24-53 - Alternate Front Setbacks

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024


R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12

In the districts indicated without a letter suffix, if an open area is provided along the full length of the #front lot line# with the
minimum depth set forth in the following table, the provisions of Section 24-52 (Maximum Height of Walls and Required
Setbacks) shall not apply. The minimum depth of such an open area shall be measured perpendicular to the #front lot line#.
However, in such instances, except as otherwise provided in Sections 24-51 (Permitted Obstructions) or 24-54 (Tower
Regulations), no #building or other structure# shall penetrate the alternate #sky exposure plane# set forth in the table, and the
#sky exposure plane# shall be measured from a point above the #street line#.

If the open area provided under the terms of this Section is a #public plaza#, such open area may be counted for the bonus
provided for a #public plaza# in the districts indicated in Section 24-14 (Floor Area Bonus for a Public Plaza).

In R9 , R10, R11 or R12 Districts, the provisions of this Section shall be inapplicable to any #development# or #enlargement#
with more than 25 percent of the total #floor area# of the #building# in #residential use#.

ALTERNATE REQUIRED FRONT SETBACKS
Depth of Optional Front     Alternate #Sky Exposure Plane#
Open Area
(in feet)

                            Height        Slope over #Zoning Lot# (expressed as a ratio of vertical
                            above         distance to horizontal distance)
                            #Street
                            Line#
                                          On #Narrow Street#             On #Wide Street#
                            (in feet)

On            On #Wide                    Vertical       Horizontal      Vertical       Horizontal
#Narrow       Street#                     Distance       Distance        Distance       Distance
Street#


Within R6 or R7 Districts


15            10            60            3.7            to 1            7.6            to 1


Within R8 R9, R10, R11 or R12 Districts


15            10            85            3.7            to 1            7.6            to 1
ALTERNATE SKY EXPOSURE PLANE
R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 Districts