Dwelling units shall be located on a lot in a manner that maintains the minimum front, side, and rear setbacks set forth in this Section for the district in which the lot is located, except as otherwise regulated in Chapter 1183, Conditional Use Regulations. The area within each required setback shall remain unobstructed by structures, except as otherwise permitted in this Code.
(a) Front Setback. Each lot shall have and maintain a front setback in compliance with the Setback Map, City of Rocky River, May 12, 1975.
(b) Front Setback on Through Lots. On a through lot, a front setback shall be provided on each frontage equal to the minimum required front setback as set forth on the Setback Map, City of Rocky River, May 12, 1975. There shall be no required rear setback on a through lot.
(c) Side Setbacks. Each interior and through lot shall have and maintain two side sidebacks. Schedule 1153.07 sets forth the minimum width of each side setback.
(d) Rear Setbacks. Each lot shall have and maintain a rear setback as specified in Schedule 1153.07.
(e) Corner Lot Setbacks. Corner lots shall have and maintain the setback requirements in this sub-section, if the Setback Map, City of Rocky River, May 12, 1975, is unclear. See Figure 1 below.
(1) Corner Side Setback. Where new construction or an addition to an existing building is proposed for a corner lot, such building or building addition shall maintain a corner side setback that complies with the following:
A. The depth of the front yard on a corner lot shall be not less than the required setback as established on the Setback Map or by regulations in this Zoning Code.
B. The width of the side yard on the side street, as defined herein, shall be not less than one-half (½) of the depth of the front yard required for the adjoining lot which abuts on a side street, unless shown otherwise on the Setback Map.
C. Accessory buildings in a rear yard shall be located not less than twenty-five (25) feet (.76 m) from the side street line, but in no case less than required for the main building, and not less than ten (10) feet (3.05 m) from the rear lot line.
(2) Interior Side Setback. The width of a side setback along the interior side lot line shall not be less than the minimum side setback as set forth in Schedule 1153.07.
Schedule 1153.07 Minimum Setback Requirements | ||
R-1 Single-Family Residential District | R-2 Two-Family Residential District | |
(1) Side Setback (a) | ||
A. Minimum of any one side | 8 feet | 8 feet |
B. Total side setback | 16 feet | 16 feet |
(2) Rear Setback (b) | 25 ft. | 25 ft. |
(a) For lots of less than sixty (60) feet in width, each side setback shall be not less than one-eighth (1/8) of the width of the lot, but not less than five (5) feet, whichever is greater. (b) The required rear setback, when the parcel is adjacent to Lake Erie, shall be determined by averaging the rear setbacks of the nearest dwellings on either side of the lot, but shall not be less than 25 feet. For the purposes of this Section only, the "property line" along Lake Erie shall be the point where the natural shoreline intersects the ordinary high water elevation as determined by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey. | ||
Figure I. - Corner Side Setback Criteria when
the Setback Map, City of Rocky River, May 12, 1975, is unclear:
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(Ord. 71-12. Passed 3-25-13.)