feet shall be provided from any #street wall# fronting on a #wide street#, and a setback with a depth of at least 15 feet shall be provided from any #street wall# fronting on a #narrow street#, except that the depth of such setbacks may include the depth of any permitted recesses in the #street wall#. For the purposes of this paragraph, (c), the following shall be considered #wide streets#:
- Second Street between 54th Avenue and Borden Avenue
- 55th Avenue between Center Boulevard and Second Street
- Center Boulevard between 50th Avenue and 57th Avenue.