123-64 - Special Height and Setback Regulations in Special Mixed Use Districts with R3,
R4, or R5 District designations

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024


In #Special Mixed Use Districts# where the #Residence District# designation is an R3, R4 or R5 District, the maximum base
height and maximum #building# height for #qualifying residential sites# shall be as set forth in the following table. For all
#qualifying residential sites# in the #Greater Transit Zone#, the height and setback provisions applicable to an R5 District shall
apply.

For #building# #street walls# fronting a #street# where either a #Commercial District# or a #Special Mixed Use District# is
mapped along the entire #block# frontage, for the portion of such #street wall# that exceeds the maximum base height, a setback
shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 23-423. Such setback shall be provided at a height not lower than
a minimum base height of 20 feet and not higher than the maximum base height set forth in the following table.

                              MAXIMUM BASE HEIGHT AND MAXIMUM #BUILDING# HEIGHTS


                                 District                Maximum Base        Maximum Height of
                                                         Height (in feet)    #Buildings or other
                                                                            Structures# (in feet)


                                 R3                                    35                      45


                                 R4                                    35                      55


                                 R5                                    45                      65


Permitted obstructions shall be permitted pursuant to Sections 23-41, 24-51 or 43-42. In addition, for #all buildings or other
structures#, a dormer may be provided in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b)(1) of Section 23-413 (Permitted
obstructions in certain districts).

However, for M1 Districts with an A suffix paired with a #Residence District#, the applicable height and setback regulations
shall be whichever regulations permit the tallest overall heights between the applicable #Manufacturing District# regulations set
forth in Section 43-46, or the applicable #Residence District# regulations set forth in this Section, depending on the particular
M1 District and #Residence District# pairing.

Additional height and setback provisions are set forth in Section 123-66, inclusive.

The height of all #buildings or other structures# shall be measured from the #base plane#. For the purposes of this Section,
where #base planes# of different elevations apply to different portions of a #building or other structure#, each such portion of
the #building# may be considered to be a separate #building#.