91-831 - Ground floor requirements

LAST AMENDED
6/6/2024

The provisions of this Section shall apply to the #street wall# of the ground floor and second floor level #enlargement#. For the
purposes of this Section, a #publicly accessible open area# or #through block arcade# shall be considered a #street#, and a
#building# wall that faces a #publicly accessible open area# or #through block arcade# shall also be considered a #street wall#.
The provisions of this Section for new #building# walls fronting on a #publicly accessible open area# shall also apply to new
#building# walls fronting on a #through block arcade#, except as otherwise specified. The City Planning Commission may
authorize a modification of the provisions of this Section pursuant to Section 91-842 (Authorization to modify design
requirements).

(a)    Location of #enlargement#

       (1)    Location of new #building# walls

              All new #building# walls shall extend to the full height of the #arcade#. New #building# walls may only be located
              between the column face closest to an existing #street wall# and the column face furthest from an existing #street
              wall# or the #street wall# location of the floor above, except that new #building# walls within an existing
              #through block arcade# that do not face a #street# may extend past the column face furthest from the existing
              #street wall# provided that the standards for #through block arcades# set forth in Section 12-10 (DEFINITIONS)
              and all other provisions of this Section are met. New #building# walls within an existing #through block arcade#
              that do not face a #street# shall not be required to extend for the full height of the #through block arcade#.

       (2)    Length of new #building# walls

              An #enlargement# shall extend for the full length of the #street wall#, except for the locations specified on Map 9
              in Appendix A of this Chapter and except if a corner #arcade# that adjoins the Water Street #street line# and
              another #street line# or #publicly accessible open area# is provided in accordance with the provisions of paragraph
              (c) of Section 37-53 (Design Standards for Pedestrian Circulation Spaces) which may provide a clear path 10 feet
              wide. However, an #enlargement# shall not be required along the length of the #street wall# occupied by an
              existing parking or loading entrance. Where an #enlargement# within an #arcade# extends along two or more
              #street walls#, the #enlargement# shall also include the area where the #arcade# areas intersect, except as otherwise
              provided in this Section, and the location of new #building# walls in such area shall be subject to the provisions of
              paragraph (a)(1) of this Section.

(b)    Permitted #uses# within an #enlargement#

       (1)    Requirements for all frontages

              The underlying #ground floor level# streetscape provisions set forth in Section 32-30 (STREETSCAPE
              REGULATIONS), inclusive, shall apply, except that #ground floor level# #street# frontages subject to the
              provisions of this Section shall be considered #Tier C street frontages#. For the purposes of applying such
              regulations, the #minimum qualifying depth# shall be the depth set forth in Section 32-301, or the depth of the
              #enlargement#, whichever is less.

              Defined terms in this Section include those in Sections 12-10 and 32-301

(c)   Number of establishments

       Along the longest #street wall# of the #ground floor level# #enlargement#, at least two establishments permitted by
       paragraph (b) of this Section shall be provided on the #ground floor level#. Frontage that is solely dedicated to access a
       #use# on a level other than the #ground floor level# shall not constitute an establishment for the purposes of this
       paragraph.