The following minimum yard and area requirements shall apply to the development of a principal use and building on a lot.
(a) The lot area, lot area per dwelling unit, lot width, lot frontage, front yard, side yard, rear yard, building coverage of a lot, building width, and floor area ratio shall be in accordance with the table below except as required by the following Sections (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h) of this chapter.
District | Lot Area | Lot Area /DU (sq ft) | Lot Wdth (ft) | Lot Front (ft) | Front Yard (ft) | Side Yard (ft) | Rear Yard (ft) | Bldg Cvrg (%) | Bldg Wdth | FAR |
A-1 | 10A | NA | 330 | 60 | *2 | *3 | 20 | NA | *4 | NA |
RR-1 | 1A | NA | 105 | 35 | *2 | *3 | 20 | NA | *4 | NA |
RS-5 | 8400 | NA | 70 | 35 | 25 | *5 | 20 | 36 | *4 | NA |
RS-8 | 5000 | NA | 40 | 25 | 25 | *6 | 20 | 40 | *4 | NA |
RFBH | 5000 | NA | 40 | 25 | 25 | *6 | 20 | 40 | NA | NA |
RM-12 | *7 | *7 | *7 | *7 | 25 | *7 | 20 | 50 | *4 | NA |
RM-20 | 5000 | 2000 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 45 | *4 | NA |
RM-44 | 5000 | 1000 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 20 | *8 | NA | NA |
RM-44A | 5000 | 1000 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 25 | NA | NA |
CO-1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 20 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 |
CN-1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 20 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 |
CN-2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 20 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 |
CC-2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 20 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 |
CB-10 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 |
CH-1 | NA | NA | 100 | NA | 20 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 |
CI-1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 20 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 |
RDP | 1A | NA | NA | NA | *9 | *9 | *9 | 50 | NA | NA |
M-1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 20 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 |
M-2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 100 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 |
P | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
(Ord. 06-234. Passed 6-27-06.)
Notes:
*1 In square feet, except where noted in acres.
*2 According to the following table:
Thoroughfare Plan Street Classification | Setback |
Major arterial street | 90 ft. from the center line of the street at an existing or projected width of 100 ft. |
Secondary arterial | 65 ft. from the centerline of the street at an existing or projected width of 80 ft. |
Collector Street | 50 ft. from the center line of the street at an existing or projected width of 60 ft. |
*3 Five (5) feet for the first two (2) stories plus two (2) feet for each additional story.
*4 Twenty (20) feet for a minimum of 75 percent of the building's length. This provision shall not apply to zero lot line dwellings.
*5 Five (5) feet, except lots platted after the effective date of this code that do not have at least nine (9) feet of access to the rear yard shall have one (1) at nine (9) feet.
*6 Five (5) feet or 10 percent of the lot width, whichever is less; for zero lot line or attached single-family dwellings, one at zero feet and others at 10 feet.
*7 As listed in the following table:
Single-Family (non 0-lot line) | Single-Family (0-lot line) | Town House | Duplex & Other Uses | Multi-Family | |
Lot area (sq ft) | 4000 | 3000 | 3000 | 6000 | 8175 |
Lot area/DU (sq ft) | 4000 | 3000 | 3000 | 3000 | 2725 |
Lot width (ft) | 35 | 30 | 18 | 45 | 60 |
Lot frontage (ft) | 20 | 20 | 18 | 35 | 40 |
Side yard (ft) | *6 | *6 | *6 | *3 | 10 |
*8 For low-rise dwellings: 40 percent; for high-rise dwellings: to be determined by the Board of Zoning Appeals.
*9 Front yard shall equal 50 feet, side and rear yards none required, provided where a lot abuts or is across a street, alley or railroad right-of-way from an R district, no building, parking or loading area shall be closer to the district boundary than 150 feet. However, if screened as provided in Chapter 1161, a parking area may be located to within 50 feet of an R district.
(Ord. 03-244. Passed 7-8-03.)
(Ord. 03-244. Passed 7-8-03.)
(b) In an R district, lots abutting a primary or secondary arterial street, as designated on the Land Use Plan map, shall have a front yard line established 90 feet from the centerline of a primary arterial street and 65 feet from the centerline of a secondary arterial street.
(c) Lots that front on two (2) or more streets shall be provided with a front yard along all streets.
(d) Where a frontage is divided amongst districts with different front yard requirements, the deepest front yard required shall apply to the entire frontage.
(e) Where a lot in a C, RDP or M district abuts an R district, a yard at least equal to the abutting yard required in the R district shall be provided along the C, RDP, or M district boundary line.
(f) In an R district where more than one (1) principal building is permitted on a lot, the required yards shall be a follows:
(1) The required front, side and rear yards shall be maintained around all of the principal buildings as if the buildings were considered as one building on the lot, and
(2) Each principal building shall be separated from any other principal building by a horizontal distance equal the height of the taller building.
(g) Residential uses (not including motels and hotels) located at ground level in a C district, shall be provided with the yards required in the RS-5 district.
(h) In all districts, if a side or rear yard is provided where not required, the side or rear yard shall be at least five (5) feet wide.
(i) In the DMC district, lots abutting a public street shall have a front yard line established 50 feet from the right-of-way.
(Ord. 06-91. Passed 3-14-06.)