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What is NYC ZR § 139-50?

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This section outlines the Gowanus Canal Waterfront Access Plan, detailing the boundaries and specific parcels within the area. The provisions apply to the waterfront area as defined in Article VI, Chapter 2, and include maps in Appendix B. Applies to property owners within the specified tax blocks and lots.

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§ 139-50 GOWANUS CANAL WATERFRONT ACCESS PLAN

ZR § 139-50

The provisions of Article VI, Chapter 2 (Special Regulations Applying in the Waterfront Area), shall apply, except as superseded, supplemented or modified by the provisions of this Section, inclusive.

The boundaries of the area comprising the Gowanus Canal Waterfront Access Plan, and the location of certain features mandated or permitted by the Plan, are shown on the maps in Appendix B of this Chapter.

The waterfront access plan has been divided into Parcels as shown on Map 1 of Appendix B of this Chapter, consisting of tax blocks and lots existing on September 22, 2021, as follows:

Parcel 1: Block 417, Lots 1, 10, 14, 21

Parcel 2: Block 424, Lots 1, 20

Parcel 3: Block 431, Lots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 12, 17, 43

Parcel 4: Block 425, Lot 1

Block 432, Lots 15, 25, 7501

Parcel 5: Block 439, Lot 1

Parcel 6a: Block 438, Lot 7

Parcel 6b: Block 438, Lots 1, 2, 3

Block 445, Lots 1, 7, 8, 11, 20, 50

Parcel 7: Block 452, Lots 1, 5, 19

Block 458, Lot 1

Parcel 8a: Block 453, Lots 1, 21

Parcel 8b: Block 453, Lot 26

Parcel 8c: Block 453, Lots 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51

Parcel 8d: Block 453, Lot 54

Parcel 9: Block 967, Lot 1

Parcel 10: Block 967, Lot 24

Parcel 11: Block 972, Lots 1, 43, 58

Parcel 12a: Block 462, Lots 12, 14

Parcel 12b: Block 462, Lots 6, 8, 9, 42, 44

Parcel 12c: Block 462, Lots 1, 3, 4, 5, 50, 51

Parcel 13: Block 466, Lot 19

Parcel 14a: Block 466, Lots 17, 60

Parcel 14b: Block 466: Lot 1

Parcel 14c: Block 466, Lot 46

Parcel 15a: Block 471, Lot 125

Parcel 15b: Block 471, Lot 104, 110, 114, 116

Parcel 16: Block 471, Lots 1,100

Parcel 17: Block 471, Lot 200

For the purposes of this Section, inclusive, the definition of development shall be as set forth in Section 62-11 (Definitions).

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