§ 92.120 AREA, YARD, AND HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS.
   Each permitted use shall conform to the dimensional requirements of the district in which it is located. Additional requirements and exceptions are listed below the chart.
District & Use Category
Lot Size per Unit
Max Densit y (units / acre)
Front Set back
(feet)
Side Set back
(feet)
Rear Set back (feet)
Max. Height (feet)
District & Use Category
Lot Size per Unit
Max Densit y (units / acre)
Front Set back
(feet)
Side Set back
(feet)
Rear Set back (feet)
Max. Height (feet)
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
R-15 - Conservation Residential
   Single Family Detached Unit
15,00 0
2.9
40
12(a)
40
35
   Manufactured Homes
15,00 0
2.9
40
12(a)
40
35
   Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit
100(j)
12(a)
12
25
   Accessory Structures
100(j)
10(a)
10
25
R-10 - General Residential
   Single Family Detached Unit
10,00 0
4.35
30
10(a)
30
35
   Duplex or 2nd Detached Unit
7,500
5.8
30
10(a)
30
35
   Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit
(k)
10(a)
10
25
   Accessory Structures
75(j)
5(a)
5
25
R-8 - Neighborhood Residential
   Single Family Detached Unit
8,000
5.44
20
8(a)
25
35
   Duplex or 2nd Detached Unit
6,000
7.26
20
8(a)
25
35
   Single Family Attached Unit
4,000
10.89
20
8(a)(m)
25
35
   Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit
(l)
8(a)(n)
8(o)
25
   Accessory Structures
(k)
5(a)(n)
5(o)
25
R-6 - Urban Residential (former R-8A)
   Single Family Detached Unit
6,000
7.26
10
8(a)(p)
25
35
   Duplex or 2nd Detached Unit
4,500
9.68
10
8(a)(p)
25
35
   Single Family Attached Unit
3,000
14.52
10
8(a)(g)
25
35
   Multi-Family Unit
1,500
29.04
10
10(a)(r )
35
50
   Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit
(l)
5(a)(n)
5(o)
25
   Accessory Structures
(k)
5(a)(n)
5(o)
25
MIXED USE DISTRICTS
R-4 - Traditional Neighborhood Design
   Single Family Detached Unit
4,000
10.89
0
8(a)(p)
20
45
   Duplex or 2nd Detached Unit
3,000
14.52
0
8(a)(p)
20
45
   Single Family Attached Unit
2,000
21.78
0
8(a)(s) (t)
20
45
   Multi-Family Unit
1,000
43.56
0
10(a)(s )
30
60
   Non-residential & Mixed-use
1000( u)
43.56
0
10(a)(s )
30
60
   Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit
(l)
5(a)(n)
5(o)
25
   Accessory Structures
(k)
3(a)(n)
3(o)
25
R-O - Residential Office Re-Use
   Single Family Detached Unit
6,000
7.26
10
8(a)(p)
25
35
   Duplex or 2nd Detached Unit
4,500
9.68
10
8(a)(p)
25
35
   Single Family Attached Unit
3,000
14.52
10
8(a)(g)
25
35
   Multi-Family Unit
1,500
29.04
10
10(a)(r )
35
35
   Non-residential & Mixed-use
1,500 (u)
29.04
10
10(a)(r )
35
35
   Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit
(l)
5(a)(n)
5(o)
25
   Accessory Structures
(k)
5(a)(n)
5(o)
25
NBD - Neighborhood Business District
   Single Family Detached Unit
*
*
30 (b)(f)
10(e)(f )
20(f)
50
   Duplex or 2nd Detached Unit
*
*
30 (b)(f)
10(e)(f )
20(f)
50
   Multi-Family Unit
*
*
30 (b)(f)
10(e)(f )
20(f)
50
   Non-residential
30 (b)(f)
10(e)(f )
20(f)
50
   Accessory Structures
CBD - Central Business District
   Single Family Detached Unit
   Duplex or 2nd Detached Unit
   Single Family Attached Unit
   Multi-Family Unit
   Non-residential & Mixed-use
   Accessory Structures
   Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit
NON-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
N-S - Neighborhood Shopping District
   Non-residential Structures
30 (b)(f)(h )
10(e)(f )(h)
20(f)
65
   Accessory Structures
GHBD - General Highway Business District
   Non-residential Structures
30 (b)(f)(h)
10(e)(f)(h)
20(f)
50
   Accessory Structures
SCD - Shopping Center District
   Non-residential Structures
5(c)(f)
20(f)
20(f)
50
   Accessory Structures
MUSCD - Mixed Use Shopping Center District
   Non-residential Structures
30 (b)(f)(h)
10(e)(f)
(h)
(f)
50
   Accessory Structures
HMD - Hospital Medical Center District
   Non-residential Structures
30 (b)(f)
10(f)
20(f)
   Accessory Structures
LID - Light Industrial District
   Non-residential Structures
30 (b)(f)(h)
(d)(f)(h)
20(f)(h)
   Accessory Structures
HID - Heavy Industrial District
   Non-residential Structures
30 (b)(f)(h)
(d)(f)( h)
20(f) (h)
   Accessory Structures
I-O - Institutional and Office District
   Non-residential Structures
30 (a)(b)(c)
30(a)
(f)(h)
50
   Accessory Structures
 
   (A)   Corner lots must have an additional ten feet along the side street line. Accessory buildings must comply with the requirement.
