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What is NYC ZR § 118-11?

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This section outlines the streetscape regulations for ground floor level uses along specific streets in New York City, designating certain frontages as Tier C. It specifies entrance requirements for buildings on 14th Street and Union Square areas based on the proportion of floor area dedicated to a use. Applies to building owners with properties on these streets.

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§ 118-11 Streetscape Regulations

ZR § 118-11

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 14th Street, Union Square East, Union Square West or 17th Street, shall be considered Tier C street frontages.

In addition to the underlying provisions for such Tier C street frontages, the following shall apply:

ground floor level uses with frontage on 14th Street shall be entered directly from 14th Street; and

for buildings fronting on Union Square East, Union Square West, or 17th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South, where a use comprises at least 40 percent of the floor area of a building, the principal entrance to such use shall be located on such frontages. Where multiple uses comprise more than 40 percent, an entrance to only one such use need be located on such frontages.

Defined terms in this Section include those in Sections 12-10 and 32-301.

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