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Index of Directives, Memoranda, Policy & Procedure

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. You should check with the Department of Buildings 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 *
Adult Uses, Physical. Culture Establishments	Memo 10-4-78 *
Amusement Arcades	Memo 11-16-81 *
Attic Space	Memo 9-11-64 S
Attic Space	Memo 1-17-75 S
Attic Space and Floor Area	Memo 6-14-88 *
Attic Used for Dwelling Purposes	Letter 8-20-91
Automobile Laundries	Memo 1-15-75
Automobile Rental Establishments	Directive 6 of 1963
Baseball Batting Cages Use Groups	Letter 2-1-90
Baseball Batting Range (Outdoor/Indoor)	Memo 8-22-78
Business School or College	Letter 4-11-89
Charter Sec. 668(c) Amended	Memo 6-22-77
Club, U.G. #4	Memo 12-23-85 *
Contextual Zoning, Parking Section 23-12 &	Memo 9-27-89
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 *
Custom Printing, sp. Lower Manh. use	Letter 9-6-85
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
Factory Use in a Business District	Letter 2-2-89
Floor Area, Section 12-10 Z.R.	Memo 4-21-88
Floor Area, Section 12-10 Z.R.	Letter 11-6-89 *
Floor Area, Section 12-10 Z.R.	PPN 11-23-93
Front Yards (Open Acc. Off Street Parking)	Memo 5-25-79
Greenhouses	Memo 4-8-77 *
Group Buildings in Single Ownership	Memo 5-26-65
Gymnasiums	Memo 3-23-79
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 *
Medical Offices Section 22-14 Z.R.	Memo 8-14-89
Model Home Sales	Letter 6-23-77
Non-Commercial Greenhouses	Memo 4-8-77 *
Open Porches	Memo 2-11-86
Optometry	Memo 7-25-68 *
Parking (Open Acc. Off Street in Front Yards)	Memo 5-25-79
Rear Yard Equivalents	Directive 43 of 1967
Sewage Disposal Plant, Accessory	Letter 9-15-89 *
Sewage Pumping Station Section 74-732 Z.R.	Letter 10-6-89
Show Windows - Non-conforming Stores	Directive 31 of 1967
Side Yards	Memo 11-26-75
Side Yard Elevation	Memo 12-20-89
Small Lots	Directive 14 of 1967
Solid Waste Transfer Stations	PPN 3-28-91 *
Existing Small Zoning Lots	Letter 6-2-88
Special Planned Community Preservation Districts - Fencing	Memo 12-2-74
Studios and Accessory Living	Memo 11-28-78
Symbols	Letter 9-5-91
Tennis Courts in Residential Districts	Memo 5-24-76 *
Zoning Lot Certification	Memo 5-18-78 *
Zoning Lot Definition	Letter 9-28-77 *
Zoning Lot Ownership Declarations	Memo 4-11-78 *
Yards in Irregular Lots	Memo 5-28-82
Zoning Lot Divided District Boundaries	Memo 8-1-86 *
Resolution of Technical/Zoning Issues	PPN 3-1-93
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 *
Sec. 11-41	Directive 39 of 1967
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 *
Sec. 12-10 Public Parks	Memo 3-13-69
Sec. 12-10 Parking	Memo 10-5-72
Sec. 12-10 Attics	Memo 1-17-75
Attic Space and Floor Area - Sec. 12-10 Z.R.	Memo 8-4-88
Sec. 12-10 Floor Area	Memo 11-6-89 *
Sec. 12-10 Lot Definition (see also Lots)	Letter 9-28-77 *
Sec. 12-10 Zoning Lot (see also Lots)	Memo 4-11-78 *
Sec. 12-10 Zoning Lot (see also Lots)	Memo 5-18-78 *
Sec. 12-10 Zoning Lot Subdivision	Int. 10-24-91
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
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 *
Medical Offices Sec. 22-14 Z.R.	Letter 8-14-89
Community Facility Use in Residential Zone Districts	Letter 4-10-85
Sec. 22-14B	Memo 3-12-65
Sec. 22-41 RR & Transit Air Space	Memo 9-24-75
Sec. 23-33 Small Lots	Directive 14 of 1967
Sec. 23-44 Non-Commercial Greenhouse	Memo 4-8-77 *
Sec. 23-44 Open Access Parking in Front Yard	Memo 5-25-79
Sec. 23-44 Open Porches	Memo 2-11-86
Sec. 23-70 Distance Between Buildings	Letter 11-10-86
Sec. 23-462 Side Yards	Memo 11-26-75
Sec. 23-462(b) Interpretation of Zoning Resolution	Memo 10-3-86
Sec. 23-49 Special Provision for Party or Side Lot Walls	Memo 9-2-86
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
Sec. 23-661 Side Yard Elevation	Memo 12-20-89
Sec. 23-691 Re: Printing Error	Memo 10-15-74
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 *
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
Sec. 32-15 - Amusement Arcades	Memo 11-16-81 *
Sec. 32-15 Central "Node" Component	Int. 9-5-90
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
Location of Floors Occupied by Non-Residential uses - Section 32-422 Z.R.	Letter 9-13-88 *
Sec. 32-44 RR & Transit Air Space	Memo 9-24-75
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 *
Sec. 43-23 - R.Y. Equivalent	Directive 43 of 1967
Sec. 52-21 - Show Windows	Directive 31 of 1967
Existing Use - Documentation of, (Sec. 52-61 Z.R.)	Memo 8-31-88 *
Sec. 54-311 - Conversions	Memo 2-23-79 *
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
Sec. 95-14 - Transit Easements	Memo 11-29-74
Sec. 96-108	Memo 3-3-86
Sec. 99-03 Special Madison Avenue Preservation District	Letter 11-7-86
Sec. 99-03	Letter 9-24-86
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 *
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 *
Sec. 74-732 Z.R. - Sewage Pumping Station	Letter 10-6-89