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What is NYC ZR § 11-122?

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This section establishes various zoning districts within New York City, including residential, commercial, and manufacturing categories. Each district is designated with specific codes to guide development and land use. Applies to property owners and developers in New York City seeking to understand zoning classifications.

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§ 11-122 Districts established

ZR § 11-122

In order to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Resolution, the following districts are hereby established:

Residence Districts

R1-1 Single-Family Detached Residence District R1-2 Single-Family Detached Residence District R1-2A Single-Family Detached Residence District

R2 Single-Family Detached Residence District R2A Single-Family Detached Residence District R2X Single-Family Detached Residence District R3-1 Detached and Semi-Detached Residence District R3-2 General Residence District R3A Detached Residence District R3X Detached Residence District R4 General Residence District R4-1 Detached and Semi-Detached Residence District R4A Detached Residence District R4B General Residence District R5 General Residence District R5A Detached Residence District R5B General Residence District R5D General Residence District R6 General Residence District R6-1 General Residence District R6-2 General Residence District R6A General Residence District R6B General Residence District R6D General Residence District R7-1 General Residence District R7-2 General Residence District R7-3 General Residence District R7A General Residence District R7B General Residence District R7D General Residence District R7X General Residence District R8 General Residence District R8A General Residence District R8B General Residence District R8X General Residence District R9 General Residence District R9-1 General Residence District R9A General Residence District R9D General Residence District R9X General Residence District R10 General Residence District R10A General Residence District R10H General Residence District R10X General Residence District

R11 General Residence District R11A General Residence District

R12 General Residence District

Commercial Districts C1-1 Local Commercial District C1-2 Local Commercial District C1-3 Local Commercial District C1-4 Local Commercial District C1-5 Local Commercial District C1-6 Local Commercial District C1-6A Local Commercial District C1-7 Local Commercial District C1-7A Local Commercial District C1-8 Local Commercial District C1-8A Local Commercial District C1-8X Local Commercial District C1-9 Local Commercial District C1-9A Local Commercial District C2-1 Local Commercial District C2-2 Local Commercial District C2-3 Local Commercial District C2-4 Local Commercial District C2-5 Local Commercial District C2-6 Local Commercial District C2-6A Local Commercial District C2-7 Local Commercial District C2-7A Local Commercial District C2-7X Local Commercial District C2-8 Local Commercial District C2-8A Local Commercial District C3 Waterfront Recreation District C3A Waterfront Recreation District C4-1 General Commercial District C4-2 General Commercial District C4-2A General Commercial District C4-2F General Commercial District C4-3 General Commercial District C4-3A General Commercial District C4-4 General Commercial District C4-4A General Commercial District C4-4D General Commercial District C4-4L General Commercial District C4-5 General Commercial District C4-5A General Commercial District C4-5D General Commercial District C4-5X General Commercial District C4-6 General Commercial District C4-6A General Commercial District C4-7 General Commercial District C4-8 General Commercial District C4-9 General Commercial DistrictC4-11 General Commercial DistrictC4-11A General Commercial DistrictC4-12 General Commercial District C5-1 General Central Commercial District C5-1A General Central Commercial District C5-2 General Central Commercial District C5-2.5 General Central Commercial District C5-2A General Central Commercial District C5-3 General Central Commercial District C5-3.5 General Central Commercial District C5-4 General Central Commercial District C5-5 General Central Commercial District C5-P General Central Commercial District C6-1 General Central Commercial District C6-1A General Central Commercial District C6-1G General Central Commercial District C6-2 General Central Commercial District C6-2A General Central Commercial District C6-2G General Central Commercial District C6-2M General Central Commercial District C6-3 General Central Commercial District C6-3A General Central Commercial District C6-3D General Central Commercial District C6-3X General Central Commercial District C6-4 General Central Commercial District C6-4.5 Restricted Central Commercial District C6-4A General Central Commercial District C6-4M General Central Commercial District C6-4X General Central Commercial District C6-5 General Central Commercial District C6-5.5 Restricted Central Commercial District C6-6 General Central Commercial District C6-6.5 Restricted Central Commercial District C6-7 General Central Commercial District C6-7.5 Restricted Central Commercial District C6-7T Restricted Central Commercial District C6-8 General Central Commercial District C6-9 General Central Commercial District C6-11 General Central Commercial DistrictC6-12 General Central Commercial District C7-1 General Commercial District C7-2 General Commercial District C7-3 General Commercial District C7-4 General Commercial District C7-5 General Commercial District C7-6 General Commercial District C7-7 General Commercial District C7-8 General Commercial District C7-9 General Commercial District C8-1 General Service District C8-2 General Service District C8-3 General Service District C8-4 General Service District

Manufacturing Districts M1-1 Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-1A Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-1D Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-2 Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-2A Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-2D Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-3 Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-3A Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-3D Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-4 Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-4A Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-4D Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-5 Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-5A Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-5B Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-5D Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-5M Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-6 Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-6A Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-6D Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-6M Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-7A Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-8A Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M1-9A Light Manufacturing District (High Performance) M2-1 Medium Manufacturing District (Medium Performance) M2-1A Medium Manufacturing District (Medium Performance) M2-2 Medium Manufacturing District (Medium Performance) M2-2A Medium Manufacturing District (Medium Performance) M2-3 Medium Manufacturing District (Medium Performance) M2-3A Medium Manufacturing District (Medium Performance) M2-4 Medium Manufacturing District (Medium Performance) M2-4A Medium Manufacturing District (Medium Performance)

M3-1 Heavy Manufacturing District (Low Performance) M3-1A Heavy Manufacturing District (Low Performance) M3-2 Heavy Manufacturing District (Low Performance) M3-2A Heavy Manufacturing District (Low Performance)

