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THE CITY RECORD

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2019

A through block connection shall meet the following requirements:

of operation of the through block connection.
This lettering shall be located not more than three inches from the public space symbol and supplemental text.

The above required information shall be permanently affixed on the glass panel of the entry doors of the through block connection clearly facing the direction of pedestrian flow. The information shall be located not higher than six feet or lower than three feet above the level of the pedestrian path, at the entry, and shall be in a format and color which will ensure legibility.

2 Design standards for a through block connection
viiiA through block connection shall provide the following information for public access, at each public entry to the through block connection:
a For an unenclosed through block connection, the public access information shall be an entry plaque located, at the entrance to the through block connection, at each street frontage. The entry plaque shall contain:
1 a public space symbol, provided in the Required Signage Symbols file, at the Department of City Planning website. And, which is, at least 14 inches square in dimension, has a white background, has a grid of four straight lines no greater than oneeighth inch wide and green in color. and has a tree-shaped symbol as shown:a public space symbol and supplemental text that matches the dimensions and graphic standards provided in the Privately Owned Public Space Signage file from the Required Signage Symbols on the Department of City Planning website. Such symbol and text shall be provided with a highly contrasting background, in a format that ensures legibility.
Additional requirements and review procedures for privately owned public space signage systems are specified in Title 62, Chapter 11, of the Rules of the City of New York; and IMAGE TO BE REMOVED

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PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE OPEN AREAS EXISTING PRIOR TO
OCTOBER 17, 2007
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Design Standards Design standards for plazas, residential plazas and urban plazas developed prior to October 17, 2007, are located in APPENDIX E of this Resolution.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the applicable provisions of APPENDIX
E shall be superseded as follows:
a all plazas, residential plazas and urban plazas shall provide an information plaque that contains a public space symbol and supplemental text that matches the dimensions and graphic standards provided in the Privately Owned Public Space Signage file from the Required Signage Symbols on the Department of City Planning website. Such symbol and text shall be provided with a highly contrasting background, in a format that ensures legibility.
Additional requirements and review procedures for privately owned public space signage systems are specified in Title 62, Chapter 11, of the Rules of the City of New York;
b the introduction of moveable tables and chairs, pursuant to Section 37-626 Moveable tables and chairs shall be permitted within plazas, and shall not constitute a design change, pursuant to Section 37-625 Design changes.
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Design changes 37-626
Moveable tables and chairs
2 lettering, at least two inches in height stating OPEN TO PUBLIC. This lettering shall be located within nine inches of the public space symbol; and 32 an international Symbol of Access for people with disabilities that is, at least three inches square.
The entry plaque shall be mounted with its center five feet above the elevation of the nearest walkable pavement on a wall or a permanent freestanding post. It shall be placed so that the entire entry plaque is obvious and directly visible without any obstruction, along every line of sight from all paths of pedestrian access to the through block connection, in a position that clearly identifies the entry to the connection.
b For an enclosed through block connection or a portion thereof:
1 a public space symbol and supplemental text as described in paragraph h2viiia of this Section, not less than six inches square, shall be mounted with its center five feet above the elevation of the nearest walkable pavement;

Publicly accessible tables and chairs shall be considered permitted obstructions within plazas that have not received a certification by the Chairperson of the City Planning Commission, pursuant to Section 37-625 Design changes, provided that such obstructions comply with the provisions of this Section.
The following provisions shall apply to all tables and chairs permitted by this Section.
a General requirements Tables and chairs provided, pursuant to this Section may be used by the public without restriction. All furnishings shall be moveable and made of high quality and durable materials. Tables and chairs shall not be chained, fixed, or otherwise secured between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M., and may be stored or secured between the hours of 9:00 P.M. and 7:00 A.M.
b Circulation requirements for tables and chairs No furnishings, including storage of furnishings, shall be permitted within five feet of any building entrance, nor shall they be permitted within any required circulation paths.
For plazas with a depth of 10 feet or less, as measured perpendicular from the street line, an unobstructed path of not less than three feet wide shall be provided, and for those with a depth greater than 10 feet, the width of such unobstructed path shall be increased to, at least six feet.
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PUBLIC PLAZAS

2 lettering stating PUBLIC ACCESS TO ____
STREET, indicating the opposite street to which the through block connection passes and which lettering shall not be less than three inches in height and located not more than three inches away from the public space symbol and supplemental text; and
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Signs
3 lettering not more than two inches or less than one and a half inches in height stating Open:
OPEN TO PUBLIC with the hours and days
a Entry plaque

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Public space signage systems The following public space signage systems shall be required for all public plazas:
The entry plaque shall be located, at each street frontage or point