NYC Zoning Resolution

§ 76-145 — Boundary line coinciding with parks, cemeteries or navigable waters

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What is NYC ZR § 76-145?

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This section establishes that the boundary line for properties adjacent to parks, cemeteries, or navigable waters is generally aligned with the respective boundary lines of these entities. In the absence of a pierhead line, the shore line is used to determine the boundary. Applies to property owners near parks, cemeteries, or navigable waters.

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§ 76-145 Boundary line coinciding with parks, cemeteries or navigable waters

ZR § 76-145

In cases of parks, cemeteries, or navigable waters, the boundary line shall (unless otherwise fixed) be considered to coincide with the boundary line of the park or the cemetery or the pierhead line, except that in cases where no pierhead line has been established, the shore line shall control.

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