7Give it breathing room

Cities also use front and rear yard requirements to keep space between buildings.

Back at your lot, make sure your building still has an FAR of 2.0 and meets the 60% lot coverage limit. Now add a front yard at least 10' deep and a rear yard at least 30' deep.

Hint Look at the diagram below to see if you’ve met the requirements.

I'm Done

Well done!

OK

FAR = Floor Area Ratio

TOTAL FLOOR AREA

2,000

Lot Area

2,000
=

FAR

1.0
Your building is at the
maximum FAR.

Lot coverage limit

60%

Lot Coverage

60
Your building meets the
lot coverage limit.

Yard Requirements

10
30

Front Yard

10

Rear Yard

30
Your building meets the
yard requirements.

Click on the lot
to add a 20' x 10' brick.

OK

Hold shift while clicking to remove a brick.

OK

Click on the lot to
add a brick until the entire lot is covered.

Bricks remaining:

OK

Click on the lot to add a brick. One area must be at least 2 bricks high.

Hold shift while clicking to remove a brick.

OK

Click on the lot to add a brick. Keep adding until there are 20 bricks on the lot.

Bricks remaining:

OK

Almost there. Remove a brick and put it on an existing brick to make it taller.

Hold shift while clicking to remove a brick.

OK

Remove the yellow bricks so 60% of the lot is covered.

Hold shift while clicking to remove a brick.

OK

Click on the lot to add a brick. Keep adding until there are 20 bricks on the lot.

Bricks remaining:

OK

Remove the yellow bricks.

Hold shift while clicking to remove a brick.

OK

Click on the lot to add a brick. Keep adding until there are 20 bricks on the lot.

Bricks remaining:

OK

Click on the lot to add a brick. Keep adding until there are 20 bricks on the lot.

Bricks remaining:

OK

Remove the yellow bricks.

Hold shift while clicking to remove a brick.

OK