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138-22 Street Wall Regulations

NYC Zoning Resolution > XIII Special Purpose Districts > 8 - Special East Harlem Corridors District (EHC) > 138-20 Special Bulk Regulations > 138-22 Street Wall Regulations
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All developments and enlargements within the Special East Harlem Corridors District shall comply with the street wall regulations of Section 35-651 (Street wall location), as specified and modified in this Section. Where M1 Districts are paired with R9 or R10 Districts, developments and enlargements within such districts shall comply with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section. The applicable provisions of Section 35-651 are specified and modified as follows:

(a)        Along wide streets other than Park Avenue

Along all wide streets other than Park Avenue, and along narrow streets within 50 feet of an intersection with such wide street, the provisions of paragraph (b) of Section 35-651 shall apply, except that the minimum base height shall be 60 feet, or the height of the building, whichever is less.

(b)        Along Park Avenue

Along Park Avenue and along narrow streets located within 100 feet of Park Avenue, the provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 35-651 shall apply, except that the minimum base height shall be 40 feet, or the height of the building, whichever is less.

(c)        Along all other streets

Along all streets not subject to the provisions of paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, the provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 35-651 shall apply, except that the minimum base height shall be 60 feet, or the height of the building, whichever is less.

(d)        Within flood zones

For buildings within the flood zone, the provisions of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of this Section, as applicable, shall be modified as follows:

(1)        for developments or horizontal enlargements, or portions thereof, where no transparent materials are provided on the ground floor level street wall below a height of four feet above the level of the adjoining sidewalk pursuant to the provisions of Section 37-34 (Minimum Transparency Requirements), for a continuous distance of more than 25 feet, such street wall shall be located at least three feet beyond the street line;

(2)        for portions of developments and enlargements where the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Section apply, such street wall shall not be located beyond five feet of the street line, except that such street wall may be located beyond such distance pursuant to the applicable provisions of paragraph (b) of Section 35-651 or of Section 64-333 (Street wall location in certain districts); and

(3)        the area between such street wall and the sidewalk, or portions thereof, that do not contain any planting pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 138-32 (Special Streetscape Provisions for Blank Walls), shall be improved to Department of Transportation standards for sidewalks, be at the same level as the adjoining public sidewalk and be accessible to the public at all times. In addition, such area shall provide visual mitigation elements in accordance with the provisions of Section 138-32.  

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