Zoning Lot
In NYC, a zoning lot is defined through specific criteria (including lots of record and certain contiguous lots treated as one lot under single ownership or declaration), and it is the unit on which zoning calculations such as FAR and yards are computed. A zoning lot does not have to coincide with a tax lot and may include multiple tax lots.
- Where it applies
- New York City
- When it comes up
- Feasibility; zoning analysis; permit filing
- Property types
- All
In practice
The "zoning lot boundary" is a foundational data object: many downstream errors (FAR, yards, open space) stem from incorrect lot aggregation logic.
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Related terms
Zoning and Land Use
- Air Rights
- Area Variance
- As-of-right Development
- Authorization
- Base Height
- Base Plane
- Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA)
- Building Envelope
- Bulk
- Certification
General information, not legal, tax or financial advice.