23-352 - Inner court regulations

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024


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In the districts indicated, the following #inner court# regulations shall apply:

(a)    where #legally required windows# face onto an #inner court#, for #buildings# or portions thereof at or below a height of
       75 feet, the area of an #inner court# shall not be less than 800 square feet, and the minimum dimension of such #inner
       court# shall not be less than 20 feet, and above a height of 75 feet, where permitted, the area of an #inner court# shall not
       be less than 1,200 square feet, and the minimum dimension of such #inner court# shall not be less than 30 feet;

(b)    where no #legally required windows# face onto an #inner court#, for #buildings# or portions thereof at or below a height
       of 75 feet, the area of such small #inner court# shall not be less than 200 square feet and no dimension shall be less than
       10 feet, and above a height of 75 feet, where permitted, the area of such small #inner court# shall not be less than 300
       square feet and no dimension shall be less than 15 feet; and

(c)    the width of an #inner court recess# shall be at least equal to the depth of the #inner court recess#, except that such width
       need not exceed the minimum dimension for an #inner court#, relative to the height.

For the purposes of this Section, that portion of an open area not part of an #inner court# and over which, when viewed directly
from above, lines perpendicular to a #lot line# may be drawn into such #inner court#, shall be considered part of such #inner
court#.