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What is NYC ZR § 73-142?

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This section allows the Board of Standards and Appeals to permit telephone exchanges or communications equipment structures in Residence Districts under specific conditions. The Board must determine that the use will benefit the residential area and that there are significant challenges in locating it elsewhere. Applies to telecommunications providers seeking to establish facilities in residential zones.

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§ 73-142 Telephone exchanges or other communications equipment structures

ZR § 73-142

In all Residence Districts, the Board of Standards and Appeals may permit telephone exchanges or other communications equipment structures listed under Use Group IV(B), provided that the Board finds that:

such use will serve the residential area within which it is proposed to be located; and

there are serious difficulties in locating it in a district wherein it is permitted as of right and from which it could serve the residential area, which make it necessary to locate such use within a Residence District.

The Board may prescribe appropriate conditions or safeguards to minimize adverse effects on the character of the surrounding area, including requirements that such use shall be landscaped.

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