23-232 - Floor area provisions for corridors

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024

Floor space in a #building# allocated to corridors may be exempted from #floor area# pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs
(a) or (b) of this Section. Such provisions may be applied individually or in combination.

(a)    Corridors Termination

       Fifty percent of the floor space of a corridor may be exempted from the definition of #floor area# where one of the
       following criteria are met:

       (1)    the corridor provides direct access to outdoor space on a balcony or terrace on the same #story# that is accessible
              to residents of the #story#;

       (2)    the corridor has daylighting through windows with a glazed area of at least 20 square feet, and such windows are
              located:

              (i)    directly within the corridor;

              (ii)   in the enclosing walls of a stairwell along such corridor, and access to such stairwell from the corridor is
                     provided through an entry door assembly with a minimum glazed area of at least 16 square feet; or

             (iii)   within common space along such corridor that accessible to residents of the #story#; or

       (3)    the corridor terminates with a #dwelling unit# that contains at least three bedrooms.

(b)    Length of Corridor

       Fifty percent of the floor space of a corridor may be exempted from the definition of #floor area#, where the length of the
       corridor, as measured from the elevator core to the door of the furthest #dwelling unit# on the #story#, does not exceed
       100 linear feet.