Principal buildings and accessory structures must comply with the following restrictions for setbacks in residential districts:
(A) Exceptions. The following features may extend three feet into the minimum setback:
(1) Chimneys, flues, belt courses, sills, pilasters, lintels.
(2) Ornamental features like cornices, eaves, bays, gutters and other similar projections.
(B) Front setbacks (measured in feet, from the property line):
Figure 152.222.02 Required Front Setbacks
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R-1 | R-2 | R-2A | R-2B | R-3 | R-3A | R-4 | R-4A | R-5 | R-6 | R-7 | |
Principal and "A" or "B" Minor Arterials | 50 | 50 | 75 | 75 | 50 | 50 | 50 | See Townhouse Setbacks | 50 | 50 | 50 |
All other public streets | 35 | 30 | 30 house, 40 for garages on lots with sidewalks | 30 house, 40 for garages on lots with sidewalks | 30 | 30 with sidewalks, 25 without sidwalks | 30 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |
(1) All residential units must be constructed at the required setback or no more than ten feet greater than the setback line as established in the respective zoning district. For in-fill development in residential neighborhoods that do not conform to these setbacks, the minimum setback line is the average depth of the adjacent properties’ front yard.
(2) Once the front setback has been established and an address assigned, the building or setbacks must not be reversed.
(3) The following are considered a permitted encroachment into the front setback if they extend no more than a distance of six feet: balconies and porches, steps, stoops, and the like provided they do not have a floor higher than the entrance floor to the building and are not enclosed with windows, screens, or the like, although they may have a roof.
(4) Sidewalks, driveways, and parking areas are not considered encroachments when in compliance with §§ 152.130 through 152.132 and §§ 152.140 through 152.146.
(5) Handicap access ramps may encroach into the front setback in order to meet the running slopes required by the Minnesota Accessibility Code.
(6) On lots fronting sidewalks in the R2A and R2B Zoning Districts, garages must be setback 40 feet from the front property line, unless the sidewalk is greater than ten feet from the front property line, in which case, the front setback for garages may be reduced to 30 feet from the front property line.
(C) Side setbacks (measured in feet, from the property line):
Figure 152.222.03 Required Side Setbacks
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R-1 | R-2 | R-2A | R-2B | R-3 | R-3A | R-4 | R-4A | R-5 | R-6 | R-7 | |
Interior property line | 10 | 10 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | See Townhouse Setbacks | 15 | 15 | 50 |
Corner Lots - Principal, "A" or "B" Minor Arterials, or Class I Collector streets or any other public streets when the adjacent lot fronts the side street | Front setback of the adjacent property | 25 | 25 | 50 | |||||||
Corner Lots - All other public streets when the adjacent lot does not front the side street | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||
(1) If an attached garage has a dwelling unit constructed above it, the setback must not be less than five feet on the garage side of the lot, except in the R-2A or R-2B Single-family Residential Districts which have a minimum 7.5-foot side setback for both garages and principal uses.
(2) The following may not be closer than five feet from interior lot lines and 20 feet from public rights-of-way unless further restricted elsewhere in this chapter:
(a) Carports, garages (attached or detached), vehicles, recreational equipment and recreational vehicles, driveways, and parking areas.
(b) Solar collectors, swimming pools and landscaping structures (excluding retaining walls).
(c) Balconies, breezeways, gazebos, decks, patios.
(d) Screened porches, and three season porches
(e) Private outdoor recreational equipment.
(D) Rear setbacks (measured in feet, from the property line):
Figure 152.222.04 Required Rear Setbacks
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R-1 | R-2 | R-2A | R-2B | R-3 | R-3A | R-4 | R-4A | R-5 | R-6 | R-7 | |
Principal, "A" and "B" Minor Arterial and Class I Collectors | 50 | 50 | 75 | 75 | 50 | 50 | 50 | See Townhouse Setbacks | 40 | 40 | 50 |
All Other Public Streets and Interior Property Lines | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 50 | |
Double Frontage Lots | Same as the front setback of any adjacent residential zoned properties | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||||
(1) The following may not be closer than five feet from interior lot lines and 20 feet from public rights-of-way unless further restricted elsewhere in this chapter:
(a) Carports, garages (attached or detached), vehicles, recreational vehicles and equipment, driveways, and parking areas.
(b) Solar collectors, swimming pools and landscaping structures (excluding retaining walls).
(c) Balconies, breezeways, gazebos, decks, patios.
(d) Screened porches, and three season porches
(e) Private outdoor recreational equipment.
(2) Handicap access ramps may encroach into the rear setback in order to meet the running slopes required by the Minnesota Accessibility Code.
(E) Setbacks for townhouses as measured in feet:
Figure 152.222.05 Townhouse Setbacks
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Principal and "A" or "B" Minor Arterials, Class I Collectors | Perimeter | |||||
Attached or detached townhouses | 75' | 30' | ||||
(F) Transmission line setback. All homes shall be setback a minimum distance equal to the tower height along power transmission lines.
(Ord. 2000-936; Am. Ord. 2001-961, passed 11-26-01; Am. Ord. 2003-989, passed 2-10-03; Am. Ord. 2004-1011, passed 1-5-04; Am. Ord. 2004-1028, passed 12-13-04; Am. Ord. 2006-1063, passed 9-5-06)