New York City Commercial Zonings
NEW YORK CITY COMMERCIAL ZONINGSC1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8C1:C1-1 C1-2 C1-3 C1-4 C1-5 C1-6 C1-6A C1-7 C1-7A... Read More
Commercial Overlay
DEFINITION COMMERCIAL OVERLAYA commercial overlay is a C1 or C2 district mapped within residential districts to serve local retail needs... Read More
Residential District Equivalent
DEFINITION OF RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT EQUIVALENT?A residential district equivalent is a residential district designation assigned to a C1, C2, C3, C4,... Read More
Quality Housing Program
The Quality Housing Program is designed to promote development that aligns with the unique character of established neighborhoods in New... Read More
Qualifying Ground Floor
A ground floor of a development or enlargement of a Quality Housing building, where the start of the second story... Read More
Recreation Space
Required Recreation Space ZR 28-21All developments with nine or more dwelling units, and enlargements, extensions or conversions, that result in... Read More
Occupant Load
BUILDING CODE 2022 CHAPTER 10 – MEANS OF EGRESSTABLE 1004.1.3 MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA ALLOWANCES PER OCCUPANTFUNCTION OF SPACE OCCUPANT LOAD FACTOR... Read More
Laundry Facility design
Laundry Facilities (ZR 28-13)If the building provides the following, then that portion of the laundry room which is used to... Read More
Minimum Room Size
Minimum room width ( BC 1208.1 ) Habitable spaces, other than a kitchen, shall not be less than 8 feet in... Read More
Refuse and Garbage Room
Refuse Storage and Disposal ( ZR 28-12 ) In R6 through R10 Districts, developments, with nine or more dwelling units per... Read More