Lot Coverage and Setbacks

Required Principal Structure Setbacks from Property Lines

Zoning District
LDSFR-1R-2R-3B-1B-2M-1
Front Yard Setback20 feet20 feet20 feet15 feet15 feet15 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 feet20 feet20 feet15 feet0 feet0 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
LDSFR-1R-2R-3B-1B-2M-1
Front Yard Setback20 feet20 feet20 feet15 feet15 feet15 feet0 feet
Side Yard Setback5 feet5 feet5 feet5 feet0 feet0 feet0 feet
Rear Yard Setback5 feet *5 feet *5 feet *5 feet *0 feet0 feet0 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
LDSFR-1R-2R-3B-1B-2M-1
35 percent35 percent50 percent80 percent*80 percent**100 percent100 percent

*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.