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What is NYC ZR § 13-05?

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This section outlines exceptions to the provisions of the Chapter, specifying areas such as Roosevelt Island and Governors Island that are exempt. It also details modifications applicable in various Special Purpose Districts, including regulations on off-street parking and curb cuts. Applies to property owners in designated districts.

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§ 13-05 Exceptions

ZR § 13-05

The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to Roosevelt Island, in Community District 8, or to Governors Island, in Community District 1, in the Borough of Manhattan. In the Hudson Yards parking regulations applicability area, as defined in Section 93-81, the provisions of this Chapter shall apply as specified in Section 93-80 (OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS).

Additional modifications to the provisions of this Chapter are found in the following Special Purpose Districts:

(a)the Special Midtown District, as set forth in Section 81-30 (OFF-STREET PARKING AND OFF-STREET LOADING REGULATIONS), inclusive, Section 81-44 (Curb Cut Restrictions) and paragraph (c) of Section 81-84 (Mandatory Regulations and Prohibitions);

(b)the Special Lincoln Square District, as set forth in Section 82-50 (OFF-STREET PARKING AND OFF-STREET LOADING REGULATIONS);

(c)the Special Battery Park City District, as set forth in Section 84-14 (Parking Regulations and Curb Cuts), inclusive;

(d)the Special United Nations Development District, as set forth in Section 85-03 (Modifications of Use Regulations);

(e)the Special Lower Manhattan District, as set forth in Section 91-50 (OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING AND CURB CUT REGULATIONS), inclusive;

(f)the Special Park Improvement District, as set forth in Section 92-05 (Maximum Number of Accessory Off-street Parking Spaces);

(g)the Special Transit Land Use District, as set forth in Section 95-09 (Special Regulations for Accessory Off-street Parking and Curb Cuts);

(h)the Special Clinton District, as set forth in Section 96-111 (Off-street parking regulations);

(i)the Special Madison Avenue Preservation District, as set forth in Section 99-06 (Off-street Parking Regulations);

(j)the Special Little Italy District, as set forth in Sections 109-16 (Parking Regulations), 109-351 (Parking regulations), 109-352 (Curb cut regulations) and 109-521 (Modification of accessory off-street parking facilities); and

(k)the Special Hudson River Park District, as set forth in Section 89-21 (Transfer of Floor Area From Hudson River Park).

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