84-135 - Limited height of buildings

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024

For the purposes of this Section, the term “#buildings#” shall include #buildings or other structures#. No portion of any
#building# may be built to a height greater than 85 feet above #curb level#, except that:

(a)    any portion of a #building# required to have an exterior wall coincident with a 110 –135 foot #mandatory front building
        wall line#, as provided in Section 84-132 (Mandatory front building walls), may be built to a height of up to 135 feet
        above #curb level# ;

(b)    any portion of a #building# required to have an exterior wall coincident with a 110 –230 foot #mandatory front building
        wall line#, as provided in Section 84-132 and subject to the requirements contained in paragraph (f) therein, may be
        built to a height of up to 230 feet above #curb level# ;

(c)    portions of a #building# required to have an exterior wall coincident with a 150 –250 foot #mandatory front building wall
        line#, as provided in Section 84-132, may be built to a height of up to 250 feet above #curb level# ;

(d)    on the portion of any #zoning lot# designated as a #special height location# in Appendices 2.2 or 3.2, a #building# may be
        built to the height above #curb level# indicated in Appendices 2.2 or 3.2, subject to the following:

        (1)    on any #building# south of First Place and east of Battery Place, with a mandatory front #building# wall, the area
                of which, below the level of the second story ceiling, occupies 100 percent of the frontage along its #mandatory
                front building wall line#, a height of not more than 450 feet, provided, however, that a setback of not more than
                10 feet may be provided at a height of 85 feet or more above #curb level#;

        (2)    on #zoning lots# located north of First Place, south of Third Place, and east of Battery Place, #special height
                locations# not to exceed heights of 135 feet or 360 feet above #curb level# are permitted as indicated in
                Appendix 2.2, provided that a setback of 10 feet is provided at a height of 85 feet above #curb level# along any
                #narrow street# frontage;

        (3)    on the #zoning lot# at the southeast corner of Chambers Street and North End Avenue, the #special height
                location# indicated in Appendix 3.2 shall apply only if such #zoning lot# is occupied by #school# and
                #residential uses# and the portion of the #building# above a height of 135 feet above #curb level# does not
                exceed a #lot coverage# of 40 percent; and

        (4)    on the #zoning lot# at the northeast corner of Murray Street and North End Avenue, a #special height location#
                of 320 feet above #curb level# is permitted as indicated in Appendix 3.2, subject to the requirements contained
                in Section 84-132, paragraph (f);
(e)    Any portion of a #building# that exceeds an established height limit shall be subject to the following provisions:

        (1)    The obstructions set forth in Section 23-41 and 33-42, as applicable, along with heliostats, may penetrate a
                maximum height limit.

        (2)    The maximum permitted size of enclosure walls surrounding elevator or stair bulkheads, roof water tanks,
                cooling towers and #accessory# mechanical equipment may be increased by authorization of the City Planning
                Commission, provided the Commission finds that:

                (i)      the width of such additional enclosure wall at each #building# face does not exceed 80 percent of the
                          width of the enclosure wall as allowed in paragraph (e)(1) of this Section;

                (ii)     the additional area of the enclosure wall at each #building# face is not more than 50 percent of the area
                          permitted as-of-right; and

                 (iii)    the enclosure wall is compatible with the #building# and the urban design goals of the Special District
                          and complements the design by providing a decorative top; and

(f)   in #special height locations# in Appendices 2.2 and 3.2 of this Chapter, no portion of a #building#, including permitted
       obstructions, shall exceed a height of 450 feet above #curb level#.