building lines

building lines
Otherwise known as setback lines or front lines; lines established by statute or ordinance in the interest of public health, public safety, and aesthetics, and sometimes designated by restrictive covenants, which, for the purpose of providing an open space between the buildings on a street and the street, prohibit the building of any structure between the line as established or designated and the street. 13 Am J2d Bldgs § 14; 20 Am J2d Cov § 237; 58 Am J1st Zon § 51. See back lines; side lines.

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