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dangermouse

in Zoning 8 years and 8 months ago

Change of Use? How long?

In a commercial building, is it considered a Change of Use when converting Office to Retail? In addition, how long do the approvals typically take?

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dangermouse

in Zoning 8 years and 10 months ago

Retail in R6B without a Commercial Overlay

Can someone explain how this is possible. For instance, there is 177 North 7th Street. Developer plans for a mixed-use building with retail at the…

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1oceanbabe

in Zoning 9 years and 3 months ago

Terrace vs. balcony

Good morning, I would like to know if, by pushing back a building from the front lot line, we can provide for a terrace that…

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orrsuz

in Zoning 9 years and 7 months ago

Mini split condenser - zoning code

When we installed our mini split system we were advised that to meet zoning regulations the condensing unit has to be placed eight feet from…

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lgnyc

in Zoning 9 years and 7 months ago

R4B Zone Potential Addition

Hi I was just curious to find out if anyone knew how strict the maximum building height of 24′ was? I’ve found a piece of…

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stonecastle

in Zoning 9 years and 10 months ago

Office in an R6B townhouse?

Can our neighbors rent their townhouse to a company who plans to use it as an office space during the daytime? It won’t be a…

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baybgrl41

in Zoning 9 years and 10 months ago

R4A next door to R4-1

I have plans to build a new construction detached home in Brooklyn. My lot is zoned R4A, the adjacent neighbor is zoned R4-1\. The plans…

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rajjj1982

in Zoning 9 years and 11 months ago

Parking space, empty lot, regulations

Hi All, so an interesting situation – i’m about to lease a mostly-vacant lot in Brooklyn. The lot has a small work-shed, and i’m going…

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storm

in Zoning 10 years and 3 months ago

Extension Width

Hi, I recently closed on a small, narrow, two-story frame house in South Slope and am working with an architect to design plans. There is…

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triguynyc

in Zoning 10 years and 5 months ago

2 Fam C of O vs R2 (single family) zoning - who wins?

What governs the legal usage of a building: zoning, C of O, or tax classification when these three docs are inconsistent? I recently viewed a…

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