62-50 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VISUAL CORRIDORS AND WATERFRONT PUBLIC ACCESS AREAS

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024

All #zoning lots# #developed# within #waterfront blocks# shall be subject to the provisions of this Section and Section 62-81 (Certifications by the
Chairperson of the City Planning Commission).

For the purpose of determining requirements for #waterfront public access areas#, the #lot area# of #waterfront zoning lots# shall be deemed to be the
area of the #upland lot# and #water coverage# of structurally sound #piers# and #platforms# within the #seaward lot#.

All #waterfront public access areas#, including those required pursuant to paragraph (b) of Section 62-52 (Applicability of Waterfront Public Access Area
Requirements), shall comply with the provisions of Section 62-60 (DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR WATERFRONT PUBLIC ACCESS AREAS),
except as modified by:

(a)    authorization of the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Sections 62-822 (Modification of waterfront public access area and visual corridor
       requirements) or 75-24 (Bulk Modifications Associated With a Transfer of Development Rights From Landmark Sites);

(b)    special permit of the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Sections 62-834 (Uses on floating structures), 62-835 (Developments on piers or
       platforms) or 74-79 (Transfer of Development Rights From Landmark Sites); or

(c)    the establishment of a Waterfront Access Plan, pursuant to Section 62-90.

However, the design of portions of #waterfront public access areas# located within New York State-designated wetlands or their adjacent regulated areas,
shall be in accordance with an approval from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Section and a Waterfront Access Plan, the Plan shall control.