131-431 - Coney West District, Surf Avenue

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024


(a)   #Street wall# location

       The #street wall# location provisions of paragraph (a) Section 35-631 shall apply along Surf Avenue and along #streets# within 50 feet of their intersection with Surf
       Avenue. To allow for portions of towers to rise without setback from grade, a portion of a #building# base below a tower may be set back 10 feet from a #street line#,
       provided the width of such setback area is not greater than 40 percent of the width of the #street wall# of the tower and provided such setback area complies with the
       provisions of Section 131-47 (Design Requirements for Ground Level Setbacks).

(b)    #Building# base

       A #street wall# fronting on Surf Avenue shall rise without setback to a minimum height of six #stories# or 65 feet, or the height of the #building#, whichever is less,
       and a maximum height of eight #stories# or 85 feet, whichever is less, before a setback is required. However, on the #block# front bounded by West 21st Street and
       West 22nd Street, the minimum height of a #street wall# shall be 40 feet and the maximum height of a #street wall# shall be six #stories# or 65 feet, whichever is less,
       before a setback is required.

       All portions of a #building or other structure# that exceed the maximum heights set forth in this paragraph, (b), shall be set back from the #street line# at least 10 feet.
       Such setback may be modified in accordance with the provisions of Section 23-433 (Standard setback regulations).

(c)   Transition height

       Above the maximum base height, a #street wall# may rise to a maximum transition height of nine #stories# or 95 feet, whichever is less, provided that such #street
       walls# are set back a minimum distance of 10 feet from the Surf Avenue #street line#. All portions of #buildings or other structures# that exceed a transition height of
       95 feet shall comply with the tower provisions of Section 131-434 (Coney West Subdistrict towers).