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Directives & Memoranda

Index for Selected Directives, Memoranda, Policy & Procedure Notices and Interpretations through 1996.

DISCLAIMER: This is an Index for selected documents issued through 1996. For documents issued after 1996, check our other Reference Materials (located in our Codes). You should check with the Department to ensure compliance with all rulings and interpretations.

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ZONING (ALSO SEE "ZONING RESOLUTION")

Allowable Allowances in Applying the Building Code/ Zoning Resolution Requirements
PPN 3-4-91

Automobile Service Station, Accessory use to, Denial of Appeal to BSA
Memo 8-12-88 * R

Adult Uses, Physical. Culture Establishments
Memo 10-4-78 * R

Amusement Arcades
Memo 11-16-81 *

Attic Space
Memo 9-11-64 S R

Attic Space
Memo 1-17-75 S R

Attic Space and Floor Area
Memo 6-14-88 *

Attic Used for Dwelling Purposes
Letter 8-20-91 R

Automobile Laundries
Memo 1-15-75 R

Automobile Rental Establishments
Directive 6 of 1963

Baseball Batting Cages Use Groups
Letter 2-1-90 R

Baseball Batting Range (Outdoor/Indoor)
Memo 8-22-78 R

Business School or College
Letter 4-11-89 R

Charter Sec. 668(c) Amended
Memo 6-22-77 R

Club, U.G. #4
Memo 12-23-85 *

Contextual Zoning, Parking Section 23-12 &
Memo 9-27-89 R

Building Height Section 119-212 Z.R.

Lower Density Contextual Zoning Amendment Grandfathering -
PPN 6-25-91 *

Renewal of Building Permits

Conversions
Memo 2-23-79 * R

Custom Printing, sp. Lower Manh. use
Letter 9-6-85 R

District Crematoriums
Memo 3-12-65

Discontinued Non-Conforming uses
PPN 6-12-91 *

Dental Laboratories (Home Occupation)
Memo 3-13-64

Drive-in Facilities
Memo 2-6-79 R

Embassies, Diplomatic Mission & Consulates
Memo 4-11-84

Factory Use in a Business District
Letter 2-2-89 R

Floor Area, Section 12-10 Z.R.
Memo 4-21-88 R

Floor Area, Section 12-10 Z.R.
Letter 11-6-89 * R

Floor Area, Section 12-10 Z.R.
PPN 11-23-93

Front Yards (Open Acc. Off Street Parking)
Memo 5-25-79 R

Greenhouses
Memo 4-8-77 * S R

Group Buildings in Single Ownership
Memo 5-26-65 R

Gymnasiums
Memo 3-23-79 R

Home Occupations, Practice of Optometry
Memo 7-25-68 *

Lot Areas in Mapped Streets
Directive 28 of 1970 *

Lot Areas in Mapped Streets
Memo 7-10-73

Loft Conversion
Memo 10-30-81 * A R

Medical Offices Section 22-14 Z.R.
Memo 8-14-89 R

Model Home Sales
Letter 6-23-77 S R

Non-Commercial Greenhouses
Memo 4-8-77 *

Open Porches
Memo 2-11-86 S

Optometry
Memo 7-25-68 *

Parking (Open Acc. Off Street in Front Yards)
Memo 5-25-79 R

Rear Yard Equivalents
Directive 43 of 1967

Sewage Disposal Plant, Accessory
Letter 9-15-89 * S

Sewage Pumping Station Section 74-732 Z.R.
Letter 10-6-89

Show Windows - Non-conforming Stores
Directive 31 of 1967 R

Side Yards
Memo 11-26-75 R

Side Yard Elevation
Memo 12-20-89

Small Lots
Directive 14 of 1967 R

Solid Waste Transfer Stations
PPN 3-28-91 *

Existing Small Zoning Lots
Letter 6-2-88 R

Special Planned Community Preservation Districts - Fencing
Memo 12-2-74 R

Studios and Accessory Living
Memo 11-28-78 R

Symbols
Letter 9-5-91 S

Tennis Courts in Residential Districts
Memo 5-24-76 *

Zoning Lot Certification -
Partially Superseded by Buildings Bulletin 2020-003
Memo 5-18-78 *

Zoning Lot Definition
Letter 9-28-77 * R

Zoning Lot Ownership Declarations
Memo 4-11-78 * R

Yards in Irregular Lots
Memo 5-28-82 R

Zoning Lot Divided District Boundaries
Memo 8-1-86 *

Resolution of Technical/Zoning Issues
PPN 3-1-93 R

Zoning Use Group Designation for Pet Received Facilities
PPN 9-21-93

ZONING RESOLUTIONS

Districts
Memo 12-2-74

Sec. 11-13
Directive 3 of 1969 * R

Sec. 11-41
Directive 39 of 1967 R

Sec. 12-10 Attic Space
Memo 9-11-64 S

Sec. 12-10 Home Occupation Optometry
Memo 7-25-68

Sec. 12-10 Public Parks
Directive 3 of 1969 * R

Sec. 12-10 Public Parks
Memo 3-13-69

Sec. 12-10 Parking
Memo 10-5-72 R

Sec. 12-10 Attics
Memo 1-17-75 R

Attic Space and Floor Area - Sec. 12-10 Z.R.
Memo 8-4-88

Sec. 12-10 Floor Area
Memo 11-6-89 * R

Sec. 12-10 Lot Definition (see also Lots)
Letter 9-28-77 * R

Sec. 12-10 Zoning Lot (see also Lots)
Memo 4-11-78 * R

Sec. 12-10 Zoning Lot (see also Lots)
Memo 5-18-78 *

Sec. 12-10 Zoning Lot Subdivision
Int. 10-24-91 R

Sec. 12-10 Home Occupation "Knowledge Worker"
Letter 3-8-85 *

Sec.12-10 Predominantly Built-Up Area and Block Cemeteries
Memo 12-30-87

Z.R. Floor Area Sec. 12-10
Memo 4-21-88 R

Certificate of Occupancy
Memo 12-7-82 *

Offices for Psychology, Optometry and Podiatry in Residential Districts, Sec. 22-14 Z.R.
Letter 8-4-88 * R

