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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019

THE CITY RECORD

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.

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 For an enclosed through block connection or a portion thereof:

b Circulation requirements for tables and chairs
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;
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 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 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.
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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:

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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

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Signs 37-751
Public space signage systems
The following public space signage systems shall be required for all public plazas:
a Entry plaque The entry plaque shall be, located at each street frontage or point of pedestrian entry to the public plaza. On each street frontage occupied by the public plaza, a minimum of one entry plaque shall be provided for every 40 feet of linear street frontage occupied by the public plaza. The entry plaque shall contain:
1 a public space symbol which is 12 inches square in dimension and dark green or black in color with a highly contrasting background, a grid and tree-shaped symbol, as shown in this paragraph, a1. The symbol shall match exactly the symbol provided in the Required Signage Symbols file, at the Department of City Planning website; 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;
IMAGE TO BE REMOVED

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.
37-625
Design changes

37-626 Moveable tables and chairs 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.

2 lettering, at least two inches in height stating OPEN TO
PUBLIC. This lettering shall be located immediately adjacent to the public space symbol;
32 lettering, at least one inch in height stating the words Open 24 hours or, if a nighttime closing has been authorized, pursuant to Section 37-727, shall contain the words Open to the public: followed by the approved hours of operation; and 43 an International Symbol of Access for persons with disabilities that is, at least three inches square.
The entry plaque shall be mounted on a wall or a permanent freestanding post within five feet of the sidewalk with its center five feet above the elevation of the nearest walkable pavement. The maximum height of such free-standing post shall be six feet, with a maximum width and depth of 16 inches. It shall be in a position that clearly