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 Boca Raton
 Code of Ordinances
 Chapter 28. ZONING
 Article IX. SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS

  § 28-343. Additional setback and landscaped yard requirements.  

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  • (1)

    Accessory buildings and structures. With the exception of wing walls forming part of the main building or structure, no accessory building or structure shall encroach into the minimum side yard setbacks as provided hereunder. All detached accessory buildings or structures must have a minimum side yard and rear yard setback of 35 feet as measured perpendicularly from the lot line.

    (2)

    Cul-de-sac plots. Minimum front yard setbacks for cul-de-sac plots in R-E-2 districts shall be not less than 45 feet and in all other single-family residence districts shall be not less than 20 feet as measured perpendicularly from the chord of the arc of the front plot line.

    (3)

    Building heights over 25 feet. Where nonresidential buildings have been conditionally approved to exceed 25 feet in height, the setback requirements for front, side and rear yards shall be increased respectively by 1 foot for each foot of building height in excess of 25 feet.

    (4)

    Plot sizes over 2 acres. For buildings located on plots which are in excess of 2 acres, the setback requirements for front, side and rear yards shall be increased respectively by 10 feet for each acre of plot area in excess of 2 acres until the following maximum setbacks result, and shall be landscaped as set forth below:

    (a)

    The increased setback for any yard abutting an improved, or dedicated but unimproved, public street shall not exceed 100 feet in depth.

    (b)

    The increased setback for any yard adjacent to a side or rear plot line shall not exceed 50 feet in depth.

    (c)

    Unless a greater landscaped yard is required by ordinance or as a condition of approval, the first 10 feet from the plot line of each yard shall be fully landscaped and maintained in a healthy, growing condition. The landscaping shall be installed pursuant to a landscaping plan which shall be submitted to the community appearance board for review and approval. Modifications to a landscaping plan approved by the community appearance board shall require approval of that board in advance of modifications to the landscaping on the site.

    (5)

    Overhanging structures. Overhanging structures shall be governed according to the provisions of section 28-1351 et seq.

(Ord. No. 1828, § 4, 7-18-73; Ord. No. 2718, § 1, 1-22-80)