New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-20
> II. and IL Times Street
Width Urged by City Re
districting Commission.
STRUCTURES MAY BE
TALLER IF SET BACK
Same Ratio of Extent Holds
Hearing TO Discuss Regulations
for Various Zones.

The second public hearing on tho ton
...ye report Of the Commission on
ssId.rg Districts and Restrictions Will
l. held IN the City Hall on Tuesday.
March .. a. 1880 a. m. Although this
...sio, will be devoted particularly 20
ia. rart ~ Manhattan between
Twerty-th.rd and Fifty-niu;h Streets.
.,gres..ous affecting the. whole Dor
,gch will be heard. Al. persons inter
s,,ed in the proposed plan OF redis-
trs,ing New York in accordance with
definite city plan are urged to attend
Three classes Of height limits for
future building have been provided for
me district shown on the accompany.
rc man. in each instance The llmita-
,on restricts The height at the street
Line 20 a multiple Of the street width.
these multiples are two times. one and
ore.half times and one and quarter
tines the street width.
All the areas restricted to exclusive
residential use are in the one and one
hsf times districts. Most Of the in
t.rsively developed commercial and IN
dus,rial areas have been placed in the
.Eo-timss districts. They include both
vsterfronts, the uptown manufacturing
lof. districts, the wholesale district.
The retail districts. the theatre district
and the hotel district. The only note
worthy business street not included in
TIE two-times district is Fifth Avenue
between Thirty-second and Fifty
aga,h Streets, which is in the one and
ore-ousrter times district. Exclusive
o. Fifth Avenue and the four areas in
me one and one-hslf times district emu
merated. hereafter the whole area be-
tween Twenty-third and Fifty-ninth
streets IS in the two-times district.
The areas in the one and one-half
tines district are:
!. The area bounded by Tenth Ave
rge. Forty-second street, Eleventh Ave
rue, Fifty ninth Street. Eighth Avenue.
Ttirty-frst Street. Seventh Avenue and
Tver,y-:h.rd street.
The area bounded by Lexington
Avenue. THrty-fourth Street. Madison
Avenue For;y-frs: Street Lexington
Ayenue. Fiftieth Street, Fifty-ninth
Street. frs; Avenue, Twenty ninth
stree; and Avenue A
B.. The area bounded by Fifth Ave
rle. Ftty-eigh.h Street, Sixth Avenue
'll For;y-si1th Street, including the
frontage on F.f;y-seventh Stree: -
Broadway.
3. The area bounded by Madison Ave
rue. Fif;y-eighth Street, Fitch Avenue
end Tor,y-nir,h street.
The result OF the height districting
10 me two-times district will be TO
init the height at the building line a:
200 feet on streets having width Of
100 feet or more. and on streets bcr-
atring on public parks. This is equiv
aient % a height limit Of about six
teen stories On 6O-foot streets build
.rgs will be limited 20 height Of 100
feet. on 75-toot streets 20 $50 feet and
on f0-foot streets 20 12O feet. These
Aelgat limits are respectively equlvG-
.en' 20 about thirteen stories, twelve
stories and about ten stories.
IN The one and One-half times dis
'rcis the height Of buildings ~ TIT
building line viii be restricted 70 100
feet on l01-foot streets. l20 feet on So
foot streets; 1922 feet on 15-fOot
streets and 90 feet on 60-foot streets.
These limits are equivalent 20 about
,Ft!ve stories, ten stories and cight
stories
Al except the following avenues in
To district considered are 100 feet 20
width: Broadway below Thirty-fourtn
stree, is - feet wide. All OF Leying-
'on Avenue and that part Of Madison
Avenue below Forty-second Street are
also IS feet wide That part Of Nadi-
son Avenue above Forty-second Street
and that part Of Avenue a below
lNen.y-a.nth Street are 90 feet wide.
Vanderbilt Avenue has width OF go
iee,. All the streets have a width OF
% feet except Twcnty-third, Thirty
''rrth, For'y-second and Fifty-seyenth,
which are 100 feet wide.
On Fifth Avenue from Thirty-sceond
street % F.fty-eighth street the height
o. building Sc restricted 20 one and
cne-qlaItcr times the street width, or
. l25 FEET Thi. IS equivalent 70 d
hsiTt, i'n., a. the street line OF about
ts1 FtCr.rr
4 setback of the same ratio as the
height llm.. a. the street line bears 10
re AFFECT width is allowed IN all the
height limits. For each twelve feet OF
n'tack this privilege would permit
about four additional stories ~ go
iso-'imes district; about three add
torA. stories in the one and onc-ho.'
tnss d.Etrictr, and about two add
tolal stories 10 the one and onc-quar-
- imcs district on Fifth Avenue.
4oNers covering not over % per cent OF
ne lot aad unlimited as % height are
sto allowed in ell districts. provided
tey conform % certain regulations.
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