23-443 - Special provisions in other geographies

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024

(a)   Special provisions for #zoning lots# adjoining #public parks#

      In all districts, where a #building# adjoining a #public park# utilizes the provisions of Section 23-381, such #public park#
      shall be considered a #wide street# for the purpose of applying the regulations set forth in Sections 23-42 and 23-43 to
      any #building or other structure# on a #zoning lot# adjoining such #public park#.

(b)   Special provisions for #zoning lots# with #transportation-infrastructure-adjacent frontage#

      For #zoning lots# or portions thereof within 100 feet of a #street line# along a #transportation-infrastructure-adjacent
      frontage#, the following shall apply:

      (1)    the applicable #street wall# location provisions of Section 23-431 and the minimum base height provisions of
             Section 23-432 need not apply; and

      (2)    for #buildings# containing #multiple dwelling residences# that are not otherwise eligible for additional height
             pursuant to Section 23-434, the applicable maximum #building# heights may be increased by 10 feet in R1
             through R6 Districts, and by 20 feet in R7 through R12 Districts.

(c)   #Limited Height Districts#
      In the #Limited Height Districts#, the underlying height and setback regulations for the zoning district shall apply,
      except that:

      (1)    the additional height allowances for eligible sites set forth in Section 23-434 shall not apply; and

      (2)    for #zoning lots# that do not contain #qualifying affordable housing# or #qualifying senior housing#, the
             maximum height of #buildings or other structures# shall be as shown in the following table:


                     #Limited height district#        Maximum height above #curb level# or #base
                                                                                    plane#, as applicable


                     LH-1                                                                           50 feet


                     LH-lA                                                                          60 feet


                     LH-2                                                                           70 feet


                     LH-3                                                                         100 feet


(d)   Special provisions along certain district boundaries

      Where a #zoning lot# located in an R6 through R12 District #abuts# a #zoning lot# located within an R1 through R5
      District, the height of a #building# within a ‘transition area’ measured parallel to the district boundary, shall not exceed
      the heights set forth in the table, depending on the zoning district adjacency, the adjacent #zoning lot# condition, and
      the width of the #zoning lot#.


                                     TRANSITION AREA DIMENSION AND MAXIMUM HEIGHT


                                              Maximum permitted height within transition area
                                                             (in feet, above #base plane#)


 Adjacent zoning district and #zoning
                                    For #zoning lots# with aFor #zoning lots# with a #lot width#
       lot# condition                         #lot width# less                    greater than 30 feet
                                              than or equal to 30
                                              feet


                                       Within a distance equalWithin
                                                              to     15 feet of the
                                                                                 Beyond 15 feet and
                                              one-third of the #lot    district            within 25 feet of
                                              width# of the district   boundary            the district
                                              boundary                                     boundary
 R1 R2 R3        Non-#qualifying residential
                                       45*                                45*                   65
                          sites#


                 #Qualifying residential 65                               65                    85
                          sites#


 R4 R5           Non-#qualifying residential
                                       65                                 65                    85
                          sites#


                 #Qualifying residential 85                               85                    85
                          sites#


       *      For #zoning lots# in R7, R8, R9 and R10 Districts, the maximum permitted height within the transition area shall be 65 feet.