by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Feb 6, 2021 | NYC Zoning
A base plane is an imaginary horizontal plane that determines the elevation from which a building’s height is measured. There are multiple ways to calculate a base plane outlined in the NYC Zoning Resolution. The following is based on the New York City Zoning...
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Feb 6, 2021 | NYC Zoning, Property Development
A tax lot is a real property recorded on the City Tax Map and a Zoning Lot is the extent of land to be treated as one lot for the purposes of assessing the Zoning. In most cases, the tax lot and zoning lot are the same, but a zoning lot can be made up of multiple tax...
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Feb 6, 2021 | General Architecture, NYC Zoning
A building arcade is a covered portion of a building that is otherwise open to a street or public area. What is a Building Arcade? A building arcade is a covered portion of a building that is otherwise open to a street or public area. These are called arcades...
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Feb 6, 2021 | NYC Zoning
The aggregate width of street walls is a term used in the NYC Zoning Resolution. This width is the total combined width of all walls within 50 feet of a street line. The Aggregate Width of Street Walls is a zoning term found in the NYC Zoning Resolution. It is...
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Feb 6, 2021 | NYC Zoning
In Zoning and Building Codes an accessory use is a use that is incidental and normally associated with the primary use of a building or group of buildings on the same zoning lot. An accessory use should not function as a stand alone use but to serve or directly...
by Jorge Fontan | Last updated Feb 6, 2021 | NYC Zoning
Abutting buildings are buildings with walls touching or close enough to touching that they are considered abutting by building codes. Buildings with a seismic separation are still typically considered abutting. Buildings that are touching or only have a seismic...
