Cheektowaga, NY Building Setbacks & Zoning: Setback Rules (2026)

Section 260-23C sets the required open space for the R Residence District. The front yard minimum is 25 feet (§260-23C(1)). For side yards, a single- or two-family dwelling's side yard must equal 10% of the lot width but need not exceed 10 feet, and the combined width of both side yards must equal 25% of lot width but need not exceed 25 feet (§260-23C(2)(a)); other principal buildings need 30 feet per side yard, or the building's height, whichever is greater, dropping to 15 feet where the side yard abuts a nonresidential lot.

The rear yard must equal 25% of lot depth but never less than 25 feet, or the building's height if that is greater (§260-23C(3)). Other districts carry different numbers: the RS Single Residential District requires a 35-foot front yard, 10-foot side yards (25 feet combined) and a 40-foot rear yard under § 260-24D, and the RA Apartment District uses a 25-foot front yard from a public right-of-way (30 feet from a private road) under § 260-25C. Town-wide supplemental rules in § 260-28A adjust these figures further: on a partially built-up block where 50% or more of the street frontage already has buildings, the required front yard drops to the average setback of the existing homes on that side of the street, and unenclosed porches may project up to 7 feet into the required front yard so long as they stay at least 18 feet from the front property line.