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What is NYC ZR § 128-32?

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This section outlines the requirements for street wall locations along designated street frontages and other streets. It specifies that street walls must extend along at least 50 percent of the street frontage and be positioned within eight feet of the street line or sidewalk widening line. Applies to building owners constructing on zoning lots.

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§ 128-32 Street Wall Location

ZR § 128-32

The following street wall location provisions shall apply:

Street walls along designated street frontagesFor street walls fronting streets designated on Map 2 (Designated Street Frontages) in the Appendix to this Chapter, the street wall location provisions of paragraph (b) Section 35-631 shall apply.

Street walls along other streetsFor street walls fronting other streets, the street wall shall extend along at least 50 percent of the street frontage of the zoning lot and be located within eight feet of the street line or sidewalk widening line, whichever is applicable.

Such street walls shall rise without setback to the minimum height specified on Map 3 (Minimum and Maximum Base Heights) in the Appendix to this Chapter, or the height of the building, whichever is less. When a building fronts on two intersecting streets for which different minimum base heights apply, the higher base height may wrap around to the street with the lower base height, for a distance of up to 100 feet.

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