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Zoning Text

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The Web version of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York includes all text amendments approved by the City Council up to December 21, 2009.

There is a brief period between the date the City Council adopts an amendment and the date that it is added to this online version of the Resolution. The Zoning Amendment Index, a chronological record of all zoning text amendments enacted since 1993, lists the effective date, section number and ULURP number of each new or modified section.


PDF Document Click Here to download all articles and appendices of the zoning text as one file (25.7 MB).

  Article I - General Provisions  
Chapter
(Size)
Contents Last Amended
Chapter 1
(88k)
Title, Establishment of Controls and Interpretation of Regulations

  • 11-00 Title
  • 11-10 Establishment and Scope of Controls, Establishment of Districts and Incorporation of Maps
  • 11-20 Interpretation of Provisions
  • 11-30 Building Permits Issued before Effective Date of Amendment
  • 11-40 Exceptions, Variances, Authorizations or Permits
  • 11-50 Separability
  • 11-60 Violations
  • 11-70 Effective Date
9/30/09
Chapter 2
(311k)
Construction of Language and Definitions

  • 12-00 Rules for Construction of Language
  • 12-10 Definitions
7/29/09
Chapter 3
(54k)
Comprehensive Off-Street Parking Regulations in Community Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 in the Borough of Manhattan and a Portion of Community Districts 1 and 2 in the Borough of Queens

  • 13-00 General Purposes
  • 13-10 Permitted Accessory Off-Street Parking Spaces
  • 13-20 Permitted Public Parking Lots
  • 13-30 Permitted Public Parking Garages within the Long Island City Subject Area
  • 13-40 Required Accessory Off-Street Parking Spaces
  • 13-50 Special Permits and Authorizations
10/17/07
Chapter 4
(73 k)
Sidewalk Cafe Regulations

  • 14-00 General Purposes
  • 14-10 Enclosed Sidewalk Cafes
  • 14-20 Unenclosed Sidewalk Cafes
  • 14-30 Small Sidewalk Cafes
  • 14-40 Area Eligibility for Sidewalk Cafes
7/29/09
Chapter 5
(76k)
Residential Conversion of Existing Non-Residential Buildings

  • 15-00 General Purposes
  • 15-10 Regulations Governing Conversions to Dwelling Units of Non-Residential Buildings in Residential and Commercial Districts, except C6-2M and C6-4M Districts
  • 15-20 Regulations Governing Conversions to Dwelling Units of Non-Residential Buildings in C6-2M, C6-4M, M1-5M and M1-6M Districts
  • 15-30 Minor Modifications
  • 15-40 Special Permit
  • 15-50 Referenced Commercial and Manufacturing Uses
7/29/09
 

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