Except for a corner lot or a lot with double frontage, setbacks for yards shall be not less than as specified below for the zoning district in which the lot is located.
(A) Front yard. The following front yards shall be measured from the property line at the right-of-way for the street, or from the right-of-way line, which provides the greater setback:
AG-1 & AG-2, I-1 & I-2, R-1, R-2 & R-3 | 25 feet (see notes I, J, K, L, M, O) |
C 1, 2 | 10 feet |
C 3 | 25 feet |
(B) Side yard.
(1) The following yards shall be measured from the property line:
AG-1 & AG-2, C-1, C-2 & C-3, R-1, R-2 & R-3 | 10 feet on each side (see notes J, K) |
I-1 & I-2 | 40 feet on each side (see notes J, K) |
(2) All side yard setbacks double when the side lot boundary changes zoning districts.
(C) Rear yard.
(1) The following yards shall be measured from the property line:
AG-1 &AG-2, C-1, C-2 & C-3, R-1, R-2 & R-3 | 20 feet (see notes J, K, N, O) |
I | 40 feet (see notes J, K, N, O) |
(2) All rear yard setbacks double when the rear lot boundary changes zoning districts.
Note I: Where a lot does not abut a street right-of-way, the front yard shall be 50 feet between the wall of the structure where the principle entrance is located and the lot line which the structure faces.
Note J:
Corner Lots and Double Frontage. A corner lot shall have one front yard on each street right-of-way. Either of the yards not fronting on a street may be selected as the rear yard, and the other as a side yard, at the owner’s option. Lots with frontage on two or more streets shall maintain a front yard setback from each street. The front yard containing the primary building entrance will be designated as the primary front yard; all other front yards will be designated as secondary front yards.
Note K: Reduced Yards for Dwellings on a Lot of Record. Where a lot of record has insufficient width or length to accommodate the minimum dimensions for a dwelling as specified herein, and provided that the size of the lot was approved by a Plan Commission or created pursuant to a subdivision control ordinance, one or more yards (setbacks) may be reduced as necessary to accommodate the minimum dimensions of width or length herein, but in no event to have a front yard of less than 20 feet, rear yard of less than eight feet, or side yard of less than four feet.
Note L: Setback Averaging - Reduced Front Yard (Setback). A building may have a front yard that is equal to the average front yard for all other buildings in the same block on the same street, but not less than 15 feet in any residential district. Vacant lots shall be computed as having front yards 25 feet in depth.
Note M: Setback Averaging - Increased Front Yard (Setback). Where the average front yard for all other buildings in a block on the same street, and on which at least 50% of the lots have been improved, exceeds the requirements herein for a front setback, the front yard shall equal the average setback of the existing buildings, but shall not be required to exceed 50 feet. Vacant lots shall be computed as having front yards 25 feet in depth.
Note N: Where the rear of the lot abuts a platted alley, the rear yard requirement may be reduced by an amount equal to one-half of the width of right-of-way; provided, however, that no structure may be placed within the alley right-of-way.
Note O: No detached accessory structures of any size may be constructed within the primary front yard.
(Ord. 03-05, § 814-55, passed 5-27-2003; Am. Ord. 2016-13, passed 11-14-2016; Am. Ord. 2019-11, passed 3-25-2019)