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THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2021

THE CITY RECORD

more than two feet below curb level, the level of the base plane shall be the elevation of such final grade, unless the base plane is also the base flood elevation. This paragraph shall not apply to buildings developed before June 30, 1989, in R2X, R3, R4 or R5 Districts. Furthermore, this paragraph shall not apply to buildings in C1 or C2 Districts mapped within R2X, R3, R4 or R5 Districts, or in C3 or C4-1 Districts, unless such buildings are located on waterfront blocks.
Floor area Floor area is the sum of the gross areas of the several floors of a building or buildings, measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the center lines of walls separating two buildings. In particular, floor area includes:

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Applicability of Enclosure and Screening Requirements
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Enclosure and screening requirements a
Accessory off-street parking facilities All accessory off-street parking spaces shall be located within a completely enclosed building, with the exception of parking spaces accessory to a hospital, as listed in Use Group 4, and as provided in Section 13-45 Special Permits for Additional Parking Spaces. In addition, such parking facilities shall comply with the following provisions:
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Transparency Portions of ground floor commercial and community facility uses screening the parking facility in accordance with the provisions of paragraph a of Section 37-35 shall be glazed with transparent materials in accordance with Section 37-34.

However, the floor area of a building shall not include:
8floor space used for accessory mechanical equipment, including equipment serving the mechanical, electrical, or plumbing systems of buildings as well as fire protection systems, and power systems such as solar energy systems, generators, fuel cells, and energy storage systems. Such exclusion shall also include floor space for necessary maintenance and access to such equipment. except that However, such exclusion shall not apply in R2A Districts, and in R1-2A, R2X, R3, R4, or R5 Districts, such exclusion shall be limited to 50 square feet for the first dwelling unit, an additional 30 square feet for the second dwelling unit and an additional 10 square feet for each additional dwelling unit. For the purposes of calculating floor space used for mechanical equipment, building segments on a single zoning lot may be considered to be separate buildings;

Screening Any portion of an accessory off-street parking facility that is located above curb level shall comply with the applicable parking wrap and screening provisions set forth in Section 37-35.

hfloor space in accessory buildings, except for floor space used for accessory off-street parking or accessory mechanical equipment;

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However, for buildings where the base flood elevation is higher than the level of the adjoining sidewalk, all such transparency requirements shall be measured from the level of the flood-resistant construction elevation, as defined in Section 64-11, instead of from the level of the adjoining sidewalk.
For zoning lots with multiple street wall frontages, the transparency provisions of this paragraph, a2, need not apply to street walls that are located entirely beyond 100 feet of any portion of the accessory parking facility, as measured in plan view, perpendicular to such parking facility.
ARTICLE II
RESIDENCE DISTRICT REGULATIONS

Flood maps Note: Existing text moved to Section 64-11 and modified Flood maps shall be the most recent advisory or preliminary maps or map data released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA after October 28, 2012, until such time as the City of New York adopts new final Flood Insurance Rate Maps. When new final Flood Insurance Rate Maps are adopted by the City of New York superseding the Flood Insurance Rate Maps in effect on October 28, 2012, flood maps shall be such new adopted final Flood Insurance Rate, Maps.
Flood zone The flood zone is the area that has a one percent chance of flooding in a given year, shall include the high-risk flood zone and the moderate-risk flood zone, as defined in Section 64-11 Definitions and as indicated on the effective Flood Insurance Rate Maps, plus any additional area that has a one percent chance of flooding in a given year, as indicated on the flood maps.
Designated recovery area A designated recovery area shall be an area which experienced physical or non-physical impacts from a severe disaster, in accordance with recovery plans, as applicable.
Severe disaster A severe disaster shall include any event within any boundary of the City of New York, for which the Mayor proclaims a local state of emergency, or the Governor declares a disaster emergency.
Chapter 3
Comprehensive Off-street Parking and Loading Regulations in the Manhattan Core
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SPECIAL RULES FOR MANHATTAN CORE PARKING FACILITIES

Chapter 2
Use Regulations
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USES PERMITTED AS-OF-RIGHT
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Use Group 3
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10
A. Community facilities Colleges or universities1, including professional schools but excluding business colleges or trade schools College or school student dormitories and fraternity or sorority student houses1
Libraries, museums or non-commercial art galleries Long-term care facilities2,3,4
Philanthropic or non-profit institutions with sleeping accommodations4, 5
Schools B. Accessory uses Not permitted in R1 or R2 Districts as-of-right
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In R1 and R2 Districts, permitted only by special permit by the City Planning Commission pursuant to Section 74-901 Longterm care facilities
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In Community District 11 in the Borough of the Bronx, Community District 8 in the Borough of Manhattan, Community District 14 in the Borough of Queens and Community District 1
in the Borough of Staten Island, developments of nursing homes, as defined in the New York State Public Health Law, or enlargements of existing nursing homes that increase the existing floor area by 15,000 square feet or more, are
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