Front yard setback adjustments are limited to principle structures in the City’s R-1, R-1(B) and R-2 residential zoning districts. The purpose of the front yard setback adjustments is to encourage reinvestment and infill housing, and to maintain property values in the city's residential neighborhoods. The required front yard setback may be adjusted by the Community Development Director as follows:

1.   Interior Lots: Where dwellings exist on both abutting lots and both have setback less than required by the underlying zoning district, the setback for the interior lot need not exceed the average of the setbacks of the two (2) abutting dwellings. Where dwellings exist on both abutting lots and only one has a setback less than required by the underlying zoning district, the setback for the interior lot need not exceed the average of the required setback and the smaller setback.

2.   Corner Lots: Where a dwelling exists on an abutting lot and has a setback less than required by the underlying zoning district, the setback for the corner lot need not exceed the setback of the abutting lot on the same street frontage, provided the required visibility triangle is maintained.

3.   In no event shall any structure extend beyond the front property line of a lot.