Buffalo Green Code

The D-OG zone is designed for civic greens and parks. These areas are primarily characterized by trees and landscape, framed by landscape elements or building facades, and intended for passive or recreational use.

The D-IH (Heavy Industrial) zone is designed for intensive, high-impact employment uses. These uses are typically incompatible with mixed-use residential neighborhoods and are best suited for isolated locations, particularly those with access to highways, rail, and water.

A stacked unit building is a general multi-story building designed to facilitate a variety of uses, typically connected by one or more shared entries.

The Unified Development Ordinance (referred to as the "Ordinance") applies to all land, structures, and uses within the corporate boundaries of the City of Buffalo. It establishes the minimum requirements for protecting public health, safety, and welfare. No structure may be erected, converted, enlarged, reconstructed, moved, or altered, and no land use changed, unless it conforms with all applicable regulations of the Ordinance (unless expressly allowed by Section 1.3).

The D-R zone is designed for residential campuses, which may consist of garden apartments or towers in a park, organized as large-scale, integrated developments.

The Gates Circle Redevelopment Planned Unit Development (PUD) facilitates mixed-use redevelopment of the former Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital site. It applies specifically to 3 Gates Circle and 1277 Delaware Avenue (bounded by Lafayette Avenue to the north, Linwood Avenue to the east, Delaware Avenue to the west, and the southernmost lot lines of 1277 Delaware Avenue to the south). Notably, this PUD does not apply to 1 Gates Circle.

The C-W zone is an overlay zone covering all land areas within the Local Waterfront Revitalization Area (LWRA). Because it is an overlay, development must comply with both the C-W zone standards and the standards of the underlying zone.

The C-R zone is designated for rail lines and yards, including vacated rights-of-way. Its primary purpose is to ensure these areas are reserved as permanent transportation corridors.

Overlay zones are applied on top of one or more existing neighborhood zones. They establish additional or stricter standards and criteria for covered properties to address special situations or achieve specific goals, supplementing the requirements of the underlying zone.

The D-ON Natural zone is designed for open spaces maintained in a predominantly undeveloped state. These areas are typically reserved for ecological restoration, land conservation, and passive recreation.

The D-C zone is designed for general commercial and mixed-use areas. These areas are intended to have flexible form standards and are typically located separate from, but in close proximity to, residential neighborhoods.

The D-S zone is designed for strip retail development. This may include mixed-use projects, prominent parking areas, and 'big box' format buildings, typically located near broad arterials or highway access points.