91-52 - Curb Cut Regulations

LAST AMENDED
5/8/2013


All curb cuts shall be prohibited on #streets# indicated on Map 5 in Appendix A, except that:
(a)    The Commissioner of Buildings may approve a curb cut where there are no alternative means of access to required off-
        street loading berths from other #streets# bounding the #zoning lot#.

(b)    The City Planning Commission may authorize curb cuts for loading berths, provided:

        (1)    such loading berths are adjacent to a fully enclosed maneuvering area on the #zoning lot#;

        (2)    such maneuvering area is at least equal in size to the area of the loading berth; and

        (3)    there is adequate space to permit head-in and head-out truck movements to and from the #zoning lot#.

        The City Planning Commission may refer such applications to the Department of Transportation for comment.

(c)    The City Planning Commission may authorize curb cuts for #accessory# parking for #residences#, provided such curb
        cuts:

        (1)    will not create or contribute to serious traffic congestion or unduly inhibit vehicular and pedestrian movement;
               and

        (2)    will not interfere with the efficient functioning of required pedestrian circulation spaces, or public transit
               facilities.

        The City Planning Commission may refer such applications to the Department of Transportation for comment.

No curb cuts may be approved or authorized on Battery Place, Broad Street, Broadway, Liberty Street west of Broadway, Park
Row South or Wall Street.

In addition, for #zoning lots# with frontage on #streets# where curb cuts are prohibited, the Commissioner of Buildings may
waive required off-street loading berths pursuant to the provisions set forth in Section 13-35 (Modification of Loading Berth
Requirements).

Where a curb cut is approved or authorized pursuant to this Section, the maximum width of a curb cut, including splays, shall
be 15 feet for a #street# with one-way traffic and 25 feet for a #street# with two-way traffic.