New York City is broken into many different zoning districts. In certain areas there are Special Purpose Districts that have additional regulations beyond the basic underlying district. Unless otherwise indicated in the code for the Special Zoning District, the requirements for the underlying zoning district apply as well as the special district’s rules.
NYC Special Purpose Zoning Districts
City Wide Special Purpose Districts:
SPECIAL COASTAL RISK DISTRICT:
- CR-1 Zoning – Broad Channel, Queens
- CR-2 Zoning – Hamilton Beach, Queens
- CR-3 Zoning – Buyout Areas, Staten Island
SPECIAL ENHANCED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT:
- EC-1 Zoning – Fourth Avenue, Park Slope and South Park Slope, Brooklyn
- EC-2 Zoning – Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue, Upper West Side Manhattan
- EC-3 Zoning – Broadway, Upper West Side, Manhattan
- EC-4 Zoning – Broadway, Bedford-Stuyvesant
- EC-5 Zoning – Ocean Hill and East New York, Brooklyn
- EC-6 Zoning – East New York Brooklyn
SPECIAL LIMITED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT:
- LC Zoning
SPECIAL MIXED USE DISTRICTS:
- MX-1 Zoning – Port Morris, Bronx
- MX-2 Zoning – DUMBO, Brooklyn
- MX-4 Zoning – Flushing/Bedford, Brooklyn
- MX-5 Zoning – Red Hook, Brooklyn
- MX-6 Zoning – Hudson Square, Manhattan
- MX-7 Zoning – Morrisania, Bronx
- MX-8 Zoning – Greenpoint-Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- MX-9 Zoning – Northern Hunters Point Waterfront, Queens
- MX-10 Zoning – Atlantic and Howard Avenues, Brooklyn
- MX-11 Zoning – Gowanus, Brooklyn
- MX-12 Zoning – Borough Park, Brooklyn
- MX-13 Zoning – Lower Concourse, Bronx
- MX-14 Zoning – Third Avenue/Tremont Avenue, Bronx
- MX-15 Zoning – West Harlem, Manhattan
- MX-16 Zoning – Ocean Hill / East New York, Brooklyn
SPECIAL NATURAL AREA DISTRICT:
- NA-1 Zoning – Emerson Hill, Dongan Hills, Todt Hill, Lighthouse Hill and the central wetlands of Staten Island
- NA-2 Zoning – Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil and Fieldston, Bronx
- NA-3 Zoning – Shore Acres Area, Staten Island
- NA-4 Zoning – Fort Totten, Queens
See another post we have on the Special Natural Area Districts.
SPECIAL PLANNED COMMUNITY PRESERVATION DISTRICT:
- PC Zoning
SPECIAL SCENIC VIEW DISTRICT:
- SV Zoning
Manhattan Special Purpose Districts:
SPECIAL 125th STREET DISTRICT:
- 125 Zoning
SPECIAL BATTERY PARK CITY DISTRICT:
- BPC Zoning
SPECIAL CLINTON DISTRICT:
- CL Zoning
SPECIAL ENHANCED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT:
- EC2 Zoning – Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue, Upper West Side Manhattan
- EC3 Zoning – Broadway, Upper West Side, Manhattan
SPECIAL GARMENT CENTER DISTRICT:
- GC Zoning
SPECIAL GOVERNORS ISLAND DISTRICT:
- GI Zoning
SPECIAL HUDSON RIVER PARK DISTRICT:
SPECIAL HUDSON SQUARE DISTRICT:
SPECIAL HUDSON YARDS DISTRICT:
SPECIAL LIMITED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT:
SPECIAL LINCOLN SQUARE DISTRICT:
SPECIAL LITTLE ITALY DISTRICT:
SPECIAL LOWER MANHATTAN DISTRICT:
SPECIAL MADISON AVENUE PRESERVATION DISTRICT:
- MP Zoning
SPECIAL MANHATTANVILLE MIXED USE DISTRICT:
- MMU Zoning
SPECIAL MIDTOWN DISTRICT:
SPECIAL MIXED USE DISTRICT:
- MX-6 Zoning – Hudson Square, Manhattan
- MX-15 Zoning – West Harlem, Manhattan
SPECIAL PARK IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT:
SPECIAL PLANNED COMMUNITY PRESERVATION DISTRICT:
- PC Zoning
SPECIAL SOUTHERN ROOSEVELT ISLAND DISTRICT:
- SRI Zoning
SPECIAL TRANSIT LAND USE DISTRICT:
- TA Zoning