Special Purpose Districts

Establishment of the Special 125th Street District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article IX, Chapter 7, the Special 125th Street District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XIV, Chapter 6, the Special Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Battery Park City District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article VIII, Chapter 4, the Special Battery Park City District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Bay Ridge District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XI, Chapter 4, the Special Bay Ridge District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Bay Street Corridor District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XIII, Chapter 5, the Special Bay Street Corridor District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Brooklyn Navy Yard District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XIV, Chapter 4, the Special Brooklyn Navy Yard District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special City Island District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XI, Chapter 2, the Special City Island District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Clinton District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article IX, Chapter 6, the Special Clinton District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Coastal Risk District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XIII, Chapter 7, the Special Coastal Risk District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special College Point District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XII, Chapter 6, the Special College Point District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Coney Island District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XIII, Chapter 1, the Special Coney Island District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Coney Island Mixed Use District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article X, Chapter 6, the Special Coney Island Mixed Use District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Downtown Brooklyn District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article X, Chapter 1, the Special Downtown Brooklyn District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Downtown Far Rockaway District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XIII, Chapter 6, the Special Downtown Far Rockaway District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Downtown Jamaica District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XI, Chapter 5, the Special Downtown Jamaica District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special East Harlem Corridors District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XIII, Chapter 8, the Special East Harlem Corridors District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Enhanced Commercial District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XIII, Chapter 2, the Special Enhanced Commercial District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Flushing Waterfront District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XII, Chapter 7, the Special Flushing Waterfront District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Forest Hills District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article VIII, Chapter 6, the Special Forest Hills District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Garment Center District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XII, Chapter 1, the Special Garment Center District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Governors Island District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution, as set forth in Article XIII, Chapter 4, the Special Governors Island District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Gowanus Mixed Use District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution, as set forth in Article XIII, Chapter 9, the Special Gowanus Mixed Use District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Grand Concourse Preservation District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XII, Chapter 2, the Special Grand Concourse Preservation District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Harlem River Waterfront District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article VIII, Chapter 7, the Special Harlem River Waterfront District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Hillsides Preservation District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XI, Chapter 9, the Special Hillsides Preservation District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Hudson River Park District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article VIII, Chapter 9, the Special Hudson River Park District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Hudson Square District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article VIII, Chapter 8, the Special Hudson Square District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Hudson Yards District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article IX, Chapter 3, the Special Hudson Yards District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Hunts Point District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article X, Chapter 8, the Special Hunts Point District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Inwood District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XIV, Chapter 2, the Special Inwood District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Jerome Corridor District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XIV, Chapter 1, the Special Jerome Corridor District is hereby established.

Establishment of Special Limited Commercial District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article VIII, Chapter 3, the Special Limited Commercial District is hereby established.

Establishment of Limited Height Districts

The following are hereby established as Limited Height Districts to which the provisions of paragraph (c) of Section 23-443 (Special provisions in other geographies), Sections 24-591 or 33-491 (Limited Height Districts) shall apply either directly or in other provisions of this Resolution, where they are incorporated by cross-reference:

LH-1 Limited Height District No. 1

LH-1A Limited Height District No. 1A

LH-2 Limited Height District No. 2

LH-3 Limited Height District No. 3

Establishment of the Special Lincoln Square District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article VIII, Chapter 2, the Special Lincoln Square District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Little Italy District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article X, Chapter 9, the Special Little Italy District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Long Island City Mixed Use District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XI, Chapter 7, the Special Long Island City Mixed Use District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Lower Manhattan District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article IX, Chapter 1, the Special Lower Manhattan District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Madison Avenue Preservation District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article IX, Chapter 9, the Special Madison Avenue Preservation District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Manhattanville Mixed Use District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article X, Chapter 4, the Special Manhattanville Mixed Use District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Midtown District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article VIII, Chapter 1, the Special Midtown District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Midtown South Mixed Use District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XII, Chapter 1, the Special Midtown South Mixed Use District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Mixed Use District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XII, Chapter 3, the Special Mixed Use District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Natural Area District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article X, Chapter 5, the Special Natural Area District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Ocean Parkway District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XI, Chapter 3, the Special Ocean Parkway District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Park Improvement District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article IX, Chapter 2, the Special Park Improvement District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Planned Community Preservation District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article X, Chapter 3, the Special Planned Community Preservation District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Scenic View District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article X, Chapter 2, the Special Scenic View District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Sheepshead Bay District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article IX, Chapter 4, the Special Sheepshead Bay District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special SoHo-NoHo Mixed Use District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XIV, Chapter 3, the Special SoHo-NoHo Mixed Use District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special South Richmond Development District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article X, Chapter 7, the Special South Richmond Development District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Southern Hunters Point District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution, as set forth in Article XII, Chapter 5, the Special Southern Hunters Point District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Southern Roosevelt Island District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XIII, Chapter 3, the Special Southern Roosevelt Island District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special St. George District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XII, Chapter 8, the Special St. George District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Stapleton Waterfront District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XI, Chapter 6, the Special Stapleton Waterfront District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Transit Land Use District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article IX, Chapter 5, a Special Transit Land Use District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Tribeca Mixed Use District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XI, Chapter 1, the Special Tribeca Mixed Use District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Union Square District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XI, Chapter 8, the Special Union Square District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special United Nations Development District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article VIII, Chapter 5, the Special United Nations Development District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special West Chelsea District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article IX, Chapter 8, the Special West Chelsea District is hereby established.

Establishment of the Special Willets Point District

In order to carry out the special purposes of this Resolution as set forth in Article XII, Chapter 4, the Special Willets Point District is hereby established.

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