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What is NYC ZR § 87-41?

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This section outlines the streetscape regulations applicable to ground floor level street frontages, categorizing them into Tier B and Tier C based on designated locations. It specifies that certain areas, such as shore public walkways and mapped parkland, are treated as streets for regulatory purposes. Applies to property owners involved in non-residential developments.

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§ 87-41 Streetscape Regulations

ZR § 87-41

The underlying ground floor level streetscape provisions set forth in Section 32-30 (STREETSCAPE REGULATIONS), inclusive, shall apply, except that ground floor level street frontages locations, in 50-foot increments designated on Map 2 (Designated Non-Residential Use Locations) in the Appendix of this Chapter, shall be considered Tier C street frontages, and all other frontages shall be considered Tier B street frontages.

For the purposes of applying such streetscape regulations, shore public walkways, mapped parkland, supplemental public access areas, upland connections and fire apparatus access roads provided pursuant to the provisions of Section 87-61 (Special Provisions for Certain Fire Apparatus Access Roads), shall be considered streets, and shore public walkways and mapped parkland shall be considered wide streets.

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