91-662 - Authorization for modification of bulk provisions and public space in C6-9
Districts

LAST AMENDED2/2/2011


In the South Street Seaport Subdistrict, the City Planning Commission may authorize:

(a)    the alteration of any public amenity, open or enclosed, for which a #floor area# bonus has been granted, provided that the
        Commission finds that such modifications improve the intended public purpose of the amenity; or

(b)    the elimination or reduction of an existing public amenity, open or enclosed, for which a #floor area# bonus has been
        granted, provided that a new or improved public amenity, open or enclosed, is supplied elsewhere on, or within
        proximity to, the #zoning lot#, and the Commission finds that:

           (1)   the public amenity to be eliminated no longer serves its original purpose; and

           (2)   the proposed new or improved public amenity will provide a greater public benefit than the amenity to be
                  eliminated or reduced and will better serve the purposes of the #Special Lower Manhattan District#; and

(c)    the modification of the applicable height, setback, lot coverage and distance between #buildings# requirements for any
        #development# or #enlargement# on a designated #receiving lot# that will incorporate transferred #development
        rights#, provided the Commission finds that the modifications:

        (1)    provide an appropriate distribution of #bulk# on the #zoning lot#;

        (2)    permit adequate light and air to the #development# or #enlargement# and adjoining properties as well as the
                surrounding #streets#; and

        (3)    will not impair the use and desirability of any public amenity that may be created or improved under the
               provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section.

If a #receiving lot# contains an existing #building#, such authorization shall incorporate any previous height and setback or
other bulk modifications, granted prior to December 11, 2001, by the Board of Standards and Appeals, for such existing
#building#.

The Commission may prescribe appropriate conditions and safeguards in connection with the grant of such authorization.