Any building or structure or any portion thereof, erected before 4/18/1929, which is occupied, wholly or in part, as the residence of three families or more living independently of each other and doing their cooking upon the premises, and includes apartment houses, flat houses and all other houses so erected and occupied, except that a tenement shall not be deemed to include any converted dwelling. ...more
TERRACE
An unenclosed, unroofed, relatively level paved or planted area adjoining a building; a raised embankment with the top leveled for walking or seating purposes. ...more
Labels: 4 Zoning Resolution, T
THROUGH BLOCK ARCADE
A THROUGH BLOCK ARCADE is a continuous area within a BUILDING connecting one STREET with another STREET, RESIDENTIAL PLAZA, URBAN PLAZA or ARCADE adjacent to the STREET. This area may be enclosed in whole or in part and must have a minimum width of 20 feet and a minimum average height of 20 feet. Such a THROUGH BLOCK ARCADE shall, at either end, be at the same level as the STREET, RESIDENTIAL PLAZA, URBAN PLAZA or ARCADE which it adjoins. ...more
Labels: 4 Zoning Resolution, T
THROUGH LOT
A THROUGH LOT is any ZONING LOT, not a CORNER LOT, which adjoins two STREET LINES opposite to each other and parallel or within 45 degrees of being parallel to each other. Any portion of a THROUGH LOT which is not or could not be bounded by two such opposite STREET LINES and two straight lines intersecting such STREET LINES shall be subject to the regulations for an INTERIOR LOT. ...more
Labels: 4 Zoning Resolution, T
TIER OF SEATING
A general level of seating, such as an orchestra (usually the main tier), a balcony, or gallery. ...more
Labels: 1 1968 Building Code, T
TRAILER
A TRAILER is a vehicle standing on wheels or rigid supports that is used for living or sleeping purposes. ...more
Labels: 4 Zoning Resolution, T
TRAILER CAMP
A lot or parcel of land used for temporary or permanent occupancy by two or more mobile homes or travel trailers. ...more
Labels: 1 1968 Building Code, T
TRANSFER COLUMN
A column supported by beams, girders, trusses or similar members and reacting on two or more columns at a lower level. ...more
Labels: 1 1968 Building Code, T
TRANSIENT HOTEL
A TRANSIENT HOTEL is a BUILDING or part of a BUILDING in which:
(a) living or sleeping accommodations are used primarily for transient occupancy, and may be rented on a daily basis;
(b) one or more common entrances serve all such living or sleeping units; and
(c) twenty-four hour desk service is provided, in addition to one or more of the following services: housekeeping, telephone, or bellhop service, or the furnishing or laundering of linens.
Permitted ACCESSORY USES include restaurants, cocktail lounges, public banquet halls, ballrooms, or meeting rooms.
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Labels: 4 Zoning Resolution, T
TWO-FAMILY PRIVATE DWELLING
A (PRIVATE DWELLING) building designed for and occupied exclusively by two FAMILIES. ...more
Labels: 3 NYS Multiple Dwelling Law, T
TWO-FAMILY RESIDENCE
A TWO-FAMILY RESIDENCE is a BUILDING containing only two DWELLING UNITS, and occupied by only two FAMILIES. ...more
Labels: 4 Zoning Resolution, T
