(A) The regulations set by this chapter within each district shall be the minimum setback requirements and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land use, unless otherwise specified in other parts of this chapter.
PRIMARY USE | ACCESSORY USE | ||
Front Yard | 20 feet | Front Yard | 25 feet |
Rear Yard | 10 fee | Rear Yard | 5 feet |
Side Yard | 5 feet | Side Yard | 3 feet |
(B) Setback: Commercial Downtown Area. The downtown area shall be defined as any parcel that is located from the center of 8th Street to the center of Franklin Street and from the center of Wabash Street to the center of Miami Street and any other commercial district within corporate city limits.
PRIMARY USE | ACCESSORY USE | ||
Front Yard | 10 feet | Front Yard | 10 feet |
Rear Yard | 10 feet | Rear Yard | 10 feet |
Side Yard | 0 feet | Side Yard | 0 feet |
(C) Setback: Vision Clearance at Intersection. At the intersection of a corner lot, the triangular space determined by two lot lines at the corner and by a diagonal line connecting the two points on those lines that are 20 feet respectively from the corner shall be free of any obstruction to vision between three feet to eight feet above the established grade.
(D) Accessory Buildings. No accessory building shall be erected in any required setback area, and no separate accessory building shall be erected within five feet of any other building unless a one hour firewall has been installed on both buildings and approved by the Plan Commission office. Accessory buildings may not be used as dwellings unless approved by the Plan Commission.
(E) Primary Use. When more than 50% of the lots in a block are occupied by buildings, the minimum front yard setback shall be the average setback of those buildings.
(F) Through Lot. A through lot shall have a front yard setback on each abutting street.
(G) Corner Lot. A corner lot shall have one front setback which shall be the street in which the address is provided; however, the side lot facing the other street shall have a minimum setback of ten feet for all structures. If a structure is closer to the front lot line than the minimum setback, the side setback shall increase by one foot for each foot closer.
(H) Measurement. All setbacks shall be measured from the edge of the right-of-way.
(I) Setback: Fences and Hedges.
(1) Fences and hedges shall be at least 18 inches from sidewalks and alleys, and all gates shall swing inward. It is recommended that fences be erected at least one inch inside the side property line and the post be placed inside toward the property. It shall be the property owner's responsibility to assure they do not encroach on someone else's property. No fences shall be erected on a right-of-way. No fence running along a street shall be higher than four feet in any residential area.
(2) Solid wall fences greater than six feet in height shall require approval from the Zoning Administrator to insure they do not interfere with the safety or general welfare of the community.
(Ord. 5-2002, passed 3-4-02; Am. Ord. 25-2004, passed 7-5-04; Am. Ord. 2 2021, passed 3-1-21) Penalty, see § 151.999