Land Use and Zoning Criteria

As noted earlier, the highest number of collisions occurred in locations with various zoning areas (R-Residential, C-Commercial, M-Manufacturing), such as R3, R4, R5, R6, R7A, R6A, R8, and R9. R3 zoning is for one to two-story, semi-detached, and detached that accommodate low-density districts. R4 and R5 have attached houses and apartment houses, of two stories homes within a transit zone. These are mainly mapped in Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island. R5 allows for a third story, semi-detached or detached, with off-street parking and widely zoned for Brooklyn and Queens. R5 is used as a transiting zone between low- and high-density neighborhoods. R6 and R7 are built for medium-density areas, and they are located mostly in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx; they are buildings for multiple family buildings. R6 allows for 13 stories, and R7 allows 14 stories with open space as a requirement. R7, mostly located in Manhattan and the Bronx, requires a lower parking area. R8 are apartment buildings, ranging from mid-rise, 8 to 10 story buildings; considered to be zoned for a high-density area. R8 are mainly found in the Bronx, Grand Concourse, Brooklyn Heights, and widely mapped in Manhattan's borough. R9, located in a high-density area, mainly in the borough of Manhattan R9, requires off-street parking. Some of the significant collisions occurred within commercial areas throughout the five boroughs.
The following commercial-zoned are C1, C4, C6, and C8. C1 are mapped within a high dens area with a residential component, a commercial overlay area; the commercial use is limited to one to two stories. To be noted, C1 also can be mixed with R8, R9, and R10. C4 is mapped in regional commercial centers, mainly located in Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island, outside of the business district. Some of the C4 mapped building includes a residential component. C6 is considered as a wide range of high bulk commercial uses that require a central location. C6 is mostly located in Manhattan, Downtown Jamaica, Queens, and Downtown Brooklyn. Most of C6 are built as corporate headquarter, large hotels, and department stores as part of the zoning criteria; noting, it must include a public plaza with the built right of way. C8 is a land-use transitioning from commercial to manufacturing uses. C8 is widely used for commercial services, such as car wash, automobile showroom, and repair shop. These zones are found in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and Castleton Corners, Staten Island; the C8 zone does not allow for any housing or residential use.