(2/2/11)
#Yard# regulations for #zoning lots# shall be governed by the provisions of this Section. For #developments# containing WD #uses# or, in C8 or #Manufacturing Districts#, #developments# comprised predominantly of #uses# in Use Groups 16, 17 or 18, or for #developments# on #zoning lots# that are not #waterfront zoning lots#, #yards# shall be provided in accordance with the applicable district regulations. For all other #developments#, #yards# shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Sections 62-331 (Front yards and side yards) and 62-332 (Rear yards and waterfront yards), except that no #yard# regulations shall be applicable on #piers# or #floating structures# nor may #piers# or #floating structures# be used to satisfy any #yard# requirements.
(7/26/01)
#Front yards# and #side yards# shall be provided on #zoning lots# within #waterfront blocks# in accordance with applicable district regulations, except that:
- any #rear lot line# of a #waterfront zoning lot# that intersects the #shoreline# shall be deemed to be a #side lot line# and be subject to #side yard# regulations; and
- #side yard# regulations shall be inapplicable along #side lot lines# that are coincident with or seaward of the #shoreline#. In lieu thereof, a #waterfront yard# shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 62- 332.
(2/2/11)
#Rear yard# regulations shall be inapplicable on #waterfront zoning lots#. In lieu thereof, a #waterfront yard# shall be provided along the entire length of the #shoreline#, bulkhead or stabilized natural shore, whichever is furthest landward, with a depth as set forth in the following table. The minimum depth shall be measured from the landward edge of the bulkhead, landward edge of stabilized natural shore or, in the case of natural #shorelines#, the mean high water line.
Where a #platform# projects from the #shoreline#, stabilized natural shore, or bulkhead, such #waterfront yard# shall, in lieu of following the shore at that portion, continue along the water edge of such #platform# until it again intersects the #shoreline#, stabilized natural shore, or bulkhead, at which point it shall resume following the #shoreline#, stabilized natural shore, or bulkhead.
The level of a #waterfront yard# shall not be higher than the elevation of the top of the adjoining existing bulkhead, existing stabilized natural shore or mean high water line, as applicable, except that natural grade level need not be disturbed in order to comply with this requirement. The level of the portion of a #waterfront yard# on a #platform# shall not be higher than the abutting level of the non-platformed portion of the #waterfront yard#, of which it is the continuation, except that the level of a #platform# existing on October 25, 1993 need not be altered in order to comply with this requirement.
No #building or other structure# shall be erected above the lowest level of a #waterfront yard#. Permitted obstructions in #waterfront yards# in all districts shall include permitted obstructions as listed in Sections 23-44 (Permitted Obstructions in Required Yards or Rear Yard Equivalents) and 62-611, except that enclosed #accessory# off-street parking spaces and walls exceeding four feet in height shall not be permitted.
In addition, the following #rear yard# obstructions shall not be permitted except when #accessory# to #single-# or #two-family residences# in #detached#, #semi-detached# or #zero lot line buildings#:
Balconies, unenclosed;
Greenhouses, non-commercial, #accessory#;
Swimming pools, #accessory#;
Terraces or porches, open;
| WATERFRONT YARD DEPTH FOR ALL DISTRICTS | |
|---|---|
| Column A Districts with 30 Foot Requirement |
Column B Districts with 40 Foot Requirement |
| R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 C1 C2 mapped in R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 C3 |
R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 C1 C2 mapped in R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 C1-6 C1-7 C1-8 C1-9 C2-6 C2-7 C2-8 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 M1 M2 M3 |
The minimum depth set forth in the preceding table may be reduced at the following locations provided no #waterfront yard# is reduced to less than ten feet:
- Along those portions of the landward edge of stabilized
shore, bulkhead, natural #shoreline# or along those portions
of the water edge of a #platform#, having a lot dimension,
measured perpendicular and landward from such edge, that is
less than 70 feet in the case of districts in Column A or 80
feet in the case of districts in Column B.
For such shallow portions of lots, the minimum depth may be reduced by one foot for each foot that the lot dimension measured from such edge is less than 70 or 80 feet, as applicable. - Along those portions of the water edge of a #platform#
having a dimension, measured perpendicular from such water
edge to an opposite water edge that is less than 100 feet in
the case of districts in Column A or 120 feet in the case of
districts in Column B.
For such narrow portions of #platforms#, the minimum depth along each opposite edge may be reduced by one-half foot for each foot that the #platform# dimension is less than 100 or 120 feet, as applicable.
WATERFRONT YARD AT STABILIZED SHORELINE (62-332b.1)
WATERFRONT YARD (62-332b.2)