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§ 81-253 — Special provisions for the East Midtown, Theater, Fifth Avenue, Penn Center and Preservation Subdistricts

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This section outlines special provisions for height and setback regulations in the East Midtown, Theater, Fifth Avenue, Penn Center, and Preservation Subdistricts. It modifies existing regulations and specifies that certain provisions do not apply in the Preservation Subdistrict. Applies to property developers and owners in designated subdistricts.

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§ 81-253 Special provisions for the East Midtown, Theater, Fifth Avenue, Penn Center and Preservation Subdistricts

ZR § 81-253

The provisions of Sections 81-26 (Height and Setback Regulations-- Daylight Compensation) and 81-27 (Alternate Height and Setback Regulations--Daylight Evaluation) are supplemented and modified by special provisions applying in the Fifth Avenue Subdistrict, as set forth in Sections 81-81 (General Provisions) and 81-83 (Special Street Wall Requirements) or in the Theater Subdistrict as set forth in Sections 81-71 (General Provisions) and 81-75 (Special Street Wall and Setback Requirements) or in the East Midtown Subdistrict as set forth in Sections 81-61 (General Provisions), 81-66 (Special Height and Setback Requirements), inclusive, or 81-671 (Special street wall requirements), or in the Penn Center Subdistrict as set forth in Section 81-532 (Special street wall requirements).

The provisions of Sections 81-26 and 81-27 are not applicable in the Preservation Subdistrict, where height and setback is regulated by the provisions of Section 81-90 (SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR PRESERVATION SUBDISTRICT).

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