N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 1610.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 25, June 18, 2024

Section 1610.1 - The site

(a)Selection and conformity with a plan.

Sites for projects are selected with regard to municipal plans, where such exist. They are to be developed "in conformity with a plan or undertaking for the clearance, replanning, reconstruction or rehabilitation of a substandard and insanitary area or areas and for recreational and other facilities incidental or appurtenant thereto".

(b)Zoning.

The project shall comply with all required zoning.

(c)Utilities.

(1) Insofar as possible, projects must make use of existing services and utilities; if these are not adequate, consult the provisions of the loan and subsidy contract.

(2) Storm and sanitary sewers or combined sewers shall be accessible to the site, or other acceptable provisions shall be made for the disposition of storm water and sewerage.

(3) An adequate supply of water for drinking, household and fire protection purposes at adequate pressure must be available or must be made available to the project site.

(4) Street and yard lighting must be such as will provide for safety and convenience.

(d)Traffic and access.

(1) It is not desirable that the site be divided by heavy traffic arteries.

(2) Roads within a project site should be so laid out as to insure privacy and discourage through traffic, while adequate for necessary circulation and services. They should be designed and constructed so that they may be dedicated to the municipality for maintenance.

(3) Vehicular access ways may be not more than 200 feet from the entrance to a building or dwelling unit. Access for fire-fighting equipment must be provided. Approval of the number and locations of, and access to, hydrants must be obtained from the local department having jurisdiction before final site plans will be approved.

(4) Adequate parking space must be provided. Parking shall be in accordance with local laws and ordinances.

(5) Incinerators are not recommended except for apartment buildings at least three stories in height. Row houses shall have garbage stations with proper access roads.

(e)Coverage and density.

(1) Coverage must not exceed 30 per cent of the net area within property lines of land acquired for immediate development. (Net site area is the area in square feet of the property proposed to be acquired, together with the area of the streets to be closed and other public properties incorporated in the project, but excluding streets to be left open, proposed new streets and land to be ceded or reserved for street widening or other purposes.)

(2) In determining density, consideration should always be given to all factors affecting the amenity value of space within or surrounding the project. The density to which a site may be developed will depend on its relation to existing population densities and the nature of surrounding improvements. The preference of the division is for the lowest density compatible with an economical use of land. In the case of a given site, decisions as to how many families can best be housed per acre, and as to the use of single family houses and row houses, flats or multiple dwellings, should be made with reference to the city plan as a whole, as well as with reference to the land cost per dwelling unit of the site.

(3) On inexpensive land, with good topography, and without water or rock conditions, single family houses and row houses usually are preferable; on other sites, multi-story structures are recommended.

(f)Minimum distances between buildings.

(1)

Column (A)-:

Minimum distances between parallel longitudinal walls.

Column (B)-:

Minimum distances between longitudinal walls and end walls; two end walls; corners of adjacent buildings; and between longitudinal walls and interior lot lines.

(2) When longitudinal walls are not parallel, the walls nearest to each other shall be required to be separated by the minimum distances in column (B), but the average distance between such walls shall be not less than column (A). For structures of different heights, these distances shall be averaged.

Story height	A	B
1	46	31
2	50	34
3	54	36
4	58	39
5	62	41
6	66	44
7	70	47
8	74	50
9	78	52
10	82	55
11	86	58
12	90	60
13	94	63
14	98	66
15	102	68
16	106	71
17	110	74
18	114	76
19	118	79
20	122	82
21	126	84

(3) Orientation for sun and prevailing summer winds should be given due consideration.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 1610.1