43-171 - Minor modifications LAST AMENDED 2/2/2011 On application, the Chairperson of the City Planning Commission may grant minor modifications to the requirements of Section 43-17 relating to #joint living-work quarters for artists# size, provided that the Chairperson of the City Planning Commission had administratively certified to the Department of Buildings that the division of one or more #stories# into #joint living-work quarters for artists# with an area of at least 1,200 square feet cannot be accomplished without practical difficulties because the #floor area# of such #story#, exclusive of exterior walls and common areas, is within five percent of a multiple of 1,200 square feet. The applicant must send a copy of any request for a modification pursuant to this Section to the applicable Community Board at least 20 days prior to the next regularly scheduled Community Board meeting.