§ 13-231 Location of curb cuts
ZR § 13-231
For accessory off-street parking facilities, automobile rental establishments and public parking lots, curb cuts are required for entry and exit to such parking facilities. Such curb cuts:
(a)shall not be permitted within 50 feet of the intersection of any two street lines, except where the Commissioner of Buildings certifies that such location:
(1)is not hazardous to traffic safety;
(2)is not likely to create traffic congestion; and
(3)will not unduly inhibit surface traffic or pedestrian flow.
The Commissioner of Buildings may refer such matter to the Department of Transportation, or its successor, for a report;
(b)shall not be located within two and one-half feet of any side lot line of the zoning lot, or prolongation thereof;
(c)for accessory off-street parking facilities and automobile rental establishments, shall not be located on a wide street, except where authorized pursuant to Section 13-441 (Curb cuts); and
(d)for public parking lots, shall not be permitted on the following wide streets, except where authorized pursuant to Section 13-441:
(4)Church Street, from Park Place to Worth Street;
(5)Delancey Street, from Clinton Street to the west side of Orchard Street;
(6)Fifth Avenue;
(7)Seventh Avenue, from 23rd Street to 32nd Street; and
(8)Worth Street, from Centre Street to Church Street.
