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What is NYC ZR § 37-311?

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This section provides definitions relevant to Section 37-30, which outlines special ground floor level streetscape provisions. It defines terms such as 'designated frontage,' 'primary frontage,' and 'secondary frontage.' These definitions are essential for understanding the regulations applicable to building owners in designated areas.

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§ 37-311 Definitions

ZR § 37-311

The following definitions shall apply throughout Section 37-30 (SPECIAL GROUND FLOOR LEVEL STREETSCAPE PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN AREAS), inclusive. Additional defined terms in this Section include those in Section 12-10 and Section 32-301.

Designated frontage

For the purposes of Section 37-30, inclusive, a “designated frontage” shall be the portion of the ground floor level street frontage along a street, public access area, or other frontage specifically designated by a Special Purpose District or other provision of this Resolution. Where a designated frontage is not a street, references to street walls shall apply to the building wall facing the designated frontage.

Designated frontages include primary frontages or secondary frontages.

Primary frontage

For the purposes of Section 37-30, inclusive, a “primary frontage” shall be the portion of the ground floor level designated frontage along any of the following:

a wide street;

a narrow street where a Commercial District is mapped along an entire block# frontage; or

another frontage specifically designated as a primary frontage in a Special Purpose District or other streetscape provision of this Resolution.

Secondary frontage

For the purposes of Section 37-30, inclusive, a “secondary frontage” shall be the portion of a ground floor level designated frontage, subject to the provisions of Section 37-30, inclusive, that is not a primary frontage.

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