NYC Zoning Resolution

§ 138-24 — Height and Setback Regulations in M1 Districts Paired With an R9 or R10 District

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This section outlines height and setback regulations for buildings in M1 Districts paired with R9 or R10 Districts. It specifies minimum base heights, maximum building heights, and setback requirements. The Department of Buildings enforces these regulations, which apply to property owners in the specified zoning districts.

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§ 138-24 Height and Setback Regulations in M1 Districts Paired With an R9 or R10 District

ZR § 138-24

In M1 Districts paired with an R9 or R10 District, the applicable street wall location and minimum base height provisions of paragraph (b) of Section 138-22 (Street Wall Regulations) shall apply, and the applicable maximum height of buildings or other structures and setback provisions set forth in Section 123-65 (Special Height and Setback Regulations in Special Mixed Use Districts with R6 Through R12 District Designations), inclusive, shall apply as modified in this Section.

(a)In M1 Districts paired with an R9 District, at a height not lower than the minimum base height set forth in Section 138-22, nor higher than a maximum base height of 105 feet, a setback shall be provided in accordance with Section 23-433 (Standard setback regulations). The maximum building height shall be 215 feet;

(b)in M1 Districts paired with an R10 District whose maximum floor area ratio is 10.0, at a height not lower than the minimum base height set forth in Section 138-22, nor higher than a maximum base height of 155 feet, a setback shall be provided in accordance with Section 23-433. The maximum building height shall be 275 feet; and

(c)in M1 Districts paired with an R10 District whose maximum floor area ratio is 12.0, at a height not lower than the minimum base height set forth in Section 138-22, nor higher than a maximum base height of 155 feet, a setback shall be provided in accordance with Section 23-433. The maximum building height shall be 295 feet.

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