23-735

Special yard, court and other area regulations

For sky exposure plane buildings, the provisions of Section 23-30, inclusive, shall apply, except that:

  1. for through lots, the alternate location allowances set forth in paragraph (c)(2) of Section 23-344 may be applied to rear yard equivalents
  2. the maximum lot coverages set forth in Section 23-36, inclusive, need not apply; and
  3. the minimum distance between buildings provisions of paragraph (c)(2) of Section 23-371, pertaining to two of more buildings on the same zoning lot that are not connected at any level, shall be modified as follows.

    The required minimum distance between the portion of a building containing dwelling units and any other building on the same zoning lot shall vary according to the height of such building and the particular wall condition and the presence of legally required windows in facing building walls. 

    For the purposes of this Section, wall condition shall be defined as follows:
     

                 “wall to wall” is a condition where two walls of buildings face each other, and neither wall contains a legally required window

                 “wall to window” is a condition where two walls of buildings face each other, and one wall contains a legally required window and the other wall does not contain a legally required window

                 “window to window” is a condition where two walls of buildings face each other, and both walls contain a legally required window.

    Such minimum distance shall be as indicated in the following table:
     

    Wall Condition

    Maximum building height above base plane or curb level, as applicable

    25 feet

    35 feet

    40 feet

    50 feet

    Over 50 feet

    Wall to wall

    40

    40

    40

    40

    40

    Wall to window

    40

    40

    40

    45

    50

    Window to window

    40

    45

    50

    55

    60

    However, for portions of buildings higher than 125 feet, the provisions of Section 23-371 shall continue to apply.

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