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Sec. 29.02. - Schedule of regulations.
   All buildings, uses, and parcels of land shall comply with the regulations set forth in the following schedule of regulations and footnotes thereto.
Section 29.02–SCHEDULE OF REGULATIONS
Lot Minimum
Maximum Height of Structures
Maximum Coverage of Lot by All Buildings
Minimum Setback Requirement
(in Feet)i.
Minimum Usable Floor Area Per Unit
(Sq. Ft.)
Maximum Density Units/
Acre
District
Area
(Sq. Ft.)
Width (Feet)
In Stories
In Feet
Front Yard
One Side Yard
Other Side Yard
Rear Yard
Lot Minimum
Maximum Height of Structures
Maximum Coverage of Lot by All Buildings
Minimum Setback Requirement
(in Feet)i.
Minimum Usable Floor Area Per Unit
(Sq. Ft.)
Maximum Density Units/
Acre
District
Area
(Sq. Ft.)
Width (Feet)
In Stories
In Feet
Front Yard
One Side Yard
Other Side Yard
Rear Yard
R-A One Family
7,500 g.
60'
a.
a.
c.
25'b.
a.
a.
a.
1,200
5.8
R-B One Family
6,000 g.
50'
a.
a.
c.
25'b.
a.
a.
a.
1,000
7.26
R-P Residential Preservation
R-B Duplex
3,500/ unit
70'
a.
a.
25'b.
a.
a.
a.
1,000
6.23
R-C Multiple Family Low Density
5,000/ unit
2
30'
40%
25'
10'
10'
20'
8.71
R-D Multiple Family Medium Density
3,600/ unit
3
40'
50%
35'
20'
20'
30'
12.1
R-E Multiple Family High Density
2,100/ unit
4
50'
60%
45'
30'
30'
30'
20.7
R-E Housing for the Elderly
1,500/ unit k.
4 d.
50' d.
30%
25'
30'
30'
30'
350
29.04 d.
R-E Condominium Stacked Units
1,400/ unit
4
45'
50%
15'
9'
9'
30'
31
O-S Business Office
3
35'
25%
10'
7' e. h.
e. h.
20'
B-A Local Business
2
30'
30%
50' f.
7' h.
e. h.
20'
B-B Community Business
3
40'
40%
50' f.
7' h.
e. h.
20'
B-C General Business
4
50'
50%
50' f.
7' h.
e. h.
20'
B-D Downtown Business
I-A Light Industrial
2
35'
60%
20'
20'
20'
20'
I-B Medium Industrial
5 o
85' o
60%
20'
20' p
20' p
20'
I-C Intensive Industrial
20'
20' p
20' p
20'
I-D General Industrial
20'
20' p
20' p
20'
T-R Technology & Research
1 acre
100'
3
40'
20'
20'
20'
20'
PUD Planned Unit Development
Refer to District Provisions—Article 23.00
F-P Floodplain
Refer to District Provisions—Article 24.00
V-P Vehicular Parking
35'
No Buildings Permitted   
10'
10'
10'
 
Footnotes to Section 29.02—Schedule of regulations:
a.   In a one-family residential district the minimum required side and rear setbacks and maximum permitted building height shall be based upon the width of the lot per the table below:
Side Yard Setbacks
Rear Setback
Height
Lot Width
Minimum Single Side Yard Setback (feet)
Minimum Total Side Yards Setback (feet)
Minimum Rear Yard Setback (feet)
Maximum Eave Height for second story (feet)
Maximum Midpoint of the Roof Height (feet)
Maximum Stories
Side Yard Setbacks
Rear Setback
Height
Lot Width
Minimum Single Side Yard Setback (feet)
Minimum Total Side Yards Setback (feet)
Minimum Rear Yard Setback (feet)
Maximum Eave Height for second story (feet)
Maximum Midpoint of the Roof Height (feet)
Maximum Stories
Less than 46 feet
3
12
20
20
24
2
46 - 50 feet
3
13
21
20
24
2
51 - 55 feet
4
14
22
20
25
2
56 - 60 feet
5
15
23
20
25
2
61 - 65 feet
6
16
24
21
26
2
66 - 70 feet
7
17
25
21
26
2
71 - 75 feet
8
18
26
21
26
2
76 - 80 feet
9
19
27
22
27
2
81 - 90 feet
10
20% of total width
28
22
27
2
91 - 100 feet
10
20% of total width
29
22
27
2
101 - 110 feet
10
20% of total width
30
22
28
2.5
111 - 120 feet
10
20% of total width
30
22
28
2.5
121 - 130 feet
10
20% of total width
30
23
29
2.5
131 - 140 feet
10
20% of total width
30
23
29
2.5
141 - 150 feet
10
20% of total width
30
23
29
2.5
151 - 160 feet
12
20% of total width
30
24
30
2.5
161 - 170 feet
14
20% of total width
30
24
30
2.5
171 - 180 feet
16
20% of total width
30
24
30
2.5
Greater than 180 feet
18
20% of total width
30
25
31
2.5
 
