Glossary

Qualifying Residential Site

A “qualifying residential site” is a #zoning lot#, or portion thereof, that:

• (a) In an R1 through R5 District, that:
  • (1) meets the following criteria:
    • (i) Has a minimum #lot area# of at least 5,000 square feet.
    • (ii) Is located within the #Greater Transit Zone#. For the purposes of this definition, the geography of the #Outer Transit Zone# shall only include those #mass transit stations# existing on December 5, 2024.
    • (iii) Has frontage along a #wide street# or along the #short dimension of a block#.
    • (iv) Is not located within an R1 or R2 District; or
  • (2) Is located within the #Greater Transit Zone# and includes a #building# that contains floor space allocated to #community facility# #uses# existing on December 5, 2024.
  • (3) Is located outside of the #Greater Transit Zone#, has a minimum #lot area# of at least 5,000 square feet, and includes a #building# that contains floor space allocated to #community facility# #uses# existing on December 5, 2024; or
  • (4) Is located in an R3-2, R4, R5, or R5B District, and contains #qualifying senior housing#.
• (b) In a C1, C2, or C4 District mapped within, or with a #residential equivalent# of, an R1 through R5 District:
  • (1) Where the #Commercial District# the #zoning lot# is located within meets the following criteria:
    • (i) The #Commercial District# extends continuously over an entire #block# frontage, and along the same #street# frontage, a #Commercial District# is mapped on at least one of the adjoining #block# frontages; and
    • (ii) Along the long dimension of the #Commercial District#, not more than 50 percent of the #zoning lots# located entirely within such #Commercial District# are #developed# with #single#- or #two-family# #residences# existing on December 5, 2024; or
  • (2) Where the conditions of (b)(1) cannot be met, the #zoning lot# meets one of the criteria set forth in paragraph (a). For the purposes of applying such provisions, where #Residence District# limitations apply, they shall not extend where a #Commercial District# is mapped within such #Residence Districts#; or
• (c) In an M1 District paired with an R1 through R5 District.

(Refer to “qualifying residential site” in ZR 12-10 DEFINITIONS)

Transit Zone, Greater

The "Greater Transit Zone" is the area comprised of:

• Manhattan core (CD 1-6) and LIC (See parking map ZR 16-03)
• the #Inner Transit Zone#; and
• the #Outer Transit Zone#

Transit zone map

Transit Zone, Inner

See map
See ZR Appendix I

The area:

• Manhattan Community Districts: 1-11, except Governor’s Island
• Brooklyn Community Districts: 1-3,6 northeast of Hamilton ave, 7 and 8
• Queens Community Districts: 401 and 402 except those areas outside current transit zone (See ZR Appendix I or Scout users click here), 403 and 404 west of 83rd Street and Baxter Ave and north of Woodside ave
• Long Island City area (See parking map ZR 16-03)

Transit Zone, Outer

See map

The area:

• (a) Within current transit zone (See ZR Appendix I or Scout users click here) that is outside of the Inner Transit Zone described above; and
• (b) Outside the current transit zone, blocks that are that are wholly or partially within:
  • 1/4 mile of the following LIRR stations: Bellerose, Belmont, Douglaston, Far Rockaway, Floral Park, Hollis, Inwood, Laurelton, Little Neck, Locust Manor, Queens Village, Rosedale, St. Albans; and
  • 1/4 mile of the following Metro North stations: Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, Wakefield, Woodlawn; and
  • 1/2 mile of any other subway station, metro north station, or LIRR station

Universal Affordability Preference

• Universal Affordability Preference (UAP) is a development or enlargement outside a Mandatory Inclusionary Housing area that qualifies for the #floor area# regulations of Section 23-22 and height of 23-434.
  • Housing created through UAP would be permanently affordable to households earning 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI) with no band exceeding 100% AMI and maximum of 3 bands.
  • UAP must be built on-site unless it is in a former Inclusionary Housing Designated Area or R10 district outside of a former Inclusionary Housing Designated Area within which the limited UAP offsite option is applicable.
  • For UAP sites with 10,000 square feet of affordable floor area, at least 20% of the affordable needs to be at an income band of no more than 40% of the income index