43-17 - Special Provisions for Joint Living-Work Quarters for Artists in M1-5B Districts

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024


M1-5B

In the district indicated, no #building# containing #joint living-work quarters for artists# shall be #enlarged#.

Mezzanines are allowed within individual quarters, in #buildings# with an existing #floor area ratio# of 12.0 or less, and only
between floors, or between a floor and a roof, existing on January 22, 1998, that are to remain, provided that such mezzanines do
not exceed 33 and 1/3 percent of the gross #floor area# of such individual quarters. Such mezzanines shall not be included as
#floor area# for the purpose of calculating minimum required size of a #joint living-work quarters for artists#.

In the district indicated no #building# containing #joint living-work quarters for artists# shall be subdivided into quarters of less
than 1,200 square feet except where no #story# contains more than one #joint living-work quarters for artists# unless modified
pursuant to Section 43-171 (Minor modifications).

However, the minimum size requirement may be replaced by the requirements of Section 15-024 (Special bulk regulations for
certain pre-existing dwelling units and joint living-work quarters for artists) for #joint living-work quarters for artists#:

(a)    for which a determination of #residential# or #joint living-work quarters for artists# occupancy on September 1, 1980,
        has been made pursuant to paragraphs (a)(6) or (c) of Section 42-315 (Use regulations in M1-5B Districts); or

(b)     that are registered Interim Multiple Dwellings or are found covered by the New York City Loft Board pursuant to
         Article 7C of the New York State Multiple Dwelling Law; or

(c)    that the Loft Board determines were occupied for #residential use# or as #joint living-work quarters for artists# on
        September 1, 1980.
#Joint living-work quarters for artists# existing on September 1, 1980, may not be divided subsequently into quarters of less
than 1,200 square feet, unless required by the Loft Board for the legalization of Interim Multiple Dwelling Units in the
implementation of Article 7C of the New York State Multiple Dwelling Law.

In the districts indicated, two or more #buildings# which are separated by individual load-bearing walls and contain #joint
living-work quarters for artists#, each of which #building# conforms to the regulations set forth in Section 42-325 may be
combined to produce a #lot area# covered by #buildings# in excess of 3,600 square feet.