SPECIAL TRIBECA MIXED USE DISTRICT:
- TMU Zoning
SPECIAL UNION SQUARE DISTRICT:
- US Zoning
SPECIAL UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT:
SPECIAL WEST CHELSEA DISTRICT:
- WCh Zoning
Bronx Special Purpose Districts:
SPECIAL CITY ISLAND DISTRICT:
- CD Zoning
SPECIAL GRAND CONCOURSE DISTRICT:
- C Zoning
SPECIAL HARLEM RIVER WATERFRONT DISTRICT:
SPECIAL HUNTS POINT DISTRICT:
- HP Zoning
SPECIAL MIXED USE DISTRICTS:
- MX-1 Zoning – Port Morris, Bronx
- MX-7 Zoning – Morrisania, Bronx
- MX-13 Zoning – Lower Concourse, Bronx
- MX-14 Zoning – Third Avenue/Tremont Avenue, Bronx
SPECIAL NATURAL AREA DISTRICT:
- NA-2 Zoning – Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil and Fieldston, Bronx
SPECIAL PLANNED COMMUNITY PRESERVATION DISTRICT:
- PC Zoning
Brooklyn Special Purpose Districts:
SPECIAL BAY RIDGE DISTRICT:
- BR Zoning
SPECIAL CONEY ISLAND DISTRICT:
- CI Zoning
SPECIAL CONEY ISLAND MIXED USE DISTRICT:
- CO Zoning
SPECIAL DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN DISTRICT:
- DB Zoning
SPECIAL ENHANCED COMMERCIAL DISTRICT:
- EC-1 Zoning – Fourth Avenue, Park Slope and South Park Slope, Brooklyn
- EC-4 Zoning – Broadway, Bedford-Stuyvesant
- EC-5 Zoning – Ocean Hill and East New York, Brooklyn
- EC-6 Zoning – East New York Brooklyn
SPECIAL MIXED USE DISTRICTS:
- MX-2 Zoning – DUMBO, Brooklyn
- MX-4 Zoning – Flushing/Bedford, Brooklyn
- MX-5 Zoning – Red Hook, Brooklyn
- MX-8 Zoning – Greenpoint-Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- MX-10 Zoning – Atlantic and Howard Avenues, Brooklyn
- MX-11 Zoning – Gowanus, Brooklyn
- MX-12 Zoning – Borough Park, Brooklyn
- MX-16 Zoning – Ocean Hill / East New York, Brooklyn
SPECIAL OCEAN PARKWAY DISTRICT:
- OP Zoning
SPECIAL SCENIC VIEW DISTRICT:
- SV Zoning
SPECIAL SHEEPSHEAD BAY DISTRICT:
Queens Special Purpose Districts:
SPECIAL COLLEGE POINT DISTRICT:
- CP Zoning
SPECIAL DOWNTOWN FAR ROCKAWAY DISTRICT:
- DFR Zoning
SPECIAL DOWNTOWN JAMAICA DISTRICT:
- DJ Zoning
SPECIAL FOREST HILLS DISTRICT:
SPECIAL LONG ISLAND CITY MIXED USE DISTRICT:
- LIC Zoning
SPECIAL MIXED USE DISTRICTS:
- MX-9 Zoning – Northern Hunters Point Waterfront, Queens
SPECIAL NATURAL AREA DISTRICT:
- NA-4 Zoning – Fort Totten, Queens
SPECIAL PLANNED COMMUNITY PRESERVATION DISTRICT:
- PC Zoning
SPECIAL SOUTHERN HUNTERS POINT DISTRICT:
- SHP Zoning
WILLETS POINT SPECIAL DISTRICT:
- WP Zoning
Staten Island Special Purpose Districts:
SPECIAL HILLSIDES PRESERVATION DISTRICT:
- HS Zoning
SPECIAL NATURAL AREA DISTRICT:
- NA-1 Zoning – Emerson Hill, Dongan Hills, Todt Hill, Lighthouse Hill and the central wetlands of Staten Island
- NA-3 Zoning – Shore Acres Area, Staten Island
SPECIAL SOUTH RICHMOND DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT:
- SRD Zoning
SPECIAL ST. GEORGE DISTRICT:
- SG Zoning
SPECIAL STAPLETON WATERFRONT DISTRICT:
- SW Zoning
THANK YOU FOR READING OUR POST ON SPECIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
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Jorge Fontan
This post was written by Jorge Fontan AIA a Registered Architect and owner of New York City architecture firm Fontan Architecture. Jorge Fontan has earned 3 degrees in the study of architecture including two degrees from the City University of New York and a Masters Degree in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University. Jorge has a background in construction and has been practicing architecture for 20 years where he has designed renovations and new developments of various building types.
