S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7807
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 27, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- (at request of the NYC Department of
City Planning) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Housing
AN ACT to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to the floor area
ratio (FAR) in the city of New York
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 26 of the multiple dwelling law,
as amended by chapter 748 of the laws of 1961, is amended to read as
follows:
3. Floor area ratio (FAR). [The] EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THE
ZONING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE floor area ratio (FAR) of
any dwelling or dwellings on a lot shall not exceed 12.0, except that a
fireproof class B dwelling in which six or more passenger elevators are
maintained and operated in any city having a local zoning law, ordinance
or resolution restricting districts in such city to residential use, may
be erected in accordance with the provisions of such zoning law, ordi-
nance or resolution, if such class B dwelling is erected in a district
no part of which is restricted by such zoning law, ordinance or resol-
ution to residential uses.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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