Section 28-104.7.6. City Datum  


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  • All  elevations  noted  in the construction
      documents shall be referred to and  clearly  identified  as  the  United
      States  coast and geodetic survey mean sea level datum of 1929 (national
      geodetic vertical datum, "NGVD"), which is  hereby  established  as  the
      city    datum.  By  way  of examples, tables 104.7.6.1 through 104.7.6.5
      shall be used to  convert  borough  elevations  to  their  corresponding
      equivalent NGVD elevations.
                                   TABLE 104.7.6.1
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                     BRONX               To obtain             NGVD
                   Elevations           equivalency:        Elevations
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                     10.000            -> add 2.608 ->        12.608
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                      7.392            -> add 2.608 ->        10.000
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                                   TABLE 104.7.6.2
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                    BROOKLYN             To obtain             NGVD
                   Elevations           equivalency:        Elevations
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                     10.000            -> add 2.547 ->        12.547
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                      7.453            -> add 2.547 ->        10.000
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                                   TABLE 104.7.6.3
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                    MANHATTAN            To obtain             NGVD
                   Elevations           equivalency:        Elevations
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                     10.000            -> add 2.752 ->        12.752
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                      7.248            -> add 2.752 ->        10.000
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                                   TABLE 104.7.6.4
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                     QUEENS              To obtain             NGVD
                   Elevations           equivalency:        Elevations
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                     10.000            -> add 2.725 ->        12.725
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                      7.275            -> add 2.725 ->        10.000
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                                   TABLE 104.7.6.5
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                     +STATEN
                      ISLAND             To obtain             NGVD
                   Elevations           equivalency:        Elevations
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                     10.000            -> add 3.192 ->        13.192
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                      6.808            -> add 3.192 ->        10.000
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