§ 81-263 Standard setback requirements
ZR § 81-263
Buildings shall comply with the regulations of this Section.
(a)Ten-foot setback requirementAbove the maximum height permitted at the street line pursuant to the provisions of Section 81-262, every portion of a building shall be set back at least 10 feet from the street line.
(b)General setback provisions; depth to height chartsAbove the maximum height permitted at the street line, buildings, in addition to meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) of this Section, are required to be set back behind the applicable setback line, the depth of the setback line at any point depending upon the height of the wall at that point in accordance with the requirements of applicable Tables A, B or C of this Section presenting required setbacks from streets 60 feet or less, 75 or 80 feet, or 100 or more feet in width, respectively.
Table A
SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
ON STREETS 60 FEET OR LESS IN WIDTH
Depth of Setback Line from Street Line at
Stated Heights above Curb Level.
Height
Depth of Setback Line
90
0.00
100
2.00
110
4.00
120
6.00
130
8.00
140
10.00
150
12.00
160
13.75
170
15.25
180
16.75
190
18.50
200
20.00
210
21.25
220
22.50
230
24.00
240
25.25
250
26.50
260
27.50
270
28.75
280
30.00
290
30.75
300
31.75
310
32.75
320
33.75
330
34.75
340
35.50
350
36.25
360
37.25
370
38.00
380
38.75
390
39.50
400
40.25
410
41.00
420
41.75
430
42.25
440
43.00
450
43.50
460
44.25
470
44.75
480
45.50
490
46.00
500
46.50
510
47.00
520
47.50
530
48.00
540
48.50
550
49.00
560
49.50
570
50.00
580
50.50
590
51.00
600
51.50
610
52.00
620
52.25
630
52.75
640
53.00
650
53.50
660
53.75
670
54.25
680
54.50
690
55.00
700
55.25
710
55.75
Above 710
For every 10 feet the depth shall increase by one foot
Table B
ON STREETS 75 OR 80 FEET WIDE
1.50
3.50
5.50
7.50
9.25
11.00
12.75
14.25
15.75
17.25
18.75
23.75
24.75
26.00
27.00
28.00
29.00
31.00
32.00
34.50
37.00
37.75
38.25
39.00
39.75
40.50
42.50
44.00
45.25
45.75
46.25
46.75
47.25
47.75
48.25
48.75
50.75
51.25
51.75
52.50
Table C
ON STREETS AT LEAST 100 FEET WIDE
3.00
5.00
6.75
8.50
10.25
11.75
13.25
14.75
16.00
21.00
22.25
23.50
24.50
25.50
28.50
29.50
30.25
31.25
33.00
35.25
36.00
36.75
39.25
40.00
41.25
42.75
44.50
45.00
49.25
(c)Use of tablesTo comply with the setback requirements of this Section, a building at any height shall be set back at least to the depth of the setback line indicated on the applicable table.For heights between those shown on the table, the depth of the setback line shall be interpolated.Required depths of setback lines shall be rounded off to the next highest half foot.The setback requirements apply only to portions of buildings above the maximum height permitted at the street line, so that required setbacks on the narrower street frontage of a corner lot shall apply only to heights above the maximum front wall heights permitted by the corner lot provisions of paragraph (b) of Section 81-262 (Maximum height of front wall at the street line).
(d)Middle one-third ruleA building may penetrate beyond the setback line at any height if the penetration is confined to the middle third of the front lot line length and complies in all respects with the middle one-third rule as defined in Section 81-261 (Definitions).
