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What is NYC ZR § 91-43?

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This section mandates the relocation of subway stair entrances onto zoning lots for developments exceeding 5,000 square feet that front on sidewalks with existing subway entrances. Compliance with provisions for off-street relocation or renovation is required, affecting developers and property owners in designated subway station improvement areas.

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§ 91-43 Off-street Relocation or Renovation of a Subway Stair

ZR § 91-43

Where a development or enlargement is constructed on a zoning lot that contains at least 5,000 square feet of lot area and fronts on a sidewalk containing a stairway entrance or entrances into a subway station, the existing entrance or entrances shall be relocated from the street onto the zoning lot. The new entrance or entrances shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 37-40 (OFF-STREET RELOCATION OR RENOVATION OF A SUBWAY STAIR). A relocated or renovated subway stair may be counted as pedestrian circulation space in accordance with the provisions of Section 37-50.

The subway stations where such improvements are required are listed in the following table and shown on Map 7 (Subway Station Improvement Areas) in Appendix A.

STATION

LINE

Bowling Green

Lexington Avenue

Broad St

Nassau Street

Broadway-Nassau Street

8th Avenue

Fulton Street

Nassau Street/Broadway-7th Ave/

Lexington Ave

Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall

Chambers Street

Broadway-7th Avenue

Park Place

World Trade Center

City Hall

Broadway-60th Street

Cortlandt Street-WTC

Cortlandt Street

Rector Street

Wall Street

Whitehall Street-South Ferry

Broadway-7th Avenue/

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