23-434 - Height and setback modifications for eligible sites

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024


R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12

In the districts indicated, without a letter suffix, for #zoning lots# that meet the criteria of paragraph (a) of this Section, the
height and setback modifications set forth in paragraph (b) may be applied.

(a)    Eligible sites

       The provisions of this Section shall apply to:

       (1)     #zoning lots# with a #transportation-infrastructure-adjacent frontage#;

       (2)     #zoning lots# where one of the following irregularities exists on December 5, 2024 and the date of application for
               a building permit:

               (i)      an #interior lot#, or portions thereof, has a depth that is less than 85 feet, or a #through lot#, or portion
                        thereof, has a depth that is less than 170 feet;

               (ii)     an #interior lot#, or portions thereof, has a depth that is greater than or equal to 115 feet, or a #through
                        lot#, or portion thereof, has a depth that is greater than or equal to 230 feet;

              (iii)      #corner lots# or other #zoning lots# with multiple #front lot lines# where the angle between two #front lot
                        lines# is greater than or less than 15 degrees of being perpendicular;

              (iv)       #through lots# or other #zoning lots# with multiple #front lot lines# where the angle between two #front
                        lot lines# is greater than or less than 15 degrees of being parallel;

               (v)       #zoning lots# where, over the depth of the lot, as measured perpendicular from the #front lot line#, there
                        is a slope of at least 15 percent to the horizontal; or

       (3)     #zoning lots# that have a #lot area# of at least 20,000 square feet or occupy an entire #block#.

               However, for #zoning lots# with a #lot area# of 30,000 square feet or more with existing #buildings#, eligible
               portions of the #zoning lot# for #developments# or #enlargements#:

               (i)      shall not include open space with amenities used for recreational purposes, such as play equipment, court
                        game facilities, ball fields or fixed tables and chairs, unless such space is replaced in kind and size on the
                        same #zoning lot#; and

               (ii)     shall be located, partially or entirely, within 100 feet of a #street line#.

(b)    Modified height and setback provisions

       For eligible #zoning lots#, the maximum permitted #building# height may be modified as follows:
                                           MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT FOR ELIGIBLE SITES


                                    District                               Maximum height of
                                                                                  #buildings or
                                                                             other structures#
                                                                                        (in feet)


                                    R6-2                                                      95


                                    R6 R6-1                                                  125


                                    R7-1 R7-2                                                155


                                    R7-3                                                     185


                                    R8                                                       215


                                    R81                                                      255


                                    R9                                                       285


                                    R9-1                                                     315


                                    R10                                                      355


                                    R11                                                      405


                                    R12                                                      495

             1       for #UAP developments# or #qualifying senior housing# on #zoning lots#, or portions thereof, within 100 feet of a
                    #wide street#

Notwithstanding the above, where either a single #zoning lot# or two or more #zoning lots# under single fee ownership or
      alternate ownership arrangements that are contiguous or would be contiguous but for their separation by a #street#, have
      a #lot area# of at least 40,000 square feet, and where either the height at roof level of an existing #building#, or
      ornamental features in an existing non-#residential# #building or other structure#, meet or exceed the maximum heights
      set forth in such table, the maximum heights may be increased by 25 percent, or the height of such roof level or
      ornamental feature, whichever is lower.