§ 154.127 SITE DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS.

   (A)   Lots fronting more than one street. Lots fronting more than one street shall maintain a yard on each street conforming to the requirements for front yard setbacks; side yard setbacks shall be maintained from the remaining lot lines, except when a lot line is adjacent to an alley from which rear yard setbacks shall be maintained.

   (B)   Yards.

      (1)   No lot, yard or other open space shall be reduced in area or dimension so as to make the lot, yard or open space less than the minimum required by this chapter. If the existing yard or other open space is less than the minimum required it shall not be further reduced.

      (2)   The minimum yard setback distances in feet as indicated in § 154.127(D) shall be measured from the appropriate lot line.

      (3)   Yard encroachments. The following shall not be considered as encroachments into required yard setback areas:

         (a)   Chimneys, flues, belt courses, headers, sills, pilasters, lintels, ornamental features, cornices, eaves, gutters, steps, stoops, bay windows and the like, provided they do not project from the structure more than four feet;

         (b)   Any of the following built on grade: terraces, decks, patios and similar appurtenances;

         (c)   Front yard exception: where a structure will be developed adjacent to properties with existing structures, the front yard setback shall be the average setback of existing structures on that block; and

         (d)   Fences, as specified in § 154.312.

   (C)   Building height.

      (1)   Measuring building height. For the purpose of this chapter, building height shall be determined by the vertical distance from finished grade to the top of the highest roof beams on a flat or shed roof, the deck level on a mansard roof and the average distance between the eaves and the ridge level for gable, hip and gambrel roofs.

      (2)   Height limitation exemptions. The following structures are exempted from the height regulations of this chapter when they are associated with a permitted use or a conditional use granted by permit.

         (a)   Chimneys and flues;

         (b)   Cooling towers;

         (c)   Elevator bulk head;

         (d)   Fire towers;

         (e)   Grain elevators and silos;

         (f)   Stacks;

         (g)   Water towers;

         (h)   Pumping towers;

         (i)   Church spires;

         (j)   Clock or bell towers;

         (k)   Monuments;

         (l)   Cupolas and domes which do not contain useable space;

         (m)   Steeples;

         (n)   Flagpoles;

         (o)   Elevator penthouses;

         (p)   Sports press boxes of more than one story; and

         (q)   Mechanical and electrical appurtenances.

      (3)   Additional building height requirements for allowed nonresidential uses in R1, R1-A, R-2, R-3, and R-C districts: Public, social, and healthcare buildings, may be erected to a height of 55 feet when set back from all lot lines not less the required yard dimension plus one foot for each foot the building exceeds 35 feet in height.

   (D)   Site dimensional standards tables.

      (1)   D-H District site dimensional standards table.

 

District	Uses	Min. Setbacks			Max. Building Height	Max. Impervious Surface
		Front Yard	Rear Yard	Side Yard
D-H	Existing Uses	25 ft.	50 ft.	25 ft.	35 ft./2.5 stories	35%

 

      (2)   Residential districts site dimensional standards table.

District	Uses	Min. Setbacks			Max. Building Height	Max. Impervious Surface
		Front Yard	Rear Yard	Side Yard
R-1	Dwellings, one to four units	20 ft.	25 ft.	6.5 ft. (0 ft. for shared wall)	35 ft./2.5 stories	40%
	Nonresidential	20 ft.	45 ft.	12 ft.	25 ft./2.5 stories (see § 154.127(C) (2) for exceptions)
R-1A	Dwellings, one to four units	20 ft.	25 ft.	6.5 ft. (0 ft. for shared wall)	35 ft./2.5 stories	45%
	Nonresidential	15 ft.	35 ft.	12 ft.	25 ft./2.5 stories (see § 154.127(C) (2) for exceptions)
R-2	Dwellings, two to four units	20 ft.	25 ft.	6.5 ft. (0 ft. for shared wall)	35 ft./2.5 stories	50%
	Dwellings, five plus units	25 ft.	25 ft.	8 ft.
	Nonresidential	25 ft.	45 ft.	12 ft.	35 ft./2.5 stories (see § 154.127(C) (2) for exceptions)
Front Yard	Rear Yard	Side Yard
R-3	Dwellings, two to four units	20 ft.	25 ft.	6.5 ft. (0 ft. for shared wall)	45 ft./3.5 stories	55%
	Dwellings, five plus units	25 ft.	25 ft.	8 ft.
	Nonresidential	25 ft.	45 ft.	12 ft.	35 ft./2.5 stories (see § 154.127(C) (2) for exceptions)
R-C	Dwellings, one to four units	20 ft.	25 ft.	6.5 ft. (0 ft. for shared wall)	35 ft./2.5 stories	50%
	Dwellings, five plus units	25 ft.	25 ft.	8 ft.
	Nonresidential	20 ft.	35 ft.	12 ft.	35 ft./2.5 stories (see § 154.127(C) (2) for exceptions)

 

      (3)   Nonresidential districts site dimensional standards table.

 

District	Min. Setbacks			Max. Building Height	Max. Impervious Surface
	Street Yard	Rear Yard	Side Yard
C-1	0 ft.	0 ft. (30 ft. when adjacent to residential district)	0 ft. (30 ft. when adjacent to residential district)	35 ft./2.5 stories	N/A
C-2	10 ft.	10 ft. (30 ft. when adjacent to residential district)	6.5 ft. (30 ft. when adjacent to residential district)	35 ft./2.5 stories	N/A
C-3	25 ft.	25 ft. (30 ft. when adjacent to residential district)	10 ft. (30 ft. when adjacent to residential district)	35 ft./2.5 stories	N/A
I-1	30 ft.	35 ft. (40 ft. when adjacent to residential district)	20 ft. (40 ft. when adjacent to residential district)	45 ft.	N/A
I-2	75 ft.	50 ft.	20 ft. (40 ft. when adjacent to residential district)	60 ft.	N/A

 

(Ord. 879, passed 10-28-2020)