35-62 - Height and Setback Requirements in Commercial Districts with R1 Through R5
Equivalency

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024


In #Commercial Districts# mapped within, or with a #residential equivalent# of an R1 through R5 district, for the purposes of
applying the provisions of Section 23-42 (Height and Setback Requirements in R1 Through R5 Districts), inclusive, to
#qualifying residential sites#, the applicable #Residence District# regulations shall apply, including as modified by the provisions
of Section 35-22.

However, for the purposes of applying the provisions of Section 23-423 (Standard setback regulations), for #building# #street
walls# fronting a #street# where a #Commercial 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 at a height not lower than a minimum base
height of 20 feet and not higher than the maximum base height set forth in Section 23-424 (Height and setback requirements for
qualifying residential sites).

Additional height and setback provisions are set forth in Section 35-64, 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#.