b.   For new homes on isolated vacant lots in established neighborhoods, the setback requirement of twenty-five-(25)-foot homes may be adjusted to meet the existing setback for the homes that are in the area.
c.   In a one-(1)-family residential district the maximum permitted lot coverage shall be based upon the size of the lot and garage configuration per the table below:
Lot Size
Garage Type
Principal Structure3 2
Minimum Landscaping
(Front Yard) 3
Minimum Landscaping
(Total Property) 4, 5
Lot Size
Garage Type
Principal Structure3 2
Minimum Landscaping
(Front Yard) 3
Minimum Landscaping
(Total Property) 4, 5
Less than 5,000 sq. ft.
Detached
25
65
40
Attached1
30
55
55
5,001 – 7,500 sq. ft.
Detached
25
70
45
Attached
30
60
55
7,501 – 10,000 sq. ft.
Detached
25
75
50
Attached
30
65
55
Greater than 10,000 sq. ft.
Detached
25
75
50
Attached
30
70
55
 
   1.   See limitations on attached garages on narrow lots in section 2.05 of this ordinance.
   2.   Principal structure coverage includes only the footprint of the home and any attached garage.
   3.   Front porches are only regulated under minimum landscaping for the total property and do not count against the minimum landscaping requirement for the front yard.
   4.   Air conditioning units do not count against the minimum landscaping regulations for the total property.
   5.   A maximum of 5% of the total minimum landscaping area may be used for permeable pavers.
d.   All existing senior citizen housing developments are exempt from height and density requirements.
e.   No setback is required on interior lots but shall be subject to the requirements of the Building Code.
f.   Setback shall be measured from the centerline of the abutting street.
g.   A one-(1)-family dwelling comprising the principal occupancy of a freestanding building may be located on a lot not less than six thousand (6,000) square feet in area, having minimum width of at least fifty (50) feet per lot; provided, however that in case of lots which are in a plat, recorded with the Wayne County Register of Deeds Office on the effective date of this ordinance, each of which lots has an area of at least three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet, such lots may each have erected thereon a one-(1)-family dwelling, provide the requirements for rear and side yards, as specified in the Zoning Ordinance, are complied with, and provided further, that no lot in a recorded plat in the city, which, on the effective date of this ordinance, is less than six thousand (6,000) square feet, shall be divided to permit a single dwelling to be erected on an area less than the whole area of such lot.
h.   Minimum corner lot setback on exterior side yard required.
i.   Where buildings are abutting, all yard measurements shall be cumulative.
j.   Reserved.
k.   Refer to Section 7.03A. regarding housing for the elderly.
l.   Reserved.
m.   Reserved.
n.   Reserved.
o.   The permitted height of buildings in the I-B District that are at least four hundred (400) feet from the nearest property which is residentially-zoned and used as a dwelling, school, park, or religious institution, regardless of jurisdiction, shall be six (6) stories and one hundred two (102) feet. Such permitted height shall increase by an additional story (up to a maximum of ten (10) stories) and an additional seventeen (17) feet (up to a maximum of one hundred seventy (170) feet) for each additional fifty (50) feet as measured from the building wall to the nearest residentially-zoned property which is used as a dwelling, school, park, or religious institution.
p.   The side yard setback may be reduced as part of site plan approval for multiple buildings constructed as part of a campus-like or multiple building projects on a single parcel or adjacent parcels under common ownership or control.
(Ord. No. 93-553, § 29.02, 2-2-1993; Ord. No. 95-627, 3-7-1995; Ord. No. 97-701, 5-6-1997; Ord. No. 03-968, 7-1-2003; Ord. No. 04-996, 2-17-2004; Ord. No. 09-1217, 3-16-2009; Ord. No. 16-1526, 3-15-2016; Ord. No. 16-1563, 12-13-2016; Ord. No. 18-1627, 9-24-2019; Ord. No. 20-1675, 8-25-2020; Ord. No. 21-1723, 1-11-2022; Ord. No. 24-1822, 8-20-2024)