§ 134-26 Orientation and Maximum Widths of Upper Portions of Buildings
ZR § 134-26
On building parcel E-2, within 200 feet of Yankee Pier Plaza and 200 feet of the esplanade, the longest side of any portion of a building located within this area, and above a height of 125 feet, shall be oriented parallel to the boundary of the Northern Subdistrict, true East-West, or anywhere between these two directions.
On the portion of building parcel E-2 that is beyond 200 feet of Yankee Pier Plaza, and on building parcels E-3 and E-4, for portions of buildings above a height of 125 feet, the provisions of paragraph (a) of this Section shall apply where no story within such portion has a gross area greater than or equal to 20,000 square feet, and the provisions of paragraph (b) shall apply where any story within such portion has a gross area greater than 20,000 square feet.
(a)For floor plates less than 20,000 square feet
Within 200 feet of the esplanade, the maximum length of any street walls facing the esplanade shall be 80 feet along a line running 30 feet from and parallel to the esplanade and the maximum length shall increase on each side by 0.35 feet for every one foot of additional distance beyond the line running 30 feet from and parallel to the esplanade.
(b)For floor plates equal to or greater than 20,000 square feet
Within 200 feet of the esplanade, the maximum length of any street walls facing the esplanade shall be 150 feet along a line running 30 feet from and parallel to the esplanade and the maximum length shall increase on each side by 0.3 feet for every one foot of additional distance beyond the line running 30 feet from and parallel to the esplanade.
