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What is NYC ZR § 93-64?

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This section mandates that developments or enlargements with specific commercial floor area ratios and located on designated streets must provide major entranceways to their commercial or residential portions. The statute applies to building owners with properties on Hudson Boulevard or Tenth Avenue north of West 33rd Street.

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§ 93-64 Major Building Entrances

ZR § 93-64

Any development or enlargement with a commercial floor area ratio of 5.0 or greater and located on a zoning lot with frontage upon Hudson Boulevard shall provide a major entranceway to the commercial portion of the building on Hudson Boulevard.

Any development or enlargement containing residences located on zoning lots with frontage upon Tenth Avenue north of West 33rd Street shall provide a major entrance to the residential portion of the building on or within 100 feet of Tenth Avenue.

The street wall of any building facing east towards Ninth Avenue south of West 33rd Street shall contain either a major building entrance or have at least 70 percent of its ground floor frontage occupied by retail uses.

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