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In terms of land use, in the United States, 'setback' refers to the minimum distance a building or structure must be from something else. Weusecookiestoensurewegiveyouthebestexperienceonourwebsite.YoucanfindoutaboutourcookiesandhowtodisablecookiesinourPrivacyPolicy.Ifyoucontinuetousethiswebsitewithoutdisablingcookies,wewillassumeyouarehappytoreceivethem.Close. DesigningBuildings-TheConstructionWiki Newsletter Register Signin Search Subjects Tools/info Createanarticle Uploadfile/image Imagelibrary Fulltextsearch Recentchanges Contact Help About Privacypolicy Reportabuse TermsandConditions Advertise Projectplans BIMprojectplan Constructionmanager Designandbuild Managementcontract Publicproject Self-buildhome Traditionalcontract Projectactivities Appointments Clientprocedures Constructionmanagement Constructiontechniques Contracts/payment Cost/businessplanning Design Procurement Products/components Propertydevelopment Publicprocedures Roles/services Legislationandstandards Caselaw Healthandsafety/CDM Otherlegislation Planningpermission Policy Propertylaw Regulations Standards/measurements Sustainability Taxation Industrycontext Definitions Education History International News Organisations Projectsandcasestudies Publications/reports Research/Innovation Theory Water Specialistwikis BIM BREEAM Circulareconomy Conservation People SurreyHillsAONB Editthisarticle Lastedited15Jan2021 See fullhistory Setback Intermsoflanduse,intheUnitedStates,‘setback’referstotheminimumdistanceabuildingorstructuremustbefromsomethingelse.Typically,thisisthedistancefromaroad,highwayorlandboundary,butitcanalsorefertoariverorotherwatercourse,ashore,floodplain,railwaytracks,fencing,landscaping,septictanks,andsoon. Setbacksarecreatedbythezoningrestrictions,ordinancesandbuildingcodeslaidoutbylocalgovernments.Azoninglawmay,forinstance,specifya3msetback,whichmeansthattheremustbeatleast3mbetweenaroadandanybuilding.Thepurposeofsetbacksistoensuresecurity,privacy,auniformneighbourhood(i.e.withbuildingssetatthesamedistance),andenvironmentalprotection.Theyalsoallowpublicutilitiestoaccessbuildings. Specialapprovalsmaybegrantedinsomecasestoallowabuildingtobepositionedinfrontofasetbackline. Beforezoninglawswereintroducedin1916,manycitiesdidnothaveprescribedsetbacks,andearlysetbacksweregenerallymuchsmallerbeforetheriseoftheautomobileinthe1920s.Setbacksforlargefrontlawnswerecriticisedbysome,includingtheurbantheoristJaneJacobs,forcontributingtocar-dependent,low-densitycitiesthatencouragedurbansprawl. UrbanDesignGuidelinesforVictoria,publishedbyTheStateofVictoriaDepartmentofEnvironment,Land,WaterandPlanningin2017,definessetbackas:‘Thedistanceofabuildingwallfromanylotboundary.Abuildingfrontsetbackcanaddtotheperceivedwidthofthestreet,provideadditionalpublicorprivatespace,andallowspaceforlandscaping.Abuildingsetonthefrontpropertyboundaryhaszerostreetsetback.’ Setbackmightalsoreferto: Areversalinprogress. Anoffsetinawall. [edit]RelatedarticlesonDesigningBuildingsWiki Buildingcodes. Densification. Jetty. InternationalZoningCode(IZC). Podium. Propertyrights. RightstolightintheUS. Suburb. Super-slender. Townplanning. Urbansprawl. ZoningintheUnitedStates. Retrievedfrom"https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Setback" Share Addacomment Sendusfeedback Createanarticle Share Follow Facebook Twitter LinkedIn YouTube Relatedarticles Buildingcodes. Densification. Jetty. InternationalZoningCode(IZC). Podium. Propertyrights. RightstolightintheUS. Suburb. Super-slender. Townplanning. Urbansprawl. ZoningintheUnitedStates. Featuredarticlesandnews BSIIdentify Digitaltoolassistswithproductinventorymanagement. OneCityNineTowns Shanghai'sambitiouseconomicdevelopmentexperiment. U-valueinsights AnswerstofourkeyquestionsaboutU-values. BSRIABG50/2021 Watertreatmentforclosedheatingandcoolingsystemsguidepublished. StylisticprogressionduringtheStuartperiod WasthisthegoldenageofBritisharchitecture? TheBurrellCollection Settingnewstandardsforsustainabilityinmuseums. Infrastructureandthecirculareconomy Theroleoftheengineerinconstruction'stransformation. Edison'sconcretehouses Theinventor'sloveofconcreteinspiredthisunsuccessfulconcept. Typesofbrick TheinfluenceofgeologyonEnglishbrickmaking. ©DesigningBuildingsLtd.2021 DesigningBuildingsAnywhere GettheFirefoxadd-ontoaccess20,000definitionsdirectfromanywebsite Findoutmore Acceptcookiesanddon'tshowmethisagain "