15-111 - Number of permitted dwelling units

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024

The maximum number of #dwelling units# permitted shall be determined in accordance with the applicable district regulations
pursuant to Section 23-50 (DENSITY REGULATIONS), inclusive. Any #floor area# in excess of the district regulations shall be
included in the amount of #floor area# to be divided by the #dwelling unit# factor, where applicable.

For the #conversion# of non-#residential# #floor area# to #residences#, pursuant to Section 74-71 (Landmark Preservation), in
C7, C8 and #Manufacturing Districts#, the maximum number of #dwelling units# shall be determined by applying the density
regulations set forth in Section 23-50 in accordance with the applicable geography.

In addition, the following provisions shall apply:

#Dwelling units# may be distributed anywhere within a #building# provided that any portion of a #dwelling unit# located in a
#cellar# shall also comply with the provisions of Section 15-112 (Light and air provisions).

Mezzanines constructed pursuant to Chapter 26 of the Administrative Code shall be allowed within individual #dwelling units#
provided that the gross area of such mezzanine does not exceed 33 1/3 percent of the #floor area# contained within such
#dwelling unit#. Such mezzanines are permitted only in #buildings# with an existing #floor area ratio# of 12 or less, and only
between floors, or between a floor and a roof, existing on January 22, 1998, that are to remain. Such mezzanines shall not be
included as #floor area# for the purpose of calculating the minimum required size of a #dwelling unit# or for calculating #floor
area# devoted to #dwelling units#.

The density provisions of this Section may be replaced by the regulations of Section 15-024 (Special bulk regulations for certain
pre-existing dwelling units and joint living-work quarters for artists) for #dwelling units# that are registered Interim Multiple
Dwellings or are covered by the New York City Loft Board pursuant to Article 7C of the New York State Multiple Dwelling
Law or that the Loft Board determines were occupied for #residential use# on September 1, 1980.