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Graph of the 1916 New York City zoning ordinance with an example elevation for an 80-foot street in a 2½-times height districtThe 1916 Zoning Resolution in was the first citywide zoning code in the United States. The zoning resolution reflected both borough and local interests, and was proposed after the development of 120 Broadway (the ) in. It was a measure adopted primarily to stop massive buildings from preventing light and air from reaching the streets below, and established limits in building at certain heights, usually interpreted as a series of and, while not imposing height limits, restricted towers to a percentage of the lot size. The chief authors of this resolution were.
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Study by Hugh Ferriss from (1929) indicating the maximum mass permitted by the 1916 rulesThe 1916 Zoning Resolution had a major impact on in both the United States and internationally. Architectural delineator popularized these new regulations in 1922 through a series of massing studies, clearly depicting the possible forms and how to maximize building volumes. 'By the end of the 1920s the setback skyscraper, originally built in response to a New York zoning code, became a style that caught on from Chicago to Shanghai,' observe Eric Peter Nash and Norman McGrath, discussing the, which rose in isolation in, where no such zoning dictated form. The tiered skyscrapers of the 1920s and 1930s are a direct result of this resolution.Legacy By the mid-century most new buildings had met the setback requirements by adopting the use of plazas or low-rise buildings surrounding a monolithic tower centered on the site. This approach was often criticized.In 1961 the city reformed its zoning ordinance. The new zoning solution used the (FAR) regulation instead of setback rules.
A building's maximum floor area is regulated according to the ratio that was imposed to the site where the building is located. Another feature of new zoning solution was adjacent public open space.
If developers put adjacent public open space to their buildings, they could get additional area for their building as a bonus. This incentive bonus rule was created because of the strong influence from two representative skyscrapers. The by with, and the by introduced the new ideas about office building with open space. These buildings changed the skyline of New York City with both the advent of simple glass box design and their treatment of adjacent open spaces. The new zoning encouraged privately owned public space to ease the density of the city. See also.References.
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Make sure you are up-to-date on zoning and codes before starting a project. The City of Fort Lauderdale has provided these GIS applications, maps, data sets, and other information on this website as a public information resource. Learn more about your property. Zoning conditions, on a case-by-case basis, will supplement Code requirements to lessen potential negative impacts of a proposed rezoning and ensure compatibility or proposed uses with surrounding properties. When the City’s Official Zoning Map Series is changed to reflect an approved rezoning, a notation is also made with the designation.
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