The Special Natural
Area District is mapped only in areas with significant
natural features such as steep slopes, rock outcroppings,
forests, wetlands, ponds and stream corridors. NA districts
have been mapped in Staten Island’s Greenbelt (NA-1)
and Shore Acres (NA-3), in Riverdale, The Bronx (NA-2)
and in Queens at Fort Totten (NA-4).
NA-1 and NA-3 in Staten Island are more than 3,500
acres (2420 lots) and NA-2 in the Bronx is more
than 740 acres (966 lots). NA-4 in Queens is the
Fort Totten area, 147 acres of government-owned
property (3 lots). The overlay district is mapped
primarily in low-density residential zoning districts
with detached, attached and mid-rise residential
development. There are also some local commercial
uses and community facilities on large parcels
such as hospitals, senior care facilities, and
educational and religious institutions, as well
as parkland and open spaces.
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