Elmsford City Zoning Code
§ 335-16
Rear yards.
A.
Residence R-O and R-1 Districts. Within any Residence R-O and R-1 Districts, a rear yard is required behind every main building of a minimum depth of 30 feet.
B.
Residence R-2 Districts. Within any Residence R-2 District, a rear yard is required behind every main building of a minimum depth of 20 feet, and for each foot that the building height exceeds 30 feet, four inches shall be added to this minimum.
C.
RCD Districts. Within any RCD District, the rear yard requirements for buildings developed therein shall be as set forth in § 335-8C(2)(e) of this chapter.
[Added 12-2-1991 by L.L. No. 10-1991]
D.
Business and industrial districts.
(1)
Within any business or industrial district where a building is used in whole or in part for residence purposes, then the rear yard requirements shall be the same as for Residence R-2 Districts described in Subsection B above, except that the rear yard here required need not extend below the level of the residence occupancy it serves.
(2)
Within any business or industrial district, on any lot the rear line of which bounds a residence district, there shall be provided, except on the ground story, at least 1/2 as much rear yard space as is required above in Subsection B of this section.
(3)
In any case, if a rear yard is provided, it shall be not less than 10 feet in depth.
(4)
Every rear yard that is not otherwise accessible at its lowest level shall be made accessible by a door or other means to enable it to be properly cleaned.