121-41 - Maximum Permitted Floor Area Within Subdistrict A-2

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024


The basic maximum #floor area ratio# of a #zoning lot# containing non-#residential buildings# shall be 10.0 and may be
increased to a maximum #floor area ratio# of 12.0 pursuant to Section 93-31 (District Improvement Fund Bonus). Such #zoning
lot# may also contain #residences# within #buildings# existing on January 19, 2005, provided that such #buildings# are not
#enlarged# after such date. For #zoning lots# containing #residences# within a #building# that is #developed# or #enlarged# on
or after January 19, 2005, the basic maximum #floor area ratio# shall be 6.5. The #floor area ratio# of any such #zoning lot# may
be increased from 6.5 as follows:

(a)    The #residential# #floor area# may be increased to a maximum of 12.0 where the following are met:

       (1)    an amount of #floor area# equal to at least 20 percent of the total #residential# #floor area# is allocated to
              #qualifying affordable housing# or #qualifying senior housing#; and

       (2)    a #floor area# increase or transfer equal to a #floor area ratio# of 2.5 has been earned pursuant to Section 93-31 or
              93-32 (Floor Area Regulations in the Phase 2 Hudson Boulevard and Park).

(b)    For the #conversion# to #dwelling units# of non-#residential buildings#, or portions thereof, where the total #floor area#
       on the #zoning lot# to be #converted# to #residential use# exceeds a #floor area ratio# of 12.0, such excess #floor area#
       shall be permitted only pursuant to Section 93-31.

For #developments# or #enlargements# on #qualifying transit improvement sites#, a #floor area# bonus for #mass transit
station# improvements may be granted by the City Planning Commission pursuant to the provisions of Section 66-51
(Additional Floor Area for Mass Transit Station Improvements). As a pre-condition to applying for such #floor area# bonus, the
applicant shall demonstrate that a #floor area ratio# of no less than 0.1 of the maximum #floor area ratio# pursuant to Section
93-31 or the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Section, has been achieved prior to, or in conjunction with, the application. For
the purposes of this paragraph, defined terms additionally include those in Section 66-11 (Definitions).