91-23 - Floor Area Bonus for Public Plazas

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024


The maximum permitted #floor area# on a #zoning lot# may be increased, in accordance with the following regulations, where a
#public plaza# is provided that meets the requirements of Section 37-70 (PUBLIC PLAZAS):

(a)   A #floor area# bonus for a #public plaza# shall only be permitted for a #development# or #enlargement# that is located:

      (1)    outside the Historic and Commercial Core;

      (2)    outside the South Street Seaport Subdistrict; or

      (3)    beyond 50 feet of a #street line# of a designated #street#, except in C6-4 Districts, on which:

              (i)     retail continuity is required, pursuant to Section 91-41 (Regulations for Designated Retail Streets); or

             (ii)     #street wall# continuity is required, pursuant to the regulations for Type 1 or Type 2A #street walls#
                      pursuant to Section 91-31 (Street Wall Regulations).

(b)   Within a C6-4 District, paragraph (a)(3) of this Section shall not apply to the location of a #development# or
      #enlargement#. However, a #floor area# bonus for a #public plaza# shall be permitted, provided that such #public plaza#
      is located beyond 50 feet of the designated #streets# referenced in paragraph (a)(3) of this Section.

(c)   For each square foot of a #public plaza#, the basic maximum #floor area# permitted by Section 91-22 (Floor Area Increase
      Regulations) may be increased, in C6-4 Districts, by six square feet, to a maximum #floor area ratio# of 12.0, or 20
      percent of the greatest #floor area ratio# permitted on the #zoning lot# and, in C5-3, C5-5 and C6-9 Districts, by 10
      square feet, to a maximum #floor area ratio# of 18.0.

(d)   When a #public plaza# that meets the requirements for a #floor area# bonus is located on a #zoning lot# divided by a
      district boundary, the bonusable #floor area# may be credited to either portion of the #zoning lot#, notwithstanding the
      location of the #public plaza# or the date of the creation of the #zoning lot#. The amount of bonusable #floor area#
      permitted on either portion of the #zoning lot# shall not exceed the maximum amount of #floor area# permitted on such
      portion if it were a separate #zoning lot# subject to all other provisions of Article VII, Chapter 7.