Required Principal Structure Setbacks from Property Lines
Zoning District
LDSF | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | B-1 | B-2 | M-1 | |
Front Yard Setback | 20 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet | 15 feet | 15 feet | 15 feet *** | 0 feet *** |
Side Yard Setback*(-) | 10% of lot width with a 5 ft. minimum and 8 ft. maximum ** | 10% of lot width with a 5 ft. minimum and 8 ft. maximum ** | 10% of lot width with a 5 ft. minimum and 8 ft. maximum ** | 10% of lot width with a 5 ft. minimum and 8 ft. maximum ** | 10% of lot width with a 5 ft. minimum and 8 ft. maximum ** | 0 feet *** | 0 feet *** |
Rear Yard Setback (-) | 20 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet | 15 feet | 0 feet | 0 feet *** | 0 Feet *** |
*Corner lots shall provide a side yard setback equal to the minimum required front yard setback.
**Structures exceeding one story shall provide a minimum side yard setback of eight feet on each side of the structure.
***All lot boundaries abutting a residential zoning district shall be effectively sight-screened by a tight fence or wall or by a combination of fencing and landscaping except as limited by vision triangle requirements.
(-)Attached single-family dwellings are permitted a zero interior lot line setback between the two attached dwellings, and a twenty-foot rear yard setback in the R-2 zoning district.
Required Accessory Structure Setbacks from Property Lines
Zoning District
LDSF | R-1 | R-2 | R-3 | B-1 | B-2 | M-1 | |
Front Yard Setback | 20 feet | 20 feet | 20 feet | 15 feet | 15 feet | 15 feet | 0 feet |
Side Yard Setback | 5 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet | 5 feet | 0 feet | 0 feet | 0 feet |
Rear Yard Setback | 5 feet * | 5 feet * | 5 feet * | 5 feet * | 0 feet | 0 feet | 0 feet |
*Accessory structures may extend to the rear lot line adjacent to any city-owned alley.
Maximum lot coverage for both principal and accessory structures
Zoning District
*Lot coverage includes both principal and accessory structures and parking area. Twenty percent of the total lot area shall be dedicated exclusively to landscaping and greenery.
**Lot coverage includes both principal and accessory structures and parking area. Twenty percent of the total lot area shall be dedicated exclusively to landscaping and greenery; provided, however, where an owner allocates more than the required off-street spaces (an allocation in excess of one additional space) for off-street parking, the required amount of landscaping and greenery may, at the discretion of the administrative official, be reduced by the square footage of the additional off-street parking but the amount of landscaping and greenery shall in no event be less than ten percent of the lot area.