(8/9/17)
For #non-residential buildings# or #mixed buildings# on #non-qualifying sites# in the East Midtown Subdistrict, the basic maximum #floor area ratios# of the underlying districts shall apply as set forth in this Section. Such 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:
| Means for achieving permitted FAR on a #zoning lot# for all other sites |
Grand Central Core Area |
Any Other Area | |||
| C5-3 C6-6 |
C5-2.5 C6-4.5 |
C5-3 C6-6 |
C5-2.5 C6-4.5 |
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| A. | Basic Maximum FAR | 15 | 12 | 15 | 12 |
| B. | Additional FAR for provision of a #public plaza# (Section 81-651) |
-- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| C. | Total as-of-right FAR | 15 | 12 | 16 | 13 |
| D. | Additional FAR for subway station improvements through special permit (Section 81-652) |
3 | 2.4 | 3 | 2.4 |
| E. | Maximum FAR of a #landmark or other structure# for transfer purposes (Sections 74-79 and 81-653) |
15 | 12 | 16 | 13 |
| F. | Maximum amount of transferable development rights from a landmark #zoning lot# that may be utilized on an #adjacent lot# (Sections 74-79 and 81-653) |
No limit |
2.4 | No limit |
2.4 |
| G. | Maximum FAR permitted on an #adjacent lot# |
No limit |
14.4 | No limit |
14.4 |
(8/9/17)
For #non-qualifying sites# in subareas outside the Grand Central Core Area, as shown on Map 2 (East Midtown Subdistrict and Subareas) in Appendix A of this Chapter, the basic maximum #floor area ratio# permitted on such #zoning lots# shall be increased, up to the amount specified in Row B of the table in Section 81-65 (Special Floor Area Provisions for All Non-qualifying Sites), where a #public plaza# is provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 81-23 (Floor Area Bonus for Public Plazas).
(8/9/17)
For #non-qualifying sites#, the City Planning Commission may permit an increase in the amount of #floor area ratio# permitted on such #zoning lots#, up to the amount specified in Row D of the table in Section 81-65 (Special Floor Area Provisions for All Non-qualifying Sites), as applicable, where subway station improvements are made in accordance with the provisions of Sections 81-292 (Subway station improvements) and Section 74-634 (Subway station improvements in Downtown Brooklyn and in Commercial Districts of 10 FAR and above in Manhattan).
(8/9/17)
For #non-qualifying sites#, the City Planning Commission may permit the transfer of development rights from a #granting lot# to a #receiving lot#, pursuant to the provisions of Section 74-79 (Transfer of Development Rights From Landmark Sites), provided that:
- the maximum amount of #floor area# that may be transferred from a #granting lot# shall be the applicable basic maximum #floor area# set forth in Section 81-65 (Special Floor Area Provisions for All Non-qualifying Sites), less the total #floor area# of all existing #buildings# on the landmark #zoning lot#, and any previously transferred #floor area#. In no event shall a #granting lot# transfer any previously granted bonus #floor area# received for subway station improvements, #publicly accessible open areas# or the provision of district improvements pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, or any preceding regulations;
- for each #receiving lot#, the increased #floor area# allowed by the transfer of development rights pursuant to this Section shall not exceed the amount resulting in the maximum #floor area ratio# set forth in Row F of the table in Section 81-65; and
- each transfer, once completed, shall irrevocably reduce the amount of #floor area# that may be #developed# or #enlarged# on the #granting lot# by the amount of #floor area# transferred.