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What is NYC ZR § 25-66?

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This section outlines landscaping requirements for open parking areas with 18 or more spaces or exceeding 6,000 square feet. It specifies conditions under which these provisions apply, including the use of the zoning lot by community facilities. Applies to building owners with qualifying open parking areas.

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§ 25-66 Parking Lot Landscaping

ZR § 25-66

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In all districts, as indicated, the provisions of Section 37-90 (PARKING LOTS), inclusive, shall apply to open parking areas that contain 18 or more spaces or are greater than 6,000 square feet in area, as follows:

(a)developments with accessory open parking areas in which 70 percent or more of the floor area on the zoning lot is occupied by a community facility use;

(b)enlargements of a building with accessory open parking areas or the enlargement of an open parking area that result in:

(1)an increase in the total number of parking spaces accessory to commercial or community facility uses on the zoning lot that is at least 20 percent greater than the number of such spaces existing on November 28, 2007; or

(2)an increase in the total amount of floor area on the zoning lot that is at least 20 percent greater than the amount of floor area existing on November 28, 2007, and where at least 70 percent of the floor area on the zoning lot is occupied by commercial or community facility uses; and

(c)existing buildings with new accessory open parking areas in which 70 percent or more of the floor area on the zoning lot is occupied by a commercial or community facility use.

The provisions of this Section shall not apply to surface parking located on the roof of a building, indoor parking garages, public parking garages, structured parking facilities, or developments in which at least 70 percent of the floor area or lot area on a zoning lot is used for automobile dealers, automotive repair and maintenance, or automotive service stations listed under Use Group VI.

For the purposes of this Section, an “open parking area” shall mean that portion of a zoning lot used for the parking or maneuvering of vehicles, including service vehicles, which is not covered by a building. Open parking areas shall also include all required landscaped areas within and adjacent to the open parking area.

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, where parking requirements are waived, pursuant to Section 25-33, on zoning lots subdivided after November 28, 2007, and parking spaces accessory to community facility uses or curb cuts accessing community facility uses are shown on the site plan required pursuant to Section 25-623, the provisions of Section 37-921 (Perimeter landscaping) shall apply.

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