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What is NYC ZR § 23-352?

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This section outlines the regulations for inner courts in specified districts, detailing size and dimensional requirements based on building height. For buildings at or below 75 feet, the inner court must be at least 800 square feet with a minimum dimension of 20 feet. Applies to building owners constructing or modifying inner courts.

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§ 23-352 Inner court regulations

ZR § 23-352

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In the districts indicated, the following inner court regulations shall apply:

where legally required windows face onto an inner court, for buildings or portions thereof at or below a height of 75 feet, the area of an inner court shall not be less than 800 square feet, and the minimum dimension of such inner court shall not be less than 20 feet, and above a height of 75 feet, where permitted, the area of an inner court shall not be less than 1,200 square feet, and the minimum dimension of such inner court shall not be less than 30 feet;

where no legally required windows face onto an inner court, for buildings or portions thereof at or below a height of 75 feet, the area of such small inner court shall not be less than 200 square feet and no dimension shall be less than 10 feet, and above a height of 75 feet, where permitted, the area of such small inner court shall not be less than 300 square feet and no dimension shall be less than 15 feet; and

the width of an inner court recess shall be at least equal to the depth of the inner court recess, except that such width need not exceed the minimum dimension for an inner court, relative to the height.

For the purposes of this Section, that portion of an open area not part of an inner court and over which, when viewed directly from above, lines perpendicular to a lot line may be drawn into such inner court, shall be considered part of such inner court.

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