138-211 - Special floor area regulations

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LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024




(a)    In certain #Commercial Districts# and in #Manufacturing Districts# paired with a #Residence District#, as shown on
       Map 2 of the Appendix to this Chapter, for any #zoning lot# containing #residential# #floor area#, the maximum
       #residential# #floor area ratio# shall be modified as follows:

       (1)    for #zoning lots# providing #qualifiying affordable housing# or #qualifying senior housing#, the maximum
              #residential# #floor area ratio# set forth on Map 2 shall apply;

       (2)    for other #zoning lots#, the maximum #residential# #floor area ratio# shall apply as modified in the table below:




                         Maximum #residential# #floor area ratio#Modified maximum #residential# #floor area
                                shown on Map 2                            ratio#


                                               8.5                                     7.52


                                               9.0                                     7.52


                                              10.0                                      9.0


       (3)    except in C2 Districts subject to the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section, the maximum #floor area ratio#
              for any combination of #uses# shall be the maximum #floor area ratio# specified in paragraphs (a)(1) or (a)(2) of
              this Section, whichever is applicable; and

       (4)    in C4-6 Districts and in C2 Districts mapped within an R9 or R10 District, the #floor area# provisions of Sections
              33-13 (Floor Area Bonus for a Public Plaza) or 33-14 (Floor Area Bonus for Arcades) shall not apply.

(b)    In C2 Districts mapped within an R7D District that is also located within 100 feet of Park Avenue, the maximum
       #community facility# #floor area ratio# shall be 6.5, except that the applicable provisions of paragraph (d) of Section 33-
       121 (In districts with bulk governed by Residence District bulk regulations) shall apply to #zoning lots# containing
       philanthropic or non-profit institutions with sleeping accommodations or #long-term care facilities#.

(c)    In the C4-6 District that is located on the west side of Third Avenue between East 121st Street and East 122nd Street,
       the maximum #commercial# #floor area ratio# shall be 7.2.

(d)    For #transit-adjacent sites# or #qualifying transit improvement sites#, in the event of a conflict between the provisions of
       this Chapter and the provisions of Article VI, Chapter 6 (Special Regulations Applying Around Mass Transit Stations),
       the provisions of Article VI, Chapter 6 shall control. For the purposes of this paragraph, defined terms additionally
       include those in Section 66-11 (Definitions).