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What is NYC ZR § 35-811?

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This section outlines the applicability of optional provisions for sky exposure plane buildings in specific zoning districts. It specifies that these provisions can be applied to certain Commercial Districts and residential equivalents, while excluding others such as R6-1, R6-2, and Limited Height Districts. Applies to property owners in designated zoning areas.

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§ 35-811 Applicability

ZR § 35-811

The optional provisions for sky exposure plane buildings set forth in Section 23-73, inclusive, may be applied to zoning lots in Commercial Districts mapped within, or with a residential equivalent of, R6 through R10 Districts without a letter suffix, except that such alternative provisions shall not apply to zoning lots:

in Commercial Districts mapped within, or with a residential equivalent of, R6-1, R6-2, R7-3 and R9-1 Districts;

in Commercial Districts mapped within, or with a residential equivalent of, R8 Districts without a letter suffix in the portion of Community District 9 in the Borough of Manhattan located north of West 125th Street;

located in the Limited Height Districts; or

in C4-2 Districts in the Borough of Staten Island.

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