A. Front yard - The depth of the required front yard shall be determined in the following manner. Measured from the centerline of the abutting street, add ½ of the right-of-way designated on the Major Street Plan or 25 feet if not designated on the Major Street Plan, to the appropriate distance shown below:
District | Arterial Streets | Non-Arterial Streets |
RS-1 | 35 feet | 35 feet |
RS-2 | 35 feet | 25 feet |
RS-3 | 35 feet | 25 feet |
1. When a lot has double frontage, the front yard requirements shall be provided on both streets.
B. Side yard - All buildings shall be setback from the side lot line to comply with the following side yard requirements:
1. For dwellings located on an interior lot, there shall be a minimum side yard as follows: RS-l: 10 feet, RS-2: 5 feet, RS-3: 5 feet, per story or level of structure.
2. For unattached buildings accessory to residential uses on an interior lot there shall be a minimum side yard of 5 feet, per story or level of structure.
3. On any corner lot, the depth of the required exterior side yard shall be determined in the following manner: measured from the centerline of the abutting street, add ½ of the right-of-way designated in the Major Street Plan, or 25 feet if not designated on the Major Street Plan, to the appropriate distance shown below:
District | Arterial Streets | Non-Arterial Streets |
RS -1 | 35 feet | 20 feet |
RS-2 | 20 feet | 15 feet |
RS-3 | 20 feet | 15 feet |
The interior side yard requirements shall be 1) for dwellings and accessory buildings, the same as in (1) and (2) above; and 2) for all other principal or accessory building, the same as in (4) below.
4. For all other principal or accessory buildings on an interior lot there shall be a minimum setback as follows:
RS-1: 25 feet
RS-2: 20 feet
RS-3: 15 feet
C. Rear yard - There shall be a rear yard for principal buildings of not less than the following:
RS-1: 25 feet
RS-2: 20 feet
RS-3: 15 feet
Unattached buildings of accessory uses may be located in the rear yard, but shall be setback at least ten (10) feet from the rear property line or outside any utility easement, whichever is greater. (Ord. 20-03-02, 3-2-2020)