§ 23-321 Basic front yard requirements in R1 through R5 Districts
ZR § 23-321
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5
In the districts indicated, front yards shall be provided as set forth in the following table, except as further modified by the provisions of this Section.
District
Front Yard
R1
20 feet
R2 R2A R2X
R3-1 R3-2
15 feet
R3A R3X
R4 R4-1 R4A
R5 R5A
10 feet
R4B
R5B R5D
5 feet
For the purpose of this Section, the area between the street line and the street wall line of adjacent buildings containing residences on the same or adjoining zoning lots fronting on the same street shall be considered adjacent front yards.
Minimum front yard yards shall be modified as follows:
For qualifying residential sites with a lot width of at least 150 feet, the applicable front yard depth set forth in the table may be reduced by five feet, except that a front yard shall be no shallower than five feet;
For a corner lot, one front yard may have a depth that is five feet shallower than the applicable depth set forth in the table, except that a front yard shall be no shallower than five feet;
Where an adjacent front yard is shallower than the minimum required pursuant to the applicable district regulations, then the front yard may be as shallow as the shallowest adjacent front yard. However, a front yard shall be no shallower than five feet;
In R4B and R5B Districts, a front yard shall be no deeper than the deepest adjacent front yard and no shallower than the shallowest adjacent front yard. However, a front yard shall be no shallower than five feet, and need not exceed 15 feet in depth. Where the street walls surrounding the subject building do not have a prevailing street wall frontage, these front yard line-up provisions need not apply; and
To accommodate street wall articulation, such as bay windows, and facade recesses, up to 50 percent of the aggregate width of street wall, at any level, may encroach into a required front yard, provided that no encroachment exceeds a depth of three feet, as measured perpendicular to the street wall, or portion thereof.
