§ 116-624 Ground floor regulations
ZR § 116-624
The underlying ground floor level streetscape provisions of Section 62-351 (Ground floor streetscape) shall not apply. In lieu thereof, the following provisions shall apply:
Lobbies A residential lobby, extending along at least 30 percent of the aggregate width of street walls shall be provided, but need not be wider than 35 feet. Transparent glazing materials shall occupy at least 40 percent of the surface area of the street wall of the lobby, measured between a height of two and 10 feet above the level of the adjoining grade. A lobby to a commercial or community facility use shall have a minimum width of 20 feet. Transparent glazing materials shall occupy at least 50 percent of the surface area of the street wall of the lobby, measured between a height of two feet above the level of the adjoining grade and a height 12 feet above the level of the first finished floor. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this paragraph (h)(1) and the construction standards of the Federal government or Appendix G of the New York City Building Code, the requirements of this paragraph shall not apply.
Parking garage wall treatment For any level within a building where accessory off-street parking is provided, such parking shall be screened from the street line or waterfront public access area with a street wall that is at least 50 percent opaque. Each one-foot square portion of such street wall shall comply individually with this requirement. Such required wall treatment may be interrupted by vehicular or pedestrian entrances. In addition to the wall treatment, the screening requirements of Section 62-655 (Planting and trees) shall apply.
For buildings with street walls that are more than 50 feet in width and located within 50 feet of a waterfront public access area or street, at least 70 percent of the width of such street walls shall contain floor area at the first story located completely above the base plane.
