DISTRICTS AND ZONES C. YARD 1. Typical Lot Configuration D. RAISED YARD 1. Typical Lot Configuration 2. Description The yard is a typical landscape setback which may consist of open lawn, landscape beds, or some combination of the two. It may contain hardscape elements as a secondary feature and may be edged by a low fence or masonry wall. Yards are typically at the same or similar grade as the adjacent sidewalk and include a front walk connecting the public sidewalk to the main entrance of a building (see Raised Yard as a variation). This is the common frontage treatment for houses and other neighborhood-scale residential buildings, and is typically combined with other a porch or stoop building frontage. A yard may also be used for flex building types designed for any combination of uses. 2. Description The Raised Yard Frontage Type is a variation of the front yard. It generally represents an historic residential lot character in which the front yard is elevated above the sidewalk, often in a sloped condition and sometimes with a masonry retaining wall (often composed of dry-laid limestone) at the sidewalk edge, or some combination of the two. The raised yard is often a continuous frontage condition for multiple adjacent lots. Front walks connecting the public sidewalk to the main building entrance are typically terraced with a set of steps at or near the public sidewalk and a second set of steps at the building façade, often at a front porch or stoop (see Porch and Stoop Frontage Types). The raised yard differs from the Terrace Frontage type in that buildings are typically set back farther from the street and the yard primarily consists of turf lawn or landscaping. 102
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