Medical Offices Sec. 22-14 Z.R.
Memo 8-14-89 R

Community Facility Use in Residential Zone Districts
Letter 4-10-85 R

Sec. 22-14B
Memo 3-12-65

Sec. 22-41 RR & Transit Air Space
Memo 9-24-75 R

Sec. 23-33 Small Lots
Directive 14 of 1967 R

Sec. 23-44 Non-Commercial Greenhouse
Memo 4-8-77 *

Sec. 23-44 Open Access Parking in Front Yard
Memo 5-25-79 R

Sec. 23-44 Open Porches
Memo 2-11-86 S

Sec. 23-70 Distance Between Buildings
Letter 11-10-86 R

Sec. 23-462 Side Yards
Memo 11-26-75 R

Sec. 23-462(b) Interpretation of Zoning Resolution
Memo 10-3-86 R

Sec. 23-49 Special Provision for Party or Side Lot Walls
Memo 9-2-86 R

Sec. 23-533 R. Y. Equivalents
Directive 43 of 1967

Sec. 23-631 Height and Setback Requirements
Memo 1-23-76

Sec. 23-65 Community Facility Building and Residence
Letter 11-7-86 R

Sec. 23-661 Side Yard Elevation
Memo 12-20-89

Sec. 23-691 Re: Printing Error
Memo 10-15-74 R

Sec. 24-382 - R. Y. Equivalent
Directive 43 of 1967

Sec. 24-521 - Height and Setback Requirements
Memo 1-23-76

Sec. 24-54 Tower Regulations in R8 Districts
Letter 9-11-86 * R

Exception to Maximum Size of Accessory Group Parking Facility, Sections 25-13 and 25-14 Z.R
Memo 9-16-88

Sec. 32-15
Memo 2-6-79 R

Sec. 32-15 - Amusement Arcades
Memo 11-16-81 *

Sec. 32-15 Central "Node" Component
Int. 9-5-90 R

Sec. 32-17
Directive 6 of 1963

Sec. 32-17 - Amusement Arcades
Memo 11-16-81 *

Sec. 32-18
Directive 16 of 1969

Sec. 32-21
Directive 16 of 1969

Sec. 32-21 & Sec. 32-24 - Amusement Arcades
Memo 11-16-81 *

Sec. 32-25 - Auto Laundries
Memo 1-15-75 R

Location of Floors Occupied by Non-Residential uses - Section 32-422 Z.R.
Letter 9-13-88 * R

Sec. 32-44 RR & Transit Air Space
Memo 9-24-75 R

Sec. 32-64 - Thru 32-64.5
Directive 38 of 1967

Sec. 33-283 - R.Y. Equivalent
Directive 43 of 1967

Sec. 42-12
Directive 6 of 1963

Sec. 43-14 - & Sec. 43-17 Loft Conversions
Memo 10-30-81 * A R

Sec. 43-23 - R.Y. Equivalent
Directive 43 of 1967

Sec. 52-21 - Show Windows
Directive 31 of 1967 R

Existing Use - Documentation of, (Sec. 52-61 Z.R.)
Memo 8-31-88 *

Sec. 54-311 - Conversions
Memo 2-23-79 * R

Sec. 72-23, 73-70, and 74-99 of the Zoning Resolution Substantial Construction
Memo 10-24-86

Sec. 74-99 (a)(2)
Int. 9-13-91 *

Sec. 74-711 - & Sec. 74-782 Loft Conversions
Memo 10-30-81 * A

Sec. 77-11 and 72-211 Merged Zoning Lots Divided by District Boundaries
Memo 12-5-86

Sec. 78-20
Memo 5-3-65

Controlled Inspections for Illumination Levels of the Signs Required in the Special Times Square Area as per Section 81-732 Z.R
PPN 10-20-88

Sec. 95-041 - Transit Easements
Memo 11-29-74 R

Sec. 95-14 - Transit Easements
Memo 11-29-74 R

Sec. 96-108
Memo 3-3-86 R

Sec. 99-03 Special Madison Avenue Preservation District
Letter 11-7-86 R

Sec. 99-03
Letter 9-24-86 R

Sec. 99-052(a)(1)
Letter 5-17-95

Sec. 99-052(a)(3)
Letter 5-17-95

Interior Enlargements Section 103-02 Z.R. Sec. 103-08 -
Memo 3-15-88

Fencing In Special Planned Community Preservation

Sec.111-103 Loft Conversions
Memo 10-30-81 * A R

Sec. 111-104(a)5 Sp. Lower Manhattan Use District
Memo 11-18-85

Sec. 119-212 Z.R. - Building Height Contextual Zoning
Memo 9-27-89

Letter 9-20-89 * R

Sec. 74-732 Z.R. - Sewage Pumping Station
Letter 10-6-89