Setback (land use) - Wikipedia

In land use, a setback is the minimum distance which a building or other structure must be set back from a street or road, a river or other stream, ... Setback(landuse) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Thisarticleisaboutminimumdistancesbetweenbuildingsandthelotline.Forregulationsregardingstep-likerecessionsinwalls,seeSetback(architecture). Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "Setback" landuse – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(January2021)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) Inlanduse,asetbackistheminimumdistancewhichabuildingorotherstructuremustbesetbackfromastreetorroad,ariverorotherstream,ashoreorfloodplain,oranyotherplacewhichisdeemedtoneedprotection.Dependingonthejurisdiction,otherthingslikefences,landscaping,septictanks,andvariouspotentialhazardsornuisancesmightberegulatedandprohibitedbysetbacklines.Setbacksalongstate,provincial,orfederalhighwaysmayalsobesetinthelawsofthestateorprovince,orthefederalgovernment.Localgovernmentscreatesetbacksthroughordinances,zoningrestrictions,andBuildingCodes,usuallyforreasonsofpublicpolicysuchassafety,privacy,andenvironmentalprotection.Neighborhooddevelopersmaycreatesetbacklines(usuallydefinedinCovenants&Restrictions,andsetforthinofficialneighborhoodmaps)toensureuniformappearanceintheneighborhoodandpreventhousesfromcrowdingadjacentstructuresorstreets.Insomecases,buildingaheadofasetbacklinemaybepermittedthroughspecialapproval. Overview[edit] Homesusuallyhaveasetbackfromthepropertyboundary,sothattheycannotbeplacedclosetogether.Setbacksmayalsoallowforpublicutilitiestoaccessthebuildings,andforaccesstoutilitymeters.Insomemunicipalities,setbacksarebasedonstreetright-of-ways,andnotthefrontpropertyline.Nonetheless,manyoftheworld'scities,suchasthosebuiltintheUSbefore1916andthebeginningsofzoningintheUnitedStates,donotemploysetbacks.Zoning–andlawspertainingtositedevelopment,suchassetbacksforfrontlawns–hasbeencriticizedrecentlybyurbanplanners(mostnotablyJaneJacobs)fortherolethattheselawshaveplayedinproducingurbansprawlandautomobile-dependent,low-densitycities.[citationneeded] Olderhouseshavesmallersetbacksbetweenproperties,aswalkingwasaprimarymodeoftransportationandthedistancepeoplewalkedtoactualdestinationsand,eventually,streetcarstopshadtobekeptshortoutofnecessity.DistancesofonetofivefeetatmostarecommoninneighborhoodsbuiltintheUnitedStatesbefore1890,whentheelectricstreetcarfirstbecamepopular.Mostsuburbslaidoutbefore1920havenarrowlotsandsetbacksoffivetofifteenfeetbetweenhouses.Asautomobileownershipbecamecommon,setbacksincreasedfurtherbecausezoninglawsrequireddeveloperstoleavelargespacesbetweenthehouseandstreet.Recently,insomeareasoftheUnitedStates,setbackrequirementshavebeenloweredsoastopermitnewhomesandotherstructurestobeclosertothestreet,onefacetofthelowimpactdevelopmenturbandesignmovement.Thispermitsamoreusablerearyardandlimitsnewimpervioussurfaceareasforthepurposesofstormwaterinfiltration.[citationneeded] Mailboxes,ontheotherhand,oftenhaveamaximumsetbackinsteadofaminimumone.Apostaladministrationorpostmastermaymandatethatifamailboxonastreetistoofarfromthecurbforthelettercarriertoinsertmail,withouthavingtogetoutofthevehicle,themailmaynotbedeliveredtothataddressatalluntilthesituationiscorrected. SetbacksinCanada[edit] BritishColumbiausesaminimumsetbackof4.5metres(15feet)ofanybuilding,mobilehome,retainingwall,orotherstructurefromallhighwayrights-of-wayunderthejurisdictionoftheMinistryofTransportationandInfrastructureunlessthebuildinghasaccessfromanotherstreet,inwhichcasetheallowedsetbackis3metres(10feet).[1] References[edit] ^http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/permits/Structures%20Permits.asp Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Setback_(land_use)&oldid=1008476827" Categories:LandmanagementUrbanstudiesandplanningterminologyZoningHiddencategories:ArticlesneedingadditionalreferencesfromJanuary2021AllarticlesneedingadditionalreferencesAllarticleswithunsourcedstatementsArticleswithunsourcedstatementsfromDecember2014 Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages DeutschBahasaIndonesia日本語 Editlinks