93-50 - SPECIAL HEIGHT, SETBACK AND YARD REGULATIONS

LAST AMENDED
6/29/2010

In Subdistricts A, B and C, and Subareas D1, D2 and D3 of the Hell’s Kitchen Subdistrict D, and Subdistrict E, the height and
setback regulations set forth in paragraphs (a) through (d) of Section 93-42 (Height and Setback in Subdistricts A, B, C, D, E, F
and G) shall apply, except that such regulations are modified in certain locations as set forth in this Section. Such modifications
include the establishment of #street wall# location regulations, and minimum and maximum base heights, as shown on Map 3
(Mandatory Street Wall Requirements) of Appendix A of this Chapter. Such modifications also include depths of required
setbacks, maximum length of #building# walls for towers, and tower #lot coverage#. Special provisions for recesses and sidewalk
widenings are as follows:

(a)    Recesses

        Where #street walls# are required to be located on #street lines# or sidewalk widening lines, ground floor recesses up to
        three feet deep shall be permitted for access to #building# entrances, and deeper recesses shall be permitted only where
        necessary to comply with the pedestrian circulation space provisions of Section 93-63. Above a height of 60 feet for
        #buildings# fronting upon 34th Street in Subdistrict C or above a height of 50 feet for #buildings# fronting upon Tenth
        Avenue in Subdistricts C and D, and up to any specified minimum base height, recesses are permitted provided that the
        aggregate length of such recesses does not exceed 30 percent of the length of the required #street wall# at any level, and
        the depth of such recesses does not exceed five feet. No limitations on recesses shall apply above any specified minimum
        base height or to any portion of a #zoning lot# where #street walls# are not required.

        Where #street walls# are required to extend along the entire #street# frontage of a #zoning lot#, no recesses shall be
        permitted within 20 feet of an adjacent #building#, or within 30 feet of the intersection of two #street lines#, except
        where corner articulation rules apply.

(b)    Sidewalk Widenings

        Where a #street wall# is required to extend along the entire #street# frontage of a #zoning lot#, and such #street# is
        intersected by a #street# with a mandatory sidewalk widening, no #street wall# shall be required within such sidewalk
        widening. Where corner articulation rules apply, the inner boundary of any required sidewalk widening may be
        considered to be the #street line#. The mandatory #street wall# requirements are illustrated on Map 3 in Appendix A of
        this Chapter. Where sidewalk widening lines are specified, such lines shall be parallel to and five or 10 feet from the
        #street line#, as required pursuant to Section 93-61 and illustrated on Map 4 (Mandatory Sidewalk Widenings) in
        Appendix A.

In Subdistrict F, the provisions of Section 93-41 (Rooftop Regulations) and Section 93-56 (Special Height and Setback
Regulations in Subdistrict F) shall apply.

In Subdistrict G, the provisions of Sections 93-57 (Special Height and Setback Regulations in Subdistrict G) and 93-58 (Special
Permit for Modification of Height and Setback Regulations) shall apply.