reVX.setbacks.functions.parcel_buffer

parcel_buffer(features, regulation_value)[source]

Buffer features imitating a parcel setback.

Parcel (property-line) setbacks typically prohibit any type of build within “x” meters of a property line. Therefore, this type of buffer first applies a negative buffer on each input feature and then takes the difference between the original and the negatively-buffered feature. The resulting shape is the “inside” of the original input feature, where each edge is no closer than regulation_value to the original feature boundary.

Parameters:

  • features (geopandas.GeoDataFrame) – Features to apply buffer to.

  • regulation_value (int | float) – Regulations value used to (negatively) buffer the features. This value should be in the same units as the features input GeoDataFrame.

See also

geopandas.GeoSeries.buffer

Function used ot buffer each feature.

Returns:

list – List of buffered buffered feature shapes.