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PREAMBLE

This Resolution is adopted in order to promote and protect public health, safety and general welfare. These general goals include, among others, the specific purposes set forth in the statements of legislative intent for the respective districts and groups of districts.

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ARTICLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Chapter 1

Title, Establishment of Controls and Interpretation of Regulations

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TITLE

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Long Title

A Resolution regulating the height and bulk of buildings and other structures, regulating and determining the area of yards, courts and other open spaces, and the density of population, and regulating and restricting the location of trades and industries and the location of buildings designed for specific uses within the City of New York, and for such purposes dividing the City into districts.

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Short Title

This Resolution shall be known and may be cited as the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York.

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ESTABLISHMENT AND SCOPE OF CONTROLS, ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS, AND INCORPORATION OF MAPS

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Establishment of Control over Use and Bulk

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Applicability of this Resolution

In all districts, after December 15, 1961, any #zoning lot# or other tract of land, as applicable, and anything therein or thereupon, including any #development#, #enlargement#, #extension#, change of #use#, new or existing #use#, #conversion#, alteration, site alteration, relocation, reconstruction and any #building or other structure# shall be subject to the regulations of this Resolution; and shall continue to be subject to the provisions of this Resolution in effect at the time of such #development#, #enlargement#, establishment of or change of #use#, #conversion#, alteration, site alteration, relocation or reconstruction, unless such provisions are modified by an amendment of this Resolution applicable to #buildings or other structures# or #uses# existing at the time of such amendment.

Where an existing #use# or #building or other structure# is #non-conforming# or #non- complying#, the provisions of Article V (Non-Conforming Uses and Non-Complying Buildings) may apply.

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Establishment of Districts

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District names

Each zoning district is designated by a letter indicating the general land use classification – R for Residence, C for Commercial and M for Manufacturing – followed by one or two numbers and, sometimes, a letter suffix. In residence districts, generally, the higher the first number, the greater the density permitted and the larger the building. Parking requirements usually decrease as density increases. A second number, following a hyphen (such as R3-1 or R3-2), denotes variations in use, bulk or parking regulations among districts within a common density category. In commercial and manufacturing districts, the first number denotes the intensity of permitted uses; the higher the first number, generally, the broader the scope of uses that are permitted and the more significant the land use impact of such uses. The second number, following a hyphen, denotes differences in bulk or parking regulations within a common use category. The higher the second number, generally, the larger the building permitted and/or the lower the parking requirements. Letter suffixes have been added to the designations of certain districts (such as R10A) to indicate contextual counterparts that seek to maintain, enhance or establish new neighborhood characteristics or building scale.

In certain Special Purpose Districts, a specific #Manufacturing District# is paired with a #Residence District#. Regulations pertaining to such paired district, including how to consider such districts with regards to the applicability of other underlying zoning regulations, are set forth Article XII, Chapter 3 (Special Mixed Use District).

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Districts established

In order to carry out the purposes and provisions of this Resolution, the following districts are hereby established:

Residence Districts

R1-1 Single-Family Detached Residence District R1-2 Single-Family Detached Residence District R1-2A Single-Family Detached Residence District

R2 Single-Family Detached Residence District R2A Single-Family Detached Residence District

R2X Single-Family Detached Residence District

R3-1 Detached and Semi-Detached Residence District R3-2 General Residence District

R3A Detached Residence District

R3X Detached Residence District

R4 General Residence District

R4-1 Detached and Semi-Detached Residence District R4A Detached Residence District