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What is NYC ZR § 117-212?

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This section outlines the streetscape regulations applicable to ground floor level street frontages in various zoning districts. It specifies the classification of street frontages as Tier B or Tier C, and includes restrictions on curb cuts for certain Type 1 street frontages. Applies to property owners in designated commercial and manufacturing districts.

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§ 117-212 Streetscape regulations

ZR § 117-212

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 along streets, or portions thereof, designated on Map 1 (Subdistrict Plan Map and Streetscape Regulations) in Appendix B of this Chapter, shall be considered Tier C street frontages;

all other frontages in applicable Commercial Districts or in M1 Districts paired with a Residence District shall be considered Tier B street frontages; and

in Manufacturing Districts, Type 1 and Type 2 street frontages designated below shall be subject to the alternate provisions for Tier B street frontages set forth in Section 32-322 (Alternate ground floor level regulations for certain frontages). In addition, where a zoning lot has frontage along a Type 1 street and a frontage along another street, no curb cuts accessing off-street parking spaces or loading spaces shall be permitted on such Type 1 street frontage. For the purposes of this paragraph, Type 1 street frontages shall include: Vernon Boulevard; 11th Street; 21st Street; 23rd Street; and Queens Plaza South. For the purposes of this paragraph, Type 2 street frontages shall include: 43rd Avenue; and 44th Avenue.

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