81-752 - Special street wall and setback regulations within the Eighth Avenue Corridor

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024

#Buildings# on #zoning lots# located in whole or in part within the Eighth Avenue Corridor, as defined in Section 81-71, and east of
Eighth Avenue, shall comply with the requirements of this Section, and except as superseded by this Section, with the provisions of Section
81-25 (General Provisions Relating to Height and Setback of Buildings), and either Section 81-26 (Height and Setback Regulations -
Daylight Compensation) or 81-27 (Alternate Height and Setback Regulations - Daylight Evaluation).

#Buildings# on #zoning lots# located in whole or in part within the Eighth Avenue Corridor, as defined in Section 81-71, and west of
Eighth Avenue shall comply with the requirements of this Section. The provisions of Sections 81-25, 81-26 and 81-27 shall not apply.

The provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section shall apply to #developments#, #enlargements# and alterations, where such
alterations change the height, width or location of a #street wall#. For purposes of applying #street wall# location provisions, all streets shall
be considered as #wide streets#.

(a)    #Street wall# location and minimum and maximum heights before setbacks

        (1)    On Eighth Avenue and 42nd Street, the #street wall# location provisions of paragraph (a) of Section 35-631 shall apply,
               except that recesses shall be permitted below a height of 15 feet. The #street walls# shall extend up to a minimum base
               height of 50 feet or the height of the #building#, whichever is less. The maximum height of #street walls# within 10 feet of
               the #wide street# #street line# shall be 150 feet beyond 15 feet of a #narrow street# #street line# and 85 feet within 15 feet
               of a #narrow street# #street line#.

        (2)    On a #narrow street# east of Eighth Avenue, and on a #narrow street# west of and within 100 feet of Eighth Avenue, the
               #street wall# location provisions of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section shall apply and maximum height of #street walls#
               within 15 feet of the #narrow street# #street line# shall be 85 feet.

                On a #narrow street# west of and beyond 100 feet of Eighth Avenue, the maximum height of #street walls# within 15 feet
                of the #narrow street# #street line# shall be 66 feet. However, no #street wall# need be provided where at least 70 percent of
                the entire frontage of the #zoning lot# along such #narrow street# is occupied by #street walls# located on the #street line#.

        (3)    Where a continuous sidewalk widening is provided along the entire #block# frontage of a #wide street#, the boundary of
               the sidewalk widening shall be considered to be the #street line# for the purposes of this Section.

(b)    Special #street wall# regulations for #buildings# adjacent to listed theaters

        For #buildings# that are adjacent to a theater listed pursuant to Section 81-742 (Listed theaters), the maximum height of the
        #street wall# of the #building# facing the same #street# as the “listed theater” shall be 60 feet within 15 feet of the #street line#.

(c)     Additional regulations applying west of Eighth Avenue

        West of Eighth Avenue, at any level above a height of 85 feet, any #building# or #buildings# or portions thereof shall be subject to
        the provisions of Sections 23-435 (Tower regulations) and 23-442 (Special provisions for certain community districts) applicable to
        an R10X District.