Development Standard
Residential District
Comments/Other Requirements
Lot Coverage
Maximum of 60 percent; except child care center and public and institutional uses shall be 80 percent
Building Height
Maximum 35-feet for all residential uses; 35-feet
maximum for all non-residential uses, also refer to exceptions.
Pre-existing lots. A single family, town home or manufactured dwelling may be developed on an existing lot or parcel that is smaller than the requirements listed above provided all other applicable development standards can be met.
Table 2.2.2 Development Standards in the Residential District (Continued)
Front Yard Setbacks Porch
10 ft. min.
Primary Building/Living Space (Enclosed habitable area)/Accessory Building
10 ft. min.
Garage (front-loaded street accessed)
20 ft. min.
Garage (side-loaded street accessed)
10 ft. min.
Interior Side Yard Setbacks Primary Building/Living Space (Enclosed habitable area)/Accessory Building Exterior Side Yard Setbacks Primary Building/Living Space (Enclosed habitable area)/Accessory Building
5 ft. min.
10 ft. min
Garage (front-loaded) when accessed from a street
20 ft. min
Garage (side-loaded) when accessed from a street
10 ft. min
Garage (front-loaded) when accessed from an alley
20 ft. min.
Garage (side-loaded) when accessed from an alley
3 ft. min.
Rear Yard Setbacks Primary Building/Living Space (Enclosed habitable area)/Attached garage (street accessed)
15 ft. min
Accessory Building
5 ft. per story min.
Detached Garage (street accessed)
5 ft. per story min.
Garage (front-loaded) when accessed from an alley
20 ft. min.
Garage (side-loaded) when accessed from an alley
3 ft. min.
See also garage requirements 2.2.300 .E Accessory dwelling units shall comply with living space setbacks
B. General Exceptions to Setbacks and Building Height
1. Front and Rear Deck. An uncovered deck not exceeding 30 inches in height above grade may encroach into the front yard setback by no more than 6 feet and rear yard setback by no more than 8 feet, as long as it does not encroach into a public utility easement.
2. Acceptable Encroachments into Setbacks.
a. The following features are allowed to encroach into the required side setbacks by no more than two (2) feet: eaves, chimneys, overhangs, canopies, fire escapes, landing places, outside stairways, and similar architectural features. b. The following features are allowed to encroach into the required rear setbacks by no more than two (2) feet: bay windows, chimneys, overhangs, canopies, fire escapes, balconies, landing places, outside stairways and similar architectural features.
c. The following feature is allowed to encroach into the front and rear setbacks no more than three (3) feet: eaves.
3. General Exceptions to Building Height. Exceptions to the building height standard are available for certain types of affordable housing as set forth in Special Provisions. Chimneys, bell towers, steeples, roof equipment, flagpoles, and similar features that are not intended for human occupancy and which do not exceed 40 feet in height are not subject to building height limits. C. Walls and Fences. Walls and fences may be placed on property lines, subject to the standards in Chapter 3.2 SDC, Landscaping and Screening, and Chapter 3.7 SDC, Defensible Space Standards. Walls and fences within front yards shall also comply with the vision clearance standards in Special Provisions, Chapter 2.15 SDC. D. Special Yards. Distance between buildings on the same lot. To provide usable yard area and allow air circulation and light, the distance between buildings on the same lot shall be a minimum of six feet.
E. Garage Requirements. In addition to Table 2.2.2, the following standards shall apply;
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