   (B)   May be used for parking except in case of HID, Heavy Industrial District, where it must be landscaped.
   (C)   No building shall be less than 50 feet from any street right-of-way line.
   (D)   Where a lot abuts any residential district, there shall be a side or rear yard clearance of at least ten feet. However, 20 additional feet must be provided when an industrial district abuts any residential district.
   (E)   Side yard may be eliminated on one side of lot to permit a building wall not less than 12 inches thick and not less than 75% solid masonry to be built on the property line or, if not on the property line, then not less than five feet from the property line. After elimination of the side yard on one side of the lot, there shall remain a side yard on the other side of the lot not less than 15 feet to permit access to the rear yard area; and the elimination of a side yard shall not be permitted in any business zone where it will reduce the side yard adjacent to a lot with a residential building thereon being used solely for residential purposes.
   (F)   Upon any front, side, or rear lot line which abuts on the right-of-way of a major thoroughfare as it is shown on the latest adopted thoroughfare plan posted at the city hall, the yard requirement for the front, side, or rear yard shall be 50 feet from the proposed right-of-way as it is shown on the major thoroughfare as noted above. No sign structure shall project closer than 25 feet to the curb line where curb and gutter have been installed, and, where not installed, the ditch line on a major thoroughfare as noted above; however, in no event shall the sign structure project onto the right-of-way.
   (G)   Areas comprising Group Business Developments, as defined in § 92.008, shall meet the exterior requirements of this section; however, the individual interior lots in a Group Business Development shall be exempt from minimum side yard setback requirements.
   (H)   Upon any rear lot line, street or alley right-of-way line as shown on the latest adopted thoroughfare plat posted at the city hall, the yard requirement shall be 20 feet from the lot line or street or alley right-of-way line.
   (I)   Except for projects involving rehabilitation of existing structures for which increased density is necessary to make redevelopment and/or revitalization of a site financially feasible, in which case the requirement shall be 4,000 square feet for the first unit, and 1,900 square feet for each additional unit. For such a project, the primary goal will be rehabilitation of the existing structure(s) with local significance, but some new construction compatible with the existing structure can be allowed with the approval of City Council.
   (J)   Unless located entirely in rear or sideyard.
   (K)   Only located entirely in the rear or sideyard.
   (L)   Only located entirely in the rearyard.
   (M)   May be reduced to zero feet along shared lot lines.
   (N)   May be reduced to zero feet when primary structures have no side setback.
   (O)   May be reduced to zero feet if on alley.
   (P)   May be reduced to five feet with alley access to rearyard.
   (Q)   Zero feet shared lot lines, End unit reduced to five feet with rearyard alley access.
   (R)   May be reduced to zero feet if abutting non-residential or multifamily with 12-inch masonry.
   (S)   May be reduced to zero feet on shared lot lines with adjacent single family attached or more intense uses with 12-inch masonry.
   (T)   End unit setbacks adjacent to lower intensity uses may be reduced to five feet with rearyard alley access.
   (U)   Calculated after subtracting non-residential area from total parcel area unless part of vertical mixed use. No max size on non-residential.
(‘58 Code, § 19-94)   (Ord. 79-30, passed 1-21-80; Am. Ord. 80-16, passed 6-16-80; Am. Ord. 86-5, passed 1-27-86; Am. Ord. 87-20, passed 8-17-87; Am. Ord. 89-6, passed 6-15-89; Am. Ord. 89-15, passed - -89; Am. Ord. 90-10, passed 8-6-90; Am. Ord. 04-14, passed 4-19-04; Am. Ord. 11-24, passed 7-18-11; Am. Ord. 14-12, passed 4-7-14; Am. Ord. 16-20, passed 6-6-16; Am. Ord. 21-02, passed 1-19-21; Am. Ord. 21-26, passed 7-12-21; Am. Ord. 21-51, passed 11-15-21; Am. Ord. 22-01, passed 1-3-22) Penalty, see § 10.80