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)c.				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.	m.	25m.	a.	a.	a.	1,200	5.8
R-B One Family	6,000 g.	50'	a.	a.	m.	25m.	a.	a.	a.	1,000	7.26
R-P Residential Preservation
R-B Duplex	3,500/ unit	70'	a.	a.		25m.	a.	a.	a.	1,000	6.23
R-C Multiple Family Low Density	5,000/ unit	—	2	30'	40%	25'	10'	10'	20'	j.	8.71
R-D Multiple Family Medium Density	3,600/ unit	—	3	40'	50%	35'	20'	20'	30'	j.	12.1
R-E Multiple Family High Density	2,100/ unit	—	4	50'	60%	45'	30'	30'	30'	j.	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'	j.	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 Setbacks (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.   Reserved.

c.   Where buildings are abutting, all yard measurements shall be cumulative.

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.   Reserved.

j.   Minimum floor area per unit shall be determined in accordance with the following schedule:

 

Number of Bedrooms	Minimum Floor Area/Unit
1-Bedroom	800 sq. ft.
2-Bedroom	1,000 sq. ft.
3-Bedroom	1,100 sq. ft.
4-Bedroom	1,200 sq. ft.

 

k.   Refer to Section 7.03A. regarding housing for the elderly.

l.   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.

m.   In a one-(1)-family residential district the maximum permitted lot coverage for structures, pavement and total impervious surface shall be based upon the size of the lot and garage configuration per the table below:

			Maximum Lot Coverages (%)
Lot Size	Garage Type	Floor Area Ratio (FFA/Lot Area) 2	Principal Structure 3	Total Structure (Including all accessory structures)	Front Yard Pavement	Total Impervious Surface
Less than 5,000 s.f.	Detached	0.5	25	35	35	60
	Attached 1	0.5	30	35	45	45
5,001 - 7,500 s.f.	Detached	0.5	25	35	30	55
	Attached	0.5	30	35	40	45
7,501 - 10,000 s.f.	Detached	0.5	25	35	25	50
	Attached	0.5	30	35	35	40
Greater than 10,000 s.f.	Detached	0.5	25	35	25	50
	Attached	0.5	30	35	30	40

 

   1.   See limitations on attached garages on narrow lots in section 2.05 of this ordinance.

   2.   FFA - Finished Floor Area does not include the area of attached garages or unenclosed/unheated porches/patios/breezeways.

   3.   Principal structure coverage includes only the footprint of the home and any attached garage.

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.

1   See Section G. in Article 4.00 if the property is located in a Downtown Business District as defined in Article 17.00.

(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)