(A) Purpose. This section identifies minimum yard spaces and areas to be provided for in each zoning district.
(B) Reduction of yard space. No lot, yard or other open space shall be reduced in area or dimension so as to make such lot, yard or open space less than the minimum required by this chapter and, if the existing yard or other open space, as existing, is less than the minimum required, it shall not be further reduced. No required open space provided about any building or structure shall be included as a part of any open space required for another structure.
(C) Setbacks for principal buildings. The setback distances listed in the table below apply to principal buildings, except as otherwise provided for conditional uses in specific zoning districts. All setback distances shown shall be measured from the appropriate lot line. The numbered footnotes correspond to divisions (C)(1), (C)(2), (C)(3), (C)(4) and (C)(5) below.
District | Front Yard | Side Yard | Rear Yard | ||
Minimum | Minimum | When Abuts Residential | Minimum | When Abuts Residential | |
District | Front Yard | Side Yard | Rear Yard | ||
Minimum | Minimum | When Abuts Residential | Minimum | When Abuts Residential | |
R-1 | 30 (1), (4), (5) | 10 (2) | 30 (4) | ||
R-2 | 30 (1), (4), (5) | 10 (2) | 30 (4) | ||
R-3 | 30 | 10 (2) | 20 (3) | 30 | 40 |
R-4 | 30 (5) | 20 (3) | 20 (3) | 30 | 50 |
R-5 | As required under § 160.149 of this chapter | ||||
B-1 | 30 | 10 (3) | 20 (3) | 20 | 30 |
B-2 | 30 | 10 (3) | 20 (3) | 20 | 30 |
B-3 | 30 | 10 (3) | 20 (3) | 20 | 40 |
B-4 | 30 | 10 (3) | 30 | 30 | 40 |
I-1 | 40 | 20 (3) | 40 | 40 | 40 |
PUD | |||||
(1) Where principal buildings in existence on lots within the same block on the same side of the street have front yard setbacks different from those required, the minimum front yard setback for any new principal buildings shall be the minimum front yard setback in existence for any one lot. In no case shall the front yard setback be less than 30 feet. For purposes of this division (C)(1), a BLOCK shall be defined as that group of lots lying along a street between the two closest intersecting streets; except that, where the length of the street frontage between the two intersecting streets is greater than 1,400 feet, the block shall be the lots within 650 feet on either side of the lot in question, or to an intersecting street whichever is less.
(2) Not less than 30 feet from the lot line if lot is on corner and the lot line abuts a street. The side yard setback may be reduced to five feet between an interior side lot line and that side of a principal building which is constructed as a garage. Where an attached garage is placed between the five-foot and the ten-foot side yard setback which applies to principal buildings, that portion of the garage at ten feet or less to the side lot line shall not be converted into living space or another use.
(3) Not less than 30 feet from lot line if lot is on corner and lot line abuts a street.
(4) Where a lot is a through lot, the minimum setback for principal buildings from the lot line abutting the street at the rear of the lot shall be the same as the front setback.
(5) Not less than 24 feet from the front line for the covered front porch attached to the principal building. The front porch shall not be enclosed by walls, windows, screens or similar materials.
(D) Minimum setbacks for accessory buildings, driveways and parking areas.
(1) Accessory buildings (detached from a principal building):
(a) R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5:
1. Front: no accessory building shall be located between the front of the principal building and the front lot line;
2. Side: five feet, except the minimum setback shall be 30 feet from any lot line abutting a public street; and
3. Rear, including street frontages at the rear of through lots: five feet.
(b) All other districts:
1. Front: no accessory building shall be located between the front of the principal building and the front lot line;
2. Side: same as principal building; and
3. Rear: same as principal building, except accessory buildings having 400 square feet or less and not abutting property in a residential district or a street, may have a minimum rear setback of ten feet.
(2) Driveways.
(a) Driveways shall have a minimum setback of five feet from any lot line, except as permitted in § 160.344(B) of this chapter. Driveways shall be permitted to cross a required setback area in order to establish access between the lot and a public street. Where a driveway would encroach into an easement, the property owner shall obtain an encroachment permit if required by the city prior to construction of the driveway. Drive aisles and driveways which are within the boundaries of a parking area shall conform to the setbacks required for parking areas.
(b) Driveways which do not conform to the provisions of this chapter, may continue subject to the provisions of § 152.002(B) of this code of ordinances.
(3) Parking areas.
(a) R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 and R-5:
1. Residential uses: parking lots and driveways shall be set back five feet. Where a parking area would encroach into an easement, the property owner shall obtain approval for an encroachment permit if required by the appropriate authority prior to construction of the driveway; and
2. Non-residential uses: parking lots and driveways shall be set back five feet, except where non-residential uses abut property in a residential district, the setback for parking areas from the common property line shall be as follows:
a. For sites having two and one-half acres or less: 20 feet; and
b. For sites having more than two and one-half acres: 30 feet.
(b) B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4 (parking areas and loading docks):
1. Front: 30 feet; and
2. Side and rear: five feet, except where a non-residential use abuts a property in a residential district, the setback for parking areas from the common property line shall be as stated in division (D)(3)(a)2. above.
(c) I-1 (parking areas and loading docks):
1. Front: 40 feet; and
2. Side and rear: five feet, except where a non-residential use abuts a property in a residential district, the setback for parking areas from the common property line shall be as stated in division (D)(3)(a)2. above.
(E) Encroachments. The following shall not be considered as encroachments on yard setback requirements:
(1) Awnings, chimneys, flues, belt courses, leaders, sills, pilasters, lintels, ornamental features, cornices, eaves, gutters and the like; provided, they do not project more than two feet into a yard;
(2) Bay window not to exceed three feet in depth; provided that, the feature does not occupy more than one-third of the length of the building wall on which it is located;
(3) Terraces, steps, stoops or similar features; provided, they do not extend above the height of the ground floor level of the principal structure or to a distance less than two feet from any lot line;
(4) In rear yards only: balconies and detached outdoor living rooms and garages;
(5) In side yards not abutting a public street and rear yards: recreational vehicles and equipment and laundry drying equipment; and
(6) In side and rear yards only: fire escapes may project a distance not exceeding four and one-half feet, arbors and trellises, air conditioning or heating equipment and breezeways.
(Prior Code, § 1104.01) (Ord. 524, passed 02-22-1993; Ord. 590, passed 11-25-1996; Ord. 620, passed 07-27-1998; Ord. 642, passed 01-10-2000; Ord. 752, passed 09-13-2004; Ord. 756, passed 01-24-2005; Ord. 827, passed 09-03-2009; Ord. 829, passed 09-03-2009; Ord. 941, passed 04-09-2018)