28-22 - Standards for Recreation Space

LAST AMENDED
3/22/2016


(a)    All recreation space shall be accessible to the residents of the #building#. In a mixed use #building#, the recreation space
        shall be accessible only from the #residential# portion of the #building#, or the #community facility# portion of a
        #building# allocated to #long-term care facilities# or philanthropic or non-profit institutions with sleeping
        accommodations, as applicable.

(b)    The minimum dimension of any recreation space shall be 15 feet. The minimum size of any outdoor recreation space shall
       be 225 square feet, and the minimum size of any indoor recreation space shall be 300 square feet.

(c)    Outdoor recreation space shall be open to the sky except that #building# projections, not to exceed seven feet in depth,
        may cover up to 10 percent of the outdoor recreation space, provided that the lowest level of the projection is at least 10
        feet above the level of the outdoor recreation space.

(d)    Any indoor recreation room located in a #story# shall have at least one exterior wall with windows, or ceiling with
       skylights, that measures not less than 9.5 percent of the total floor space of the room. Where windows are provided to
       meet such requirement, they shall face a #street#, #yard# or #court# that meets the applicable regulations set forth in
       Article II, Chapter 3. Where skylights are provided to meet such requirement, they shall be located in a #yard# or
       #court# that meets the applicable regulations set forth in Article II, Chapter 3 and shall be unobstructed from their
       lowest level to the sky, except for permitted obstructions set forth in Section 23-87 (Permitted Obstructions in Courts).