§ 93-42 Height and Setback in Subdistricts A, B, C, D, E, F and G
ZR § 93-42
In Subareas D4 and D5 of the Hell’s Kitchen Subdistrict D, the underlying height and setback regulations shall apply as set forth in Section 93-542, as modified by Section 93-41 (Rooftop Regulations).
In Subdistricts A, B and C, Subareas D1, D2 and D3 of the Hell’s Kitchen Subdistrict D, and Subdistrict E, the underlying height and setback regulations shall not apply. In lieu thereof, the provisions of Section 93-41 and paragraphs (a) through (d) of this Section shall apply. These regulations are further modified in certain locations as set forth in Section 93-50 (SPECIAL HEIGHT,SETBACK AND YARD REGULATIONS). The height of all buildings or other structures shall be measured from curb level.
In Subdistrict F, the underlying height and setback regulations shall not apply. In lieu thereof, the provisions of Section 93-41 and Section 93-56 (Special Height and Setback Regulations in Subdistrict F) shall apply.
In Subdistrict G, the underlying height and setback regulations and paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Section shall not apply. In lieu thereof, Section 93-57 (Special Height and Setback Regulations in Subdistrict G) shall apply.
(a)Maximum base heightsThe maximum height of a building or other structure before setback shall be 150 feet along a wide street and along a narrow street within 100 feet of its intersection with a wide street, and 90 feet along a narrow street beyond 100 feet of its intersection with a wide street. For corner lots with wide street frontage and more than 100 feet of narrow street frontage, the maximum building height before setback along the narrow street may, as an alternative, be the weighted average of 150 feet for the first 100 feet from the corner, and 90 feet for the remainder of the narrow street frontage. Such allowable maximum heights before required setbacks are hereinafter referred to as “maximum base heights.”
(b)Required setbacksFor buildings that contain only residential use above the applicable maximum base height, the required minimum setback for portions of such buildings that exceed such maximum base height shall be 10 feet from a wide street and 15 feet from a narrow street.For buildings or other structures that contain commercial or community facility use above the applicable maximum base height, the required minimum setback for portions of buildings or other structures that exceed such maximum base height shall be 15 feet from a wide street and 20 feet from a narrow street.
(c)Tower lot coverage The portion of any building or buildings located above a height of 150 feet are hereinafter referred to as “towers.”
(1)Towers containing residences shall occupy, in the aggregate, a minimum of 30 percent of the lot area of the zoning lot, except that this requirement shall not apply to the highest 40 feet of such tower or towers. Furthermore, towers containing residences shall occupy not more than 40 percent of the lot area of the zoning lot or, for zoning lots less than 20,000 square feet, the percentage set forth in the following table:
LOT COVERAGE OF TOWERS ON SMALL ZONING LOTS
Area of Zoning Lot (in square feet)
Maximum Percentage of Lot Coverage
10,500 or less
50
10,501 to 11,500
49
11,501 to 12,500
48
12,501 to 13,500
47
13,501 to 14,500
46
14,501 to 15,500
45
15,501 to 16,500
44
16,501 to 17,500
43
17,501 to 18,500
42
18,501 to 19,999
41
(2)Towers that contain only commercial or community facility use, or a combination thereof, shall occupy not more than 60 percent of the lot area of the zoning lot or, for zoning lots less than 30,000 square feet, the percentage set forth in the following table:
20,500 or less
70
20,501 to 21,500
69
21,501 to 22,500
68
22,501 to 23,500
67
23,501 to 24,500
66
24,501 to 25,500
65
25,501 to 26,500
64
26,501 to 27,500
63
27,501 to 28,500
62
28,501 to 29,999
61
(d)Length of building wall The maximum length of any story located above a height of 500 feet shall not exceed 250 feet. Such length shall be measured by inscribing within a rectangle the outermost walls at the level of each story entirely above a height of 500 feet. No side of such rectangle shall exceed a width of 250 feet.
